We provide a wide range of services specially designed for older adults, from assisting with routine appointments to major hospital stays.  

Senior Care Center

Our Senior Care Center makes it simple and convenient for you to access the health care services you need.  Services offered include:

• Arranging appointments.  When you need to see a specialist or require an outpatient service or screening, simply call our Senior Care Center.  A registered nurse will coordinate your care.
• Geriatric Assessments.  Our geriatricians provide a complete physical, mental and psyco-social assessment to evaluate and determine your health care needs.  This includes a review of your medications, a memory/mental status assessment to determine or rule out different types of dementia and various diagnostic tests.
• Wound Management – Our team coordinates with your primary care physician to help minimize wound development and care for a variety of chronic and episodic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers or pressure sores.

Medical Specialties include: 
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Gastrointestinal
Gerontology
Otolaryngology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Pain management
Podiatry
Primary care
Wound management

Tests, screenings and other procedures
Biopsies
Bone densitometry
Cystoscopy
Doppler studies
X-rays, MRIs and CT scans
Endoscopy
Hysteroscopy
Laboratory testing
Mammography
Outpatient surgery
Pap tests
PEG-tube insertions
PSA (prostate) tests
Wellness screening

To schedule an appointment or learn more, call the Senior Care Center at 314-966-9313.  Click for a pdf brochure on what is geriatrics.

Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit

For those who need to be admitted, our Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) unit is designed to meet the special needs of the older patient, with the goal of maintaining a patient’s functionality and independence.

The ACE unit treats acute medical conditions ranging from after-stroke to pain management.  It was developed in conjunction with Saint Louis University’s nationally recognized geriatrics program and community geriatricians. 

The unit’s interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, dieticians, therapists and others designs treatment plans to meet each patients’ physical, spiritual and social needs.   Your personalized treatment is designed and provided by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, dieticians, therapists and other senior care specialists who are interested in and sensitive to the special concerns of older patients.  Treatment plans are reviewed and coordinated with your primary care physician.

Special services offered on the unit include in-room physical or occupational therapy, the opportunity for group socialization and dining.  For patients with acute delirium, 24-hour continuous observation is available.