CONSULTATION
You and your family virtually meet with us to give a comprehensive picture of your situation. Whether you are facing a health crisis, a general decline, life transitions, or a conflict, we help you navigate the complexities and road blocks. We also recommend well-vetted geriatric services — doctors, facilities, home health aides, eldercare lawyers, and many more. We strategize with you for
next steps and can be a partner with you along the way.
“I am 85 and feel overwhelmed in taking care of my husband with dementia. I’m worried about having caregivers in our home due
to COVID, but I’m at my wit’s end. Options?”
“During this pandemic, mom isn’t safe at home but my siblings and I worry about her moving to an assisted living. On top of all this, mom doesn’t want to leave her home and has been resistant to all our ideas.”
CARE MANAGEMENT
Family members come to us for short- or long-term involvement. Our care managers select caregivers and coordinate home care, transportation, attend doctors’ visits, and facilitate communication among the care team. We also help you select the appropriate level of care whether at home or choosing among the senior living options.
Sometimes your loved one may resist your best efforts. The care manager acts as a buffer between you and a loved one grappling with memory impairment, failing health, or a difficult personality. They will become a supportive presence for your family member, consulting with you often, and be a trusted ally. Together, we form a professional circle of care that can be an immense relief to you.
“My mother has always pushed my buttons. Now she has fired all her caregivers because she is scared of getting the virus. Yikes!
I need a professional to step in so I can just be her daughter.”
“I need a clone of myself! I need someone who can talk with my dad’s physicians, bring in quality caregivers, and talk with me and my Dad weekly.”
PSYCHOTHERAPY
We treat adults of all ages with issues around adjusting to new limitations and feelings of isolation, especially during the pandemic.
In weekly psychotherapy sessions we help you develop coping mechanisms for managing anxiety, depression, loss, relationships, and self-esteem issues. We work directly with you to rejuvenate your own flagging energies resulting from caring for a loved one.
We teach you skills for dealing in a measured way with your own, or your loved one’s, changing mental and physical state.
“I am not sleeping or eating well. I know I’m depressed. I am 90 and my husband recently passed away. I don’t feel like calling on
my friends. I feel distant from everyone.”
“I have always had a strained relationship with my dad. He is asking more of me during this pandemic. I feel guilty when I say no to him. I feel angry at myself when I say yes. I need better ways of dealing with him.”