{"id":13,"date":"2016-09-16T17:26:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T17:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holisticelderservices.com\/site\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-08-14T00:09:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:09:14","slug":"what-is-an_aging_life_care_consultant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.holisticelderservices.com\/site\/what-is-an_aging_life_care_consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Aging Life Care\u2122 Manager (ALCM)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A professional who specializes in assisting older adults and their families with long-term care arrangements. Many have masters degree level education and experience in gerontology, nursing, social work and counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Conduct care-planning assessments to identify problems, determine eligibility for assistance, review the need for services<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Screen, arrange and monitor in-home help or other services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Make recommendations and\/or offer referrals to other professionals to avoid future problems and to conserve assets<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Act as a liaison to families at a distance, making sure things are going well and alerting families to potential problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Provide consumer education and advocacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The first step is a comprehensive care-planning assessment to identify problems, determine eligibility for assistance and review the need for services. A care plan is tailored to each client\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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