Continuing care coordination & management of an older adult’s care is an important consideration in order to better maintain one’s baseline condition and in preventing crisis. A Geriatric Care Manager can maintain oversight and stay involved with providing care coordination and management in various ways depending on need of the client.
Testimonial
“I was so stressed from trying to care for my 89-year old father and work full time and care for my own family as well. I cannot tell you how grateful I was to have Debra’s care management assistance relieve me from the mounting worries, concerns, and time in handling all of the issues that needed to be addressed. She came in and one of the first things she did that made a huge difference was to find more appropriate and excellent caregivers for my father. He is happier, more active, and, most of all, I know he is safe and well taken care of”.
Robin, Walnut Creek, CA
Continuing care services include such things as:
Ongoing attention in solving immediate problems or crises
Transition management and assistance from hospital/rehab to home
Oversight and supervisory attention to caregivers and other in home support service personnel
Healthcare advocacy and coordination with medical professionals
Oversight and training of caregivers for dementia and Alzheimer's care
Consistent reporting and communication with family on updates and progress
Home safety evaluation and coordination of modifications as necessary
Assistance with health, financial, or legal issues and long term care planning, including Medical, Medicare, and VA Benefits
End of life counsel and preparation
A special home safety and quality of care monitoring service is available and recommended for clients whose family does not live near by and may have someone in a local nursing home or other facility. This is a valuable service that provides family members with an objective assessment of how their family member is doing, the quality of care they are receiving, and a channel of reporting that they may not receive from the facility itself.
Debra Johnson, Late Life Journey • (415) 572-9716 • contact Elder Care Services and Geriatric Care Managers serving San Francisco Bay Area including San Francisco County
(includes San Francisco and South San Francisco) Contra Costa County: Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Pleasant Hill,
Orinda, Moraga, San Ramon, Danville Alameda County: Oakland, Piedmont, Berkeley, Albany, Alameda
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