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. Idaho has 14 practicing geriatric medicine doctors. Broken out by city, geriatric medicine doctor density in Aberdeen is 1, in American Falls is 1, in Boise is 6, in Coeur D Alene is 1, in Downey is 1, in Mccammon is 1, in Meridian is 1, in Moyie Springs is 1, in Nampa is 1, in Pocatello is 2, in Post Falls is 1, and in Twin Falls is 3.

Idaho achieved statehood 1890, and its capital city is Boise. The recent boom of science and technology has superseded agriculture and tourism as the state’s primary resource. Visit the Idaho State Historical Society or the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, or tour the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. Places to see in Idaho include a mountain resort, a mining-era town, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, or the Ernest Hemingway Memorial.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Idaho has a population of 1,429,096. Of this population, 365,765 are under the age of 18 and 163,142 are at or above the age of 65.