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Care management, guardianship, conservatorship or dispute resolution

 

Albany CA - California geriatric care manager -- Amy Pieri CMC, Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Anaheim CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Hwang David Y , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Anaheim CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Hanauer Franklin A MD , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Apple Valley CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Ruby Jane Sia MD Inc , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Apple Valley CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Menon M A , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Applegate CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Debra Genovia BSG , Placer County      Click to request assistance
Arroyo Grande CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Cheryl Kippen MS, CMC, San Luis Obispo County      Click to request assistance
Atascadero CA - California geriatric care manager -- Teresa Weitkum BSN, RN , San Luis Obispo County      Click to request assistance
Atwater CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Disbrow Eric MD Inc A Medical Corp , Merced County      Click to request assistance
Bakersfield CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Deol Shivinder S MD Inc , Kern County      Click to request assistance
Bakersfield CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Audrey Cochran MSN, PHN, CNS, RNCS, Kern County      Click to request assistance
Bakersfield CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Carol Hatton MHA, CMC, Kern County      Click to request assistance
Bakersfield CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Cassandra Ortiz BA , Kern County      Click to request assistance
Barstow CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Mallam Mohan MD FACP CMD , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Barstow CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Chest Pain Clinic , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Berkeley CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Over 60 Health Center , Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Berkeley CA - California geriatric care manager -- Nina Falk MA, Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Berkeley CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Ada Burko MA, MSW , Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Berkeley CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Mary Moorhead MS, MFCC , Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Berkeley CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Fessha Taye BA, MA, CSA, RG , Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Berkeley CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Joanna Smith MSW, LCSW , Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Beverly Hills CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Judith Tobenkin MS, MSG , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Brentwood CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Trehan Yogesh MD , Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Brentwood CA - California geriatric care manager -- Emer Gaite BSN, PHN, RN, Contra Costa      Click to request assistance
Burbank CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Bonnie Moore MSW, LCSW, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Burlingame CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Elderconsult Medical Associates Elizabeth Landsverk MD , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
Camarillo CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Barbara Goldenson BA, MA, Ventura County      Click to request assistance
Capitola CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Cathy Jo Cress MSW, Santa Cruz County      Click to request assistance
Carmel CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Monique Snyder MA, CMC , Monterey County      Click to request assistance
Carmichael CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Haller Carl , Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Carmichael CA - California geriatric care manager -- Lee Timothy , Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Carmichael CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Weston Robert MD , Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Carmichael CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Lawrence Dawes MSW , Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Carmichael CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Lynette Tidwell BS, RN , Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Carmichael CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Nancy Madrick RN, Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Carmichael CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Theresa McPeek BSG, RN , Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Chula Vista CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Kushnir Yaroslav , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Chula Vista CA - California geriatric care manager -- Chula Vista Internal Medicine , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
ChulaVista CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Hourani Benjamin M D , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Claremont CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Aida Hughes BS, MA, CCM, CRC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Claremont CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Claremont Medical Center , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Clovis CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Cindie Van Noy MA, NHA, RCFE , Fresno County      Click to request assistance
Concord CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Jain Vivek & Vinita MD , Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Corte Madera CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Joan Crawford BA, RCFE, Marin County      Click to request assistance
Corte Madera CA - California geriatric care manager -- Michele Boudinot MA, Marin County      Click to request assistance
Costa Mesa CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Deborah Newquist MPA, MSW, PHD, Orange County      Click to request assistance
Costa Mesa CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Monica Bush MSW , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Costa Mesa CA - California family disputes disagreements -- MaryAnn Colclough MSW, LCSW, Orange County      Click to request assistance
Culver City CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Keisha Brown MSW, ACSW , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Daly City CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Lee Damon MD , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
