Key principals addressed

• 1. Holistic approach rather than organ specific.
• 2. 4 Giants: intellectual impairment , incontinence, instability . immobility
• 3. community care[ day care clinics , support groups]

GOALS OF CARE

• Enabling functional independence
• Improving QUALITY OF LIFE
• Prevention of neglect and abuse
• Address memory and psychiatric issues.
• To address family and care giver issues

LEVELS OF CARE OFFERED

Out patient care

Daily OPD

• Comprehensive assessment on wednesday
• ASSESSMENT IS DIFFERENT : aim is QOL
• • Physical assessment
  • Mental assessment
  • Function assessment
  • Social assessment
• Medication compliance assessment and counseling and education
• • Nutritional advice .
  • SUPPORT : dental , orthopedics , opthalmology ENT.

SPECIAL OPD CLINICS

• Adult vaccination clinic
• Memory clinic
• Fall and Bone clinic
• Inpatient care : with rehabilitation and palliative
• Geriatric emergency care

NOVEL CARE

Speech and dysphagia assessment and strategy planning

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation

PALLIATIVE

DAY CARE

Day care centre

• Addresses geriatric giants –Imbalance, Depression ,Memory and Incontinence
• Immediate measures and preventing hospital admission.
• Planning for home care with key investigation
• Blood transfusion
• Exercise and rehabilitation.

HOME CARE : Doctor , nurses, Physiotherapist visits

• Minor procedures like iv lines urinary catheter insertion, Ryles tube insertion.
• Nebulisations, suctioning,
• Medication management

Doctor visit: consultaion , Home visit or teleconsultation

• Comprehensive care assessment
• Assessment based on needs

Nurses

• Blood collection
• Iv lines and urinary catheter insertion, Ryles tube insertion.
• Nebulisations, suctioning,
• Medication management
• Bed sore care

Physiotherapy : on site or by teleconsultation

Basic and packages

• App based training programme
• Exercise videos

Counseling and psychiatrist services:site visit and teleconsultation

Membership and teleconsultaion

• Annual –
• Lifetime –

Package

2 doctor visit per month

Emergency calls taken

Hospital admission on bed availability

Blood collection free for two visits in a month

4 sessions of physiotherapy free

PUBLICATIONS

The department has had many publications in field of geriatrics.

The department has received best geriatric department from Karnataka state health care awards.

Dr PRatibha has received award for service in field of geriatrics.

STAFF of Department

Dr Pratibha Pereira Professor and HOD dept of Geriatrics

Areas of specialization and experience

• Geriatrics
• Clinical research
• Standards of Quality for hospital

Other related activities

Talks on health care in elderly and active aging at various forums, and Udaya T.V Live and Mysuru Akashwani and various forums.

Part of national colloquim on elderly care in India.

NABH assessor for HOSPITALS

Technical committee member of the ethics committee accreditation for NABH

Was a part of ICMR sub committee for the revision of guidelines