Some Case Examples

1. Elderly individual who wants to remain home, little local support system, family out-of-state or unable to help.
2. Hospitalized elderly individual can’t return home, out-of-state family needs short-term assistance with temporary local placement, planning for relocation out-of-state, and making arrangements for closing out home/apartment.
3. Elderly or disabled individual with chronic medical problems but has no relatives or support system. Able/willing to be involved in long-term planning; may need Health Care Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney Trust, or other assistance planning.
4. Non-elderly disabled individual cared for at home by elderly parents with no long-range plan for disabled child.
5. Elderly individual who has been caring for disabled adult child at home: need for short-term assistance and long-range planning.
6. Individual with impaired capacity, possible behavioral problems, and overwhelmed/unavailable family needing help with care coordination, planning, possible legal intervention.
7. Individual with impaired cognitive status being abandoned/divorced by spouse or significant other.
8. Individual with declining capacity who has been cared for by home health or others at home, caregivers refusing to continue care unless “someone takes charge.”
9. Individual with full capacity wants to remain home and involve a professional as consultant to examine future care and living options.
10. Individual with diminished cognitive ability, multiple family members with limited recent contact are in conflict about future planning but open to professional consultation/counseling to help in planning.