Geriatric Care Management
Geriatric Care Management
- Identifying the care needs of the elderly, developing plans of care, monitoring care services
- Offering corporate and small business human resource personnel assistance with care and service for workers elder family members.
Caring For Your Elderly Loved One . . .
With Professional Geriatric Care Managers
- Our GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS are your personal advisors, someone you can trust and count on to be there for you and for your elder loved one
- Our GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS are all advanced degreed professionals who specialize in working with and assisting older adults, their families, caregivers and corporate and small business human resource personnel to identify and resolve the myriad of short and long term challenges common to the aging process.
- Our GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS are members of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
Services of Our Geriatric Care Managers
- Conduct comprehensive care-planning assessments to identify problems, eligibility for assistance, and need for services
- Research resources and assisting clients through the maze of elder care
- Assist with the locating and arranging in-home assistance
- Monitor services provided to the client in the home, hospital, assisted living facility or nursing home
- Offer referrals to legal and financial professionals
- Act as a liaison to families, making sure things are going well and alerting them to problems
- Assist with crisis intervention and problem solving
- Attend physician visits or other appointments for advocacy or intervention
- Assist with relocation to or from home, retirement center, assisted living or nursing home
- Provide client /caregiver education, advocacy, counseling or support
- Provide individual and/or community education on eldercare topics
- Screen, arrange, support and monitor in-home help and other services
- Offer referrals to specialists to avoid future problems and conserve assets
- Provide long distance caregiving
Benefits of Utilizing Our Geriatric Care Management Services
- Short-term or ongoing assistance for long-distance caregivers
- Personalized, gentle services specifically to meet the client's wants and needs
- Accessibility after hours and on weekends
- Continuity of care management to reduce miscommunication, time, stress and cost
- Efficiency and flexibility because services are stream-lined and client-centered, not complicated by bureaucratic red tape
- Cost-control to reduce inappropriate institutional care and overuse of services; matching service to the client's needs and helping contain costs; ongoing monitoring to prevent costly crises and unnecessary hospitalizations
- Quality control with qualified, experienced personnel
Do You Need A Geriatric Care Manager? The Answer is Yes if You Desire:
- A professional who has knowledge of all the resources to meet the care challenges of your loved ones
- A professional who knows the cost and quality of services to meet the care needs of your loved ones
- A professional who will present and advocate for the older adult and their needs
- A professional who is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year for consultation
- A professional who in a consistent and reliable manner will work with all the health care providers to insure the saving of time and the prevention of miscommunication
Where Do I Begin to Find the Best Solution to Help Elder Adults, Their Families and Caregivers?
Our geriatric care managers begin by carefully assessing the needs of the older adult. Following a consultation with the family and the older client, our care manager develops a plan specifically designed to meet their individual needs. After reviewing with the family, our geriatric care managers are available to identify the resources and personnel, implement the plan and coordinate the services.
Individuals and Agencies Needing Our Geriatric Care Management Services
- Older Adults and Families/Caregivers
- Health Care Professionals
- Gerontology Professionals
- Attorneys & Bank Trust Officers
- Financial Planners
- Long Term Care Insurance Companies
- Health Care & Social Service Agencies
- Senior Housing Communities
- Physical & Allied Health Professionals
- Concerned Families, both near and far