Late Life Journey
Life Transitions, Patient Advocacy, Long Term Care Planning and Care Management Services that Work For YOU.
Serving Southern Oregon
...empowering Your Late Life Journey
Debra lyn Johnson, MA, CSCC
Geriatric Care Manager
For more than 25 years, I have supported older adults and their families through complex medical decisions, aging transitions, and long term care planning. With a Master's degree in Gerontology, and advanced training in long-term care planning, I bring both clinical experience and steady presence.
Aging brings decisions. You don't have to make them alone.
A Geriatric Care Manager and, or a Patient Advocate helps you and your family navigate the complex realities of change that comes with getting older:
We assess We plan We coordinate We advocate
Navigating healthcare and coordinating care can be overwhelming. Hospital stays are shorter, more procedures are performed on an outpatient basis, and much of the recovery process now happens at home.
While this may sound convenient, it also means that patients and families are often responsible for coordinating follow-up care, medications, appointments, and daily support. When communication between the hospital, healthcare providers, and home-care services breaks down, important needs can be overlooked.
Planning ahead with a Patient Advocate or Professional Care Manager can help prevent gaps in care, reduce stress, and ensure that you have the right support in place when you need it.
Advance Health Care Directive
& Long Term Care Planning
Certified Advanced Steps® ACP Facilitator
Here is my why.... I believe one of the greatest gifts we can give our loved ones is to have our affairs in order. This includes having honest conversations about our wishes.
I want to make it easier to have the tough conversations.
I want to provide you with a greater understanding of options offered, in navigating your choices, be it for treatment options due to a terminal diagnosis, a potential surgery or changes in your capacity for independent living.
I want people to know they can choose a death that aligns with the way they have lived their life. To do that, they need to understand their options and ensure that the appropriate legal and medical documents are in place.
“REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH, YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU NOTHING THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED - ONLY WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN.”
- St. Francis of Assisi