Geriatric Care Management
for the family you love.

Geriatric care management (also called aging life care) is a professional service in which a trained professional assesses a client's medical, cognitive, functional, safety, financial, and family situation, then builds and runs a written care plan. The geriatric care manager coordinates doctors, home care, pharmacy, therapy, housing, and legal partners so one accountable person owns the whole picture — for aging adults, disabled individuals, and anyone whose needs have outgrown what family can carry alone.

A geriatric care manager assesses, plans, coordinates providers, monitors changes, and advocates for the client and family. Concretely: comprehensive assessment, written care plan, hospital-discharge management, medication reconciliation, home care oversight, housing decisions, driving-safety conversations, dementia progression planning, and long-distance family updates.

Common triggers: a recent hospitalization or fall, a new dementia diagnosis, a change in a disabled family member's support system, siblings disagreeing about next steps, a family member managing more than 10 unpaid hours a week, a long-distance move, or a loved one refusing help they clearly need. If any two of those describe your situation, a consultation is worth your time.

Private geriatric care management is a fee-for-service engagement, and pricing depends on complexity and the scope of the care plan. We quote a clear, written fee after a free consultation so you know exactly what you're paying for before anything begins.

Medicare does not pay for private geriatric care management. In Pennsylvania, care coordination is covered for participants enrolled in a Pennsylvania-based waiver — see our waiver services page. For everyone else, geriatric care management is a private-pay service. A small number of long-term care insurance policies reimburse a portion of care-coordination expenses; we're happy to help you read your policy.

A home care agency sends aides for hands-on help — bathing, meals, transfers. A geriatric care manager is the trained professional who plans, coordinates, and supervises the whole care picture, including the home care agency. Most families benefit from both; we work with aides you already have, and when you need new care, we help you find the right providers and get them in place.