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Care-Angel
We conduct care planning assessments to identify
problems, eligibility for assistance, and the need for additional
services.
We screen, recruit, arrange and monitor in-home
help or other services.
We review medical and social issues and offer
referrals to other specialists when appropriate.
We provide crisis information.
We act as a liaison to families at a distance,
making sure things are going well and alerting families to problems.
We assist with the difficult adjustment to
a retirement complex, care home, or nursing home.
We offer advice and support.
We make home visits and keep families informed.
"If you cannot be there, we can!
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Frequently
Asked Questions
- Q. What areas do you provide
service in?
A. For most services
the destination facility should be in one of these Californian
Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Santa
Clara, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Solano and Yolo.
This map
shows the preferred area.
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- Q. What is a Geriatric Care
Manager?
A. A Geriatric Care Managers is a private elder
care consultant who can help families assess long term
care requirements, find and evaluate suitable facilities
and monitor the ongoing well-being of their clients' loved
ones. Assignments can be one-time or provided as an ongoing
service.
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- Q. How much does Care-Angel
charge for Geriatric Care Management Services?
A. Our standard charges range from $80 to $150
per hour, depending on the kinds of services being provided.
In general, travel to evaluate facilities is not charged
separately. Ongoing travel times above 30 minutes, e.g.
to visit an elder on a monthly basis, are charged at $30
per hour. All hours and other charges are agreed in advance
of each service, so there are never any unanticipated
charges.
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- Q. Will Medicare reimburse
any of these charges?
A. No. However, many Long Term Disability Insurance
policies will cover some or all of the costs. Please check
with your policy issuer.
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- Q. Can you work with an insurer
on our behalf?
A. Yes.I have worked
with the insurance companies on behalf of patients, hospitals
and other facilities and will probably be able to negotiate
their red-tape faster and with better results than their
average clients.
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- Q. Does the Geriatric Care
Manager receive any kind of compensation from the facilities,
or other partners, that they work with?
A. No. Care-Angel works on behalf of you and your
loved one. If a facility routinely pays a finder's fee
we will credit it to your account.
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- Q. Besides providing a place
to live, what can I expect an Assisted Living Facility
or Adult Family Home to do for my elder one?
A. The staff at these facilities assist with dressing,
eating, bathing, moving about (mobility), maintaining
regular digestive functions and making sure tht medications
are taken on time. The staff does the meal preparation,
shopping, can manage basic finances (cash-in-hand), housekeeping,
and daily chores. They will help with telephone calls
and will generally ferry the elders in their care to local
facilities, e.g. libraries and medical facilities. They
will often arrange home beauty care. Most of them also
organize social activities. The level and variety of activities
generally depends on the size and the cost of the facility.
Some have Internet access and communal pets (which have
to be kept safely penned to avoid accidents).
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- Q. I own or run an Assisted
Living or other residential care facility. Can you help
me find suitable residents?
A. Yes. If the new resident
is a client's relative or dependent then we can negotiate
a discount on the new resident's first month's fees.
If not, we can negotiate a finder's
fee.
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- Q. I own or run an Assisted
Living or other residential care facility. Can you help
me find suitable residents?
A. Yes. If the new resident
is a client's relative or dependent then we can negotiate
a discount on the new resident's first month's fees.
If not, we can negotiate a finder's
fee.
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- Q. I own or run an Assisted
Living or other residential care facility. Can you advise
me on how to attract more residents and how to improve
the efficiency and regulatory compliance of my facility?
A. Yes, either on a one-time
or an ongoing basis. I can also arrange to have your facility
listed on various web sites and help you build and maintain
your own web site.
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- Q. I think I'd like to use
your services, but I'm not sure. What is the next step?
A. Please provide as
much information as you can on the
Contact Us Form. You will receive further
information, a draft contract and an estimate of fees
within one business day (plus postal transit times if
you choose to be contacted by mail).
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