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Home » Elder Law » How Can a Geriatric Care Manager Help You?

How Can a Geriatric Care Manager Help You?

March 10, 2020 by Saul Kobrick

Harrison elder law attorneyAre you caring for an aging parent or grandparent? If so, you already understand how difficult it can be to provide quality care while still trying to focus on your own career and/or immediate family. A geriatric care manager may be the solution. A Harrison elder law attorney at the Law Offices of Kobrick & Moccia explains how a geriatric care manager can help family caregivers.

Caregiver Facts and Figures

If you are the primary caregiver for an elderly parent (or other loved one), it may feel as though you are going through something that no one else could possibly understand. At time, you likely get frustrated, resentful, lonely, and just plain exhausted. As the following facts and figures show, however, you are definitely not alone:

  • 7 million informal and family caregivers provide care to someone who is ill, disabled, or aged in the U.S.
  • Even among the most severely disabled older persons living in the community, about two-thirds rely solely on family members and other informal help, often resulting in great strain for the family caregivers.
  • Lost income and benefits over a caregiver’s lifetime are estimated to range from a total of $283,716 for men to $324,044 for women, or an average of $303,880.30.
  • 15 million Americans provide unpaid care for people suffering from Alzheimer’s each year.
  • In 2016, unpaid caregivers provided over 18 billion hours of care, valued at over 230 billion dollars – and those figures are expected to increase every year for the foreseeable future.

What Is a Geriatric Care Manager?

A Geriatric Care Manager represents a growing service offering support to adult children who need outside assistance with care and personal management for their aging parents who live close by or far away. Often, children are still raising their own families and/or dedicated to a career that makes it difficult to also provide consistent care to an aging parent without help. Also referred to as Care Management or Aging Care Management, geriatric care managers are particularly useful in helping aging seniors find their way through the maze of long-term care services and issues. Here is a list of what a care manager might do:

  • Assess the level and type of care needed and develop a care plan
  • Take steps to start the care plan and keep it functioning
  • Make sure care is received in a safe and disability friendly environment
  • Resolve family conflicts and other family issues relating to long term care
  • Become an advocate for the care recipient and the family caregiver
  • Manage care for a loved one for out-of-town families
  • Conduct ongoing assessments to monitor and implement changes in care
  • Oversee and direct care provided at home
  • Coordinate the efforts of key support systems
  • Provide personal counseling
  • Help with Medicaid qualification and application
  • Arrange for services of legal and financial advisors
  • Manage a conservatorship for a care recipient
  • Provide assistance with placement in assisted living facilities or nursing homes
  • Monitor the care of a family member in a nursing home or in assisted living
  • Assist with the monitoring of medications
  • Find appropriate solutions to avoid a crisis
  • Coordinate medical appointments and medical information
  • Provide transportation to medical appointments
  • Assist families in positive decision making
  • Develop long range plans for older loved ones not now needing care

How Do I Find a Geriatric Care Manager?

If you think a geriatric care manager might be able to help you, finding one is fairly easy. A good place to start is on the National Care Planning Council’s website. The NCPC provides a listing service for families looking for care managers. There is typically a fee for an initial assessment.

Contact a Harrison Elder Law Attorney

Please feel free to download our FREE estate planning worksheet. If you have additional questions or concerns about how a geriatric care manager can help you, contact a Harrison elder law attorney at the Law Offices of Kobrick & Moccia by calling 800-295-1917 to schedule your appointment.

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Saul Kobrick is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York and the Founding Partner of The Law Offices of Kobrick & Moccia. Mr. Kobrick is licensed to practice law in all courts of New York State, as well as in the Federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is a member of the New York State, and Nassau County Bar Associations as well as a member of the American Academy Estate Planning Attorneys. Mr. Kobrick is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
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