The Health Aspect...
The health aspect of this service provides you and your loved ones an advocate to speak on your quality of care. Advocates visits your loved ones regularly in their home or whatever facility they may be residing whether short term for rehabilitation or long term to inquire about the quality of health care they are receiving.
Other important services offered on the health side of our advocacy includes:
- Keeping track of regular appointments and follow-ups
- Arrange transportation to scheduled appointments if needed
- Accompany client to regular and specialized healthcare appointments
- Ensure needs are communicated to their health care provider and staff.
- There may be questions our elders forget to ask or unsure of what to ask.
- Provide important information regarding their health to their health care providers and staff.
- Request and collect medical records from all medical providers to furnish each medical provider with a complete inclusive medical record.
- Provide important information regarding medication prescriptions.
- Ensure health care is at the desired attentive level of care.
- Keep those authorized informed of any changes in health.
The Social Aspect
The social aspect of this service provides social events and offer public assistance program application and ongoing services, such as Indiana Medicaid and various long-term care programs. We coordinate with local non-profit organizations, churches, health care staff, nursing home staff, financial advisers and support groups to offer educational material and presentations to deliver viable information to our senior community and their families.
Your Advocate can provide assistance with applying for federal, state and local benefit programs such as SNAP, Indiana Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, Energy Assistance Program, Social Security and the Local Trustee office. We can arrange to meet with you and your family to discuss the requirements needed for eligibility for these benefit programs.
Household Management Services provides frequent scheduled in-home visits are conducted to assist with mail-sorting, bill paying, setting up direct deposits and automatic bill payment and account reconciliation as well as inventory and restocking of personal and home care supplies.
Maybe you have a very busy work schedule or live out of town and would like an Advocate to assist you in the care of your loved one and communicate with you their quality of care, needs and wants!