Dana Point CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Cheryl Wing RN , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Davis CA - California geriatric care manager -- UC Davis Medical Group , Yolo County      Click to request assistance
El Segundo CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Patricia Hedrick BA, BSN, CCM, CLCP , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Elk Grove CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Marie Jachino BASW , Sacramento County      Click to request assistance
Encinitas CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Darlene A. Breazeal MS, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Encinitas CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Kathleen M. DeLeo MSW, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Fairfield CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Dassah Harry MD FACC FACP Inc , Solano County      Click to request assistance
Fairfield CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Sandra Sue Medvedoff BS , Solano County      Click to request assistance
Fallbrook CA - California geriatric care manager -- Doreen Salerno BSN, MSN, RN , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Fallbrook CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Janet Genduso RN , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Folsom CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Draeger Jay T , El Dorado County      Click to request assistance
Fort Bragg CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Wallace John T MD , Mendocino County      Click to request assistance
Fort Bragg CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Cathy Lonergan MA, Mendocino County      Click to request assistance
Fremont CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Susan N. Harlan MA, RN, Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Fresno CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Alzheimers & Memory Center UCSF-Fresno , Fresno County      Click to request assistance
Fresno CA - California geriatric care manager -- Ani's Medical Supply Inc ,       Click to request assistance
Fresno CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Narain Gurinder P S , Fresno County      Click to request assistance
Fresno CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Diana Martinez-Bleth RN , Fresno County      Click to request assistance
Fresno CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Johana Cota RN, CMC, Fresno County      Click to request assistance
Glendale CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Neskovic Spasoje M , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Glendale CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Talia Searle MSG, CMC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Goleta CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Anne Burns BSN, CMC , Santa Barbara County      Click to request assistance
Hemet CA - California geriatric care manager -- Apple Medical Center , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Hemet CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Bower Andrea MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Hemet CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Hemet Urgent Care , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Hemet CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Isazade Alex MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Hemet CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Lyster James MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Hemet CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Carvalho Guilherme R MD Inc , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Hemet CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Choe Soo-Sang MD FACP FACC A Med Corp , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Hesperia CA - California geriatric care manager -- Bhutwala Ashvin V , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Highland CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Carolyn Michaelis BSN, MPA, RN , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Huntington Beach CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Tsong David , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Huntington Beach CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Jan Wagniere MSW, LCSW , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Irvine CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Hollis Parmely MSG , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Irvine CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Sameh Elsanadi MD, Orange County      Click to request assistance
Irvine CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Susan McInerney BSW , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Irvine CA - California geriatric care manager -- Linda Stempel BS, RN, CCM, CDMS, CLCP, CRRN , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Kentfield CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Harriette Grooh MA, PHD, MFCC , Marin County      Click to request assistance
La Jolla CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Teresa Shanahan MS, PHD, CMC , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Jolla CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Amy Abrams BA, MPH, MSW, CMC, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Jolla CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Braun Judith S MD A Medical Corp , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Jolla CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Bonnie Grim MS , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Jolla CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Darcy Mulholland MSW , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Jolla CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Constance Thurston EDD, MPA , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Jolla CA - California geriatric care manager -- Susan Joy Fox BA, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Mesa CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Lajvardi Robert B Md , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Mesa CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Lai Maria Elena , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
