A multidisciplinary team of health care professionals, usually led by a geriatrician, that provide coordinated diagnostic services to older adults.

A professional, usually a social worker or nurse with experience in geriatric care, who performs an individual assessment, establishes a care plan and oversees an elder’s care.

A physician who specializes in the care of the elderly, primarily those who are frail and have complex medical and social problems.

The study of older people and the aging process.

When a policy cannot be cancelled and must be renewed when it expires unless benefits have been exhausted. The company cannot change the coverage or refuse to renew the coverage for other than nonpayment of premiums including health conditions and or marital or employment status.