SNAP: Geriatric Care Management and In-Home Health Care – Monday, February 1st

SNAP’s mission is to help our friends and neighbors age in place through volunteer assistance and support, for as long as possible. The education program on February 1st at the Lutheran Church (5102 N. Craycroft at Territory) is one of the programs that helps us identify our options and make specific plans that allow us stay at home safely and independently.

As we climb that “Mountain of Old Age,” many of us will need temporary or long-term services of a caregiver at home or someone to help coordinate and manage our care, if we cannot do that by ourselves. These people are not SNAP Volunteers; they are professionals for hire, and we think it will be helpful for you to know about the services and assistance they provide.

Some in-home health care may be covered under a long term care policy, but is not covered by Medicare unless skilled services are required. Come learn what caregivers can and cannot do, how much they cost, how they are specially trained to work with clients with dementia, levels of caregiver assistance, what is considered Medicare-covered services and how to hire and evaluate a caregiver.

Geriatric care managers are professionals who provide fiduciary services and assistance in finding resources and making decisions about your care, whether at home, or in a retirement, assisted living, skilled nursing or memory care facility. They are especially helpful to persons with no family or friends nearby, those with complex medical or behavioral histories and those who are concerned about faraway loved ones. Come and inquire about your options for geriatric care management.

Please RSVP to a SnapLine at 437-9556 or email by January 29th.

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Bring your own Brown Bag Lunch to Meet a New Neighbor / Make a New Friend at the Lunch Bunch gathering on January 27th and February 24th from 11:30 – 1 PM in the Sunrise Mountain Ridge Clubhouse at 6940 E. Loma del Bribon. Dessert and beverage are provided.