Care managers have a wide range of services. Consult with your local geriatric care manager in Southeast MN to find out more about what services they specifically provide. Here’s a list from the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers that may be helpful in understanding the care manager’s scope of practice.
Conduct care-planning assessments to identify problems and to provide solutions.
Screen, arrange, and monitor in-home help or other services, including assistance in hiring a qualified caregiver for home care.
Provide short- or long-term eldercare assistance for those engaged in local or long distance caregiving.
Review financial, legal, or medical issues and offer referrals to geriatric specialists.
Provide crisis intervention.
Act as a liaison to families at a distance, overseeing care, and quickly alerting families to problems – especially important when families are engaged in long distance caregiving for a loved one.
Assist with moving an older person to or from a retirement complex, assisted care home, or nursing home.
Provide consumer education and advocacy.
Offer eldercare counseling and support.
Some PGCMs also provide family or individual therapy, finance management, conservatorship or guardianship assistance, and/or caregiving services.
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