If you’re feeling overwhelmed with all of the aspects of caring for your aging loved one, there is help available. A care management professional can help you learn how to navigate the ever-changing needs of your loved one as well as the ever-changing services that are available in your community.
Care management providers are skilled caseworkers who focus on the elderly. They are from your area so they know what is available and often have suggestions for services and programs that you never knew existed. They can look at a problem that has been overwhelming you and your loved one and find a solution that works best for everyone.
Wondering what a care management provider can help you with as you care for your loved one? Here are just a few examples of areas that a care management provider can step into and help you navigate:
- Community Resources – You may simply not be aware of all of the resources that you can access for your loved one in your community. While every community is different, your care management provider might be able to help you find transportation help, meal services, and social opportunities. All of these are important for your senior to be able to enjoy her days but sometimes finding them can be difficult.
- Medical Questions – While your care management provider is not a doctor and shouldn’t be relied upon for medical advice, they can help you understand the medical advice you’ve been given. So if the doctor recommends a certain medication or device to help your loved one, your care management provider can help you find where to purchase one while often giving a bit more explanation about what it is and how it works.
- Coordination of Services – Your loved one may have a physical therapy appointment here, a routine exam there, and a vaccination booster across town, all on the same day. Your care management provider can help arrange for transportation or even speak to the clinics to arrange for the coordination of appointments so that the day can flow smoothly without a ton of waiting between appointments.
- Assessment of Needs – A care management provider will come to the home where your elderly loved one lives and observe. This observation can help them make an unbiased assessment of what other services your loved one may need. If they see that cleaning has become a struggle or meals are not being made, your provider can make suggestions about what services will help and then help you find the best ones for your loved one.
- Liaison – If you need a go-between person for you and your loved one, your care management provider can be that person, helping to bridge the communication gap and avoid the family drama. Often, an elderly person may be more receptive to accepting services or advice from someone who she didn’t change the diapers of all of those years ago.
Care managers can be a great resource so that you don’t have to try to manage all of the details yourself and you can just enjoy your time with your loved one.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Care Management at an Independent Living Community in Brentwood, TN – please contact the caring staff at Wellington Place today. Call (615) 377-1221
Providing Independent Living for Seniors near Brentwood, Nashville, Fairview, Goodlettsville, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Nolensville, Franklin and surrounding areas.
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