La Quinta CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Diane A. Kelly , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Lafayette CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Barbara Schuh BS, MA, CMC , Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Laguna Beach CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Sharon McNair MPA , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Laguna Woods CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Laguna Woods , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Lakewood CA - California geriatric care manager -- La'Keisha Phillips MS, CMC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Lancaster CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Sivalingam K MD FACC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Larkspur CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Lynn Goehner BSN, RN, PHN, Marin County      Click to request assistance
Livermore CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Maureen E. Gandara Swinbank MSW , Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Josephson Karen MD , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Dressner Mark , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Herzog Cynthia , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California geriatric care manager -- Luther Jeffrey S , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Memorial Family Medicine , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Kelley A. Bates BSW, MA, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Jennifer Sherwood BA, MHA, MSG, NHA , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Carol Goldman MA, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Anne Harbison-Lucas MS , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Long Beach CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Cheryl Mathieu MSS, MSW, PHD, CMC, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California geriatric care manager -- Mindy Goldberg MSW, LCSW , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Linda Behar MA, MFT, CMC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Filart Marcel S , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Bunni Dybnis MA, MFT, CMC, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Steven Michael Barlam MSW, LCSW, CMC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Wang Robert , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Donna Pope BS, PHN, RN, CCM, CDMS , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California geriatric care manager -- Christine Vining BA , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Sharon Rosenfield RN , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Forrest Hong MSW, PHD, LCSW , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Yolanda Whittington MSW , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Angeles CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Clarence Casey MA , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Los Gatos CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Barbara Ledig MA, RN, Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
Menlo Park CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Jeannine Clark-Gananian BSW, MSW , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
Menlo Park CA - California geriatric care manager -- Linda Wohlsen MS , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
Menlo Park CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- M. Deborah Salach BA, MAG , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
Merced CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Amie Marchini BS, Merced County      Click to request assistance
Mill Valley CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Sherry Johanson BSN, MPA, RN , Marin County      Click to request assistance
Mill Valley CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Gene Marchi BSW, RG, Marin County      Click to request assistance
Milpitas CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Imelda Sanidad BSN, RN , Santa Clara County      Click to request assistance
Modesto CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Health Services Agency , Stanislaus County      Click to request assistance
Montara CA - California geriatric care manager -- Anne Smith LCSW , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
Montara CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Anne Smith LCSW , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
Monterey CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Geriatric Medical Center of Monterey Peninsula , Monterey County      Click to request assistance
Monterey CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Meg Parker Conners RN, Monterey County      Click to request assistance
Monterey CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Jacquie DePetris MSW, LCSW , Monterey County      Click to request assistance
Morro Bay CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Meredith Bates MA , San Luis Obispo County      Click to request assistance
Mount Shasta CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Gunda N R , Siskiyou County      Click to request assistance
Mount Shasta CA - California geriatric care manager -- Medi-Cal Clinicsee Mt Shasta Medi-Cal Clinic , Siskiyou County      Click to request assistance
Murrieta CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- California Care Internal Medicine Group , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Murrieta CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Chang Suzanne E MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Napa CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Napa Valley Nephrology & Internal Medicine A Medical Group , Napa County      Click to request assistance
Napa CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Pat Paris MSW , Napa County      Click to request assistance
Newport Beach CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Denise Esecson MA, MFT, Orange County      Click to request assistance
Newport Beach CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Darlene Mann MSW, Orange County      Click to request assistance
Newport Beach CA - California geriatric care manager -- Doris Mendoza BSN, MSN, PHN, RN, CNS, Orange County      Click to request assistance
Newport Beach CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Julie McCall MA , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Newport Beach CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Sue McWayne MSW, LCSW , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Newport Beach CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Nancy Polites MSS, LCSW , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Northridge CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Anita H. Miller MA, CLCP , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Northridge CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Jeri Lynn Posner MA, LMFT , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Novato CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Stevie Alexander BS, CHHA, CAN, Marin County      Click to request assistance
Novato CA - California geriatric care manager -- Patricia Ann Goehner MSN, PHN, RN , Marin County      Click to request assistance
