Adult Day Centers - Adult day care centers provide care and companionship, for seniors who need assistance or supervision during the day. The program offers relief to family members or caregivers and allows them the freedom to go to work, handle personal business or just relax while knowing their relative is well cared for and safe.  Generally, the goals of the programs are to delay or prevent institutionalization by providing alternative care to enhance self-esteem and to encourage socialization.   

Alzheimer and Dementia Care - Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks of daily living. In most people with AD, symptoms first appear after age 60.  Symptoms begin with loss of memory and rational thinking and usually progress to total disability over a number of years. Its effects are mainly on the mind not the physical body. 

Assisted Living Communities,- A special combination of housing, personal services and health care designed to respond to the individual needs of those who require help with Activities of Daily Living. Care is provided in a professionally managed group living environment and usually includes private occupancy units, three meals a day, 24-hour staff availability to meet the individual's scheduled, and unscheduled needs and some medical care.

Caregiver Support and Education - Day to day people involved in the care of an aging family member, need professional guidance and "how to" information, to manage their roles and responsibilities.  Generally, support and education for caregivers is available through books, video, cd, resource kits, helplines, websites, etc. 

Continuing Care Communities - Continuing Care Communities allow seniors to "age in place," with flexible accommodations which are designed to meet their health and housing needs as these needs change over time. Residents entering Continuing Care Communities sign a long-term contract that provides for housing, services and nursing care, usually all in one location, enabling seniors to remain in a familiar setting as they grow older. If a resident becomes ill, they can temporarily transfer to the nursing unit, at no extra cost, and maintain an independent living apartment, if appropriate.   

Eldercare Attorney - Elder law attorneys focus on the legal needs of the elderly, and work with a variety of legal tools and techniques to meet the goals and objectives of the older client.  The elder law practitioner handles general estate planning issues and counsels clients about planning for incapacity, with alternative decision making documents. Locating the appropriate type of care, including nursing home care coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of care and working to ensure the client's right to quality care are all part of the elder law practice.

Eldercare Planning - Eldercare Planning can help seniors maintain their important decision-making roles throughout their lives.  This may include getting answers to questions such as Where does the elder want to live? What financial resources are available? How does the elder want health decisions made?  Is a Guardian or Conservator necessary? What arrangements should be made when the elder dies?  Elder law attorneys focus on these and other related issues to help in the care of an aging family member.

Estate Planning - Estate Planning is the process of planning for what will happen to a person's property after the person's death. Estate planning often requires the services of an attorney.  Estate planning is the process of accumulating and disposing of an estate to maximize the goals of the estate owner. The various goals of estate planning include making sure the greatest amount of the estate passes to the estate owner's intended beneficiaries, often including paying the least amount of taxes and avoiding or minimizing probate court involvement.

Financial Planning - When it comes to elder care, financial concerns are sometimes the biggest concerns, even dictating health care, long-term care and other important issues.  That's because you can't provide any of that care without money.  Many personal financial planners and elder law attorneys are well versed in planning issues of the elderly. They can offer advice on financial strategies for retirement and paying for elder care. Professionals can also address investment and wealth transfer questions. While the cost of these professionals can be high, it is often offset by the ability to save money in the future.

Geriatric Care Management - A Geriatric Care Managers is a health and human services specialist who helps families caring for an elderly loved one. Trained professionals in long-term care planning, social work, or psychology, with a specialized focus on issues related to aging and elder care. For example, they can conduct care-planning assessments, screen, arrange, and monitor in-home help and provide short or long-term eldercare assistance for those engaged in local or long distance caregiving, review financial, legal, or medical issues and offer referrals to geriatric specialists.

Home Health Care - Home health care is recognized as an increasingly important alternative to hospitalization or care in a nursing home for patients who do not need 24 hour day professional supervision. Many people find it possible to remain at home for the entire duration of their illness or at least to shorten their hospital stay. In many cases readmission to the hospital can be prevented or delayed. A variety of health services are provided in a home health care program in the patient's home, under the direction of a physician. 

Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospice and Palliative Care addresses the physical, spiritual, emotional, psychological, social, financial and legal needs of the dying patient and his/her family. A concept that refers to enhancing the dying person's quality of life. Hospice care can be given in the home, a special hospice facility or a combination of both.  Palliative care is NOT the same as hospice care. Palliative care may be provided at any time during a person`s illness, even from the time of diagnosis. And, it may be given at the same time as curative treatment.