Resources

Assistive technology or  telehealth, is designed to support people in their own homes.

Productive working is often associated with manufacturing, where being productive results in producing items.

Nurses frequently complain to me that when they think an older patient might have depression they have difficulty in convincing colleagues to take action.

In 2008 a letter was sent to 826 residential homes in one state in Australia asking them what information was available that addressed issues of intimacy and sexuality.

Notes on the inaugural meeting of the Medical Society for the Care of the Elderly (later the British Geriatrics Society).

Marjory Warren created the first geriatric unit in the UK. She systematically examined every new patient.

In medieval times, sick people were cared for in monasteries. Some religious orders built hospital wings where elderly and infirm patients received better food and received special care.

Early publications on geriatric medicine; the origin of the word 'geriatrics' and first mention of a 'geriatric giant'.

Quality care for older people with urgent and emergency care needs - the 'Silver Book' - is a review of the problems older people encounter when they need emergency medical care.

This 2011 BGS report marked the start of a process of partnership to develop impetus, resources and clinical guidance that will support the NHS to play part in improving the experience and the

More older people are undergoing surgery, but postoperative outcomes are worse than for younger patients.