When caregivers need a break, JHGC offers short-term nursing care for an elderly loved one. The same Johns Hopkins physicians who treat JHGC's inpatients also provide consultation and primary care services to people age 65 or older on an outpatient basis at the Beacham Ambulatory Care Center. Individuals can call the center to arrange for an assessment. This comprehensive examination helps determine an older adult's special health needs, including medical illness, medication problems, physical limitations and social and psychological problems. The Beacham Adult Day Care Center provides a daytime alternative to nursing home care for frail and disabled adults residing with caregivers in the community.
Participants receive breakfast, lunch and at least one snack.
Applicants must be adults who require a protective environment due to physical or mental limitations. The Osteoporosis Center, located in the JHGC, provides a comprehensive, approach to the evaluation and management of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone disorders. Physicians at the center are able to use bone scans to evaluate the amount of bone mineral content a person has in specific areas of the body. This information is used to predict a person's risk for fracture. Counseling is provided to all patients on the findings of the evaluation and treatment options.