Geriatric Care Manager: Texas Helping Seniors Thrive with Support and Guidance

Geriatric Care Manager The Way To Aging: Helping Seniors Thrive with Support and Guidance

Overview

Geriatric care managers—also known as aging life care professionals—are trained specialists who assist older adults and their families in managing evolving health, lifestyle, and caregiving needs. Their primary goal is to help seniors maintain independence and enjoy a high quality of life for as long as possible.

Key Takeaways

• Geriatric care managers are typically licensed nurses or social workers trained to support seniors with growing medical or personal care needs.
• If your loved one is struggling with daily tasks—like paying bills, maintaining hygiene, or managing their household—a care manager can step in to provide expert guidance.
• Hourly rates often reach several hundred dollars, but pricing varies by location, experience, and the level of service provided.

What Is a Geriatric Care Manager?

Geriatric care managers specialize in coordinating care for aging adults. These professionals assess health and daily living needs, coordinate services, and act as advocates for seniors within healthcare and insurance systems.

“They help seniors and their families manage complex care schedules and advocate on their behalf with healthcare providers and insurance companies,” says Whitney Stidom, Vice President of Sales Enablement at eHealth Inc.

They focus on addressing physical, emotional, and mental health challenges—striving to help seniors remain safe, independent, and well-supported.

What Services Do Geriatric Care Managers Provide?

A geriatric care manager offers comprehensive support in the following ways:

• Assessing Care Needs: They evaluate your loved one’s overall health and recommend the level of care needed to keep them safe and supported.
• Financial Review: Care managers analyze the senior’s financial situation to help identify what services they can afford and what programs they may qualify for.
• Care Recommendations: Based on the assessment, they suggest suitable care solutions, whether in-home support or senior living communities.
• Long-Term Planning: They develop a care roadmap that adapts as needs evolve—planning ahead for future challenges.
• Coordination & Advocacy: Acting as a central point of contact, care managers coordinate between family members, caregivers, healthcare providers, and legal professionals.
• Objective Support: Their professional, neutral perspective can help families navigate emotional decisions and resolve conflicts during transitions in care.

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Assistance from a Geriatric Care Manager in Rowlett, Rockwall or North Texas with ongoing monitoring can prevent costly crises and unnecessary hospitalization. Geriatric Care Managers can be especially helpful when family members live far apart or when there are family dynamics and a facilitator is needed. Sometimes seniors are fearful of losing their independence and they don’t feel comfortable sharing their fears and concerns with their loved one. A Geriatric Care Manager will act as a liaison with families to help maintain good communication with families and other support systems to build or maintain important links between seniors and their families and, with permission, to alert families to problems areas that they may be able to assist with.

Geriatric Care Managers can reduce inappropriate institutional care and overuse of services as well as reduce miscommunications, time, stress, and cost to clients.

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Our goal is to provide suggestions, resources, and education to the elderly and their loved ones for them to make decisions that work best for them. When working with people with Dementia, we provide useful behavioral management information and strategies for caregivers and family members to decrease and re-direct challenging behaviors such as aggression and agitation as needed.