Center for Healthy Aging
Center for Healthy Aging
Center for Healthy Aging
When aging brings new changes, it can be hard to know what’s normal, what needs attention, and what to do next.
You or your loved ones may notice changes in memory, mood, balance, or daily activities and feel unsure where to turn for guidance.
Our Center for Healthy Aging is an outpatient geriatric clinic with several locations throughout the region. We offer visits that help older adults and caregivers better understand concerns, reduce risks, and plan next steps for care and daily life.
Visits don't replace primary care. Instead, we work alongside your primary care team and share recommendations and findings to support ongoing care.
When aging brings new changes, it can be hard to know what’s normal, what needs attention, and what to do next.
You or your loved ones may notice changes in memory, mood, balance, or daily activities and feel unsure where to turn for guidance.
Our Center for Healthy Aging is an outpatient geriatric clinic with several locations throughout the region. We offer visits that help older adults and caregivers better understand concerns, reduce risks, and plan next steps for care and daily life.
Visits don't replace primary care. Instead, we work alongside your primary care team and share recommendations and findings to support ongoing care.
During a single visit, our team looks at the full picture of your health, daily function, and overall well-being. This geriatric assessment brings together concerns that commonly affect adults ages 65 and older.
The assessment helps identify risks early and guide care planning with the goal of supporting safety, strength, independence, and quality of life. We encourage caregivers and family members to attend visits and share observations or concerns when helpful.
What the Center for Healthy Aging Offers
During a single visit, our team looks at the full picture of your health, daily function, and overall well-being. This geriatric assessment brings together concerns that commonly affect adults ages 65 and older.
The assessment helps identify risks early and guide care planning with the goal of supporting safety, strength, independence, and quality of life. We encourage caregivers and family members to attend visits and share observations or concerns when helpful.
We support older adults facing changes that can come with aging, including:
- Memory changes or confusion
- Taking multiple medications and needing a medication review
- Falls or changes in strength and balance
- Mood or emotional changes
- Questions about resources and next steps for care
We also support caregivers who may be managing stress, helping a loved one stay safe, or making decisions about future care needs.
Who Visits the Center for Healthy Aging?
We support older adults facing changes that can come with aging, including:
- Memory changes or confusion
- Taking multiple medications and needing a medication review
- Falls or changes in strength and balance
- Mood or emotional changes
- Questions about resources and next steps for care
We also support caregivers who may be managing stress, helping a loved one stay safe, or making decisions about future care needs.
A visit to the Center for Healthy Aging helps you learn about the changes of aging and plan next steps.
Before your visit
To get an assessment, ask for a referral from your primary care team. A referral may come after a wellness visit or a new concern.
Before your appointment, you’ll receive a questionnaire in the mail to complete before your visit. It asks about your goals, medications, daily activities, mood or behavior changes, sleep, falls, safety concerns, and advance care planning. Please bring the completed questionnaire to your assessment. Your care team will use this information to help guide the visit.
During your visit
Most visits take about 2 hours. During your visit, we’ll talk with you about your health, daily life, and any concerns or changes you’ve noticed. We’ll also make time to answer questions from you and your caregiver or loved one, if present.
During a geriatric assessment, our team may review:
- Activities of daily living and changes in independence
- Mood, behavior, and emotional health
- Memory loss or mild thinking changes
- Home and personal safety concerns
- Caregiver support needs and available resources
- Current medications, including whether they are appropriate for age and health needs and any possible side effects, drug interactions, or safety concerns
At the conclusion of your visit
Our team will review findings and discuss next steps to support healthy aging and daily life. You may receive:
- A review of testing and assessment results
- Recommendations for medication changes or ongoing care
- Suggestions to address home or personal safety concerns
- Lifestyle recommendations to support healthy aging
- Advance care planning discussions, including future care preferences and directives
We’ll share all of the information from your visit with you primary care team.
What Should I Expect?
A visit to the Center for Healthy Aging helps you learn about the changes of aging and plan next steps.
Before your visit
To get an assessment, ask for a referral from your primary care team. A referral may come after a wellness visit or a new concern.
Before your appointment, you’ll receive a questionnaire in the mail to complete before your visit. It asks about your goals, medications, daily activities, mood or behavior changes, sleep, falls, safety concerns, and advance care planning. Please bring the completed questionnaire to your assessment. Your care team will use this information to help guide the visit.
During your visit
Most visits take about 2 hours. During your visit, we’ll talk with you about your health, daily life, and any concerns or changes you’ve noticed. We’ll also make time to answer questions from you and your caregiver or loved one, if present.
During a geriatric assessment, our team may review:
- Activities of daily living and changes in independence
- Mood, behavior, and emotional health
- Memory loss or mild thinking changes
- Home and personal safety concerns
- Caregiver support needs and available resources
- Current medications, including whether they are appropriate for age and health needs and any possible side effects, drug interactions, or safety concerns
At the conclusion of your visit
Our team will review findings and discuss next steps to support healthy aging and daily life. You may receive:
- A review of testing and assessment results
- Recommendations for medication changes or ongoing care
- Suggestions to address home or personal safety concerns
- Lifestyle recommendations to support healthy aging
- Advance care planning discussions, including future care preferences and directives
We’ll share all of the information from your visit with you primary care team.
The Center for Healthy Aging is here for you when aging brings new needs and hard choices. At Carilion, we offer clear guidance, strong support, and focused care to help you plan with confidence.
A clear place to start
The Center for Healthy Aging gives you a single, defined place to go when aging concerns no longer fit into a routine visit.
Long-term focus
Our geriatric assessments focus on health issues that creep in over time. In these cases, you need guidance, not rushed decisions.
Caregiver support
Caregivers can join a monthly support group to share tips and learn from others caring for a loved one with memory loss. Call 540-527-4800 for more information.
Why Choose Carilion Clinic?
The Center for Healthy Aging is here for you when aging brings new needs and hard choices. At Carilion, we offer clear guidance, strong support, and focused care to help you plan with confidence.
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Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Need help getting started? We’re here to support you and your loved one, guiding you through each step toward healthy aging.
Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Need help getting started? We’re here to support you and your loved one, guiding you through each step toward healthy aging.
Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Need help getting started? We’re here to support you and your loved one, guiding you through each step toward healthy aging.
Get Care at Carilion Clinic
Need help getting started? We’re here to support you and your loved one, guiding you through each step toward healthy aging.