What is Care Management?
Care Management is a method in which a team of healthcare professionals with knowledge of community and medical resources assists clients in establishing a workable action plan that promotes independence and enhances a client’s quality of life.
Who can benefit?
- Families who are overwhelmed with the care of a loved one
- Families who find themselves as long distance caregivers
- Patients who have had multiple hospitalizations with no family members to assist and support them
- Patients with complex medical needs who live alone and need additional support or coordination of care
- Couples in which the caregiver is “burning out” and needs options and support
- Adult children, who work, have families of their own and are the primary caregivers of aging parents
- Families coping with a loved one’s diagnosis of dementia
- Families who are not in agreement as to the appropriate care for a loved one
- Families who need help navigating the complex healthcare system