How we can help

People are living much longer. The blessings of age often are accompanied by such liabilities as physical frailty and memory loss. When someone loses the ability to live safely on their own, family members often step in and try to help manage their relative’s care-related needs. These family members often live at a distance from their older relative, are very busy with family and work responsibilities, and are unskilled as care managers. Hence their new role often is more than they can or want to handle. That’s where the professional care managers of CCG can help:

• We usually meet with the family to assess the care needs and clarify the family members’ goals and roles.

• Then we develop and present a plan of care for the family’s approval.

• Most families rely on us to arrange for, coordinate and monitor the service components of the plan, and to recommend changes in the plan as needed.

• We base all of our activities on the family’s goals. We report to and coordinate with family members on a regular basis.