Why Hire an Aging Life Care Manager®?

Many older adults and their adult children can benefit from Aging Life Care Management, but few know what this service provides. An Aging Life Care Manager® (previously known as a Geriatric Care Manager) can save you time, money, and stress before a care crisis occurs with elderly loved ones.

Aging Life Care Managers are well versed in the full range of eldercare resources in the area and can advise families about specific services that are the best fit both logistically and financially. This often includes helping families understand when part time help is sufficient and when 24 hour home care services, 24 hour in home care, or 24/7 care may be necessary to keep a loved one safe at home.

For far flung families, forming a relationship with an Aging Life Care Manager before a fall, unexpected hospitalization, or other sudden change in care needs can serve as wise insurance. A care manager can often be on site to handle a crisis situation even before family members can arrive through last minute travel, coordinating around the clock home care or arranging a 24-hour caregiver team when needed.

Aging Life Care Managers can perform a professional assessment of an older relative and establish a schedule of periodic visits. This helps predict impending changes in care needs while families still have time to explore all options, from a few hours of support to full 24hr care, and can prevent a stressful, last minute scramble when a health crisis does occur.

They can also facilitate conversation among adult siblings faced with their parents’ care. Care managers are skilled in helping siblings resolve conflict and reach consensus ahead of time about which care decisions to make, how best to allocate available financial resources, and how to plan a realistic division of labor among available friends and family, including when to bring in 24 hour in home care to support everyone involved.

Consider including a visit to an Aging Life Care Manager as you take on the care and supervision of aging loved ones. The time invested now can benefit you greatly down the road, especially if care needs increase and 24/7 care or around the clock home care becomes necessary. To find out more about the services an Aging Life Care Manager can provide, please call Home Care Solutions at 504-828-0900.

Home Care Solutions is the only home care company in the Greater New Orleans area that offers professional Aging Life Care Management Services alongside customized home care, from occasional visits to fully coordinated 24 hour care at home.