Aged - MeSH

Select item 680003681.

A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.

Year introduced: 1966

Select item 680163212.

The giving of attention to the special dental needs of the elderly for proper maintenance or treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.

Year introduced: 1991

Select item 680088753.

Middle Aged

An adult aged 45 - 64 years.

Year introduced: 2004(1966)

Select item 680067074.

Homes for the Aged

Geriatric long-term care facilities which provide supervision and assistance in activities of daily living with medical and nursing services when required.

Year introduced: 1968

Select item 680062995.

Health Services for the Aged

Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the AGED and the maintenance of health in the ELDERLY.

Year introduced: 1980

Select item 680003696.

Aged, 80 and over

Persons 80 years of age and older.

Year introduced: 1987

Select item 680586207.

Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

Nutritional physiology of adults aged 65 years of age and older.

Year introduced: 2011

Select item 680062788.

Medicare

Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)

Year introduced: 1991

Select item 680045529.

Elder Abuse

Emotional, nutritional, financial, or physical maltreatment, exploitation, or abandonment of the older person generally by family members or by institutional personnel.

Year introduced: 1984

Select item 6806440710.

Senior Centers

Community centers for older adults and providers of resources for the community. In addition to providing services and activities for older adults that reflect the community's diversity, they link participants with resources offered by other agencies.

Year introduced: 2014

Select item 6756421111.

Granddad Syndrome [Supplementary Concept]

Date introduced: November 5, 2012

Select item 6753772112.

Macroepiphyseal dysplasia, McAlister Coe type [Supplementary Concept]

Macroepiphyseal dysplasia with osteoporosis, wrinkled skin, and aged appearance

Date introduced: August 25, 2010

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