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Families at a distance, families in conflict, families with resistant elders and families at a loss for options for their frail or confused elder often can save hundreds or thousands of dollars using the expertise of a Professional Geriatric Care Manager (one who is certified).
If you are living across the country and have to take time off work and fly on short notice across the country, it could cost you thousands of dollars as opposed to spending a few hundred dollars on a local expert to assess your aging parent and give you direction, counsel, coaching and advice before you fly across the country.
When families are in conflict on what is best for mom or dad it can mean one or many are taking time off of work without pay to care for a parent that might be better served by a local program, an entitlement or skilled caregivers. It can also mean that the energy in arguing with siblings is causing you stress and adding to your own health care costs. The neutral, Geriatric Care Manager, won’t take sides but make recommendations based on the needs of the aging parent.
Not knowing local, State or National benefits costs families thousands of dollars. One client of mine, after a one-hour of consultation, left my office with the knowledge of a benefit that brought $22,800, in one year, to her parents who live across the country. That more than paid for the one hour she paid me.
Get professional help if only for a 2-hour family meeting or a 1-hour consultation. Thinking you can do it alone on the internet can lead you to a good sales pitch but poor information that isn’t client centered and all about what they are selling!