Ashley Falls Geriatric Doctors
- 1 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
Top Geriatric Doctors in Ashley Falls, MA
77 S Canaan Rd
Canaan, CT 06018
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 27 years experience
- 3 star hospital
- 3 star medical school
A geriatric specialist is a physician who treats the elderly population and the conditions that most commonly affect them. These doctors have special training in the effects of aging on the body and mind of a patient.
Geriatric specialists treat common ailments faced by senior citizens, such as frailty, incontinence, memory problems, arthritis, senility, decreased functioning and more.
In addition, geriatric specialists keep abreast of the different medications that an elderly person is prescribed to treat their more complex health issues in order to decrease adverse side effects and avoid dangerous drug interactions.
The area of Ashley Falls, MA has a population of approximately 829 people. There is 1 geriatric doctor near Ashley Falls, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 829 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 336 households. There are 336 households in Ashley Falls.
