Geriatric Care Managers can help:

  Conduct care-planning assessments to identify eligibility for assistance, and need for services;

  Screen, arrange and monitor in-home help or other services;

  Review financial, legal, or medical issues and offer referrals to geriatric specialists to avoid future problems and conserve assets;

  Provide crisis intervention;

  Act as a liaison to families at a distance, making sure things are going well and alerting families to problems;

  Assist with moving an older person to or from a retirement complex, care home, or nursing home;

  Provide consumer education and advocacy; and

  Offer counseling and support.

Some GCM’s also provide family or individual therapy, money management, and conservatorship or guardianship assistance. GCM’s have extensive knowledge about the costs, quality, and availability of services in their community. One call to a GCM will connect you with the services an older person may need.