Overview of Services
Unique & customized to your individual needs
**All services are payable by cash, check, or electronic transfer only, prior to the scheduled visit or phone call.
Geriatrician-Directed Medical Care Management
Holistic & personalized care in your home to meet your medical, social, & functional goals for care.
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Help with making sense of complexity...
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Managing complex chronic medical conditions
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Geriatrics Assessments & Consultations
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Medical decision-making capacity evaluations (see below)
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Evaluations for Long-Term Care Insurance Policies
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Dementia Care
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Transitional care- after hospital or nursing home discharge
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Pre-facility entry assessments & screenings (see below)
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Palliative Care, Goals of Care & Advance Care Planning
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Education & Advocacy
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Coordinating medical communication
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What does ongoing medical care management look like?
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Help to support & organize the medical care
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Flexible & personalized care plans suited to your needs
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Services can include:
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Health Education & Advocacy
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Communicating with other physicians, specialists
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Simplifying medication regimens
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Support with Palliative Care, Goals of Care, & End-of-Life Care
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Dementia care & support
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Investigating options to prevent or reduce hospital readmissions & ER use
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Help with understanding options for care in the home
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Help communicating with hospital or nursing homes
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Help with navigating the health system
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Work with a care manager to provide comprehensive care & support in the home
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I am accepting a select panel of patients for primary care. Please call for more details and to clarify if this could fit your or your loved one's needs.
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Please see the FAQ section for more details.
Fees
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Call for a free initial 15-20 conversation to review the situation and options
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Initial consultation fee is a flat fee- not time based
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Ongoing medical care management fees are structured based on the needs of the patient/family
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Additional fees charged for travel beyond 1 hour from my base as well as for completion of certain forms.
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Patients/families responsible to forward pertinent medical records to me for review, preferably prior to the visit.
Who It's For & What's Included
For the older adult who is transitioning from the community to an assisted living facility (ALF) or skilled nursing facility (SNF)/nursing home, and needs a medical evaluation/forms completed prior to entry.
Home-based visit
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Comprehensive Geriatrics Assessment
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Completion of necessary entry forms
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Arranging for home-based laboratory & imaging studies if needed
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Provision of a 14-day supply of prescriptions (no refills) to the facility
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Ordering any facility-based services needed at time of admission
**Please note: Once a patient enters the facility s/he will be assigned a primary care physician there who will assume all care functions thereafter.
Fees
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Please call to review individually
Services
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Assistance/guidance for elder-law or estate planning attorneys; geriatrics care managers; geriatrics or other health care navigators.
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Medical case reviews & expert witness work for geriatrics related cases.
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Home-based assessment of capacity as part of a comprehensive geriatrics assessment for guardianship or other proceedings.
Fees
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Please call to review individually.
Services
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Speaking engagements to address topics related to geriatrics, aging, end-of-life care
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Identify areas of opportunity for program development regarding the care of older adults
Fees
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Please call to review individually.
Details
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Travel arrangements to be discussed individually