Why choose Next Stage Senior Care Services for all your home care needs?
Expert Care Management Team: A dedicated care manager is available to assist the client with coordinating resources from our extensive database according to needs and preferences. Our care manager has the expertise to coordinate all of the clients care needs.
Engaging Caregivers: Trained and certified caregivers are able to meet the clients’ needs through activities of daily living, socialization and observations that address cognitive functioning to optimize client abilities and independence.
Exclusive “Quality of Life Training ®”: Our Quality of Life Training ®is just one of the many unique features of Next Stage Senior Care Services. Our caregivers are able to perform comfortably in any setting. The cornerstone of this training program is to ensure our caregivers recognize that although a person’s physical abilities may diminish, their feelings do not.
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Features |
Benefits |
| Central Intake |
Provides streamlined “one stop” shopping for clients and families. Eliminates need for clients and families to keep “repeating” requests to staff. |
| Intake completed by a Registered Professional Nurse |
The Care Manager is able to provide a thorough initial screening in order to identify the client’s needs, make appropriate referrals as needed and provide “courtesy” education to the public regarding home care services. |
| Quarterly Case Conference |
A case conference is an opportunity to evaluate and set goals for ongoing care. The entire care team is invited to participate, including the client and their family. A Proactive approach enables the care team to collaborate with clients and families to ensure care needs are being met and mutually agreed upon expectations are communicated. |
| Internet referral process | Allows for easy access and convenience to consumers to contact and make referrals to the agency. |
| Advanced paraprofessional training |
Ensures caregivers, through Quality of Life Training ®, are able to provide care based on current practice standards tailored to meet each clients individualized needs. |
| Geriatric Care Management services (optional) |
Our expertise has prepared us to function as elder care advisors and advocates. Clients and families may take advantage of a holistic approach utilizing quarterly case conferences. Case conferences and care management calls provide care coordination and communication between physicians, family and other members of the health care team. |
| Next Stage Transition Plan |
The LifeGuide Plan ® starts with an in home visit by an experienced care manager (up to 2 hours) followed by research and LifeGuide Plan development (3 ½ hours), with a final ½ hour conference call to answer questions and or clarify plan information. This valuable tool uses a collaborative team approach between clients, families, and health providers. This plan allows you, the health care recipient, to anticipate and meet future care needs in a systematic and organized fashion. After you have had a chance to review the LifeGuide Plan, you will get the opportunity to ask questions and get clarification. Keep the LifeGuide Plan in a safe place as you will refer back to it for months or years to come. |
| Links to community resources |
Provides creative case management solutions for enabling clients to remain safe at home for as long as possible. |
