Alzheimer’s and Geriatric Care Managers

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.

In your journey through this disease, it will quickly become apparent to you that you will receive ALOT of conflicting advice: from nurses, doctors, social workers, hospital discharge planners etc.  So it’s often a good idea to hire a GCM to provide your family with an independent evaluation of your loved one. 

A good GCM is skilled at working with the family, who may have conflicting views of how their parent or other loved one with Alzheimer’s should be cared for. The GCM can provide you with a different viewpoint, explore alternatives, and even mediate among family members who disagree. 

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