Care Management
Every business has an origin story. Here’s ours: Lisa Mayfield, Aging Wisdom’s founder and principal, shares how she came to understand the challenges of dementia from an early age.
An Aging Life Care Professional, also known as a geriatric Care Manager, wears many hats and at all times serves as a guide for anyone planning for and/or navigating changes that often come with aging.
Our work as Care Managers may be focused on the well-being and quality of life of one person, our client, but it requires understanding and looking at the whole picture. What is the whole picture? It includes everything in the client’s life: health (and disability), family systems and dynamics, goals, preferences, personal history, finances, values, […]
Families are often flummoxed by the myriad of changes and challenges, as well as navigating the complexities of healthcare systems. Our role at care managers is that of advisor, guide, facilitator, advocate, or coach, depending on the client’s needs and that of their family and supports.
We have a lot to celebrate this month. In addition to May being National Aging Life Care Month and Older Adults Month, our colleague Wendy Nathan celebrates ten years with Aging Wisdom! If you are familiar with our team, you know our paths to Aging Life Care are varied, but we share a mutual mission: […]
Aging Life Care Managers®, sometimes called geriatric care managers, are strategic planners with key knowledge in crisis intervention, housing, health and disability, advocacy, family, legal, financial, and local resources. We are advisors who work with individuals and their families to help navigate the complexities and issues that arise with a change in health, aging, and dementia, in particular.
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