Urban Eldercare® assists families navigating care for older adults in Manhattan and surrounding areas.
Our team has decades of experience supporting families facing aging care decisions. Our clients tell us that we alleviate stress, direct them to the right resources, and help manage care to ensure quality of life for their loved ones. If you are facing decisions, you are not alone. We are kind and compassionate partners who can help you get what you need.
An Aging Life Care Professional™, also known as an Aging Life Care Manager or geriatric care manager, is a health and human services specialist who helps families who are caring for older relatives. The Aging Life Care Manager is trained and experienced in any of several fields related to care management, including, but not limited to nursing, gerontology, social work, or psychology, with a specialized focus on issues related to aging and elder care.
The Aging Life Care Manager assists older adults and persons with disabilities in attaining their maximum functional potential. In addition, the Aging Life Care Manager is an experienced guide and resource for families of older adults and others with chronic needs, including helping those suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or Parkinson’s or exhibiting symptoms of dementia.
Aging Life Care Managers become the “coach” and families or clients the “team captain.”
Aging Life Care Managers are members of the Aging Life Care Association™ (ALCA) and differ from Patient Advocates, Senior Advisors, Senior Navigators, and Elder Advocates. ALCA members must meet stringent education, experience, and certification requirements of the organization, and all members are required to adhere to a strict code of ethics and standards of practice.
Return to topWhat makes an Aging Life Care Manager stand apart from the others is the commitment to stay focused on the needs of the client and family. Others may offer services for less, but what you receive cannot help but be influenced by how they are paid.
Senior advisors are paid referral fees to suggest elder care facilities. As a general rule, they have a more limited sphere of knowledge and do not hold a professional degree needed to give them expertise in the 8 key areas of elder care. Only those facilities willing to pay a finder’s fee will be included in their list of suggestions. There may be a more appropriate option, but it will not be mentioned if the facility does not pay for referrals.
Because we are paid directly by you, we are independent and objective. Our focus is 100% on the needs of your family and your aging loved ones. We apply our considerable skill and years of training to your unique situation.
Hospital- or insurance-based case managers are employees of the health care system. They are good professionals. Their focus, however, is to address the issues of patients within the institution and to make efficient use of services for their organization.
We are based in the community and work with aging adults wherever they live. We provide continuity of care across all settings. We include the family and focus on improving quality of life for the older adult and their grown children.
When the issue is safety and quality of life, you deserve the best!
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We pride ourselves in our commitment to stay abreast of the ever-changing landscape of senior services and aging research. To this end, our Aging Life Care Managers are members of the following professional organizations:
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