NOVATO CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Mary Gudjones BSN, PHN, RN , Marin County      Click to request assistance
Oakland CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Sandra Cohen BA, RN, Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Oakland CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Janet Brush MSG, MSW, CASWCM, LCSW, Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Oakland CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Anne Rosenthal PHD, MFT, CMC, Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Oakland CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Christina O. Henrikson MA, Alameda County      Click to request assistance
Oceanside CA - California geriatric care manager -- Aspiras Julie , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Oceanside CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Baniadam B MD , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Oceanside CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Carolyn Williams BS, RN, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Orange CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Trevor O'Neil BS, CMC , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Oxnard CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Liao Shang C , Ventura County      Click to request assistance
Oxnard CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Chieng Tung-Hua , Ventura County      Click to request assistance
Pacific Grove CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- John O'Brien BA , Monterey County      Click to request assistance
Palm Desert CA - California geriatric care manager -- Nancy Farris BSN, PHN, RN, CCM , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Palo Alto CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- James Johnson PHD , Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
Palo Alto CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Gee Gee Williams MPA, OTR , Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
Palo Alto CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Kathy N. Johnson PHD, Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
Palo Alto CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Stephne Lencioni BSW, MSW, CMC, Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
Paradise CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- McLaughlin Barbara E MD , Butte County      Click to request assistance
Pasadena CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Wayne April MSW, LCSW, CMC, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Pasadena CA - California geriatric care manager -- Larissa Stepanians MSG, NHA , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Pasadena CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Louanna Law MSW , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Paso Robles CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Elana Peters MA, CMC , San Luis Obispo County      Click to request assistance
Placerville CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Carol Heape MSW, CMC , El Dorado County      Click to request assistance
Placerville CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Nancy Wilson BA , El Dorado County      Click to request assistance
Placerville CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Susan Garrow BSG, CMC , El Dorado County      Click to request assistance
PlmDsrt CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Sunlife Medical Group , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Poway CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Betsy Evatt MSW, LCSW, CMC, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Rancho Cucamonga CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Gilbert Y Zini Medical Center , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Rancho Cucamonga CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Cohen Medical Center , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Rancho Cucamonga CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Cohen Harvey D MD Inc , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Rancho Mirage CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Desert Hematology-Oncology Medical Group Inc , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Redding CA - California geriatric care manager -- Khan Imran , Shasta County      Click to request assistance
Redding CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Lavender Hills Assisted Living , Shasta County      Click to request assistance
Redding CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Joanne McCarley, Shasta County      Click to request assistance
Redondo Beach CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Krista Emery BA, LVN, CMC, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Redwood City CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Kathryn Janz BSN, MA, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Richmond CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Ireatha Mitchell MA, RCFE , Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Riverside CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Mavernie Mitchell BS, BSW, MSW, LCSW , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Riverside CA - California geriatric care manager -- Doughtern Joel D , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Riverside CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Karen Griffith BA , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Riverside CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Everett James MSW, LCSW , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Riverside CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Cherie Villeneuve MSW , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Rolling Hills Estates CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Amy Wong RN, CMC, CSA, RNCS , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Roseville CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Carol Wallace , Placer County      Click to request assistance
San Anselmo CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Eileen Cheplick BSN, RN, Marin County      Click to request assistance
San Carlos CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Charlotte St. James BA, MA, CMC , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
San Carlos CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Sharon Alice Gray BA, MA, MFT , San Mateo County      Click to request assistance
