Q. #frailty In it's purest form w/force issues aside. Should geriatricians see all ages? Or frail >75yrs as well as all non frail >90yrs?
depends on setting? most care homes/MOE wards not suitable for frail 55y/o but many would gain from specialist frailty input
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think that's true. Visit any neurology/brain injury ward and you see frailty for sure!
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Same problem for us in OA Psych. We do take younger patients w dementia but often so out of place.
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Doesn't make sense to have an arbitrary cut-off point. Tend to see whether our service can best meet need, but <
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definitely - this needs cooperation from different services and maybe a willingness to bend the 'rules'?
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Yes, driven by which service (or services) best suits patient's needs.
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