Primary Care for Seniors in St. Petersburg

Yes. Many of our patients are over 60. Our board-certified internal medicine team specializes in adult medicine, including the conditions, medications, and preventive care that matter most as you get older, and we coordinate with specialists when you need them.

Many older adults are well served by an internist, who is trained in the full range of adult medicine. A geriatrician can add value for people with advanced frailty, significant memory loss, or very complex needs. If that applies to you, we can help you decide whether a geriatric evaluation would help.

Yes, and we encourage it when you would like the help. With your permission, a family member or caregiver can join visits and speak with our team. A signed authorization lets us share information with them when you are not present. Ask our staff for the form.

Yes. The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit includes a check for signs of cognitive impairment. If you or your family have noticed changes in memory or thinking, tell us, and we can do a more complete evaluation and look for treatable causes such as medication effects, thyroid problems, or low vitamin B12.

Regular strength and balance exercise, a review of medications that cause dizziness or drowsiness, vision and hearing checks, treating low blood pressure on standing, and removing trip hazards at home all help. Tell us if you have fallen, even without injury, because one fall raises the chance of another.

Yes. We are glad to talk through your wishes for future care and explain Florida options such as designating a health care surrogate and a living will. Bring copies of any documents you have signed so they can be kept in your chart.