Elderly patients who need special medical follow-up attention after discharge may enrol in CGH's Geriatric Day Hospital . This is an innovative facility that provides affordable medical, rehabilitative and nursing care to elderly patients. Patients at the Geriatric Centre attend individualised daily rehabilitative care programmes and return home in the evening. Our staff also trains the patient's caregiver, e.g. a family member or maid, in home care skills.

The Geriatric Day Hospital complements home care for the elderly patients. It is also useful for elderly patients who require multi-disciplinary assessment. Patients above the age of 65 with either one or more of the following conditions are particularly suitable:

• Multiple medical problems
• Bladder and bowel problems, e.g. incontinence or constipation
• Mobility difficulty, e.g. stroke, Parkinson's disease, arthritis, old fractures etc

The Geriatric Day Hospital is situated on Level 2, next to the Specialist Dental Clinic.

To enrol with the Geriatric Day Hospital, patients should first be assessed at the Geriatric Medicine specialist clinics.

Please ask your geriatrician at CGH if you are suitable for the programme. If you are not seeing a geriatrician at CGH, you may wish to ask your current physician to refer you to a geriatrician for assessment first.

Please note that this is not a long-term placement and we aim for most of our patients to be eventually discharged to day rehabilitation centres within the community.