---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/age-friendly-healthcare-you/care-multiple-health-concerns'
title: 'Care for Multiple Health Concerns'
author:
  name: 'lauren kopchik'
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/97'
date: '2018-11-14T19:57:51+00:00'
updated: '2019-09-12T20:12:31+00:00'
type: landing_page
summary: 'Many older adults live with multiple health concerns. In fact, more than half of people 65 years old and older live with three or more health conditions. Managing these Multiple Health Concerns is one of the “Ms” that makes geriatrics and age-friendly care so special. Focusing on Multiple Health Concerns means helping us manage a variety of health conditions while also looking at how our lifestyle (including where we live) might be impacted by age, health conditions, and social needs.'
published: true
---
##  [Care for Multiple Health Concerns](/age-friendly-healthcare-you/care-multiple-health-concerns)

Many older adults live with multiple health concerns. In fact, more than half of people 65 years old and older live with three or more health conditions. Managing these **Multiple Health Concerns** is one of the “Ms” that makes geriatrics and age-friendly care so special.

Focusing on Multiple Health Concerns means helping us manage a variety of health conditions while also looking at how our lifestyle (including where we live) might be impacted by age, health conditions, and social needs.

 These resources cover what you can do to work with healthcare providers when managing more than one health condition:

- [Managing Multiple Health Problems](/a-z-topic/managing-multiple-health-problems "Managing Multiple Health Problems")
- [Ask the Geriatricians: Managing Multiple Health Problems](/tools-and-tips/ask-geriatricians-managing-multiple-health-problems "Ask the Geriatricians: Managing Multiple Health Problems")
- [Living with Multiple Health Problems: What You Should Know](/tools-and-tips/living-multiple-health-problems-what-older-adults-should-know "Living With Multiple Health Problems: What Older Adults Should Know")