Geriatric Care Services and Coordinated Senior Medicine.
Staying independent, steady on your feet, and mentally sharp helps keep life enjoyable as we get older. Everyday tasks like walking safely at home, remembering dates, making meals, and taking medications are key to an older adult’s independence. Our geriatric care team offers accurate diagnostics, cognitive assessments, and complete medical management. We help older adults handle physical and neurological changes. At our center, seniors and caregivers receive focused support to reduce risks, manage ongoing health issues, and stay comfortable day to day.
Our program is led by doctors and uses a team-based approach. At think, specialists keep track of age-related health issues through a connected network. Your geriatric specialist works closely with your primary care doctor, therapists, care coordinators, and pharmacists, all in our Omaha location. This setup makes sure your records are shared correctly and avoids the communication problems that can happen with traditional care. It can also help lower your costs by reducing unnecessary ER visits and hospital stays. To get the most from this, let your care team know about any needs or concerns during your visits or by reaching out to our coordinators. We help you and your family with referrals and scheduling. You do not have to handle communication between providers. Our staff is here to answer your questions and support you at every step, making care easy to access and understand.
What is Geriatric Care?
Geriatric care, or geriatrics, is a medical specialty focused on the health and disease prevention of adults typically aged 65 and older. While internal medicine addresses general adult illnesses, geriatrics addresses the unique physiological changes, cognitive shifts, and complex medication interactions that occur later in life. Geriatricians assess how multiple chronic conditions interact, prioritizing function and quality of life rather than treating isolated symptoms.
Physicians specializing in geriatric care complete a standard residency followed by advanced training in the complexities of aging. They review cases involving multiple prescriptions from different clinics to identify medication issues. They also assess mobility limitations and early signs of cognitive changes. Early detection, regular checkups, and preventive measures help manage health issues before safety or independence is compromised.
Our Geriatric Care Services.
Our geriatric care services are thoughtfully designed to meet the unique and often complex health needs of older adults. We provide comprehensive evaluations, chronic disease management, medication reviews, and support for cognitive and functional changes, always with a focus on preserving independence and quality of life. Our compassionate team partners closely with patients and their families to create personalized care plans that honor individual goals and values.
Diagnosing and Treatment of Dementia
Undergo structured cognitive tracking, laboratory screenings, and neurological evaluations to establish an accurate diagnosis and manage progressive cognitive shifts.
Ruling Out Various Types of Dementia
Perform advanced clinical testing to differentiate among Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, and frontotemporal disorders, ensuring appropriate therapeutic pathways.
Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Access specialized pharmacological tracking and behavioral frameworks to slow cognitive decline, manage symptoms, and support safety.
Evaluation of Frail Older Adults Who May Be Falling
Conduct comprehensive gait reviews, balance testing, and muscle strength assessments to isolate mechanical fall risks and prevent structural injuries.
Care of Older Adults with Multiple Comorbidities
Synthesize medical plans for seniors managing concurrent conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. Integrated tracking stabilizes overlapping systems.
Why Geriatric Care matters to your whole-person health journey.
Your physical health and mental sharpness are closely linked. For example, if your joints become less stable, it can make it harder to move around, which then affects your heart, sleep, and mood. Taking several medications from different doctors can also increase the risk of drug interactions or sudden drops in blood pressure. To age well, it helps to have one main clinic that looks at all your health needs together—physical, neurological, and medication-related.
At Think Whole Person Healthcare, geriatric care is a key part of your overall health journey. Our team looks at your movement, memory, nutrition, and current prescriptions to get a full picture of your health. By staying on top of these areas, we help protect your organs from medication side effects, solve safety issues faster, and make sure your care plan truly supports your quality of life.
Meet Your Providers
Our geriatric care department is staffed by board-certified geriatricians, advanced practice registered nurses, and specialized clinical social workers with specialized training in comprehensive senior healthcare delivery.
Our Approach to Geriatric Care.
Traditional healthcare often waits to treat problems like falls or memory loss after they happen, which can leave seniors and families juggling communication between different doctors and pharmacies. We do things differently by focusing on Whole Person Healthcare. When we plan your care, we look at your full health record and consider how your lifestyle, environment, movement, and medications all connect.
Our doctors, specialists, and support staff work together with you at the center of your care. We believe in whole-person care, so we create treatment plans that safely manage even complex health needs. Your geriatric provider stays in touch with your whole care team using our shared electronic health system, making sure your treatments are clear, consistent, and effective.
Ready to take the next steps in your health journey, but have questions?
If you want to schedule a full geriatric assessment, set up a memory check for a loved one, or make a plan for better mobility, our team is here to help. Just fill out the form below to reach our care coordination team. We’ll review your request and get in touch with you. You can also call us or stop by our Omaha office to talk with our staff and set up your appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions.
An internal medicine doctor cares for adults of all ages. A geriatrician is a doctor who has done extra training to focus just on the unique health needs, memory issues, mobility risks, and medication concerns of older adults.
An older adult should consider scheduling an evaluation with a geriatric specialist if they are managing multiple chronic illnesses, experiencing changes in memory or cognitive function, dealing with a history of recurrent falls, or taking five or more prescriptions across separate medical facilities.
Doctors diagnose dementia using several steps. They do memory and thinking tests, talk with family members, check the nervous system, order blood tests, and sometimes use brain scans. These steps help find specific problems and rule out normal aging or temporary health issues.
To help prevent falls, older adults can do physical therapy to build strength and balance, review their medications to avoid those that cause dizziness, and make their homes safer. This includes removing things you might trip over, securing rugs, and adding sturdy grab bars.
Whether you need a referral depends on your insurance plan and the type of Medicare you have. Most people with traditional Medicare do not need a referral to see our geriatric specialists. Some Medicare Advantage and private insurance plans may require a referral from your primary care doctor. Our clinic can check your insurance before your visit, explain what you need to do next, and help with any paperwork or referrals so you know what to expect.
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