A Care Manager is a highly qualified individual who has advanced degrees in nursing, social work, gerontology or a related field.  Care Managers are trained to assess, plan, coordinate, monitor and provide services for the client and their families.  To learn about our Care Managers click here.

Care Managers have extensive knowledge about the costs, quality and availability of services in their community.  The Care Manager works with the client and the family to provide services that are tailored to their needs.  The Care Manager objectively views the decisions to be made, always keeping the best interests and needs of the client first.  The services provided by the Care Manager can include, but are not limited to, the following:

Care Management

• Comprehensive assessment of the client and the living environment
• Develop and implement a personalized Plan of Care that identifies problems, eligibility for assistance, need for services, and preferences of the client and the family
• Crisis management, prevention, and intervention
• Provide preventive services to reduce premature institutionalization and overuse of services
• Coordinate medical care and recommendations for referrals to appropriate specialists
• Act as an advocate for the client
• Intervention strategies to help families with problems and provide solutions
• Identify the most viable options, resources, and support services to optimize care and provide for the health, safety, well-being, and autonomy of the client
• Short-term or on-going monitoring, assessment, intervention, and revision of the Plan of Care
• Professionals on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Review of current medication
• Medication set-up by a nurse
• Coordination of transportation
• Offer referrals to legal and financial professionals
• On-going communication with families and support systems
• Assistance with relocation to alternative housing
• Assistance with moving the client across the country to be closer to family and support systems

Because your needs are specific to your situation, we invite you to contact our office at no charge to determine if Care Management is the solution for you.