Assisted Living Yucca Valley California
The Way to Aging: Specialized in Dementia and Elderly Care
Helping Families in Yucca Valley California
Embracing the Journey of Aging with Dignity and Support
For some, aging is a glorious chapter filled with new freedoms and wisdom. For others, it can feel like a labyrinth of challenges and uncertainties. At The Way To Aging, we understand both sides of the coin. We’re here to walk alongside you and your loved ones, transforming the aging journey from a scary maze into a path of grace and support.
Imagine this: you face a tough decision regarding your parent’s well-being. Dementia concerns linger, the thought of assisted living seems daunting, and navigating care options alone feels overwhelming. But you don’t have to go it alone. We offer a hand:
Benefits of Working With A Gerontologist With Assisted Living
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Geriatric Care Management Assisted Living Board and Care Crisis Management Memory Care
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Assistance from a Geriatric Care Manager in Yucca Valley California 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.
Yolanda Lawler, MASM RCFE
Serving Inland Empire California
Gerontologist
Supporting You and Your Family Through the Aging Journey
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.
Determining Your Best Options in Yucca Valley California
When aging at home is not an option for seniors, an Assisted Living Community setting might be appropriate for them, in order to identify which setting is best for our clients, we perform a comprehensive assessment which includes; Fall Risk Evaluation, Geriatric Depression evaluation, Self-Medication assessment, Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Pain and Skin assessments as needed. Having an independent assessment prior to placing the older adult is important for many reasons:
- Obtain an unbiased assessment.
- Obtain a baseline.
- Compare independent assessment to the assessment done by the community to ensure the correct services are provided and charged accordingly.
Communication & Support for Seniors in Yucca Valley California
If necessary, a geriatric care manager may act as a liaison with a senior’s family to uphold good communication. Doing so with support systems, like a senior’s family, helps build or maintain important links between the senior and their family. If permission is given, a geriatric care manager can alert families to problem areas. With a geriatric care manager’s help, we can reduce the overuse of certain services and inappropriate institutional care, as well as our clients’ time, stress, miscommunication, and cost. Seniors can benefit from our geriatric care management from The Way to Aging in many ways, including the following:
- Crisis intervention provides help to stabilize situations and help with short- and long-term solutions.
- They make home visits and recommend needed services and care planning assessments, during which they identify needs, strengths, and what assistance is needed. And assessments also help decisions about whether a senior is eligible for assistance.
- Discuss difficult topics with seniors and their families, as well as complex issues like dementia, financial planning, legal planning, medical issues, placement or relocation, independence, driving, incontinence, and family dynamics.
- Evaluate and coordinate a senior’s in-home care needs, assist with referrals to professionals geriatric specialists, and select care personnel.
- Assist with relocation to a memory care facility, assisted living, and board and care.
- Provide education to seniors and their caregivers and families about self-care tips, community resources, medical options, and what services are available to them, including public and private services.
- Provide referrals to professionals, organizations, and support groups as needed. Call Now 949-278-6181
Contact The Way to Aging for Help & Support
A geriatric care manager from The Way to Aging is ready to help seniors and their families in Irvine. Contact us today to discuss how we can help individuals stay as independent as possible.