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Recognizing the value of geriatric care management, Elder Options, Inc. was established by Carol S. Heape, MSW, CMC, Executive Director in 1988. The home care component was developed shortly thereafter to complement care management in meeting the needs of older adults and their families who were determined to remain at home. Services and staff have grown and include credentialed experts in social work, nursing, mental health and gerontology with two locations serving northern California and northern Nevada. Professional care management is also available within the Sacramento Region and northern Nevada from the offices below. Placerville Office Elder Options, Inc. 82 Main St., P.O. Box 2113 Placerville, CA. 95667 (530) 626-6939 (800) 336-1709 Elder Options, Inc. 2494 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Ste 5 South Lake Tahoe, CA. 96150 (530) 541-1812 Now Serving El Dorado Hills/Folsom (916) 391-8083 Services include: Family meetings with professional geriatric care manager Home Visits Home Care Employees - Personal Care Attendants Complete Psychosocial Assessments Care Planning with Recommendations Medication Reminders and Monitoring Access & Coordination with Community Resources Care Management Monitoring Money Management Advocacy Placement Evaluation Office Staff   Examples: Ms. B lives alone after her husband's death. Her children want her to move into an assisted living facility near them. She wants to stay in her own home with friends close by. What's the solution? An Elder Options' care manager recommends a family meeting either at Ms. B's home or at the Elder Options' office to talk about everyone's concerns. With the outside professional's help the family and Ms. B are able to discuss worries and wishes and come to a compromise that is acceptable to all. The care manager gives knowledgeable recommendations to support the decision explaining costs, availability, and community resources.   Mr. T's adult children live close by and visit when they can. He needs help with cooking, laundry and transportation. He gets lonesome and depressed when he's alone. After talking with the daughter, an Elder Options' care manager sets up a home visit to meet Mr. T. and his daughter at his home. During the visit the care manager completes a professional assessment of what Mr. T's needs are. A decision is made to utilize a provider employee from Elder Options a few hours each day to help Mr. T. remain independent. The care manager will monitor the arrangement and make monitoring home visits to assure client safety, satisfaction, as well as emerging health issues.

Home Care Component

Our employees are the best! They are trained to be “your right hand person” when you can't be there. We know that being helpful and caring is a profession. Our in-home providers are professional, trained, and dependable. Regular training modules give our employees increased knowledge and skill about emerging health issues, dementia/Alzheimer’s disease, emergency preparedness and other important topics. They have experience as CNAs, HHAs and related fields. As the employer, Elder Options, Inc. pays all workers' compensation, payroll taxes, professional and general liability insurance.

Before we hire any home care provider, Elder Options conducts a thorough investigation including:

• Background investigation
• Written application requiring personal and work related references.
• Copy of picture identification.
• Recent DMV printout.
• Proof of current automobile insurance coverage
• Face to face interview
• New hire orientation
• Annual documentation of TB test
• First Aid/CPR certification - strongly recommended.

All home care providers are regularly monitored by geriatric care managers for quality assurance, skill level, and client satisfaction.

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Member, South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce 3066 Lake Tahoe Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Phone: (530) 541-5255

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