services to individuals
Our clients, referred by all sources, are most concerned
about:
In-home care
Assessing what care is needed; estimating and rationalizing
the costs; finding subsidized programs; training, scheduling
& supervising the care; getting your parents to accept
help
Housing options
- Retirement home or nursing home? Private or non-profit?
Negotiating the system; available funding; doing the math
for long-term planning; waiting out the waiting list
Relocation assistance
- Choosing the right home; managing the transition; negotiating
the terms; sorting, packing & moving; clearing the house
for resale; doing the paperwork for the closing
Care management and advocacy
- Mom’s in hospital with a stroke and dad’s
home alone with dementia – who will get in there and
sort things out? Who can I trust to pay Mom’s bills,
help her shop; find a new home and move her in; stay in
touch and be sure she’s getting all the services she’s
paying for? Regular visiting and communication by e-mail,
liaison with retirement home staff; errands and escorting
to appointments
Planning for long-term care, estates, wills & funerals
- Advice, materials and referrals on power of attorney,
competency, banking, closing of estates, funeral planning,
wills
Seminars and training
- Informal on-site training and coaching
- Telephone support
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