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When should you consider hiring an elder care advocate?

Families and patients seek elder care advocates to ensure the well-being of both the seniors and their caregivers, especially during a new diagnosis, change in health status, crisis, or transition to different levels of care. Together, we’ll assess your needs and determine the right level of support.

Choice

Choice-Research treatment options, physicians and facilities to make informed decisions.

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Knowledge

Knowledge-Translate medical charts, research recommended therapies, explain insurance coverage and the bills you receive.

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Voice

Voice-Prepare you for physician appointments and care plan meetings so you can ask questions confidently.

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Action

Action-Simplify the tangled hierarchies of healthcare so you can bring concerns directly to the people who can address them.

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Care Coordination & Healthcare Navigation

  • Facilitating communication between clients, families, and providers
  • Deciphering management structures to identify the chain of command in facilities
  • Supporting transitions between hospitals, rehab, home care, or assisted living

Medical Decision Support

  • Helping clients understand diagnoses, treatments, and care plans
  • Research evidence-based alternatives and facilitate 2nd opinions
  • Preparing talking points in advance of medical appointments
  • Ensuring clients’ wishes are honored in medical decision-making

Insurance & Billing Advocacy

  • Explaining Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term care insurance options
  • Assisting with appeals for denied claims
  • Reviewing medical bills for errors and negotiating charges

Long-Term Planning

  • Helping families choose home care, assisted living, or nursing facilities
  • Identifying community services to support caregivers, dementia care and chronic disease management.
  • Coordinating with elder law attorneys, financial planners, and caregivers

Advocacy & Patient Rights Protection

  • Protecting elder rights guaranteed by state and federal regulation
  • Assisting to identify, investigate, and voice concerns to protect quality of life
  • Resolving disputes between clients, providers, and insurance companies

Trust and transparency

Trust and transparency are the foundation of effective advocacy. Let’s start with a brief conversation. Use the Contact form to schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation. I will reach out to you by the next business day. I will listen to you and tell you how my expertise could benefit you and your loved one. I will explain my very transparent fee structure. If we decide to work together, I will be in regular contact as I prepare for an initial consultation. In this meeting (in-person or via Zoom), we will further establish our relationship, set goals, clearly define my scope of practice and finalize an Agreement.

All information is confidential and will not be shared with any outside parties.

Let me help you protect your loved one’s rights when they are most vulnerable.