Over 25 percent of the population in the jurisdiction of the Jefferson Area Board of Aging is over the age of 60 according to data processed by the Weldon Cooper Center.
To prepare for an increasing number of older Americans, the University of Virginia Health System will open an expanded geriatric care clinic in northern Albemarle County this December.
“Our goal is to eventually be able to serve three to four times as many patients as we can accommodate at our current clinic,” said Dr. Karen Starr, the clinic’s medical director, in an information release.
The current clinic at 674 Hillsdale Drive only has three exam rooms and the new one at 2325 Seminole Lane will have a dozen.
“We will be expanding both our primary-care services as well as our geriatrics-consultative services that include fall prevention, caregiver concerns and managing multiple health conditions and medications,” Starr continued.
The new location is next to UVA Health’s pediatric neurodevelopmental and behavioral health clinic.
Before you go: This story was originally posted in the July 2, 2025 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. The posting here nearly two months later on August 27, 2025 shows some of the pitfalls of this particular way of producing content. The audio wasn’t very good so I ended up not producing it for a radio version. It’s all a blur and a whirlwind, but I’m glad to try to get to do the work.
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