Resources

Geriatric Care Management Services seeks to provide valuable information and resources about caring for aging parents or loved ones needing short or long term care. If you are unable to find the information you need on our website, contact us.

• Beaumont Health
• Beaumont Commons, Dearborn - 800-642-4662
• Alzheimer's Association - 800-272-3900
• Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
• Family Caregiver Alliance - 800-445-8106
• Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA - dementia care expert and acclaimed trainer
• Senior Alliance - 734-722-2830
• Area on Aging - 800-852-7795

Recommended reading

• Coach Broyles’ Playbook for Alzheimer’s Caregivers: a practical Tips Guide
  Frank Broyles, Athletic Director of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. Free call your local Alzheimer’s Association.
• Measures of the Heart:  A Father’s Alzheimer’s A Daughter’s Return 
  Mary Ellen Geist

• The 36 Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illness, and Memory Loss in Later Life
  Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins, Revised Edition 2001.

• Detroit News – Life section “At home With Help” Robin Erb

Links to organizations

• National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
• Geriatric Social Works of Southeast Michigan

Financial resources

Call 866-776-1869 for more information.

• Long Term Care Insurance – various providers
• Veterans Administration – Aide & Attendance Program

Speakers' Bureau topics

• Understanding dementia
• Going home, what next? - After a fall and how to prevent falls and community resources
• Directions: how do I know my loved one might need help and where do I turn? - Caring for a senior and what resources are there.
• Emergency Room visits & the dementia patient: how can we the professional make it a better visit for all? - Identifying ways professionals can make the best outcomes for the patient with dementia in the ER
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