Care Management offered by Aging Life Care Association's Western Region Chapter

Maintains a clearinghouse of geriatric care managers who can assist older adults and their families with making decisions in the following areas:

• Financial: Services may include reviewing or overseeing bill paying or consulting with a client’s accountant or Power of Attorney.

Provides information on Federal and state entitlements, connecting families to local programs when appropriate. Also helps clients and families with insurance concerns, claims, and applications.

• Housing: Helps families and clients evaluate and select appropriate level of housing or residential options.
• Families: Helps families adjust, cope and problem-solve around long-distance and in-home caregiving, addressing care concerns, internal conflicts and differences of opinion about long-term care planning.
• Local Resources: Refers to relevant local resources.
• Advocacy: Advocates for clients and their families, promoting the client’s wishes with health care and other providers, ensuring that client’s needs are being adequately addressed.
• Legal: Refers to legal experts, like elder law attorneys, estate planners, and Powers of Attorney. Some Aging Life Care Professionals provide expert opinion for courts in determining level of care and establishing client needs.
• Crisis Intervention: Offers crisis intervention when it is needed, helping clients navigate through emergency departments and hospitalizations, rehabilitation stays, and ensuring that adequate care is available to the client.

Other local, cost-effective resources are identified and engaged as needed.