Wisdom Wednesday: Aging Wisdom's Podcast
Wisdom Wednesday: Aging Wisdom's Podcast
May is National Aging Life Care Month
Aging Life Care is a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults or others facing ongoing health challenges.
Working with families, the expertise of Aging Life Care Professionals provides answers and clarity at a time of uncertainty.
Our guidance leads families to the actions and decisions that ensure quality care and an optimal life for those they love, thus reducing worry, stress and time off of work for family caregivers through assessment and monitoring; planning and problem-solving; education and advocacy; family caregiver coaching, and more.
As our colleague Nicole Amico Kane, Director of Care Management at Aging Wisdom, explains, the role of a Care Manager can look a lot of different ways depending on what families need and want from us.
Each family is unique, so Care Managers are flexible and accommodating to each client's needs and goals. We offer a wide variety of services and supports in response.
It can be anything from a one-time consultation where we dive in comprehensively to get to know your situation well and then offer tailored, specific guidance. This saves families the usual stress of navigating their next steps and gets them headed in the right direction with some clarity on what options make the most sense for their circumstances.
For some families that's empowering them and educating them in their role so they feel more confident moving forward.
Other families have us do a little bit more. They may hire us for ongoing care management support, such as implementing plans, coordinating services, and take things off their plate that they would otherwise be responsible for.
If you live in the greater Seattle area, you can schedule a FREE get-acquainted call with one of our senior care managers.
If you live outside the greater Seattle area, you can find an Aging Life Care Professional (aka a geriatric Care Manager) near you by visiting the Aging Life Care Association.
This podcast is part of a longer conversation between Nicole Amico Kane, Director of Care Management at Aging Wisdom, and Brenda Dodd, Director of Training and Special Projects at Áegis Living.
You can catch Nicole and Brenda, virtually & LIVE, on May 19, from 3 PM to 4 PM Pacific, where they'll be talking about "Navigating Care and Housing Options." CLICK HERE to learn more and to register.