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AI scribe for geriatrics

More presence. For patients and caregivers. Turn patient and caregiver conversations into structured geriatric notes. Explore a worked example, then explore a template for your next assessment or follow-up.

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Built for your geriatric day

  • Geriatricians
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Long-term care teams
  • Home visits

Everyday details. One clear note.

A home routine, a caregiver update, and plans for the week ahead. See how a geriatric follow-up becomes a note with a place for each person’s perspective and next step.

The conversation

E. Roy · 81 years · Outpatient follow-up · Daughter present

  1. 1

    Patient · priorities

    “I want to keep living at home. I make breakfast and get dressed myself. My daughter helps with shopping.”

  2. 2

    Patient · appointments

    “I keep my appointments on the kitchen calendar. A call the evening before is helpful.”

  3. 3

    Daughter · home routines

    “I’ve brought groceries twice a week for the past month. Before that, she did her own shopping. I also call before appointments.”

  4. 4

    Daughter · next steps

    “We found a community lunch group nearby. I can send you the schedule tomorrow.”

  5. 5

    Clinician · visit summary

    “We discussed your home routine and the lunch group. Your daughter will send the schedule tomorrow, and I’ll call you both on Thursday to talk through the next steps.”

Geriatric follow-up note

Editable note

Visit context
E. Roy, 81 years. Outpatient follow-up with daughter present. Today’s conversation covered home routines, appointment reminders, and a nearby community lunch group.
Source: 1–5
Patient priorities
Wishes to remain at home. Describes preparing breakfast and dressing independently, with daughter helping with shopping.
Source: 1
Home routines and support
Daughter brings groceries twice weekly and has done so for the past month. Previously, the patient did her own shopping. Patient uses a kitchen calendar for appointments and appreciates an evening reminder call from her daughter.
Source: 2 + 3
Today’s discussion
Discussed the patient’s home routine and interest in a nearby community lunch group. Daughter has found the group’s schedule and will share it tomorrow.
Source: 4 + 5
Agreed next steps
Daughter to send the lunch-group schedule tomorrow. Clinician to call the patient and daughter on Thursday to discuss next steps.
Source: 5

A full day in geriatrics. A note for every part.

E. Roy81 years · Initial assessment

CognitionPrioritiesFunction

Patient priorities

Comprehensive assessments

Function, cognition, and what matters to the patient.

Caregiver update

Everyday support at home

Shopping, shared routines, and plans for the week ahead.

Connected to the visit

Caregiver conversations

Keep home updates and the patient’s priorities together.

Cognition & function

Patient experience and caregiver observations, side by side.

NEXT VISITTue

Post-discharge visitConnect the patient and care team

  • Caregiver to share the discharge summary
  • Review changes since discharge
  • Confirm the next contact and owner

Care transitions

Carry the hospital plan into the next conversation.

From conversation to geriatric note

Showing the assessment example.

From the conversation

Patient
“I want to stay at home. Shopping has become harder.”
Daughter
“I bring groceries twice a week, but she still makes her own meals.”
Clinician
“We discussed support at home. I’ll include the options in your visit summary.”

81 years · Comprehensive assessment

Editable note

Patient’s priority
Wishes to remain at home; reports more difficulty shopping.
Function + caregiver context
Daughter brings groceries twice weekly. Reports that the patient prepares her own meals.
Discussion + next step
Home support options discussed. Clinician to include them in the visit summary.

The details that matter. Ready for the next visit.

Keep patient preferences, caregiver updates, and follow-up plans easy to find. These examples show three ways to organize the everyday details of a geriatric visit.

Give each voice a place

Bring the patient’s preferences and the caregiver’s updates into their own sections, with the relationship alongside each contribution.In the notePatient uses a kitchen calendar and appreciates an evening reminder. Daughter calls before appointments.

Connect routines over time

Keep the activity, the change, and the timing together so the next visit starts with useful context.In the noteDaughter has brought groceries twice weekly for the past month. Previously, the patient did her own shopping.

Make the next step easy to find

Finish with the action, the person taking it, and the timing agreed during the conversation.In the noteDaughter to send the community lunch schedule tomorrow. Clinician to call the patient and daughter on Thursday.

Geriatric note templates. Ready to adapt.

Choose a visit format and explore its headings. Open Vero to create a template that fits your encounters and documentation style.

Your headings. Your detail level. Your voice.

Three geriatric note formats for your everyday visits.

Bring the patient’s priorities, home routines, caregiver updates, and visit discussion into one organized note.

When to use it
For an initial visit or a broad conversation covering several parts of daily life.
Make it yours
Add headings for the routines, living arrangements, and support networks you discuss most often.

Assessment note

Your template

PATIENT AND CAREGIVER AGENDA

DAILY LIFE AND SUPPORT

VISIT DISCUSSION

PLAN AND FOLLOW-UP

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GERIATRICS — ASSESSMENT VISIT
Date: [date] | Age: [years]
Setting: [clinic / home / long-term care]
Participants: [patient, caregiver and relationship, others]

PATIENT AND CAREGIVER AGENDA
Patient’s priorities: [in their words]
Caregiver updates: [person and observations]
Questions for today: [topics to cover]

DAILY LIFE AND SUPPORT
Daily routines: [activities discussed]
Changes since the previous visit: [activity, change, timing]
Current support: [task, person, frequency]
Home and community: [living arrangements and activities]

VISIT DISCUSSION
Topics covered: [discussion summary]
Your observations: [visit notes]
Patient preferences: [what matters to them]

PLAN AND FOLLOW-UP
Agreed next steps: [plan discussed]
Action: [task] | Owner: [person] | When: [timing]
Patient and caregiver summary: [key points]
Next contact: [timing and format]
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What does an AI scribe do during a geriatric visit?

Vero turns the conversation, typed observations, and uploaded context into an editable note. Organize the patient’s priorities, caregiver updates, daily routines, and agreed next steps in the format you prefer.

Can I include both the patient’s and caregiver’s perspectives?

Yes. Vero supports multi-speaker encounters. Include each participant and their relationship, then give the patient’s preferences and caregiver observations their own headings. Their contributions stay easy to find in one note.

Can I customize my geriatric assessment template?

Yes. Start with the assessment template on this page and adapt the headings to your visits. Add space for the patient’s agenda, daily activities, home support, your observations, and the plan discussed. Save the format for future encounters.

How can I document changes in daily routines?

Group updates by activity, such as shopping, preparing meals, getting to appointments, or joining community activities. Include what changed, when it changed, and who now helps. The worked example shows how a daughter’s shopping update becomes a clear note section.

Can I use different note formats for clinic, long-term care, and home visits?

Yes. Save a format for each setting. A clinic note can lead with the patient’s agenda; a long-term care note can bring together resident, staff, and caregiver updates; a home-visit note can focus on daily routines and available support. Vero works on desktop and mobile.

How can I keep follow-up plans connected after a care transition?

Use the care transition template to bring the previous visit summary together with today’s updates. Include the patient’s questions, caregiver arrangements, upcoming appointments, and who will take each next step.

How do I move a geriatric note into my EMR?

Edit the note in Vero, then copy it into your EMR or export it as PDF or DOCX. Your headings keep patient priorities, the visit discussion, and follow-up actions organized in the chart.

How can I create a geriatric note template in Vero?

Explore the Assessment, Cognitive review, and Care transition formats on this page. Select Use in Vero to open the workspace, where you can create a template with your own headings and writing style. Choose More templates to open Vero and browse the template library.

Make room for the person in front of you.

Try Vero with your next geriatric visit. Capture the conversation, shape the note, and keep the patient’s priorities and next steps easy to find.

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