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Background: Centenarians develop diseases later than younger populations. Aims: Assessment of geriatric syndromes in centenarians living in Marseille in 2020. Methods: Observational preliminary study describing centenarians living in the Marseille area, being part of the patients base of the general practitioners (GPs). Results: Twenty-two centenarians were enrolled, including seventeen women (77.3%). Thirteen centenarians lived in nursing homes (NH) and nine in private housing (PH). All were dependent for daily living activities and 78.9% used walkers to get around. GPs consultations were exclusively home visits (in NH or PH). Centenarians living in NH presented more cognitive impairments, more comorbidities, and fewer hospitalizations during the past year compared to centenarians living in PH. Discussion: Although centenarians represent a model of successful aging for society, all were dependent and had at least one geriatric syndrome. Conclusions: Maintaining centenarians at home requires technical aids and intervention of several professional caregivers relying on family support.

Frailty and hospital readmissions are two major problems for older people because of their impact on health, quality of life and healthcare systems. The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between frailty and unplanned readmissions at 30, 90, 180 days and 1 year in hospitalised older people, and to identify the most relevant tools for assessing readmission risk in different clinical settings to facilitate systematic identification of this high-risk population by healthcare professionals.

Le MEOPA est une alternative aux bolus d’opioïdes dans les douleurs induites chez le sujet âgé du fait des difficultés de tolérance aux opiacés. Cette étude prospective souhaite évaluer si l’inhalation du MEOPA est facilement réalisable dans une population âgée démente, quelle que soit l’intensité de la démence. Soutenue par la Fondation de France, elle porte sur l’analyse de soins sous MEOPA en gériatrie au CHU de Nice chez 50 patients de plus de 75ans déments, après formation initiale des équipes soignantes.