Older adults deserve more than a script renewal.

Caring for an older person well is one of the more demanding things a GP can do. The picture is usually complex — multiple conditions, multiple medications, the interplay between physical and cognitive health, and the needs of the family trying to help. Dr Orit Laskov has been providing geriatric care in Sea Point since 2014, and has a particular and growing focus in this area. She has taken over complex patient management from Dr Leon Geffen, and is one of the Resident Doctors at Highlands House, an aged care facility in Cape Town, alongside her work at MyFamilyGP.

Dr Mumtaz Abbas, with her background in palliative care, provides complementary depth for patients and families navigating end-of-life care, serious illness, or the need for practical and emotional support alongside medical management.

What we help with.

• Comprehensive geriatric assessment — going beyond the presenting complaint to understand the full picture
• Frailty assessment and management
• Polypharmacy review — working out what is still needed and what has accumulated over time
• Falls risk assessment and prevention
• Cognitive decline — early identification, monitoring, and family guidance
• Chronic disease management in older adults — diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, COPD, thyroid
• Coordination with specialists, home care services, and caregivers
• Family support — helping the people around an older patient understand what is happening and what to do
• Palliative care — comfort-focused care for patients with serious or life-limiting illness