CUSTOM CARE FOR
OLDER ADULTS
FOR ONE MAN, CARE AT THE JAMES AND SHARON MAIDA GERIATRICS INSTITUTE BECAME A FAMILY AFFAIR.
G
eorge Shave, 82, of Tinton Falls, didn’t expect to become an ambassador for a medical practice. But he tells everyone he can about the care he receives at the James and Sharon Maida Geriatrics Institute at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (MMCSC). Now Shave’s wife, Kathleen, and other members of his family also receive care at the Geriatrics Institute. Shave, who owned a successful insurance ABHIJIT CHATTERJEE, MD brokerage firm Healthy Together
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before retiring in the 1990s, became aware of the Geriatrics Institute’s program several years ago when he had a gastrointestinal health crisis and was taken to MMCSC’s Emergency Department. He was so impressed with his care that he and his wife later returned with boxes of candy to thank the hospital’s healthcare providers. That’s when Shave heard about MMCSC’s geriatric program. “I thought, ‘If they treat me as well over on that side of the fence, I’m going to be a really happy person,’” he says.
A FOCUS ON LIVING WELL
Like many older adults, Shave faces multiple chronic health challenges,
including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and elevated blood platelets, and is on a number of medications. Due to heart disease, he’s had angioplasty to clear blocked arteries and stents to keep them open, so he requires close monitoring. “When you reach a certain age, some of these issues just start showing up,” he says. Shave appreciates how providers at the Geriatrics Institute respond quickly to any concerns he might have. When he calls the office on a given morning, “They say, ‘Can you be here at 9:30?’” he says. “Within 10 minutes of arriving, I’m seeing the doctor. And when I come in, they’re happy to see me. You start feeling a little better because you know
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