Scenarios
of How We Can Help You.
We
want you to have a better understanding of what we do as Geriatric Care
Managers. Unfortunately, many people think we simply we place seniors
in nursing homes. To dispel those myths, we've put together a few scenarios
of how we may be of service.
| Coordinating
Services & Care Plan Development |
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| Mrs.
Jones lives alone and her children all live out of town. She
recently fell and fractured her hip and ended up needing temporary
placement in a nursing home for physical therapy. The staff
at the nursing home, as well as her own doctor, is reluctant
to release her unless she has some regular help at home. |
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ElderGuard
could immediately represent Mrs. Jones at the nursing home
and keep her family advised regarding her progress.
Further,
upon discharge, ElderGuard could help by locating and coordinating
services such as housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping
services, personal care, and continued physical therapy until
she recovers with professional care managers monitoring and
visiting her regularly. And, ElderGuard can continuously assess
Mrs. Jones and recommend appropriate placement if that ever
becomes necessary.
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| Assessment
for Protective Services |
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Mr.
Green is having difficulty preparing his meals and no longer
drives. The utility company has sent him "shut off" notices
because he is having trouble paying his bills.
Mr.
Green doesn't get out to see his doctor anymore and has been
seen in the emergency room three times this year. His children
are worried about him but he refuses to move closer to them.
And
worse yet, one of his neighbors may be misusing Mr. Green's
finances.
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| ElderGuard
can sit down with Mr. Green and his family to discuss needs
and develop a care plan that works to help Mr. Green with transportation,
meals, Medicaid, and paying bills. We can even arrange for him
to be seen by a physician that makes house calls. Further, ElderGuard
could assist the family in seeking legal guardianship. |
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Mrs.
Murphy recently recovered from a stroke. Her only child lives
500 miles from her but calls her everyday. Sometimes Mrs.
Murphy doesn't answer the phone because she has inadvertently
turned off the ringer. Other times she calls her son to report
that her sink is plugged or her sidewalks need to be shoveled.
She's afraid to hire someone to fix these problems because
they might take advantage of her. And, most importantly, she
doesn't want anyone to know that she is all alone.
Her
son knows that if he lived in the area these problems would
be quick fixes, but because he lives so far away and cannot
monitor his mother, he will have to ask her to sell her beloved
home and move into a nursing home.
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| ElderGuard
can help Mrs. Murphy find a reliable handyman or student to
assist with these problems. And since ElderGuard would become
her representative, our professionals would coordinate these
services. And the next time she failed to answer her phone,
our professionals could respond and immediately assist in resolving
the situation and put her son's mind at ease. |
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| Nursing
Home Representation |
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| Pat
Johnson was recently promoted to another position out of town
after placing her father in a nursing home. Pat now worries
who will oversee her father's care in the nursing home. She
knows that a "visible" and "active" family makes a difference
in the kind of care and treatment nursing home patients receive. |
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ElderGuard
can become the family's representative at the nursing home.
ElderGuard will attend all care plan meetings and provide
the family with a detailed status report after each meeting.
All information can be routinely e-mailed to Pat.
Further,
ElderGuard can be Pat's representative with her father's physicians
and can even do care management if she becomes hospitalized.
Impromptu visits can also insure that her father's care is
never compromised.
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| Human
Resources and Elder Care Management |
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| Acme
Electric employs about 300 people in the area. As the company
has grown, so has their employees' absenteeism. Upon closer
investigation it is discovered that some of this can be attributed
to employees becoming overwhelmed managing the care of their
older parents. |
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| ElderGuard
can become Acme Electric's referral source for all employee
issues related to elder care management. |
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| Long
Term Care Specialists |
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| Johnson,
Smith, and Jones is a relatively new law firm in the area. Many
of their clients are elderly and will eventually need elder
care management, especially in nursing homes. The firm is unfamiliar
with nursing home regulations and practices and feels the need
to have specialists with this type of expertise to advise them
or assist them in managing their clients in the area's nursing
homes. |
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| ElderGuard
consults in area nursing homes and is fluent in New York State
nursing home practice. ElderGuard could act as the firm's consultant
advising them on current regulations or by in-facility advocation
and intervention. |
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ElderGuard...your
guiding resource for elder care.
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