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Care
Managers with Human Network Systems (HNS)
are professionals who specialize in assisting elderly and
disabled persons and their families in identifying and meeting their
long-term care needs. Staff members have training in
gerontology, social work, nursing, and/or counseling. They
have extensive knowledge about the costs, quality, and
availability of elder care services or services for
disabled individuals in the Denver area. HNS
can provide any or all of the following services:
Consultations
- Often elderly or disabled individuals and families experience short-term
problems or situational crises, which can be addressed
more quickly and effectively through the use of a
professional consultant. One or more individualized
sessions with a member of our professional staff will help
identify problems and provide options for problem
resolution.
Care
Management - In situations where individuals of
families require on-going assistance, use of Professional
Care Management services may be indicated. A Care Manager
continually assesses the needs of the client, develops and
implements a plan of care, and coordinates and monitors
various aspects of daily living. Care Managers work
closely in a team effort with family, guardians, and other
professionals to assure that ongoing needs of the client
are met and necessary tasks are accomplished. The Care
Manager involves the client in decision-making as
appropriate, according to the client's abilities. Care
Management Services may be short-term, lasting only a few
months, or can be long-term if needed.
Advanced
Planning Services - This option is for
individuals or couples who have no available family and
who want to plan in advance for decision-making when the
need arises. With the assistance of the client's attorney,
this process establishes methods to carry out personal
wishes at a designated future time.
HNS can serve as an individual's chosen
agent in a Health Care Power of Attorney or can be part of
other plans to carry out individual instructions for the
future.
Evaluations
and Needs Assessment - An evaluation by a
member of our professional staff includes a comprehensive
needs assessment, which will help clients and families
recognize special needs and concerns as well as identify
options for problem solving. This individualized process
may include a home evaluation, one or more client
interviews, contact with care providers, and a review of
appropriate documents and written materials. An elderly or
disabled person's physical and mental health as well as
environmental conditions and financial situation are all
considered when performing an evaluation.
Coordination
of Needed Services - After identifying current
needs, care managers coordinate available community
resources and provide ongoing monitoring to ensure that
the needs of clients are met. Care managers also provide
crisis intervention and act as liaisons
between healthcare providers and the client and his or
her family members.
Financial
Services - HNS can assist clients in budgeting
and bill paying on a short-term or long-term basis,
including situations involving spending down to
Medicaid eligibility. In addition, we can become
conservator, trustee, or agent under a power of
attorney when no other realistic options are available.
Long-Distance
Care Giving - Utilizing our years of experience
in national networks of eldercare professionals, we can
assist families in finding resources and providers to help
arrange care and services for loved ones elsewhere in
the country. In addition, pre-trip consultation with our
staff will help family members to maximize the productive
use of time and quickly identify problems when they visit
family members out of state.
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