Senior Health Center

The Nix Senior Health Center has only one goal: To provide elder adults with the special medical care they need and deserve. Nix Senior Health Center Medical Director Charles R. Cervantes, Jr., M.D., C.M.P., F.A.C.P. is board certified in geriatric and internal medicine. Dr. Cervantes is a board certified geriatric specialist and serves as faculty at the School of Medicine, U.T. Health Science Center at San Antonio.

The geriatric specialist, also called a Geriatrician, understands that special skills and extra time are needed to properly treat multiple medical conditions, so common in the elderly.
 

Who should see a GERIATRICIAN?

Generally, adults 65 years of age and older should see a Geriatrician. However, since we focus on maintaining independence and disease prevention, patients are encouraged not to wait until they are very sick to see a Geriatrician. Adults of any age who suffer from any of the following problems should consult with a Geriatrician:

• Decline in being able to function on your own
• Repeated falls
• Older adults with a disability or illness, even in the early stages
• Older adults with many complex medical and social problems
• Caregiver issues
• Dementia or memory loss
• Confusion
   

What Services Do We Provide?

Our Geriatricians are experts in the following areas:

• Coordinating care among specialists and physicians
• Complete evaluation of the elder adult
• Urine loss
• Management of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol
• Arthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Adult immunizations
• Falls and walking difficulty
• Hearing and vision difficulty
• Assessment of memory disorders, dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
• End-of-life care, hospice and palliative care, which involves psychological, social and spiritual problems related to a serious life-threatening disease.

The Nix Senior Health Center offers a complete range of medical services for the older patient. At Nix, you can come for a visit with a Geriatrician, see a medical specialist, such as a Cardiologist or Surgeon, get an x-ray, mammogram, or MRI, or have lab work done – all without leaving the building.
 

Plus the Nix Senior Health Center Provides:

• Physicians who are all Board Certified in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine
  
• Established relationships with medical specialists to better coordinate care of our patients
• Assistance with management of medications
• Geriatric Care Manager on-site to provide community resources on the challenges of aging 

For appointments, call (210) 568-5600
Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Patients who walk in before 3 p.m. will be seen on the same day.

We accept Medicare, Medicaid, and many types of commercial insurances. Please call our office to make sure that we accept your insurance plan.

Spanish and English speaking staff and physicians.
 

PHYSICIANS:

Charles R. Cervantes, Jr., M.D., C.M.D., F.A.C.P. - Medical Director

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

FROM IH-37 / 281 -
exit Commerce St. Go west on Commerce, and turn right on Navarro.

FROM IH-10 EAST-
exit Durango Blvd./ Downtown. Turn right on Durango, and turn left on Santa Rosa. Turn right on Dolorosa (turns into Market St.) and turn left on Navarro.

FROM IH-35 / IH-10 WEST -
exit Santa Rosa St./ Downtown. Turn left on Dolorosa (turns into Market St.) and turn left on Navarro.

NIX SENIOR HEALTH CENTER
414 Navarro, Suite 1111
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 568-5600
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