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Caring for the Elderly » Geriatric care manager help — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:28:44 +0000

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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:14:00 +0000

Geriatric Care Managers have become increasingly important, especially in this tough economy. People are faced with decisions, sometimes in crisis, when they have no idea what their options are.

By: Kaye - SandwichINK

Kaye - SandwichINK — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:41:12 +0000

Great info Dale! Thank you. I have a couple of aging relatives at a long distance and keep them continually in my prayers. I hadn’t even thought of something like this, but I could see how useful it would be to those of us helping from a long distance. I’ll definitely have to check into it. And thank you, also, to Amy for the valuable comment. That will be a definite help in where to start the process.

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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:31:17 +0000

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By: Amy Abrams

Amy Abrams — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:17:55 +0000

Thanks for highlighting these lesser-known facts about geriatric care management. I’d like to highlight #4 and point out that certified geriatric care managers who maintain membership in the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (www.caremanager.org) are held to a set of ethical guidelines and standards of practice that address this issue explicitly.

Within our Standards of Practice (Standard of 11), there is a guideline that “The Care Manager should not participate in practices of fee splitting, accepting or giving referral fees or other similar arrangements with any other party providing services to the client.” Our Pledge of Ethics requires us to “… refer you only to services and organizations I believe to be appropriate and of good quality. I will fully explain to you any business relationship I have with any service I propose, and give you information on alternatives, if at all possible, so that you, or a person designated to act for you, can make an informed decision to accept or reject the services I recommend to you.”

It’s important that when families hire a care manager, they know they are being referred to services and resources based on an objective assessment of their loved one’s needs. Thanks for bringing yet another important subject to light.

By: Nancy Iannone

Nancy Iannone — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:26:48 +0000

Thank you Dale for this helpful summary of the benefits of Geriatric Care Management. Your advice to seek out a Geriatric Care Manager before a crisis echoes so many comments I have heard.

Education about the benefits of Geriatric Care Management, particularly for long distance caregivers, could make many caregivers lives easier and less stressed.

By: How can a Geriatric Care Manager help you? « The Journey of Aging

How can a Geriatric Care Manager help you? « The Journey of Aging — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:20:08 +0000

[...] 11, 2009 by carepath Today, Dale Carter,a person who’s wisdom I frequently follow in Twitter, posted a very good article on her [...]