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What is addressed by a care manager’s evaluation?
What is addressed by a care manager’s evaluation?
What is addressed by a care manager’s evaluation?
After a complete assessment of the elder’s strengths, challenges and preferences, a geriatric care manager would, together with family, explore care options most suited to the elder’s circumstances. Some of the key points to cover would be the following.
- What is day care? What types of rehab might be available? What does “short-term rehab” mean?
- What is “respite” and where might it be available? Who pays for it?
- Information about home care services. What kind of care and how much care can be provided at home?
- Who pays for what services? This is an essential question because a common misconception is that Medicare pays for long-term care.
- What does insurance (either medical or long-term care) actually pay for?
- What happens at the end of a hospitalization when discharge is imminent?
- Is the health care proxy in place? Is there a power of attorney? Does your state recognize other documents, such as a living will?
- Has the conversation about the wishes stated in the health care proxy been discussed with the individual who has been nominated as proxy? Does the physician have a copy of the document?
- What resources are available to pay for services? How much can the family afford? Who is going to pay for what?
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