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These days more adult children move away from their parents to pursue careers and education and to raise their own families. With this distance between family members, it is difficult when older parents begin to need extra assistance.

Geriatric care managers are experts at helping to make care decisions based on an extensive assessment of the older adult's needs and desires. We can help keep the older adult in the least restrictive setting possible, one that fosters independence and self respect. We provide long- and short-term support to the older adult and their families.

Once the assessment is made and the plan of care is in place, the geriatric care manager can become a very valuable member of the family team. The geriatric care manager can help ensure the plan of care meets the needs of the older adult and that continuity of the services is provided. The geriatric care manager can be the vital link in maintaining quality of life for the older adult as well as the family.

Geriatric care managers can make regular visits to the older adult to make holistic assessments and to assess whether the plan of care remains appropriate. Keeping the family updated on the older adult's status and making suggestions that will keep the older adult functioning at their highest level possible can often provide piece of mind for the older adult and their family .

The older adult and the geriatric care manager often develop a trusting relationship that provides early identification of potential problems that can help prevent a crisis. A geriatric care manager often becomes a surrogate family member and an informal family representative who helps to advocate and to ensure the older adult's needs are met safely and appropriately at all times.

Geriatric care managers help increase the "quality time" a family spends with their loved one. Having the geriatric care manager handle the day to day needs of the older adult gives families more time to spend doing the things they love.