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Utilize Experts - Who are Professional Geriatric Care Managers (PGCMs)?

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.
Elder Options' PGCMs :

• Conduct thorough assessments to identify problems, eligibility and need.
• Develop a plan of care that considers safety, cost & client wishes.
• Monitor all community services including in-home provider employees.
• Identify and assist with health, financial or legal issues.
• Conduct family meetings to address family/client issues & lend support to family caregiver.
• When necessary, help with transition to next level of care including all aspects of moving.
• Have met the requirements necessary& passed the National CMC testing exam.

Office consultation, family meetings

Complete Assessment/Care Plan:

• Initial home visit with individual/family*
• Complete psychosocial assessment including*
  • Mini-mental memory exam
  • Falls assessment
  • Safety assessment of home
  • Depression scale
  • Psychological evaluation
  • Health issues & medications
  • Activities of Daily Living & IADLs
• 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

*Included at no charge when home care employee(s) are utilized on a regular basis

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

The waiver project 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' Care Management department is approved as a Medi-Cal provider for the Care Planning component of the California Department of Health Services three year pilot project in Los Angeles, San Joaquin and Sacramento counties. 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 or share-of-cost Medi-Cal benefits and require a nursing facility level of care. Elder Options uses a standardized assessment tool to make that determination.

For more information about the ALWP or to request a client evaluation for eligibility, call our office at (530) 626-6939 or (800) 336-1709.