Table 3.
GA management recommendations and implementation rates
| GA management recommendations | |
|---|---|
| Intervention | % Uptake |
| PT/OT Referral | 24% (6/25) |
| Fall Precautions Counseling Handout | 44% (11/25) |
| Home Safety Evaluation | 28% (7/25) |
| Vitamin D Screen With Repletion | 12% (3/25) |
| Consider Initial Dose Reduction | 55% (17/31) |
| Minimize Psychoactive Medications in cognitive impairment | 40% (4/10) |
| Personal Emergency Response Device | 0% (0/10) |
| Energy Conservation Handout | 44% (8/18) |
| Exercise Regimen Handout | 44% (8/18) |
| Home Nursing/Home Health Aid Referral | 41% (7/17) |
| Nutrition Counseling Handout | 63% (5/8) |
| Nutrition Referral | 50% (4/8) |
| Meals-On-Wheels Referral | 21% (3/11) |
| Ride Assistance Programs | 33% (3/9) |
| Social Work Referral | 71% (15/21) |
| Identification of Health Care Proxy | 31% (4/13) |
| Co-signature For Treatment Consents in cognitive impairment | 8% (1/13) |
| Delirium Education Handout | 31% (4/13) |
| Pillbox Recommendation | 18% (5/28) |
| Minimization of High Risk Medications | 36% (5/14) |
| Polypharmacy Medication Reduction | 50% (1/2) |
| Avoidance of Neurotoxic Agents (Diabetes Comorbidity) | 73% (8/11) |
| Avoidance of Nephrotoxic Agents | 40% (2/5) |
| Consider Pharmacologic Therapy for depression | 14% (1/7) |
| Referral for Psychotherapy | 14% (1/7) |
| Support Group Information | 58% (7/12) |
| Chaplaincy/Spiritual Counseling | 33% (4/12) |