WHAT DOES A GERIATRIC CARE MANAGER DO?
Each situation is different. Your Geriatric Care Manager will tailor the services to your needs.
The typical services performed:
Step 1: Comprehensive Assessment
The Geriatric Care Manager will conduct a thorough comprehensive assessment with your loved one. They identify all the elderly care needs and fully understand the challenges you and your loved one are facing. This assessment evaluates needs beyond what a standard medical examination covers. The clinical and functional needs are assessed. This occurs during the comprehensive assessment. With a holistic approach, so are a range of issues that impact your elderly loved one’s quality of life. This range includes cognition, depression, the living situation, nutrition, safety, finances, and the ability to do every day activities. The results of the assessment will be compiled into a report. At the end of the report, a list of recommendations will be provided. These recommendations will meet the care needs identified during the assessment to enhance your loved one’s quality of life.
Step 2: Formulate a Care Plan
Following the assessment, your Geriatric Care Manager will work with you to formulate an individualized plan of care for your loved one. From the recommendations, you and your Geriatric Care Manager will discuss options available to meet your senior loved ones’ needs. In addition, they will address the steps to follow in order to implement the recommendations of the geriatric care assessment. The care plan will cover in detail the information obtained in the assessment and the prioritized recommendations. It will also detail the next steps for meeting the care needs and improving your loved one’s quality of life.
Step 3: Coordinate Care and Services
Even when services are not available directly through the Geriatric Care Manager, your Geriatric Care Manager is knowledgeable about all the geriatric services available. These also include services through other parties in throughout Ohio. Senior Support Services will address which ones are most effective and reputable. You may be able to accomplish some services yourself while others may be achievable through other family members. Your Care Manager will review these possibilities with you. They will then help arrange for and monitor the services provided by resources in the community.
