Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Medicine: Supporting Seniors in Living Full and Active Lives

As we age, managing chronic disease symptoms becomes more challenging, often impacting our quality of life. At Lee Health, we are dedicated to helping the vibrant senior community of Southwest Florida stay active, healthy, and engaged.

Lee Health’s Geriatric Medicine team, also known as Senior Adult Medicine, specializes in personalized care to support graceful aging and prevent health complications. From managing chronic conditions like heart disease, high cholesterol, and COPD to addressing medication interactions, diet, and exercise, our experts provide comprehensive care tailored to your needs. At Lee Health, we’re here to help seniors thrive and live their best lives—because aging shouldn’t mean slowing down.

Common Conditions & Treatment

Our Geriatric Medicine team specializes in managing a wide range of conditions and treatments to support the unique health needs of seniors, ensuring comprehensive care and improved quality of life.

Drug interactions
Nutrition counseling
Diabetes management
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Obesity management
Multiple sclerosis
Heart failure

High cholesterol
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Osteoporosis
Primary care
Home-Bound care (house calls)
SECURE Program (aging sensitivity training)

COPD Management Education

Diabetes Management Center

Medical Weight Management

High Cholesterol

Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)

High Blood Pressure

Nutrition Therapy

Stroke and Aneurysm Care

Alzheimer's and Dementia Care (Memory Care)

Pain Management

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Senior Health Services

Lee Health invites you to take a closer look at some of our Geriatric Medicine programs that can help you live a better life.

Homebound Senior Care (House Calls)

Senior and Veteran Resources

Injury Prevention

Skilled Nursing

Specialty Pharmacy

Understanding the Rise in Overdoses Among Seniors

A recent CDC report said that drug overdoses among our seniors have more than tripled over the past 20 years. “It’s not surprising that seniors are struggling with this, because concurrent with this is epidemic levels of loneliness and isolation for seniors,” said Dr. Paul Simeone, the Chief Medical Executive for Behavioral Health at Lee Health.

A few factors can be attributed to this rise. First, our society already had mental health issues before the pandemic. People drank more during the height of Covid. The CDC says alcohol-induced deaths among seniors rose more than 18% from 2019 to 2020. “I talk to people all the time about the traumatic effects of Covid. It’s still with us. It’s going to be with us for a long time,” said Dr. Simeone.

Dr. Simeone also said there is a high amount of ambient anxiety in our culture. “The third factor is a level of social divisiveness that I think rivals pre-Civil War, and Reconstruction period.”

Locally, many of us are still dealing with the impacts of Hurricane Ian. “Ian took all of that and layered on another layer of local distress,” said Dr. Simeone.

It’s important to develop our coping skills to be able to adapt to difficult circumstances. Dr. Simeone said we should check in with loved ones and ask how their doing. “Look for changes from baseline behavior.” Help is available. You can learn more by searching for behavioral health on leehealth.org.

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Cardiology
The resources you need to optimize your heart health. Lee Health's hub for cardiovascular care in SWFL.
Neurology
Specialized care for brain and spinal cord conditions. Lee Health's hub for neurological care in SWFL.
Primary Care
Primary care physicians are your main point of contact, dedicated to everyday medical care, preventive health, and chronic conditions
Rehabilitation
Physical & occupational rehab, speech therapy, and more. Rehabilitation therapies that help people improve their quality of life. Lee Health's hub for rehab in SWFL.
Rheumatology
Treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and other joint conditions. Lee Health's hub for rheumatology care in SWFL.

Aging Awareness and Sensitivity Training for Employees

More than 68 million Americans are over the age of 60, and that number is projected to grow each year. Our hands-on Aging Sensitivity Training Program will help your staff be more empathetic, understanding, and patient. Learn more here!

Aging Sensitivity Training: Age Play (SECURE Program)

Hands-on training that helps businesses understand the specific challenges of aging.