Senior Care Options, Inc.

Senior Care Options, Inc.
Geriatric care management

Has your aging loved one become frail or medically fragile and in need of senior care?

We assist families in selecting the most appropriate senior care services to enhance the quality of life for their aging parent or relative. We will guide you through this very challenging time by providing the support and expertise you need.

How can you obtain the support and care your elderly parent needs, while honoring…

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Senior Care Options, Inc.
Geriatric care management

Has your aging loved one become frail or medically fragile and in need of senior care?

We assist families in selecting the most appropriate senior care services to enhance the quality of life for their aging parent or relative. We will guide you through this very challenging time by providing the support and expertise you need.

How can you obtain the support and care your elderly parent needs, while honoring their dignity and desire for independence?

Whether your needs are to keep your aging loved one in their home (Aging in Place), in your home or to find alternative senior living arrangements, together we will find solutions.

Do you care for your elder in the Albuquerque area or do you live out-of-town as a long distance caregiver?

We serve families in both situations. Our specialty is assisting families who live out-of-town. We advise them in the selection of appropriate senior care services, coordinate and monitor care and consult with the family. We are here for you when you can't be.

Benefits for the family

* Saving time and energy
* Providing peace of mind
* Alleviating worry, guilt and feelings of being overwhelmed, especially for the long distance caregiver.

Benefits to the elder

* Providing the best care with emphasis on living safely, independently, and comfortably at home.
* Locating alternative living arrangements

About Sharon Miles, Licensed master social worker
Experience and expertise in serving your aging parent’s needs

Sharon Miles has been a Geriatric Care Manager since 1996. Her experiences in caring for her mother inspired her to pursue a degree in Social Work and Gerontology.
As owner of Senior Care Options, she specializes in offering support to families navigating the maze of home care for the elderly person. By combining a careful assessment with her extensive knowledge of available services, she provides assistance in arranging for and monitoring care on a long- and short-term basis.

Services
* Elder Care guidance in making difficult decisions.
* Needs assessment
* Identify your loved ones special personal care needs.

* Evaluate daily living skills.

* Assess home safety and mobility needs.

* Assess for mental health and Alzheimer's/dementia

* Address financial and legal issues

Our professional Geriatric Care Manager conducts a two-hour in-home consultation. She collects information about your elder’s health care, mental health status, and daily functional activity level. The care manager shares the assessment results with the family and recommends care options to meet the elder’s individual needs. She then leads a collaborative family discussion. Together, the family and the elder learn about the various care options available, discuss these options and decide upon an individual Care Plan.

Immediate and Long Term Care Plans:

* Screen for eligibility for state funded programs

* Arrangement and coordination of in-home
services which may include:

* Delivered meals
* Homemaker/companion services
* Transportation

* Selecting alternative living arrangements
Retirement and assisted living communities, and
residential care homes have varying levels of care, costs, social amenities.

Additional Services:

* Long term monitoring of care
* Emotional support to caregivers
* Counseling and support to families
* Facilitate family meetings Categories:   Community Organizations | Social Services

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