Are you worried about your aging parents' failing health? Are you spending too much time managing their doctor appointments, medications, and daily care routines? Afraid they’re still not getting all the right care they are entitled to? How would you know for sure?

Most elderly patients like your parents are worried about:

• You. They don’t want to bother or worry their children, and may deny themselves care to protect you
• Not knowing enough about their condition
• Whether or not they will ever get better
• Being overcharged for hospitals services, doctors fees, or prescriptions
• Not having enough money for the best healthcare
• Becoming disabled or unable to care for themselves
• Resuming normal function (normal life)
• Test results

• won’t know to do the right thing because you don’t know what to do
• won’t know the right questions to ask
• haven’t chosen the right doctor, hospital, or treatment plan
• are not prepared for the future
• don’t have time to deal with issues along with  your own home and work issues
• will encounter conflicts between yourself, your parents, and other family members

To avoid all the anxiety and confusion about your parent’s future, you need an experienced health advocate to guide you through the system to get the best results for your individual situation.

Your parents deserve better, and LifeSpan's combination of care management and the GuardianKey can help.

Have a LifeSpan expert nurse coach you and/or your parents through an illness episode. This assistance package includes an initial interview with your parent, family and health providers by telephone or in person, a review of available records and a summary submitted directly to you in a way you can understand. The summary outlines your parent’s present condition, documents the current providers and treatment plan, and highlights your parents’ and family goals for future care. The assessment also makes recommendations to address the patient and family centered health goals, and estimates what services may be required to meet those goals.

After the initial evaluation, additional support and services are available by the hour to help you control expenses. Coordination of care activities are largely completed via telephone and correspondence, and personal contact is maintained with the client where beneficial to your mother or father’s condition (e.g., doctor appointments where necessary). Payment for fees are requested at the time that the service is delivered, and payments can be made by Visa or MasterCard for your convenience.

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Who Else Should Be Protected by LifeSpan Care Management?

• Other elderly patients
• Catastrophically ill children
• Accident victims
• People unable to care for themselves
• People who travel often
• People geographically distant from relatives and family members

And patients with:

• Chronic conditions
• Terminal illnesses
• Psychiatric or behavioral issues
• Substance abuse problems
• Eating disorders