They visit, assess, draw up a care plan, find and supervise services, attend medical appointments, and report back to the family. Families who live far away often hire one to be the person on the ground.
Fees are hourly and paid privately; Medicare does not cover them. The Aging Life Care Association maintains a directory of members who meet its standards.
Why it matters
For a long-distance family, a care manager is the difference between reacting to crises by phone and having someone who saw your parent on Tuesday.
Further reading: Aging Life Care Association
Geriatric care manager where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