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What to about Mom or Dad?
Find the Expertise You Need in a Professional Geriatric
Care Manager
When To Seek Help
If you are asking yourself the following questions, a
geriatric care manager might be the answer:
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Are my parents safe in their home?
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Are bills being paid on time?
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Should my parents be driving?
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Are my parents’ health concerns
taking me away from my family?
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Are the problems that my parents are
facing becoming larger and more complex than I can
comfortably manage?
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What kind of help would increase
safety while maintaining my parents’ dignity and
independence?
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What kinds of assistance can my
parents afford?
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What local resources might my
parents benefit from?
(Adapted from the National Association of
Professional Geriatric Care Managers)
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Find a Geriatric Care Manager
Visit the National Association of
Professional Geriatric Care Managers website
www.caremanager.org for a searchable database of
reputable national care managers.
Cheryl Smith is the president of
Kansas City Home Care, Inc. She is a gerontologist and a
long-standing member of the National Association of
Professional Care Managers (GCM), past president of the
Midwest Chapter of GCM and a founding member of the
National Private Duty Association. For more information,
call 913-341-4800 or visit www.kchomecare.com.
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