CT Lawyer
Im sorry for the distress you are going through.
there arent many geriatricians, and even less gerontologists. which is likely why you are having trouble. if R”L she needed an orthopedist I doubt the wait would be that long. And more to my point, if a medicare patient needs an orthopedist I dotn think the wait is longer than for a privately insured patient
Your example highlights just how broken our system is. Obviously I dont know the specifics of your situation. But Seeing a gerontologist is (almost) never medically urgent. I understand that there are bureaucratic hurdles to get equipment that she needs for which she needs to be evaluated. But that just highlights how fractured our system is. why does a pateitn need a physician to determine she needs a walker or commode, a Physical therapist should be able to make that detemriniation?
At any rate, why not have her see an internist who certainly can make that detemriniation. while you wait for appointment with geriatrician?