Job overview

What is Frailty?
Frailty defines the group of older people who are at highest risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, disability, admission to hospital or the need for long term care.
Frailty syndromes include: 
• Falls
• Immobility
• Delirium
• Incontinence
• Side effects of medication
• People with frailty gradually lose their inbuilt reserves, leaving them vulnerable to dramatic sudden changes in health due to e.g. infection, medication change or a new environment

What is an Acute Frailty Service?
An acute frailty service routinely and systematically assesses frailty in older people who present acutely to Urgent and Emergency Care services.
These services then consider the personalised needs of individuals living with frailty, considering their grade of frailty and degree of illness, supported by clear reliable pathways into and out of hospitals, aligned to the grade of frailty identified.