San Clemente CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Kruse Torsten Internal Medicine , Orange County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Ann Butterfield, RN , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California geriatric care manager -- Always There HomeCare Inc , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Susan Soest MSW, LCSW , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Colleen M. Van Horn BSNPHN, RN, CCM, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Kathy Randall BSW, MSW, LCSW, CASWCM , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Heather Petersen MSW , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Traci Gandy MA, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Carla McLaughlin BA , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California geriatric care manager -- Hilde Lehmann MPH, MSW, CMC, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Rebecca Montano MS, CRC, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California family caregivers support advice -- April Hayter de Lopez LCSW, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Teresa Shanahan MS, PHD, CMC , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Diego CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Miriam Montessoro BA, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Monika Eckfield MSN, RN, San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Lucie Tillson MSW, LCSW , San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Laura Glatze MA , San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Verne Doxey MSW, RN, San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Mark Solomons MA , San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Claudia O'Callaghan MA , San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Bruce Johnson BS, MBA , San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California geriatric care manager -- Laurel Etheridge BA, CMC, San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Nina Pflumm Herndon MA, CMC, RCFE , San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Francisco CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Regina Khurin BS, San Francisco City & County      Click to request assistance
San Jose CA - California family disputes disagreements -- MaryVivian Aranda RN, Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
San Jose CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Hsiao Eric I MD , Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
San Jose CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Karupaiah Sudha MD , Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
San Jose CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Vivian Silva MSW , Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
San Jose CA - California geriatric care manager -- Mina Nickon MPS , Santa Clara      Click to request assistance
San Juan Capistrano CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Carla Crow MSW, Orange County      Click to request assistance
San Juan Capistrano CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Kathy Schiesser AA, CMC, RNC , Orange County      Click to request assistance
San Juan Capistrano CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Katherine Perez-Silva BS, RN , Orange County      Click to request assistance
San Luis Obispo CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Maria Campion RN , San Luis Obispo County      Click to request assistance
San Marcos CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Linda Colling MSW, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Marcos CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Linda Maker RN , San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Marcos CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Kym G. Grey MSW, LCSW, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
San Marino CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Chien Norman , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
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San Pedro CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Joanne Courtois MS, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Santa Barbara CA - California geriatric care manager -- Deborah Ross Brown MA, CCCSLP, CMC, Santa Barbara County      Click to request assistance
Santa Barbara CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Suzanne Fritts McNeely , Santa Barbara County      Click to request assistance
Santa Barbara CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Lynn Doetch RN, Santa Barbara County      Click to request assistance
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Santa Barbara CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Carolyn Aijian RN, Santa Barbara County      Click to request assistance
Santa Barbara CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Sue Kuizenga BS, RN, CMC, Santa Barbara County      Click to request assistance
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Santa Clara CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Sally Hedman MSN, RN, CCM, GNP, Santa Clara County      Click to request assistance
Santa Clarita CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Dorio Raymond MD , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Santa Clarita CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Jill Brink PHD , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
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Santa Cruz CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Becky Peters BSN, PHN, RN, CMC , Santa Cruz County      Click to request assistance
Santa Cruz CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Pamela Goodman BSN, PHN, RN , Santa Cruz County      Click to request assistance
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Santa Monica CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Elizabeth Wilson MSW, LCSW, CMC, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
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Santa Rosa CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Paula Shatkin MSW, LCSW , Sonoma County      Click to request assistance
Santee CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Ann M. Butterfield BSN, RN, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
Sebastopol CA - California geriatric care manager -- Wendy Taylor MSW , Sonoma County      Click to request assistance
Sherman Oaks CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Gorbaty Isaac , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Sherman Oaks CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Osterweil Dan , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Sherman Oaks CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Stern David H , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Sierra Madre CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Lorraine Cummings MSW, LCSW, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Simi Valley CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Marie Chingcuangco BA, RCFE , Ventura County      Click to request assistance
