Comprehensive Senior Care






			Life Steps Comprehensive Senior Care What is Care Management? Care management consists of assessing needs, developing treatment plans and linking and managing services. Services include nursing and physical, occupational and speech therapy. We also offer medical social services, certified home health aides and caregiver services administered in the patient's home by professional health care providers specially trained and experienced in home health care. The services may consist of intermittent visits or extended continuous care. Because every situation can be unique, the elderly often need organizational help, emotional support and a clear plan of action. Moreover, our patients' adult children, who may live far away from that patient, need a local liason who can help with minor problems before they become crises. Care management is of tremendous benefit in these areas. Getting Started After your initial telephone contact, a Care Manager will arrange to come to your home to personally discuss your needs and concerns. Read our Pledge of Ethics Assessment This assessment interview usually takes 90 minutes. Areas of evaluation include health and safety; legal and financial issues; medical history; daily living activities; and emotional and psychological functioning. You will receive a 14-page report with recommendations and referrals to community resources that can help. Care Plan After the assessment is completed, you and your care manager will develop a plan that outlines who will do what and when. Having a Care Plan to follow reduces anxiety, anticipates emergencies and provides specific step-by-step problem solving strategies. our services Regular home or hospital visits Transportation to or presence at doctor appointments Referral, coordination and oversight of private or agency caregivers Coordinating and scheduling all medical appointments Monitor ongoing needs RN medication management Provide liaison to physicians, legal representatives and family members Referral to community resources Coordination & Integration of Services Daily meal preparation and delivery (special diets not a problem) Nursing Physical therapy Occupational therapy Speech therapy Medical social services Certified home health aides Caregivers Moving assistance Daily money management Daily finances are often the first area negatively affected by memory loss. Sorting the mail, writing checks, balancing the bank statement and keeping up with the bills becomes a source of confusion and frustration. Our Daily Money Management services can be a reassuring answer. We handle the incoming mail, pay the bills, balance the checkbook, process insurance claims, provide tax information to tax preparers and coordinate caregivers' payroll. The case for csc services Long-term Care Costs Force Middle Class Families Into Poverty. To address the unmet need that all but the very poor must pay their long-term care bills, we have established a comprehensive new program in Inglewood, California Dedham, MA June 15, 2005. "A harsh fact of life in our deficit-plagued nation is that publicly funded care for frail elders has been seriously under funded for years. The result has been a 'two tier' care system. Those dependent on publicly subsidized care often get poor quality care, very little care, or are placed on a waiting list with no care at all. Nursing homes that rely on Medicaid, the government funded health care program for the poor, are chronically understaffed due to low pay and difficult working conditions.” (PRWEB) Through the Comprehensive Senior and Linkages Care Management Program, we provide essential links that promote independence and prevent premature and/or unnecessary institutionalization. We link people to services, thus enhancing self-sufficiency and maximizing each individual's potential. We accomplish these goals by providing information, coordination and referrals for transportation, adult day care, home safety modification, medical referrals, money management, nutritional services and friendly visits. The services we provide include in-home or hospital assessment by professional social workers. Contact Us Other Services Adult Day Health Care Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Center CNC Professional Services Consultation & Care Planning Associations National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers 1604 N. Country Club Road Tucson, AZ 85716 (520) 881-8008 (520) 325-7925 fax




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