Through Isabelle Villy
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Keep the elderly at home as long as possible, that is the stated objective of our society today. However, it is not always easy to stay at home, where you have all your life, all your memories. Risks of falls, frailties, illnesses, difficulties in daily life and social relations … so many factors that affect the elderly and which can be an obstacle, not only for the person concerned but also for loved ones, caregivers as they are. calls frequently. To prevent these problems, help the elderly and their relatives, lDurécu-Lavoisier hospital in Darnétal, near Rouen (Seine-Maritime) opened in September 2021, a geriatric assessment consultation.
Anticipate to implement adapted solutions
“It is important to act at the first symptoms related to aging to detect solutions as early as possible,” says Valérie Rochette, deputy director of the Durécu-Lavoisier hospital. The first consultation, as its name suggests, will be used to assess the person and any health problems they are encountering. “It is a doctor and a nurse who will do this first assessment and if necessary and depending on the assessment, a second meeting can be scheduled to consider the intervention of a particular professional, such as a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist, a dietitian, a psychology.
Adapted solutions can be found according to the person’s needs, ”explains the manager. Everything obviously depends on the result of the first consultation and the objective is really to allow people to better experience the effects of aging, while remaining at home, independent and in good health.
How to benefit from these consultations?
The elderly themselves can request to benefit from these consultations, but most often, they will be referred by the attending physician or a specialist, by the health networks or by their entourage. To publicize this new service, the Hospital distributed flyers to health professionals, to CCASs in town halls, in order to reach the people concerned who would need help and advice.
To benefit from this service, simply make an appointment with the medical secretary (02 32 12 32 55): an SMS will be sent to you 48 hours before the consultation to remind you. The territory concerned by this consultation includes a large part of the east of the agglomeration of Rouen, from Darnétal to Bonsecours, via Le Mesnil-Esnard, Boos.
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