What are the Benefits of Using a Geriatric Care Manager?
Professional Geriatric Care Management services are offered in a variety of settings. Geriatric Care Managers can serve the needs of their clients with the following services:
- Personalized and compassionate service -- focusing on the individual's wants and needs.
- Accessibility -- care is typically available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Continuity of care management – communications are coordinated between family members, doctors and other professionals, and service providers.
- Cost containment -- inappropriate placements, duplication of services, and unnecessary hospitalizations are avoided.
- Quality control – care management services follow NAPGCM’S Standards of Practice and Pledge of Ethics.
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