Sonoma CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Diane Hamberger BA, Sonoma County      Click to request assistance
Sonoma CA - California family caregivers support advice -- V. Lynn Cox MA , Sonoma County      Click to request assistance
Sonoma CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Dana Folse RN, Sonoma County      Click to request assistance
Soquel CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Norris Barry D MD , Santa Cruz County      Click to request assistance
South Pasadena CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Vida Francis Negrete PHD, RN, Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Stockton CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Yarbrough W David MD , San Joaquin County      Click to request assistance
Stockton CA - California geriatric care manager -- Gordo Mita R MD , San Joaquin County      Click to request assistance
Stockton CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Coats Timothy M MD , San Joaquin County      Click to request assistance
Stockton CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Nguyen Michael MD , San Joaquin County      Click to request assistance
Stockton CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Sutter Gould Medical Foundation , San Joaquin County      Click to request assistance
Stockton CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Jerrye Wright ADN, RN , San Joaquin County      Click to request assistance
Studio City CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Kovner Victor L MD , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Studio City CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Dorothy Fried LCSW , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Sun City CA - California geriatric care manager -- La Grange C Rex MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Sun City CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Gupta Rakesh C MD FACP , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Sun City CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Lam Richard C MD Inc , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Sun City CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Apple Medical Center , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Sun City CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Kuljian Nancy Fnp , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Sun City CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Stanford David MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Tarzana CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Ernest L MD , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Tarzana CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Carmalt E Duane , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Tarzana CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Nancy Wexler MA, MFCC, CMC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Temecula CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Lam Richard C MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Temecula CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Nguyen Brian L MD , Riverside County      Click to request assistance
Tiburon CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Darby Duke BSN, RN , Marin County      Click to request assistance
Toluca Lake CA - California geriatric care manager -- Veronica Rosenblatt MA, MS, CMC , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Toluca Lake CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Karen Wiener MA, LMFT , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Torrance CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Doherty John J MD Inc , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
Torrance CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Emily Stuhlbarg MA, MFT , Los Angeles County      Click to request assistance
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Tustin CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Kathy Ryan MS , Orange County      Click to request assistance
Tustin CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Maria Estrada LCSW, Orange County      Click to request assistance
Upl CA - California geriatric care manager -- Goldman Scott MD , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Upland CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Beseth Douglas J MD Inc , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
Vacaville CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Dassah Harry MD FACC FACP Inc , Solano County      Click to request assistance
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Vacaville CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Northbay Center For Primary Care , Solano County      Click to request assistance
Valley Center CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Judith Kay MSW, LCSW, CMC, San Diego County      Click to request assistance
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Ventura CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- Inoshita Arthur MD FACP , Ventura County      Click to request assistance
Ventura CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Carolyn Kopp BA, MS, CMC, Ventura County      Click to request assistance
Ventura CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Sherrill Steitz BA , Ventura County      Click to request assistance
Victorville CA - California geriatric care manager -- Desert Valley Medical Group , San Bernardino County      Click to request assistance
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Walnut Creek CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Linda Fodrini-Johnson MA, MFT, CMC, Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Walnut Creek CA - California Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers,lifts -- Nancy Hickman BSW, MA, CMC , Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Walnut Creek CA - California geriatric care manager -- Rhonda Darling RN, CMC, Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Walnut Creek CA - California long term care eldercare advice -- Eileen Nevitt LCSW, ACSW, CMC , Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Walnut Creek CA - California family caregivers support advice -- Elianna Psycharis MSHA , Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Walnut Creek CA - California family disputes disagreements -- Linda Wurth BA , Contra Costa County      Click to request assistance
Watsonville CA - California Guardianship, Conservatorship and fiduciary -- O'Grady Christopher MD , Santa Cruz County      Click to request assistance
West Sacramento CA - California hospital beds, bars, bathroom aids -- Shelley Tabar AS, BA, BHA, MSW , Yolo County      Click to request assistance
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About Care Managers and Care Management Advice

