Geriatric Care Management
Our Geriatric Care Management Program offers “Caring Solutions” to older adults and their families. Services can be individualized to meet specific needs and goals. Emphasis is placed on creative solutions for achieving personal goals and functional potential. The Geriatric Care Manager (GCM) has the ability to work within the existing network of programs offered by REAL Services/Area 2 Agency on Aging or to access or develop resources to meet specific needs. Services are provided on a private pay basis.
Some of the situations that can be facilitated by the Geriatric Care Manager include:
- Setting up and oversight of home care services
- Conducting in-home safety assessments
- Monitoring and providing social support to an elderly person in their home
- Communicating with family members or other responsible parties about the status of the elderly client
- Advocating for specific needs in a nursing home or other institutional setting
- Providing individual and family counseling for issues such as grief, life adjustment and coping with health concerns including depression
- Senior Solutions Brochure
This service might be especially helpful to out of town relatives or guardians to offer peace of mind that their loved one is doing well. It could also provide much needed support to busy family members or other caregivers when time and energy are stretched thin by competing demands.
To find out more about Geriatric Care Management you may contact our Aging Resource Connection: Link-Age at 574-251-2592 or 800-552-7928 or you may contact Kim Charles, MSW directly at 574-284-7160 or at 800-552-7928, ext. 7160.
Gilbert Guide’s National Senior Care Directory
Email your questions to Kim Charles at kcharles@realservices.org