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A Simple Framework For Caregivers
Listed below are some of the issues a Geriatric Care Manager will
help the potential caregiver start to think about. Planning for the eventuality
of providing care and guidance is the best way to avoid a crisis.
Some major planning aids:
- Knowledge of finances: income, pensions, annuities.
- Knowledge of legal papers: wills, trusts, bank accounts, insurance
policies.
- Knowledge of housing concerns: remain independent; assisted
living; continuing care.
- Knowledge of health and nutrition issues: names of physicians,
medication compliance, changes in personality, health insurance carriers;
contents of refrigerator, shopping habits.
- Knowledge of emergency plans and safety issues: emergency
response systems; community surveillance.
- Knowledge of transportation services: senior trips, paratransit,
taxi coupons.
- Knowledge of companion services: home aids, volunteer visitors,
neighbors, relatives.
- Knowledge of respite care services: office for the aging;
local senior organizations.
Working with a Care Manager will empower the caregiver to:
- Make informed decisions in the event of an emergency;
- Compile eldercare-planning tools;
- Accumulate eldercare resources quickly;
- Gather an informal network of support; and
- Access expert advice on eldercare.
