Medically complex situations
If you care for a person with a medically complex situation, you have many plates spinning at once. You need to coordinate between medical specialists (e.g., a cardiologist, pulmonologist, neurologist, rheumatologist). You often have multiple nonmedical support providers. There may be durable medical equipment to rent or purchase. Possibly lots of medications to manage. Does your loved one have mobility challenges? And what about the always-present worry about needing to be admitted to the hospital?
Our team specializes in stabilizing medically complex individuals. Our goal is to keep them out of the hospital and leading calm, fulfilling lives.
- We provide the oversight, serving as a patient advocate and care coordinator, addressing the medical side of the situation (doctor appointments, prescriptions, and other treatment logistics).
- We are available to do a home safety evaluation and can also offer suggestions for assistive technology, promoting independence and quality of life.
- We can help with emotional concerns and family discord. Also, referrals to available community programs.
We are on call 24 hours a day for our clients to address any needs that arise. Emergencies don’t wait for convenient “business hours.” We’re there to support you whenever you need us!
Give us a call for a free initial consultation to learn more: 407-545-4430
Medical advocacy
Are you frustrated with the medical system? Have you hit a wall, not getting the kind of care you need? Let our experienced team serve as your patient advocate. We know the local eldercare network very well. For instance:
- Which providers are the most responsive
- What Medicare will and won’t cover
- How to get specialists to coordinate with each other
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Care coordination
Is the person you care for homebound? Perhaps they have mobility challenges. Or are too frail or confused to go to the doctor’s or get blood drawn. They may need advanced medical support, but what they really want is to stay at the place they consider home. Whether they live in a single-family house or an independent-living community, we can arrange for many services to be completed at home (labwork, x-rays, psychotherapy, wound care).
Maybe your relative needs more home-based therapy visits than Medicare will authorize. When the priority is a full recovery, we can arrange for private practitioners to come in as often as is needed.
In addition to service providers, people with medically complex situations often need durable medical equipment (wheelchair, Hoyer lift, hospital bed). Let us help you with the ordering process.
We can also help with reordering common medical supplies. You don’t want to run out! Plus, we use technology for medication management and better adherence.
Looking for home care in the greater Orlando area, Ocala and The Villages® community? We can make recommendations. If you like, we can then serve an oversight function. We work with the provider to be sure the in-home caregivers are providing the care that is needed. Sometimes they just need a little extra training about best practices for dementia or other conditions.
If it seems like long-term care would be the wisest choice, we can also make suggestions for the most appropriate assisted living, memory care, or nursing home.
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Mental health issues
Does the person you care for have mental health problems?
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar disorder
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Thoughts of suicide
Let our expert staff help develop systems that promote medication management. We can also help you choose a long-term care facility. We know which ones have staff especially trained to work with people living with mental illness.
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Special needs
Are you a guardian? Trust officer? Healthcare power of attorney?
If you are responsible for a vulnerable adult with special needs, let’s collaborate! With our professional team of Aging Life Care Professionals, you can rest assured that all the bases will be covered. Our expertise extends beyond eldercare. We understand the needs of people with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and other forms of disability.
We often serve as care consultants for family and professional guardians. They turn to us for insights regarding healthcare decisions. Also, care coordination and long-term care recommendations.
Estate planning attorneys also like working with us! We can provide expert testimony by providing our expert opinion for courts in order to determine level of care and establish client needs.
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Nursing homes
Sometimes all that is needed is a short stay with twenty-four-hour access to medical staff to get your family member fully recovered before they go home. At other times, home simply isn’t an option and the wisest choice is a residential nursing home. We assess your loved one’s medical needs and psychosocial health, as well as personal values and priorities, to find a facility that will be the best match. We follow up and monitor our clients to ensure they are receiving high-quality support and will make recommendations for additional care when needed.
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