2006-08-15 09:29:20 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
An elderly person.
2006-08-15 09:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by Samantha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A geriatric is a person who has reached an old age.Usually the base is 65yrs but a lot of people are not old at that age so geriatrics is only a phrase
2006-08-16 17:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of health authorities are trying to get rid of the title geriatric and increase the age for people who have mental health problems and are not suffering from dementia.
I think just because a person hits the age 65 years old it doesn't mean they automatically loose their marbles.
If a person has a good care plan at 64 year old that benefits the person why should that person have to start using Day centres for old people once they hit 65.
Geriatrics was a term used for people over 65 to answer your question. It has fallen out of favour and been changed to elderly.
poggle climbs off her soap box. :-)
2006-08-16 16:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A geriatric is an elderly person, as it applies to the medical field.
2006-08-15 16:38:05 · answer #4 · answered by guenivere_in_waiting 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the Greek geras meaning old age.Or a German scoring a hat trick in football.
2006-08-18 09:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by the gunners 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is what they call old and usually infirm people hence geriatric ward
2006-08-15 16:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old person, OAP, some one eligible for a bus pass etc
2006-08-15 17:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I remember correctly, it's a person aged 65 or over by medical definition. Could be 70 though............
2006-08-15 16:41:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me. I am old,moody,can't understand why kids today have no manners. I have arthritis and I am fat. Wouldn't be able to get a job cos I am too old. Still all you young ones have it to come.
2006-08-15 16:36:53 · answer #9 · answered by deadly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 germans walking in a line! ha
2006-08-15 16:34:33 · answer #10 · answered by petetheman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