Saint Anton Geriatric Center

The Saint Anton Geriatrics Center located in Houston texas City; offers the widest range of patient-centered services in the areas of prevention, diagnosis and treatment for older adults. As part of your care, the Geriatric Physicians Specialists at our Hospital work together with other teams of Specialists to determine the most appropriate treatment for your individual needs.

We have 15 years of experience in the area of Geriatrics; in addition to having more than 15 Medical Specialists and Subspecialists in Geriatrics, Infrastructure and Vanguard Technology to be able to provide diagnostic certainty, through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary model with personalized attention within our facilities.

The Saint Anton Geriatrics Center has the Hospital Acute Geriatric Unit and the “Edad de Oro” External Services Unit for the Elderly. Our center is one of the largest and most experienced in Houston texas.

During your stay at the Saint Anton Geriatrics Center you will permanently have certified Geriatric Specialists and Subspecialists; assigned to our service, who remain on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Saint Anton Hospital Acute Geriatric Unit has a permanent health team made up of: An Assigned Physician in charge of the floor, Resident Physicians, Undergraduate Internal Physicians, Head of Floor Nurses, Nursing Staff, Nutrition Staff, Pharmacovigilance and stretcher bearers.

Since 2013 we have been members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, this allows us to work together with the Mayo Clinic, the #1 Hospital in the United States, according to US News & World Report.

Saint Anton was the first hospital outside the United States to affiliate with the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Since June 2018, Saint Anton is the first hospital outside the United States to have a Mayo Clinic office.

Why choose the Saint Anton Geriatrics Center

What is the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment?.- It is a multidimensional and interdisciplinary diagnostic process, prepared to identify and quantify the physical, functional, psychological and social problems that the elderly may present in order to develop a treatment and follow-up plan. .

In the Comprehensive Geriatric assessment, a dynamic follow-up plan is established to ensure the benefits of the application of the established plans or treatments.

Some of the benefits obtained with the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment include:

Greater diagnostic accuracy.
Reduction in mortality.
Improvement of functional status.
Improvement in quality of life.
Reduction in hospitalization time.
Decrease in hospital readmissions.

What is the Multidimensional evaluation?.- It covers all areas of an older adult (biological, psychological, socio-economic).

Interdisciplinary Evaluation.- Doctors, Nurses, Nutritionists, Rehabilitators, among others, participate in this evaluation.

Areas and Services of the Saint Anton Geriatrics Center.

The Hospital Acute Geriatric Unit.- We have an appropriate physical environment focused on the elderly patient, carefully reviewing all the medical procedures implemented to avoid adverse effects and complications, thus evaluating their physical and cognitive functions daily to improve care, nutrition and mobility that he requires for his speedy recovery.

The physical and cognitive evaluations are carried out within the clinical history, initial nursing evaluation and Comprehensive Geriatric evaluation; We have trained personnel (Nurses, Doctors) for the care of the elderly, as well as adaptations in the bathroom, showers and room.

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.- We carry out assessment, intervention and follow-up of all hospitalized older adult patients.

We offer the following services: Electrotherapy, superficial and deep thermotherapy, tub hydrotherapy, laser therapy, shock waves, mechanotherapy, hand therapy, evaluation of activities of daily living.

Nutritional Support.- The nutritional status of the hospitalized elderly is a fundamental factor for its evolution, since it predisposes to a greater number of complications such as infections, impaired healing, impaired movement and strength, among others. That is why we have specialized nutritional support for older adults to prepare the nutritional diagnosis of the patient and ensure the continuous evaluation of adherence to the recommendations.

Your care in Nutrition will be in charge of 1 Nutritionist specialized in Nutrition for older adults, 1 coordinator and a Head of Nutrition.

Unit of external services to the Elderly “Golden Age”.

Our service is dedicated to specialized care for the elderly, where you will receive the care of our Specialists in Geriatrics, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Neuropsychology, among others.

We are the only clinical service specialized in attending to the needs and illnesses of the elderly in a comprehensive manner, covering both physical and cognitive aspects.

Each patient will benefit, since with hard work of medical study a complete and accurate diagnosis (clinical, functional, mental and social) of your pathology will be obtained, which will contribute to improving your health and your quality of life.

The services offered are:

1.- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.
2.- Check Up “Golden Age”.
3.- Neuropsychological evaluation.

The older you are, the more likely you are to have memory disturbances, and these can range from mild and sporadic forgetfulness to progressive and disabling processes. Therefore, it is important to have a periodic evaluation of memory from the age of 65.

Initial manifestations can range from forgetting phone numbers to difficulty finding words in normal conversation. The main causes of going to an outpatient clinic are due to memory loss, which is why it is important to emphasize that there are several diseases that can be confused with memory problems, such as depression, thyroid problems, vitamin deficiencies, infection by certain viruses, etc.

At Saint Anton , we carry out various standardized tests to diagnose dementia and we have Neuropsychologists to specify diagnoses and provide specific treatment.

4.- Mood and cognition assessment.

With age, a series of factors of various kinds occur that can favor the appearance of depression and alterations in intellectual functions.

Hospitalization due to acute illness, environmental factors typical of hospitalization and all biological factors, among others, precipitate these processes in a phenomenon known as delirium. For this reason, from admission, an assessment of the state of mind and of their intellectual functions is carried out to establish recommendations and appropriate measures to prevent this type of complications.

5.- Evaluation of physical therapy and occupational therapy.

Physiotherapy is the cornerstone in most diseases in the elderly. On many occasions, the person’s capacity for independence and the increase in expenses derived from physical deconditioning can be seen from it.

We have the facilities of the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation service for the support of the elderly, with Specialized Therapists in physical therapy and occupational therapy.

Our Team of Medical Specialists.

Our Medical Specialists at the Saint Anton Geriatrics Center have extensive knowledge, experience and are nationally and internationally recognized in the care of the elderly.

Saint Anton ‘s Specialist and Subspecialist Physicians work together to provide you with comprehensive care while taking the time to listen to you, answer your questions, and address your needs as a whole person.

At the Geriatric Center we have the following health personnel:

Medical Specialists in Geriatrics.
Graduates in Nursing and General Nurses.
Graduates in Nutrition.
Graduates in Psychology.

At Saint Anton , the patient is the center of all our efforts, therefore they will receive the best care through a multidisciplinary team, valuing their time, the results of their studies are available quickly and appointments are scheduled in conjunction with our International Medicine staff.