Geriatric Care Management
A Geriatric Care Manager is an experienced trained professional who assists older people and their families in meeting their short and long term care arrangements. A care manager may serve as a consultant, advocate, advisor, problem solver and friend to a client and their families. The care manager will attend to all matters required in the particular situation and make all necessary arrangements in order to secure the proper care for their client.
Among the myriad of duties a Geriatric Care Manager attends to:
- Conduct care planning assessments to identify problems, eligibility for assistance and need for services
- Act as a liaison to families, making sure things are going well & providing status reports
- Screen, arrange & monitor in-home care
- Provide crisis intervention
- Provide counseling & support for the client, spouses and their family
- Review medical issues & act as a liaison between physicians & client/family. Referral to geriatric specialist for specific problems
- Assist in recommendation & moving the client to/from retirement complex, assisted living residences & nursing homes
- Provide the client & their family with education on elder issues
- Be an advocate for the client especially in the area of government entitlements
- Provide the client with services such as food shopping & house cleaning
- Financial management in the form of assistance with bill paying
- Assistance with guardianship proceeding
- Medicare Part D Prescription and Evaluation.
LifeStream is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (GCM). We have worked for many individuals and their families within the New York area. In addition, LifeStream has been chosen by various corporations to serve their older employee's needs. Every client of LifeStream is treated with the ultimate respect & is entitled to the quality geriatric care management service for which we are known. One call to LifeStream will connect you to the services you or a loved one may need.