The process of working through care options for seniors is often overwhelming for families. It may be difficult to know what the best choices are. It may be especially stressful when older adults have complex needs or live far from caregivers. Geriatric Care Management (GCM) is a client-centered approach that seniors and their families may find useful when arranging senior care. Professional Geriatric Care Managers are usually Certified Senior Advisors (CSA), nurses, licensed social workers or someone who has a bachelor’s or higher degree specializing in geriatrics and senior care planning. They assess older people and their needs and recommend the most appropriate long-term care services. They may also continue to monitor an individual after services are put in place to ensure the services meet the needs.
Geriatric Care Management Services
Geriatric Care Managers provide advice, advocacy, and practical help for seniors and their caregivers. GCM services can cover a wide range of individual tasks, from expert advice to practical health care management assistance. Much like social workers, Geriatric Care Managers are industry experts trained to educate clients and connect them with the right providers for their unique needs.
The Lifestage Care Assessment
Our Care Navigator Tyice Strahl (CSA, CHW) will evaluate an older adult’s physical safety in their home, medical history, nutrition, cognition, social network and functional assessment of all activities of daily living (ADL’S). The process takes approximately ninety (90) minutes, depending on the number of family members involved and the circumstances surrounding the assessment. The family consultation and Care Coordination Review can be a meeting with an individual and/or group of family members to provide information on referrals, aging education and facilitate care planning.
Ongoing Geriatric Care Management services include all activities from implementing the care plan to advocating at physician appointments; specifically, researching options for care, arranging for service, monitoring of services, verbal or written reports, telephone and email contact are all out of pocket billable services.
While the amount of time needed may differ from one client to another, a minimum of one (1) hour per month of personal contact is necessary to have current information allowing Lifestage to be able to provide quality GCM services and to reduce the likelihood of a crisis. Following the initial assessment, our Care Navigator will create an individualized Care Plan based on the findings during the assessment.
Following the initial assessment, the Care Navigator will create an individualized Care Plan based on the findings during the assessment. Apart from performing the above services, Lifestage may assist with other related tasks to be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
Geriatric Care Management Services
Geriatric Care Managers provide advice, advocacy, and practical help for seniors and their caregivers. GCM services can cover a wide range of individual tasks, from expert advice to practical health care management assistance. Much like social workers, Geriatric Care Managers are industry experts trained to educate clients and connect them with the right providers for their unique needs.
The Lifestage Care Assessment
Our Care Navigator Tyice Strahl (CSA, CHW) will evaluate an older adult’s physical safety in their home, medical history, nutrition, cognition, social network and functional assessment of all activities of daily living (ADL’S). The process takes approximately ninety (90) minutes, depending on the number of family members involved and the circumstances surrounding the assessment. The family consultation and Care Coordination Review can be a meeting with an individual and/or group of family members to provide information on referrals, aging education and facilitate care planning.
Ongoing Geriatric Care Management services include all activities from implementing the care plan to advocating at physician appointments; specifically, researching options for care, arranging for service, monitoring of services, verbal or written reports, telephone and email contact are all out of pocket billable services.
While the amount of time needed may differ from one client to another, a minimum of one (1) hour per month of personal contact is necessary to have current information allowing Lifestage to be able to provide quality GCM services and to reduce the likelihood of a crisis. Following the initial assessment, our Care Navigator will create an individualized Care Plan based on the findings during the assessment.
Following the initial assessment, the Care Navigator will create an individualized Care Plan based on the findings during the assessment. Apart from performing the above services, Lifestage may assist with other related tasks to be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
