Being a caregiver of an aging loved one can mean a lot of different things to a lot of caregivers. For some, their loved one moves in with them as they help them navigate the golden years. For others, their aging loved ones want to stay in their own home but need some assistance with keeping the home in good shape. Still, other caregivers spend most of their caregiving time assisting their loved ones with health issues. Care management services are a valuable service to help caregivers and their seniors get the right care for both of them.
Caregivers Not Only Provide Care
Speaking of all of the different types of elderly loved ones who need caring for as they strive toward aging in place with grace and dignity, there is also a myriad of life situations that caregivers are dealing with in addition to caring for their elderly loved ones.
One of the most common and more recent situations for caregivers is that they are part of what is called the “Sandwich Generation.” The sandwich generation consists of middle-aged adults who are trying to care for both their children and their aging parents, often alongside trying to have a career. They find themselves sandwiched between conflicting responsibilities, trying to please everyone.
Four Common Care Areas for the Elderly That Aren’t Related to Medical Care
- Managing Finances: Many caregivers step into the role without knowing what their loved one’s financial situations look like. It might be that the loved one kept it a secret or didn’t fully understand it either, and now the caregiver must work with creditors, recurring bills, and daily living expenses for their loved one as well as themselves.
- Navigating Healthcare Systems: Making sure your loved one gets the best healthcare doesn’t only involve making them healthy meals. A caregiver may find themselves having to research care facilities, talk with multiple doctors, and work with medical insurance.
- Initiating Legal Processes: As the elderly loved one ages, the caregiver will need to help them write up wills, determine end-of-life options, and assign various roles to family members such as executors and guardians.
- Promote Self-Care: Often, no one is there to take care of the caregiver, so they must initiate and follow through with their own self-care.
Help is Available with a Care Management Services Team
It’s a lot to navigate, especially as a caregiver still tries to manage other aspects of her life. No matter how intelligent and hard-working a caregiver is, there might easily be too much for her to learn and successfully manage to give her elderly loved one the best care available.
Having a geriatric care manager from an experienced care management services team is a great resource for many caregivers, allowing them to focus on the areas they have strength and letting trained professionals assist in other areas that are not their forte. A care management services team can step in and assist with a multitude of elderly care, including:
- Finding local resources to aid in areas that the elderly loved one needs help with. Whether it’s a federal program or a local neighborhood program, they know the resources that can help.
- Providing medical management. If your loved one has multiple health issues and sees a slew of providers, a care management services manager can work with doctors to provide seamless care.
- Referring to local legal services that are skilled in elderly law issues.
- And almost everything else!
If you or an aging loved one are considering Care Management Services in Colorado Springs, CO, please contact the caring staff at Talem Home Care & Placement Services of Colorado Springs, CO, today. Call (719) 639-2663
At Talem Home Care & Placement Services of Colorado Springs, CO, we provide passionate, understanding, and flexible caregivers in Colorado Springs, Air Force Academy, Black Forest, Cimarron Hills, Fort Carson, Gleneagle, Larkspur, Manitou Springs, Monument, Palmer Lake, Perry Park, Rock Creek Park, Security-Widefield, Stratmoor, and Woodmoor and surrounding areas in Colorado.
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