Emergency rooms (ERs) expressly designed for seniors are being set up across the United States, reports the Wall Street Journal. Geriatric ERs consider the context of the emergency, with a key goal being to prevent older adults from being hospitalized, where they face a greater risk for hospital-acquired complications. To avoid this, geriatric ER staff might direct a social worker to evaluate a senior’s home for problems like rugs that can cause falls, step into shower, etc.

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