Geriatrices Rehabilitation
Geriatric Rehabilitation (GR) aims to restore function or enhance residual functional capacity and improve the quality of life in older people, particularly those with disabling impairments and/or frailty. Current rehabilitation practice focuses on function and well-being, not exclusively on disease. Rehabilitation of older adults assists in preserving functional independence and improving the quality of life.
After hospitalization, 11% of older patients are referred to rehabilitation facilities. The increasing geriatric population, and the apparent increases in disability related to musculoskeletal disorders, depression, diabetes, and neurologic disorders, affecting mobility-related activities in particular, will increase the need for rehabilitation
