Care Managers:  When Do You Need One?

 A care canager is like any other professional advisior-accountant, financial planner, or lawyer.  They are experts on aging and its issues.  A Nurse care manager also understands that caregiving can be stressful and helps family, and family caregivers reduce their stress level.  Think of the care manager as your personal aging advisor, someone you can trust and count on to be there for you.  We are your,  "Eyes and ears for loved ones". 

Care managers are not home care aids.  They do not provide hands-on care such as helping an elder get dressed in the morning; but they do manage such care by arranging for in-home services, selecting the best agency, interviewing staff to ensure compatibility with the elder, making sure the service implementation goes smoothly, and checking periodically to ensure appointments are kept.  Many family caregivers come to think of their care manager as a surrogate member of the family, someone who provides professional insight and who can be there when other family members cannot.