Services from care managers should be something that every family takes advantage of, but in reality very few families use them. Qualified managers could go a long ways towards helping the family find better and more efficient ways of providing care for a loved one.

The concept is simple. The family hires a professional adviser to act as a guide through the maze of long term care services and providers. The care manager has been there many times. The family is experiencing it usually for the first time.

Hiring a care manager should be no different than hiring an attorney to help with legal problems or a CPA to help with tax problems. Most people don't attempt to solve legal problems on their own. And the use of professional tax advice can be an invaluable investment. The same is true of using an experienced manager.

Unfortunately there are too few care managers and the public is so poorly informed about the services of a care manager, that valuable resources that could be provided go lacking..

 
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About Care Managers and Care Management Advice
(Family Eldercare Decisions & Caregiving Advice)

Services from care managers should be something that every family takes advantage of, but in reality very few families use them. Qualified managers could go a long ways towards helping the family find better and more efficient ways of providing care for a loved one.

The concept is simple. The family hires a professional adviser to act as a guide through the maze of long term care services and providers. The care manager has been there many times. The family is experiencing it usually for the first time.

Hiring a care manager should be no different than hiring an attorney to help with legal problems or a CPA to help with tax problems. Most people don't attempt to solve legal problems on their own. And the use of professional tax advice can be an invaluable investment. The same is true of using an experienced manager.

Unfortunately there are too few care managers and the public is so poorly informed about the services of a care manager, that valuable resources that could be provided go lacking.

The irony of not using a care manager is that most families -- when given the opportunity to use these services -- think they can do it themselves and will not pay the money. Yet the services of a care manager most likely will save them considerably more money than do-it-yourself. The cost of the care manager might be only a fraction of the savings the manager could produce. Care management services can also greatly reduce family and caregiver stress and help eliminate family disputes and disagreements.

Even the Yellow Pages do not cooperate in helping the public find care managers. To find a care manager one must look in the Yellow Pages under "Senior Services". Who is going to know to look under that subject?

  1. Below is a partial list of what a care manager might do:
  2. Assess the level and type of care needed and develop a care plan
  3. Take steps to start the care plan and keep it functioning
  4. Make sure care is received in a safe and disability friendly environment
  5. Resolve family conflicts and other family issues relating to long term care
  6. Become an advocate for the care recipient and the family caregiver
  7. Manage care for a loved one for out-of-town families
  8. Conduct ongoing assessments to monitor and implement changes in care
  9. Oversee and direct care provided at home
  10. Coordinate the efforts of key support systems
  11. Provide personal counseling
  12. Help with Medicaid qualification and application
  13. Arrange for services of legal and financial advisors
  14. Manage a conservatorship for a care recipient
  15. Provide assistance with placement in assisted living facilities or nursing homes
  16. Monitor the care of a family member in a nursing home or in assisted living
  17. Assist with the monitoring of medications
  18. Find appropriate solutions to avoid a crisis
  19. Coordinate medical appointments and medical information
  20. Provide transportation to medical appointments
  21. Assist families in positive decision making
  22. Develop long range plans for older loved ones not now needing care

Let's look at two hypothetical examples to see how a care manager could be used.

Here is the first example:

Mary is taking care of her aging husband at home. He has diabetes and is overweight. Because of the diabetes her husband has severe neuropathy in his legs and feet and it is difficult for him to walk. He also has diabetic retinopathy and cannot see very well. She has to be careful that he does not injure his feet since the last time that happened he was in the hospital for four weeks with a severe infection. She is having difficulty helping him out of bed and with dressing and using the bathroom. She relies heavily on her son who lives nearby to help her manage her husband's care.

On the advice of a friend Mary is told about a care manager, Susan Brown, who helped the friend's family cope with the care of a loved one. The cost of an initial assessment and care plan from the care manager is $300.00. Mary thinks she has the situation under control and $300.00 for someone from the outside to come in and tell her how to deal with her situation seems ridiculous.

One day Mary is trying to lift her husband and injures her back severely. She is bedridden and cannot care for her husband. Her son, who works fulltime, now has two parents to care for. On the advice of the same friend he decides to bring in Susan Brown and pay her fee himself.

Susan does a thorough assessment of the family's needs. She arranges for Mary's doctor to order Medicare home care during Mary's recovery. Therapists come in and help Mary with exercises and advice on lifting. Susan advertises for and finds a private individual who is willing to live in the home for a period of time to help Mary with her recovery and watch over her husband. Susan makes sure the new caregiver is reliable and honest and that taxes are paid for the employment. Susan enlists the support of the local area agency on aging and makes sure all services available are provided for the family. Susan also calls a meeting with Mary's family and explains to them the care needs and how they need to commit to help with those needs. Susan makes arrangements to purchase medical equipment for lifting, moving and easier use of the bathroom facilities. Medicare will pay much of this cost.

