[Geriatric assessment]

The geriatric assessment includes the evaluation of the patient's functional capacity, and it can be applied at any health care level, even at home. This allows to approach to the biological, psychological and social aspects, and facilitates the systematic observation of the therapeutic process and of the results from medical and social interventions with the aim of preventing, or at least, delaying the occurrence of functional disabilities. In addition, this evaluation allows to design an adequate programming of nursing care at any health care level, including the patient's home.