Nearby Cities

Lima (18.49 mi)
Bluffton (19.93 mi)

Nearby Zip Codes

45804 (1) (16.61 mi)
45817 (1) (19.48 mi)
Add Listing

2 Geriatrician Listings Near Jump, OH

Find

Geriatricians

In Your Area
Enter or

Geriatrician Jump, OH

Find a geriatrician in Jump, OH to help care for the elderly.

Results for Jump, OH

  • Charles Thompson, DO

    Charles Thompson, DO

    Distance: 18.48 mi
    115 Highland Lakes Dr
    Lima, OH 45804
  • Louis Chappell, MD 100 Points

    Louis Chappell, MD

    Celebration of Health Center
    Distance: 19.92 mi
    122 Thurman Street, P.O. Box 248
    Bluffton, OH 45817

Nearby Cities

Lima (18.49 mi)
Bluffton (19.93 mi)

Geriatrician Info

Geriatrician Summary:
A Geriatrician studies the aging process and helps care for elderly patients. A geriatrician is also concerned with treating and preventing dementia. A geriatrician aims to promote the health in older adults by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities. Geriatricians provide individualized care based on the unique needs of the patient and are able to distinguish between diseases and the effects of normal aging. Functional abilities, independence, and quality of life issues are of great concern to geriatricians and their patients.

Geriatrician FAQs:
What is a

Geriatrician

?
A Geriatrician is a professional who studies the aging process. A Geriatrician also studies how to prevent diseases. One of the biggest issues for a Geriatrician is to prevent and treat dementia.

Who should visit a Geriatrician?
Older people who have an increase in health problems should seek help from a Geriatrician.

Where does a Geriatrician work?
A Geriatrician can work in an elderly facility, a hospital, a clinic, or in private practice.

What is the difference between a Geriatrician and a Gerontologist?
A Geriatrician treats and prevents the ill-effects of aging while a Gerontologist simply studies the aging process itself.


Geriatrician Related Terms:
aging, geriatrics, elderly, senility, dementia, Alzheimer's, geriatrician