OhioHealth Geriatric Clinic
Personalized Care for Older Adults
When you visit the OhioHealth Geriatric Clinic, you will meet with our team of clinical social workers, nurses and board-certified geriatricians about your age-specific concerns, diagnosis and treatment.
Our Areas of Expertise
Guided by an essential set of age-friendly, evidence-based practices across the 4Ms (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility).
- Advanced Care planning focused on What Matters to the patient
- Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias
- Frailty
- Medication review
- Memory/Mentation concerns
- Osteoporosis
- Susceptibility to falls/Mobility concerns
What to Expect From Your Consultation
The geriatric clinic at the Gerlach Center provides non-urgent geriatric consultation services. The results of your assessment can inform the treatment plans you and your primary care providers develop to help you feel and function at your best.
Our geriatric consultation process:
- Complete and return the included forms.
- An initial telephone conversation with a clinical social worker. During this phone call, you and your preferred support person will have the opportunity to identify areas of concerns and discuss what matters to you. Your social worker can also start the process of referring you to community services (e.g. home care, delivered meals, counseling, etc.) at the time of the call.
- A medical examination with a geriatric physician, a registered nurse and a licensed social worker. This appointment will last approximately 2 hours.
IMPORTANT: Please bring all your prescription medication, over-the-counter medications, vitamins and supplements, glasses, hearing aids, and ambulatory devices such as cane, walker, or wheelchair to the exam. We do have wheelchairs available on site.
A referral from your provider is required before scheduling services at Gerlach. Additional testing may be required after the visit and follow-up appointments may be scheduled.
All of our associates at the OhioHealth John J. Gerlach Center for Senior Health specialize in aging issues, and are available to answer your questions, even if you do not need a consultation. Our team can also provide information and referrals to community agencies and resources that provide useful services, like housing, transportation, adult day care and hospice.
Prepare for Your Appointment
Gerlach Information and Form Packet
The following forms must be completed and returned before the first appointment. You may return the forms via email to SeniorHealth@OhioHealth.com, within MyChart, or fax the forms to (614) 566-1916.
- Pre-visit questionnaire
- Family Exchange of Authorization Form – if you wish to have your medical information released to specific support people, please list the names of your support people here, and sign the form.
- Physician Exchange of Information Authorization – complete the highlighted areas; the patient or the designated Healthcare Power of Attorney (if patient is medically unable to sign) must sign this form. Please enclose a copy of the Healthcare Power of Attorney document if the patient is unable to sign.