GERIATRIC CARE ESSENTIALS

Clinicians, nurses, and caregivers managing the health of older adults need a clinical resource that bridges the gap between geriatric theory and everyday practice - across hospitals, outpatient clinics, homes, and community settings.

Many existing references either focus narrowly on one care environment or present geriatric medicine as a subspecialty silo, disconnected from the realities of primary care, home health, and long-term care. Others offer dense, encyclopedic coverage that overwhelms rather than guides. What practitioners actually need is a practical, person-centered resource that connects the physiology of aging to the diagnostic reasoning and care strategies they apply every day - wherever they practice.

Geriatric Care Essentials: A Complete Guide to Understanding Aging, Managing Common Conditions, and Delivering Person-Centered Care in Home, Community, and Clinical Settings was written to fill that gap. This comprehensive, evidence-based clinical guide delivers focused coverage of the conditions, syndromes, and care challenges most commonly encountered in older adult populations - organized for both structured learning and rapid clinical reference.

• Age-related physiological changes and their impact on disease presentation, diagnosis, and treatment response
• Management of common geriatric syndromes including dementia, delirium, falls, frailty, polypharmacy, and incontinence
• Cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, endocrine, and musculoskeletal disorders as they present in aging patients
• Person-centered care planning and coordination across home, community, and clinical environments
• Palliative care principles, end-of-life decision-making, and advance care planning
• Functional assessment tools, geriatric screening instruments, and clinical scoring systems for everyday use
• More than 100 clinical procedure and teaching videos accessible through integrated QR codes - bringing geriatric assessment techniques and care procedures to life beyond the printed page
• Clinical images and illustrations throughout the text to reinforce visual learning and support diagnostic recognition

Designed for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, nursing students, medical trainees, home health professionals, and all members of the care team serving older adults, this guide combines clinical depth with a practical, accessible format that supports confident decision-making at the bedside, in the clinic, and in the community.

Give your geriatric patients the informed, compassionate care they deserve - order your copy today.