Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Dr Elena Mucci is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician with a specialist interest in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. She offers an outpatient and inpatient consultative service that provides a comprehensive assessment of older persons who have medical, psychological, cognitive or social problems impeding function or threatening independent living. She works with the patient and family, the patient's GP, and other care providers in the evaluation to identify and coordinate resources that will optimize the patient's and family's living situation.

Common problems addressed during consultations include: loss of self-care skills, loss of mobility, falls, memory loss, confusion, agitation, depression, complex medical problems, and advance and future care planning.