What is an Aging Life Care Manager?
An Aging Life Care Manager is a health and human services specialist who acts as a guide and advocate for families who are caring for older relatives or disabled adults.
How can an Aging Life Care Manager help?
Conduct care planning assessments to identify problems and to provide solutions
Screen, arrange, and monitor in-home help or other services
Provide short to long-term assistance for caregivers living near or far away
Review financial, legal, or medical issues and offer referrals to geriatric specialists
Provide crisis intervention
Act as a liaison to families at a distance, overseeing care, and quickly alerting families to problems
Provide consumer education and advocacy
Offer counseling and support
Assist with moving an older person to or from a retirement complex, assisted care home, or nursing home