Frail Senior/Medically Complex Compendium

Compendium of Rehabilitative Care Best Practices to Support the Assessment and Treatment of Geriatric Syndromes

The RCA has worked with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to support the development of an Assess and Restore philosophy across the continuum of the health care system. To support this work, the Frail Senior/Medically Complex Task Group developed a "Compendium" to:

• Provide a concise summary from gold standard literature of best practices regarding the assessment and treatment of geriatric syndromes
• Increase awareness of the geriatric syndromes that contribute to frailty
• Increase capability amongst rehabilitative care professionals to assess and treat geriatric syndromes

The compendium is organized into the following sections: