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Wondering if your parent or spouse is okay?

āœ“ My parent is falling more.
āœ“ My husband is showing signs of dementia.
āœ“ I don't have time for a crisis; I want to know what plans to make.
āœ“ I think my parents need more help, but they don't admit it.

Designed to address aging needs before a crisis occurs, youā€™ll find solutions even if you don't know what to ask.

Our care designer provides a custom fitting so you get the right care plan.

My mom is precious and also incredibly stressed.
She danced like the Caddyshack gopher while she started dinner after our call with you. Sheā€™s on uncharted ground in so many ways, as am I, and we need all the help we can get.
Diane C.
ADA Manager

If things just changed or you are just trying to keep going,
you may want one of these packages:

Benefits Review

Ideal for families who may not have immediate care needs but are planning for the future. They want to ensure they get the most out of Medicare and other programs for which they are qualified.
Our Care Advisor will guide you to appropriate plans and programs and help complete all the essential forms and paperwork.
$650

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Preparing for a Care Journey

Perfect for families adjusting to a new diagnosis or change in health that requires increased long-term care.

Our care advisor defines needs and identifies practical, relational and logistical next steps to meet progressive care needs.
$650

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Perfect for families adjusting to a new diagnosis or change in health that requires increased long-term care.Ā Our care advisor defines needs and identifies practical, relational and logistical next steps to meet progressive care needs.

  • Perform a needs assessment
  • Provide conversational tools to discuss care needs with your loved one or family members
  • Complete a status check of legal paperwork and healthcare advance directivesĀ 
  • Provide a comparison matrix of typical living and day activity options
  • Recommend products to protect and keep track of your loved one
  • Compile options for transportation
  • Identify local and on-line practical support systems for the family caregiver

$650

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Ideal for families who may not have immediate care needs but are planning for the future. They want to ensure they get the most out of Medicare and other programs for which they are qualified. Our Care Advisor will guide you to under-utilized plans and programs and help complete the essential forms and paperwork.

Includes one month access to the Digital Care Advisor platform and a GoKit Medical Document Planner with the ā€œGet it Doneā€ coaching.

  • Perform needs assessment
  • Evaluate medical insurance and provide cost-saving recommendations 
  • Assist with the review or completion of advance directives and POLST forms
  • Compile a list of elder law attorneys
  • Provide conversational tools to discuss care needs with your loved one or family members

$650

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Perfect for families adjusting to a new diagnosis or change in health that requires increased long-term care. Our care advisor defines needs and identifies practical, relational and logistical next steps to meet progressive care needs. Includes one month access to the Digital Care Advisor platform and a GoKit Medical Document Planner with the ā€œGet it Doneā€ coaching.

  • Perform a needs assessment
  • Provide conversational tools to discuss care needs with your loved one or family members
  • Review assets, legal paperwork and healthcare advance directivesĀ 
  • Provide a comparison matrix of typical living and day activity options
  • Recommend products to protect and keep track of your loved one
  • Identify local and on-line practical support systems for the family caregiverĀ 

$650

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Perfect for families considering hiring or rehiring in-home care.

This allows families to set up the best help more quickly. Our Care Advisor assesses your older adultā€™s needs, creates a job description and screens the best agencies in your area. Our thorough expert process fast tracks your hiring and reduces your chance of hiring mistakes.

The family makes the final hiring decision and provides on-going management of the caregiver. Includes one month access to the Digital Care Advisor platform and a GoKit Medical Document Planner with the ā€œGet it Doneā€ coaching, which organizes your older adultā€™s medical information and streamlines communication between you and the caregiver.Ā 

  • Create an in-home care job description based on your unique situation
  • Identify highest-rated agencies in the area and other sources of support
  • Screen agencies for your situation
  • Compile a comparison matrix of recommended caregiver agencies
  • Provide suggested agency interview questionsĀ 
  • Schedule agency interviews
  • Furnish aĀ  working interview template
  • Suggest best practices for agency/caregiver management
  • Present a private hire toolkit, as a supplement

$1050

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Perfect for situations where the older adult suddenly needs an increasing amount of care and caregivers are assessing what living situation would be best.Ā 

Whether you are managing a transition from a recent hospital stay or a long-term move out of state, our Care Advisor can organize all the critical details and help with the logistics required for a smooth transition. Includes a one month access to the Digital Care Advisor platform and a GoKit Medical Document Planner with the ā€œGet it Doneā€ coaching.

  • Perform a detailed needs assessment
  • Identify appropriate category for the next step living situation (home, rehab, senior living)
  • Organize transfer to new location
  • Assist with transferring medical records and establishing care with new physician, if needed
  • Transfer prescriptions
  • Reinstate health coverage in a new state or county
  • Identify and help organize delivery of safety measures in a new living situation (fall prevention, monitors, medication management, meals)

$1,050

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    Perfect for families wanting to utilize all insurance and aid programs available to pay for in-home or nursing home or assisted living care. The goal is to identify all available private asset and public programs before dipping into private spending. Includes one month access to the Digital Care Advisor platform.

    • Review private asset and self-funded options with family
    • Determine Medicaid qualification
    • Identify appropriate Medicare programs
    • Identify funding sources for respite options
    • Compile a list of asset protection groups and/or elder law attorneys
    • Take the lead to identify, fill out and submit necessary paperworkĀ 

    $1050

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    For the caregiver whose loved one has experienced recent health challenges, necessitating changes in medical providers and therapists.Ā 

    The W&W Care Advisor will coordinate with the doctors, visiting nurses, home health, occupational therapy, physical therapy and personal care companions caring for your loved one. Includes a one month access to the Digital Care Advisor platform and a GoKit Medical Document Planner with the ā€œGet it Doneā€ coaching.

    • Facilitate completion of necessary paperwork so parties can communicate
    • Gather doctor, therapy and hospital reports
    • Set up meetings with medical team, therapists and family members
    • Clarify appropriate care team and their roles for next steps
    • Ensure family has care team contact information
    • Identify family caregiver training and safety devices to meet advancing care needs

    $850

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    Perfect for families that like to do all the research themselves but want expert-level recommendations.Ā 

    The innovative Digital Care Advisorā„¢ guides users through the eldercare maze one simple question at a time to arrive at a custom action plan. Offering personalized plans in each of five areas, Ways & Wane brings together the best of online information and templates. Users choose and easily build plans for:
    ā€¢ Getting help, like personal care or specialized housing
    ā€¢ Preparing documents, like a healthcare power of attorney or POLST
    ā€¢ Keeping seniors safe, like fall prevention, medication dispensing and driving assessments
    ā€¢ Choosing activities appropriate for a seniorā€™s changing capabilities
    ā€¢ Paying for long-term care

    $14.95/month

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