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Professional Geriatric
Care Managers / Support Groups, Community Seminars
and Lending Library / Professional Care Management
Services / Home Care Services / Medi-Cal
Assisted Living Waiver Program / Vital Link
Monitoring Service
Full Service
Professional Care Management
PGCMs are credentialed professionals with
degrees in Social Work, Gerontology, Nursing or Human Services. Our
Certified Care Managers (CMC) have earned a national certification recognized
after meeting the education, experience requirements and passing the
national exam. PGCMs have extensive knowledge of costs, quality, government
entitlements, eligibility, community resources and availability of services
for older adults.
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Are
members of the National Association of Professional Geriatric
Care Managers (NAPGCM)
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Conduct
thorough assessments to identify issues, eligibility and needs.
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Develop
a plan of care that considers safety, cost & client wishes.
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Monitor
all community services including in-home provider employees.
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Identify
and assist with health, financial or legal issues.
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Conduct
family meetings to address family/client issues & lend
support to family caregivers.
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As
necessary, help with transition to next level of care including
all aspects of moving.
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Are
working on or have met the requirements necessary for the
National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM).
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Care Managers: Carol S. Heape, MSW,
CMC, Nancy Wilson, BS, CMC, Marian Smith, BSG, Susan Garrow,
BSG, CMC and Terry Flattley, MA
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Support
Groups, Community Seminars and Lending Library
(Support groups are facilitated by a Professional
Geriatric Care Manager (PGCM))
Our Placerville office has meeting rooms and
a lending library
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Alzheimer's
Support Group
3rd Monday: 10-11:30 a.m.
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Meets once/month
Open to community - no charge
upstairs conference room
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| For a monthly newsletter/reminder
email us at susan@elderoptionsca.com |
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Early Diagnosis Support
Group
Call our Placerville office at 530-626-6939 for the time of the
next scheduled group.
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Open to community - no
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Community Education seminars are offered in locations
around the county at no charge on topics pertinent to older adults.
Call (530) 626-6939 for calendar of events.
The Elder Options Lending Library contains current
books and resource articles to copy or borrow at no charge.
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Professional
Care Management Services Available
(Call for current info packet (800) 336-1709
or email request to: nancy@elderoptionsca.com)
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Office consultation,
family meetings
Complete Assessment/Care
Plan:
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Initial
home visit with individual/family*
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Complete
psychosocial assessment including*
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Mini-mental
memory exam
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Falls
assessment
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Safety
assessment of home
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Depression
scale
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Psychological
evaluation
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Health
issues & medications
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Activities
of Daily Living & IADLs
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Development
of goals, objectives & a written care plan.
Assistance
with paying bills/money management
Accompany
client to physician's appointments.
Monitoring
home visits.
Written reports
to client, family, physician, attorney
Medication/Monitoring
- Reorder, physician
calls, pick up meds.
*Included
at no charge when home care employee(s) are utilized on a regular basis
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Home
Care Services Available
(Call for current
info packet (800)336-1709 or e mail request to: Nancy@elderoptionsca.com)
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Day Shifts
- 3 hour minimum per occurrence
Night Shifts
- 12 hour night shift
- Employee must be able
to sleep 5-6 hrs./shift
24-hour Live
In Shifts
- Employee must be able
to sleep 6-7 hrs./shift
- Includes room &
board
Holidays worked
are paid and billed at time and half.
Petty Cash
Fund
- Establish, monitor &
maintain monthly client petty
- Cash fund account
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Elder Options is a fee for service program.
Fees vary based on services requested and are clearly defined.
Third
party billing and reimbursement may be possible.
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Medi-Cal Assisted
Living Waiver (ALW) - Care Coordination
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The Assisted
Living Waiver program is operated by the California Department of
Health Services (DHS) and covers nursing home type care services delivered
to residents of residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) and
publicly funded housing sites.
Elder Options is approved as
a Medi-Cal provider for the Care Coordination component of the ALW program
in Sacramento county. People living in other counties can receive services
if they are otherwise qualified, willing to relocate to one of the participating
counties, and work with a care coordination agency such as Elder Options.
Participants must be eligible for full-scope
Medical benefits and require a nursing facility level of care. Elder
Options uses a standardized assessment tool to make that determination.
For current status regarding application
to the ALW program, call Elder Options, Inc. (530) 626-6939 or (800) 336-1709.
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Vital Link Home Monitoring Service
What would you
do if you or a loved one had a serious emergency, such as a bad fall, stroke,
heart attack....
...and were unable
to reach the phone for help?
Elder Options
has teamed up with home monitoring leader Vital
Link to provide an easy and inexpensive solution for your peace of mind.
Here's how it works:
You wear a small waterproof pendant, which
is actually a radio transmitter. When you push the button, it immediately
activates the...
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...console located in your home, which automatically
connects to Vital Link's...
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...24 hour Emergency Response Center. Center
personnel establish two-way contact with you, then follow a predetermined
response plan.
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Your local paramedics and/or family members
or neighbors receive all vital information and arrive at your door within
minutes.
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If you keep your door locked, you can purchase
a lock box for $45.00. Emergency Response Center workers will give the
lock box code to local emergency response personnel, so they don't have
to break down your door if you are incapacitated.
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This vital protection
is very affordable - a small installation fee and $35.00 a month thereafter.
Call Today
- We Can Help
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(530) 626-6939
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(800)
336-1709
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(530)
541-1812
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(916) 391-8083
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www.elderoptionsca.com
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