ESSAY : Primary Care of Older Adults

How do the primary care needs of older adults differ from the general population of adults?

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Primary Care of Older Adults The increasing number of people aged 65 years and older has called for health care reforms in both private and public healthcare continuums. Elderly people usually experience a number of complex chronic diseases and functional disabilities. Therefore multiple care providers and health services are required (Lafortune, Huson, Santi & Stolee, 2015). This contributes to the difficulty in coordinating and integrating care, hence contributing to adverse health, increased use of acute and emergency services, as well as general increase in health care costs (Lafortune et al., 2015). In addition, although children…