How Can A Geriatric Care Manager Help You?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How can a Geriatric Care Manager help you?

Conduct care planning assessments to identify problems, and provide solutions
Screen, arrange and monitor in-home help or other services
Review financial, legal, or medical issues and offer referrals to geriatric specialists to avoid future problems while conserving financial resources
Provide crisis intervention
Act as a liaison to families at a distance, overseeing care and quickly alerting families to problems
Assist with moving an older person to or from a retirement complex, assisted care home, or nursing home
Provide consumer education and advocacy
Offer counseling and support
Some Geriatric Care Managers also provide family or individual therapy, finance management, and conservatorship or guardianship assistance and/or caregiving services
Geriatric Care Managers have extensive knowledge about the costs, quality, and availability of resources in their community