Background: -Aging is a biological process often accompanied by debility, disease and death. In India, anyone who is above 60 years is considered as geriatric patients whereas in western world attainment of age above 65 years is considered as aged people. Elderly patients are frail with reduced physiological capacity and often suffer from multiple co-morbidities constituting this group the most vulnerable and high-risk groups in terms of health and their health seeking behaviour. Even acute illness in elderly manifests in a non-specific way