Geriatric Internal Medicine and Memory Disorders Program

Offers a full range of services geared toward older adult services: Geriatrics Internal Medicine and Memory Disorders Program: - Internal Medicine: Patients ages 80 and over and their families will work closely with our geriatric experts, who provide comprehensive care in a unique primary care setting tailored to older adults. Their goalsis to optimize overall health and enhance quality of life in patients with symptoms such as chronic illnesses, cognitive decline and frailty. - Memory Disorders Program: Aging individuals who are living with dementia or other memory disorders can receive comprehensive care throughout their illness through the Memory Disorders Program. Family members also receive support as they cope with new challenges. -Geriatrics Psychiatry Clinic: Geropsychiatrists are trained in the mental health needs and specific syndromes faced by older adults. They specialize in disorders such as Alzheimer’ dementia, delirium, other conditions that affect memory and the ability to function in daily activities of life, and late-life depression, anxiety and psychotic disorders. - Geriatric Consult Service The Geriatric Consult Service seeks to improve the care of vulnerable older patients (over age 65) who are hospitalized at Froedtert Hospital. The goal is to reduce the impact of hospitalization on a patient and maximize function and health. This is done by screening patients who are at high risk of complications while in the hospital and providing consultation to patients and care teams that request it. All members of the patient’s care team are involved, including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, pharmacists, dietitians and the patient and family.