Is there anyone who you can hire to do the case management part of eldercare?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parent who lived out of area had a nurse care manager. She did things for us like attend doct appointments when asked, coordinate follow up care and referrals, visit for medical needs, read his medical chart, recommend and navigate various services needed. They will also call your insurance company and do all that if you want them to and give them permission to access the accounts.

He had an in home aide 4 days a week who did some of the other tasks you are describing. Grocery shopping, mail, bills, errands. Life errands ans basic paperwork.

The person who thinks LTC health insurance is on autopilot. Um no. They do everything possible to stonewall you and not pay you. Lots of follow up required.

This is what we need! How did you find the nurse case manager?

[Anonymous]

We use this agency - they have locations in multiple states:

https://arosacare.com/locations/

Our care manager is wonderful and my mother loves her. Coordinates and takes to doctor appointments, helps be an advocate for assisted living/nursing home, etc. But not cheap.

[Anonymous]

There’s a professional association of geriatric care managers:
https://www.aginglifecare.org/

I tried to get my parents to accept one. They absolutely refused. It was too bad because I know my father suffered through much ill health because no one was paying attention to him the way that the care manager would have.

[Anonymous]

Who are the people who don't understand how time consuming all this can be? If you change out caregiver for childcare provider, it is the same thing you had to do for yourself and kids. And, it can take hours.

make doctor's appointments
- get prescriptions filled and delivered to the house
- order groceries (when needed)
- talk to doctors
- attend doctors appointments
- file insurance claims
- monitor payments for insurance claims
- fill out increasing amounts of paperwork
- talk to the caregiver and 'manage' her as needed