Estar en el hospital puede ser difícil. Es un lugar desconocido para la mayoría de las personas. Como adulto mayor, un ingreso hospitalario también puede causar diversas complicaciones, como confusión o delirio, deterioro funcional y otros problemas físicos. Por eso se creó el Centro para el Envejecimiento Saludable. Nuestro objetivo es ayudarle a usted o a su familiar a regresar a casa lo antes posible con el mayor nivel de independencia posible para las actividades diarias.
Nuestros médicos y enfermeras se especializan en medicina geriátrica, atendiendo a adultos mayores de 65 años durante su hospitalización. Gracias a esta experiencia, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix es reconocido por US News and World Report como uno de los mejores hospitales del país en medicina geriátrica año tras año. Nuestro departamento de urgencias es el primero en Arizona en recibir la Acreditación de Departamento de Urgencias Geriátricas del Colegio Americano de Médicos de Urgencias.
Si usted o un familiar tiene más de 65 años y está ingresado en nuestro hospital, le animamos a que solicite hablar con nuestro equipo. Nos reuniremos con usted y su familia para comprender su historial médico, su rutina habitual y su capacidad para cuidar de sí mismo en casa. Posteriormente, colaboraremos con sus médicos y enfermeros para crear un plan de tratamiento que tenga en cuenta sus necesidades personales y reduzca el riesgo de sufrir confusión, caídas u otras complicaciones durante su estancia en el hospital.
The Center for Health Aging team can evaluate you for a number of geriatric issues that can impact your health and recovery. These include:
A condition often seen in people over the age of 65 in the hospital is delirium. The unfamiliar environment coupled with illness or injury can cause confusion. If identified early, the complications of delirium can be reduced. Our geriatric experts work with you and your doctors to prevent delirium and manage it if it occurs.
Falls and their associated injuries are one of the most common reasons older adults visit an emergency room. If you or a loved one experience a fall, you can feel confident in our special treatment program for older adults. We work closely with our trauma and orthopedic teams to get you to surgery in a timely manner and back home as soon as possible.
Once you go home, our outpatient Falls Clinic helps you continue to recover. Pharmacists review your medications and give you information to share with your primary care doctor about any drugs you are taking that may increase your fall risk. If you broke a bone during your fall, our bone experts can help you strengthen your bones to prevent future falls and bone breaks.
Look to the Center for Healthy Aging if you or a loved one need support for frailty concerns, dementia, caregiver needs, complex pain management, advanced care planning, and relieving pain and stress related to serious illness while in the hospital.
The Center for Healthy Aging believes educating patients, family and caregivers improves quality of life for older adults. We provide education about delirium, frailty, dementia, caregiver needs, complex pain and medication management, advanced care planning, and relieving pain and stress related to serious illness.
The University of Arizona, in coordination with Banner – University Medicine, conducts a variety of research studies and clinical trials to support a commitment to improving patient care. As a patient at Banner – University Medical Center, you may be eligible to participate, meaning you’ll have access to new treatments, which may not yet be available to the public.
The Center for Health Aging provides education to family and caregivers about preventing delirium at home, including tips for activities that connect your loved one to their family, friends and the outside world.
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