Geriatric Care Across the Continuum

About this course

Comprehensive geriatric care strategies across all settings

Learning objectives

• Describe age-related physiological changes in the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and their impact on functional performance.
• Administer and interpret comprehensive geriatric assessment tools and frameworks relevant to occupational therapy evaluation.
• Identify the clinical features of sarcopenia and apply evidence-based assessment and intervention strategies.
• Describe the management and rehabilitation considerations for osteoporosis and fragility fractures in older adults.
• Analyze the effects of polypharmacy on rehabilitation outcomes and identify common medication-related functional risks.
• Adapt rehabilitation approaches for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia across the severity spectrum.
• Apply setting-specific rehabilitation principles for skilled nursing facilities, home health, and outpatient geriatric care.
• Implement multifactorial fall risk assessment and evidence-based prevention interventions for older adults.
• Differentiate pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management strategies for the geriatric population.
• Integrate palliative care principles and quality-of-life considerations into geriatric rehabilitation planning.

Course outline (14 modules)

1. M1Course Objectives & Financial Disclosures
2. M2Physiology of Aging — Musculoskeletal, Cardiovascular, and Neurological Changes
3. M3Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment — Tools and Frameworks
4. M4Sarcopenia — Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment
5. M5Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures — Management and Rehabilitation
6. M6Polypharmacy and Medication Effects on Rehabilitation
7. M7Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Rehabilitation Considerations
8. M8Rehabilitation in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Setting
9. M9Home Health Rehabilitation — Assessment and Safety Considerations
10. M10Outpatient Geriatric Rehabilitation — Functional Goals and Outcomes
11. M11Fall Prevention — Multifactorial Risk Assessment and Intervention
12. M12Pain Management in the Older Adult — Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Approaches
13. M13Palliative Care, End-of-Life Considerations, and Quality of Life in Geriatric Rehabilitation
14. M14References