This article is specific to the time when visitation at senior living communities is restricted due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Older adults living in senior communities are usually expected to have family nearby to support their loved one. This family support is very important for the well-being of these older adults. Right now, most senior living communities have instituted very … [Read more...]
When we’re absolutely sure they shouldn’t be driving
We recently saw an article in the Shawnee Mission Post about an increase in automobile crashes at salons: Rash of Elderly Drivers Crashing Into Mission Shops Raises Safety Concerns. Certainly, when an elderly loved one crashes into the front of a salon, it's time to hang up the keys. Did it really have to come to this? Fortunately, the drivers and patrons at the salons were not injured in these … [Read more...]
Why Geriatric Care Managers are So Important – From the MIT Age Lab
"This is just one example of why GCMs (geriatric care managers) are so important, and perhaps one day will be indispensable. They represent the power of knowledge in a world where we live under the influence of large institutions and complex system(s) that are sometimes too big for us to grasp – just when we may need them the most and ourselves too little for them to notice." That's an excerpt … [Read more...]
HIPAA: Giving Your Advocate Access to Health Care Information
HIPAA is meant to protect your privacy, but misunderstandings about the law can cause unintended snags for you, your advocate, and your health care team. HIPAA stands for “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” of 1996, which includes the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The Rule was not designed to get in your way! But well-meaning staff in medical settings can sometimes keep medical … [Read more...]
Care is There talks Estate Planning in KC with Todd Rasmussen
This past May, Lauren Bond, Director of Client Services in Overland Park Office, collaborated with Todd Rasmussen, attorney and certified public accountant for his firm Estate Planning Kansas City, on the article “Estate Planning KC: How to help your parents when you cannot be there” for Shawnee Mission Post. In it, Rasmussen talks about care management and Aging Life Care in Kansas. “Many people … [Read more...]
Everyday Miracles
Among the team at Care is There, we describe ourselves as miracle makers. Miracle makers? Isn’t that a little over-the-top? Sure, we help with all kinds of everyday things, but… miracles? We use powerful language intentionally. First of all, caregiving is difficult. Sometimes it’s a long slog of things that don’t seem very significant. It’s so easy to get discouraged and doubtful about the … [Read more...]
Mrs LTC: Long Term Care Insurance Specialist in Missouri
Mrs. LTC, Inc. is a long term care insurance consultant company based in Liberty, Missouri that provides long term care insurance solutions. Their primary focus is helping people get benefits from their existing policy, though they also provide assistance in understanding long term care insurance plans and in identifying the plan that is best for their family members. Their services … [Read more...]
Amada Senior Care: In-Home Senior Care Provider in Kansas City
Amada Senior Care is a senior home care provider in Overland Park, KS that serves all of Johnson County, KS. The team at Amada Senior Care is made up of experts in a variety of fields: caregivers trained in providing non-medical personal assistance; senior housing specialists to help select the right senior care community; long term care insurance advisors with expertise in care coordination and … [Read more...]
New Referral Forms Introduce Clients to Care is There
Care is There Geriatric Care Management is excited to offer our referral partners a new way to introduce seniors and their families to Care is There. We have created custom referral forms, conveniently bound in a small pad. … [Read more...]
Shepherd’s Center Central: Kansas City’s Community Center
Shepherd’s Center Central is a community center in Kansas City that is dedicated to helping locals aged 50 and over continue living an engaged and independent life. Their main goal is to help the community; they educate local seniors on ways to stay involved in the community in their daily lives and teach others how they can help keep their elderly loved ones active. Shepherd’s Central Center … [Read more...]