Frailty in older people
Understand what is meant by ‘frailty’ in older patients and find advice on identifying symptoms in older patients and choosing the right interventions to help manage their condition.
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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
- an understanding of the definition and frequency of frailty as a syndrome
- information on what it is like for an older person to live with frailty
- how to identify and treat frailty
- further resources and toolkits on building skills and knowledge to support older patients.
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9 Mar 2022
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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
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