title: Profile of your geriatric patient.
abstract: The family doctor cares for many geriatric patients. Many of these patients enter the family practice for the first time, having either recently moved to the area or to a nearby long-term care facility. Obtaining a meaningful patient profile is essential to the physicians' care, allowing future medical decisions to be made in the best interest of that person. Patients' beliefs motivate their functioning in a system. Any system has its own history, structure, and function.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Longhurst
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Slade