What is Care Management?

Care Management is a professional service that helps you to live with the problems of aging. The current system delivering health and social services is often fragmented and confusing. Typically there is not one place where all the information and services are located. Care Management provides a service coordinator, advocate and advisor who will help you maintain independence and enjoy safe, comfortable living conditions in your home as long as possible. Our care managers' expertise translates into peace-of-mind for you and your family.

Why should your family use Care Management services?

Intended to help both individuals and their caregivers, Care Management can save you valuable time, expense, and worry. When a family situation becomes overwhelming, and caregivers find their responsibilities affecting their work, health, and personal lives, Care Management services can offer guidance, develop a care plan, and supervise an elderly person’s care. Not everyone knows the signs, symptoms, and conditions of aging that are significant or need immediate attention. Care Managers are trained to observe these signals.

How do Care Managers work?

Care Managers make an in-home visit to interview the client and/or caregiver. Based on an evaluation of the individual’s mental and physical capabilities, the home environment, finances, and social support system, a care plan is developed with each client. The Care Manager will work with various kinds of health care professionals in the community to deliver the needed package of care. Follow-up visits and phone calls are made to insure that the plan is working well.

How long will a Care Manager be needed?

Care Management may be short-term care or long-term care depending on the client’s condition and the family’s concerns, and the support system available.

Is someone you know experiencing any of the following problems?

• Changes in appetite or weight
• Disturbed sleep
• Unable to drive due to physical limitations
• Suspicious, accusing people of stealing their belongings
• Restless at night and afternoon
• Needs assistance with housekeeping
• Repeating, asking the same questions
• Leaving the stove on and burning food
• Dresses inappropriately
• Becomes lost in familiar surroundings
• Need assistance with meal preparation
• Isolated from family and friends
• Problems with memory
• Requires prompting to become involved socially
• Prefers to sit and do nothing
• Needs assistance with bathing and dressing
• Problems organizing thoughts and thinking logically
• Needs assistance with shopping
• Problems with reading and writing
• Paying bills and handling money are problems

If you have observed any of the symptoms listed above and you need assistance managing them, we can help you at Elder Care.

Our Care Managers are well-trained, professional, caring people who understand how and why the problems of aging may cause us to lose our ability to successfully manage some or all of these aspects of living independently.