Based on an assessment we will come up with a individualized plan of care and suggest alternative living arrangements based on needs and diagnosis.
Business Hours : Monday to Thursday - 9am to 5pm
Comprehensive Medical
& Social Assessment
Through the process of an hour long interview, we form a plan of care by asking the right questions. Who is your healthcare proxy and provider? Do you have any major diagnosis, specialized physicians, or medications? Do you have long-term care insurance, Medicaid, VA benefits?
- Health insurance, healthcare proxy, medications, physicians
- Functional abilities, is assistance needed with daily activities
- Finances, social security, pensions, rent/mortgage, Medicaid
- Hobbies, senior center activities, religious institutions
- Who is your health care proxy and provider?
- Do you have any major health diagnosis?
- What medications are you on?
- Who are your physicians, podiatrists, psychiatrists, dentists, cardiologists, urologist?
- Do you need assisistance walking or with mobility?
- Any chronic medical condtitions such as dementia, diabetes, crohns?
To assertain a patient's social well-being we go over:
- Daily Activites
- Hobbies
- Senior Center Activities
- Religious Institutions
- Group of friends/social circle
Based on the asessment you get a customized plan and referrals to:
- Home care services/Companion services
- Medical care providers
- Transportation
- Food-services such as Meals on Wheels
- Counseling and Support services
- Independent or Assisted Living
- Elder-Care attorneys
Patient Advocacy/Guided Site Tours
- Ask why a medication was chosen
- Knows when and where to get a second opinion
- Can mediate decisions between family members
- Assistance in working with your insurance
- Makes travel arrangements, such as Access-A-Ride
Nursing Home Audits
If you are a nursing or senior living facility, we perform mock surveys, audits, record reviews, in-house training, and compliance reviews with federal and state regulations. Our consultants have professional experience in surveying short-term rehab and long-term care facilities with the New York State Department of Health. We are up-to-date with recent regulatory policies.
We will help your facility to aquire and maintain a 5 star rating with CMS. We provide the knowledge, you provide us with your concerns.
- Mock surveys
- Audits
- In-house training
- Compliance with federal and state regulations
Senior Center Lectures
We offer lectures to senior centers in the New York metropolitan area and Long Island.
Topic range includes:
- Healthy eating
- Reading food labels and Nutrition Facts
- Depression, anxiety, and mental health
- Diabetes, hypertension, and cardiac disease