Health care of the elderly at Tygerberg Geriatric Clinic and Goodwood Aftercare Hospital.
Comprehensive geriatric care should receive nation-wide attention in order to realize its objectives. An analysis of patient problems at the Geriatirc Clinic, Tygerberg Hospital and Goodwood Aftercare Hospital is presented. The training of personnel, with full motivation of the community, to render health services to the aged is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013019:South Africa