As an aging life care manager, I help older adults and their families navigate the medical, emotional, and practical challenges of aging. I take a holistic, individualized approach, beginning with a comprehensive biopsychosocial and environmental assessment, along with a review of medical records, to understand each client’s needs, strengths, and circumstances. Using this information, I develop a personalized care plan that includes recommendations, resources, and a proposed timeline to address both short- and long-term goals. I work closely with clients, families, caregivers, and providers to coordinate services, advocate within the healthcare system, and ensure care aligns with the individual’s wishes and needs so they can age with the support, safety, and dignity they deserve.

In addition to comprehensive care management, services include:
- Medical appointment accompaniment, advocacy, provider communication, and follow-up coordination
- Hospital, rehabilitation, and care transition planning
- Home Safety and aging-in-place assessments
- Recommendations for the appropriate level of care, with collaboration alongside trusted placement specialists when needed
- Coordination and oversight of in-home care, home health, hospice, and other community services
- Medication management support through coordination of private caregiver, nursing services, adaptive medication systems, and physician-led reviews when indicated
- Family education, care conferences, and caregiver support
- Dementia care planning and behavioral support strategies
- Crisis intervention and emergency care planning
- Navigation of Medicare, long-term care, and community resources
- Ongoing monitoring and regular communication with families
- Identification of gaps in care and coordination of appropriate medical, rehabilitation, mental health, financial, legal and community resources