Center for Healthy Aging

Meeting the healthcare needs of adults, families, caregivers 

If you are caring for an elderly person with multiple needs, you do not need to go to multiple locations. Being an adult caregiver is hard work.  Monitoring prescription drugs, coordinating appointments, providing transportation -- the tasks never seem to end. Fortunately, there is one source where you can access all the services you need to care for loved ones with complex medical needs -- the Center for Healthy Aging at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester and at Lahey Outpatient Center, Danvers. 

The Center for Healthy Aging is a unique multidisciplinary, outpatient medical clinic focused on meeting the needs of adults of all ages, families, caregivers.  The Center provides specialty consultations to geriatric patients and is focused on meeting the healthcare needs of seniors by providing the highest level of care to patients by utilizing the best practices in the field of geriatrics.  

Our staff consists of:

• Board-certified Internists and Geriatricians
• Board-certified Geriatric Psychiatrist
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers
  
  

No other facility in New England offers a more comprehensive array of specialty care services for seniors. We help you provide the best care to the people you care about. Services we offer are: 

Specialty Consultations

Occasionally, there are patients who suffer from multiple medical, psychiatric and social problems. Our Specialty Consultation Clinic at the Center for Healthy Aging ensures that these individuals receive comprehensive evaluations from a team of specialists who, in consult with the patient's primary care physician, arrange for appropriate services.  Those services can include: 

Behavioral Health

Psychological assessment and counseling are performed to identify any underlying issues.  Through the Behavioral Health consultation, the Center offers diagnostic testing, medication management, individual therapy, family therapy, and referrals t ohome-based medical services and agencies. 

Memory Loss Assessment

A complete medical evaluation, psychological assessment and neuropsychological test are performed as needed to assess your loved one's needs and develop a support plan for him or her, as well as for you and your family. 

Balance and Falls Risk Assessment

Through a comprehensive evaluation, potential causes and risk factors can be addressed to assist in reducing the risk of recurrent falls.  If your loved one has experienced more than two falls in a six-month period, or experienced a change in balance or walking ability, he or she should be evaluated to determine any underlying cause or causes. 

Driving Assessment

Through an objective medical evaluation,  the Center can assist in determining if you or your loved one is able to continue driving safely.  The objective data and advice provided can assist you and your family in making decisions about driving. 

Accessing Our Services

Referrals to the Center for Healthy Aging come from primary care and specialty care physicians, eleder care agencies, hospitals, and assisted living facilities.  Services are coved by Medicare and most major insurance carriers.  For more information, we invite you to call 866.479.3302.