Common conditions in older age include obesity, heart disease, stroke, hearing loss, cataracts and refractive errors, back and neck pain and osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, depression and dementia, alcohol or tabacco abuse. As people age, they are more likely to experience several conditions at the same time.
They are often the consequence of multiple underlying factors and include frailty, urinary incontinence, falls, delirium and pressure ulcers.
They fall frequently ill
Many of them are suffering from old age diseases
Many of elderly needs mental and emotional supports
Many of them have limited mobility
Old age brings organ dysfunctions, hence need for a multidisciplinary approach.
