How can a Certified Care Manager (AKA Aging Life Care professional) help a client, their family and supports after a fall?
A Care Manager is an essential tool in a client’s and their family’s toolbox of resources and supports.
The many systems that clients and their families encounter while garnering care and support -- be it at home, in a retirement community, or a hospital or clinical setting -- can be daunting and filled with barriers, U-turns, and the unexpected.
Care Managers understand this. We can anticipate, plan for, and avert a lot of the challenges. We also know how to ask the right questions, communicate with allied professionals, and advocate on behalf of clients.
We are adept at and deal with these situations every day.
In this podcast, our colleague Sheila McKannay provides a snapshot of the many ways a Care Manager can offer guidance, coordination, crisis intervention, and most importantly, peace of mind.
RESOURCES
· What is Aging Life Care? – fact sheet
· The Dance: Finding Balance When Helping an Aging Parent – article
· Aging Wisdom’s Services brochure – downloadable