Susan suggests using a geriatric care Physician she works closely with to help Mary in the care of her husband. The geriatrician meets with Mary and her husband and spends a great deal of time explaining the proper treatment and care of elderly with diabetes. He rearranges medications and puts Mary's husband on a new insulin regimen to better control his blood sugar. He starts a strict diet and insists on weight loss and exercise. The previous doctor seemed more interested in treating symptoms than in changing lifestyles. In contrast to this attitude, the geriatric Physician feels that Mary's husband has a chance of improving his health with proper treatment.

Susan also works closely with an elder law attorney and a financial planner who specializes in the elderly. The attorney prepares documents for the family including powers of attorney, a living will and advice on preserving Mary's remaining assets. The financial planner recommends a reverse mortgage specialist to help Mary and her husband tap unused assets in their home's equity. In addition, an income vehicle is put into place to convert assets into income in order to provide for Mary for her life when her husband is gone. And finally, with the help of the financial planner, an application for veterans benefits is made for Mary's husband who is a veteran. Depending on the monthly cost of care this additional income could provide up to $1,800 more a month in household income.

With the help of the care manager, Mary's life and future have been significantly improved. Her husband as well, if he adheres to the care plan, may end up having a better quality of life for his remaining years.

Here is another example of the value of the care manager.

Michelle is a single divorced mother with two teenage children. Her mother, Martha, has a stroke which apparently causes some memory loss as well as some disability in being able to fend for herself. Michelle decides to move in with her mother and take care of her. In return, Michelle who is temporarily out of work, has a place to live and share her mother's retirement income.

Martha is anything but easy to take care of. She has mood swings and often forgets what she is doing. She seems to display a lot of anger and takes it out on Michelle, calling her all kinds of horrible names. She is never happy and is constantly calling for attention. In trying to take care of her own children as well as her mother, Michelle is quickly being drained of her physical and emotional strength. In addition Michelle's brother and two sisters are happy she is taking care of her mother since they are now absolved of the responsibility, but they treat Michelle terribly. They also call her awful names and accuse her of being a "leech". On the other hand they have plenty of advice on how to deal with their mother but never offer any of their own time to help. After all, they reason, Michelle is receiving benefits from caring for her mother and logically she should be responsible for all the care.

On the advice of a friend, Michelle hires a care manager, Brent Smith, who comes highly recommended in solving family disputes. Brent is a certificated mediator. Brent first does a care assessment of Martha and comes away suspecting there is more to her personality disorder than a stroke. He makes arrangements to take Martha to a geriatric Physician who does a complete physical assessment and recognizes that Martha's mental state is due more to improper medications and severe depression. Martha's medications are reduced and changed and she is put on antidepressants. In addition her diet is upgraded, she is to receive more fluids, more healthy foods and especially receive vitamin supplements. Particularly important is a prescription for vitamin B12 shots.

The doctor insists on as much exercise as Martha can handle. Brent, the care manager, helps convince Martha of the need for her new care program and helps oversee her following through on the exercise program. Over the ensuing months Martha's lack of memory and abusive behavior become less severe. She is also better able to care for herself without Michelle's assistance.

In addition to the assessment, one of the first things Brent does is to contact Michelle's older brother who is the family leader. He has a long talk with her brother and gives the brother a different perspective on the issues. With a better understanding of the situation, the brother calls a family meeting and Brent mediates a successful resolution of the family mistreatment of Michelle and the ensuing bad feelings. Everyone including Michelle is called upon to do their part in managing the care of her mother and to work on better family relations. The issue of Michelle "sponging" off of her mother is addressed and an adequate solution is agreed to by all. Brent will follow up in a month to make sure everyone is following through on his or her commitment.

These two examples concentrate on care in the home but care managers are also actively involved in helping families with the selection of facilities and any appropriate care services. Finally, care managers are indispensable in helping coordinate and arrange for care for a loved one living far away from family members.