Geriatric medicine deals with aging problems and illnesses in older people. A geriatrician or geriatric physician has specific knowledge of the aging process and expert skills in the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of diseases in the elderly. This specialist can treat geriatric patients in the patient’s home, an office, nursing home, or a hospital setting.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Bone density test.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. California has 997 practicing geriatric medicine doctors. Broken out by city, geriatric medicine doctor density in Anaheim is 16, in Apple Valley is 4, in Bakersfield is 12, in Banning is 3, in Berkeley is 11, in Beverly Hills is 4, in Burbank is 6, in California City is 1, in Carlsbad is 5, in Cathedral City is 2, in Chino Hills is 1, in Chula Vista is 9, in Colton is 5, in Coronado is 1, in Costa Mesa is 2, in Covina is 4, in Danville is 1, in Downey is 4, in El Cajon is 1, in Encinitas is 1, in Escondido is 5, in Fairfield is 1, in Fountain Valley is 10, in Fresno is 14, in Fullerton is 3, in Glendale is 9, in Glendora is 1, in Hayward is 2, in Hemet is 9, in Hesperia is 1, in Huntington Beach is 6, in Irvine is 10, in Jackson is 2, in La Habra is 1, in La Mirada is 3, in Laguna Beach is 1, in Laguna Hills is 8, in Lancaster is 7, in Loma Linda is 16, in Long Beach is 24, in Los Alamitos is 3, in Los Angeles is 131, in Los Gatos is 1, in Manhattan Beach is 3, in Merced is 3, in Mission Viejo is 4, in Modesto is 5, in Moreno Valley is 6, in Napa is 4, in Newport Beach is 6, in Oakland is 19, in Oceanside is 4, in Orange is 25, in Oroville is 2, in Oxnard is 6, in Palm Desert is 2, in Palm Springs is 9, in Palo Alto is 19, in Pasadena is 7, in Pomona is 9, in Poway is 1, in Rancho Cucamonga is 7, in Rancho Mirage is 2, in Rialto is 1, in Riverside is 17, in Roseville is 4, in Sacramento is 30, in Salinas is 2, in San Diego is 58, in San Dimas is 1, in San Francisco is 79, in San Gabriel is 3, in San Jacinto is 1, in San Jose is 28, in San Leandro is 6, in San Marcos is 1, in San Marino is 5, in San Pablo is 1, in San Rafael is 8, in San Ramon is 2, in Santa Ana is 13, in Santa Barbara is 11, in Santa Maria is 2, in Santa Monica is 13, in Santa Rosa is 6, in Scotts Valley is 1, in Sebastopol is 2, in Simi Valley is 3, in Solana Beach is 3, in South El Monte is 1, in Stockton is 6, in Temecula is 2, in Torrance is 16, in Tustin is 4, in Vacaville is 2, in Vista is 4, in Walnut Creek is 9, in Westminster is 7, in Yorba Linda is 3, and in Yucca Valley is 3.

California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks. Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.

According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147. Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18 and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.