A geriatric care manager is trained and experienced in the assessment, coordination, and monitoring of services for older adults and their families.

• First, to help the older person remain independent and at home as long as possible.
• Second, to assist families in the planning and care of older relatives when independence is no longer possible
• Finally, to locate cost-effective services that meets the older person's specific needs.

They research all the local community options, such as daycare, live-in companions, assisted living and nursing homes. They cut through the red tape of Medicare and Medicaid benefits and nursing home admission requirements, and make on-site visits to ensure the elder person is properly cared for.

They assist clients by evaluating services needed and researching appropriate solutions for their individual eldercare situation.

When daycare, assisted living or a nursing home is your choice, then as a professional, recognized eldercare service, the care manager will take you to qualified facilities and help you decide what is comfortable for everyone concerned.

After your elderly relative has moved into a facility, Geriatric Care Managers become his or her advocate. They follow his or her progress by making on-site visits to ensure the elder person is properly cared for and is being provided for with dignity and the best quality of life that is possible for him or her.

Care managers often assist families with long-distance care giving; they also work with attorneys, financial planners, trust officers, physicians, and other professionals to help meet the needs of the clients. Caring for an elderly relative or friend in his or her later years can be an overwhelming and extremely stressful time for both the caregiver and the elderly person. When you have always treated a parent as an authority, it is difficult to accept that now, Suddenly, you must make important decisions for someone who you must have seen as an authority, someone who may no longer know what is best for him or her. You also face difficulty in gaining the cooperation of the elderly person, who doesn’t want to change what he or she sees as a comfortable situation. You are probably occupied with your own life and possibly your spouse’s and your children’s. You feel guilty that you cannot spend more time helping your elderly parent. Geriatric care managers help you at this difficult time.

A geriatric care manager allows you the comfort of knowing your older family member or friend is receiving the care that he or she needs while leaving you the time to pursue your own personal, family and career commitments.

Reputable care managers belong to the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers and adhere to a professional Standard of Care and Code of Ethics.

When, you find yourself in a situation that warrants professional assistance, Geriatric Care Management provides your solution.