We Recommend Partnering with A Geriatric Care Manager
One of the most common fears that new clients have is that they personally cannot oversee their parents care. A good GCM , local to your parents can help alleviate those fears and be your eyes and ears to ensure that your parents are being well cared for.
Why Use A GCM?
Local Eyes and Ears
There is nothing like having a trusted set of eyes and ears on the ground local to your parents. Someone trained in geriatric care and experienced in navigating the local landscape of senior resources and options.
Discuss Difficult Topics
Few of us ever thought that we would need to parent our parents one day, but here we are. This is foreign territory for both of you. A GCM is skilled at aiding families with difficult conversations to gain cooperation.
Assess and Monitor
GCMs are specially trained to assess, plan, coordinate, and monitor services for seniors. They can do regular home visits, check up on how your live-in is doing with your parent(s) care and flag you if your parent's needs change.
Handle Emergencies
"What happens if...?" Is a question that a GCM knows the answers too, and can help with trusted local resources. You never have to worry about not being there to manage an emergency, when you have a GCM to work with.