As professional Care Managers (Aging Life Care Professionals), when we take on clients, we are 100% committed to them, their wellness, helping them to reach their goals, and being there for them and their families through all their difficult times. And then in comes COVID-19 making everything that much harder. I learn of my client’s fever. They are in a nursing home, and the nursing home is on lockdown. I cannot be there to orchestrate care and comfort, and suddenly they are gone.
In our effort to ensure that you and your loved ones are fully prepared for any illness, it is critically important that you have on hand now - not in your lawyers office or buried in a file cabinet - all appropriate advanced directives. I know this is a sobering process but let's make sure you have everything you need available to you, if needed.
As an experienced Care Manager, I have put together this document outlining priorities for older adults during these mandated stay-at-home times. If you do not have a support system and find that you need help putting together a plan that works, go to www.aginglifecare.org and plug in your zip code under the “Find a Care Manager” tab, or feel free to reach out for more information.
