Alzheimer’s and Geriatric Care Managers

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Brian Willie

A Geriatric Care Manager can be a very useful professional that your family can hire to help with long-term care arrangements. So what is a Geriatric Care Manager (GCM)?

These are licensed or certified professionals, often with a master’s degree in gerontology, nursing, counseling or social work. They can help your family develop a care plan for your loved one with Alzheimer’s and then monitor compliance with that plan.

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Alzheimer’s, Levels of Care

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Brian Willie
You may be aware, but there are levels of care or a “continuum of care” you will be faced with as your loved one’s Alzheimer’s progresses. When your family member is still able to substantially care for themselves, they may live first in an indpendent living facility. Many times health services are provided and some have emergency systems built in.

However it is also very common for a family member to live with the person with Alzheimer’s. In many cases this is the adult child who is providing care as an in-home caregiver. It’s often necessary to supplement this care with at-home health care. This can be a great way to balance your life as a family caregiver but still bring in additional help. As we have discussed, it can be quite expensive and it may be difficult for many families to pay this cost over time.

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Alzheimer’s and Home Health Care

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Brian Willie
For many families, home health care is the way to go to take care of their loved one with Alzheimer’s. That is, at least for awhile. There are some very good home health care providers, but they can be very expensive. The average cost is $16-24/hour. For the family that needs moderate levels of help, this may not be bad, but as care needs increase, and more and more hours must be spent on home health care, the Alzheimer’s family will face tremendous expenses. I recently met with someone who runs a home health service and she told me that it’s not uncommon for round the clock care to cost as much as $3,600 a week!

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