I help patients and families navigate complex healthcare situations when managing care, understanding information, coordinating providers, or figuring out what to do next becomes overwhelming. I work especially well with individuals managing multiple healthcare needs, older adults and their families, caregivers coordinating care for a loved one, and patients transitioning between healthcare settings.

As the Founder of PlainPath Advocates, LLC, I provide personalized, independent healthcare advocacy and care coordination. I work alongside patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare providers to organize information, coordinate care, address barriers, and help patients move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Here is how I can help:

* Prepare for medical appointments: Organize medical information, prepare questions, identify concerns to discuss with providers, and help track recommendations and follow-up needs.
Coordinate complex healthcare: Help organize care involving multiple physicians, specialists, appointments, referrals, tests, and services.
Navigate referrals and specialty care: Help coordinate referrals, follow up with provider offices, track scheduling, and address barriers that may delay care.
Organize medical records and healthcare information: Help patients and families organize medical records, medication information, test results, provider information, and important healthcare documents.
Support communication with healthcare providers: Help patients prepare for conversations, identify questions and concerns, and follow up when information or next steps remain unclear.
Navigate insurance, Medicare, and healthcare benefits: Help patients understand available benefits, investigate coverage questions, follow up on authorization issues, and identify resources when coverage creates a barrier to care.
Coordinate durable medical equipment: Help identify appropriate DME and mobility resources, coordinate with providers and suppliers, track documentation, and follow up on equipment requests.
Support hospital discharge and care transitions: Help patients and families understand discharge instructions, coordinate follow-up care, arrange needed services and equipment, and prepare for the transition home.
Support family caregivers: Help organize a loved one's healthcare needs, coordinate appointments and services, identify outstanding concerns, and create a manageable plan for moving forward.
Navigate hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care: Help patients and families understand available services, coordinate care needs, communicate with providers, and identify practical resources during difficult transitions.
Navigate cancer care and clinical trial resources: Help patients organize healthcare information, prepare for oncology appointments, coordinate referrals and services, identify reliable resources, and prepare questions for discussions about potential clinical trials.
Navigate veterans' and disability-related resources: Help identify appropriate benefits, programs, agencies, and resources and assist patients in understanding the next steps.
Identify community resources: Help locate transportation, medical supplies, caregiver support, financial assistance resources, and other services that may help reduce barriers to healthcare.

My approach is compassionate, practical, and patient-centered. I do not make healthcare decisions for my clients. Instead, I help them understand their options, organize the details, communicate their needs, and participate more confidently in their own care.

I provide remote healthcare advocacy and care navigation services nationwide throughout the United States. In-person services may be available on a case-by-case basis depending on location and availability.