Care management is an umbrella term that means, at its core, we help you manage your life to live with independence and dignity.

We do this in different ways, depending on your needs or your loved one's needs.

• At our Barbash Family Vital Support Center, our care managers help clients with everything from getting food from the food pantry, to budgeting, to being an encouraging life coach, to counseling; ie, providing guidance and support to those facing emotional, behavioral, social, or career-related challenges.

• For Holocaust survivors and Russian-speaking older adults, our care managers can, depending on need and client qualifications, do regular home visits for companionship, help with hearing exams, help with translation (say, at a doctor's office), help with transportation, and more.
• For older adults who need help figuring out next steps as they encounter challenges as they age, or for children of those adults, our care managers help navigate the complex maze of health care options. We do everything from helping you get a new social security card, to figuring out which rehab facility best fits your budget and needs, to how to get free transportation services from the state. We are experts at older adult care, and our job is to help you.

A care manager will evaluate an individual’s unique needs, plan strategies to address those needs, keep family members and health teams informed, and be a steady, informed resource who coordinates and tracks what's necessary.

Jewish Family Service believes that the fundamental elements of care management are as follows:

• A dedicated care manager
• A comprehensive care plan (this includes hospital-to-home plans)
• Strong patient engagement
• Advocacy and decision support for clients and their families
• Caregiver coaching
• Quality control and cost containment
• Better communication between patients and healthcare professionals
• Accessibility — when appropriate and/or possible, care is 24/7
• Care coordination with community agencies or service providers such as
• • community programs
  • entitlements such as housing, financial, and legal services
  • transportation
  • self-management programs

We choose to focus on care management—a holistic, patient-centered approach to care—as integral to much of our work across all we do because our goal is better outcomes. This means less stress and greater satisfaction for clients, caregivers, and families.

REACH OUT TO US:

Email: information@jfscinti.org

Phone: 513-469-1188

"Luella held up a mirror to me, and changed my life." 

—Rachel Edelstein, discussing her care manager