Geriatric Care Managers

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Geriatric care managers, also known as aging life care professionals, are specialists who act as guides and advocate for families who are caring for older relatives or disabled adults by assessing needs and creating a care plan to assist in arranging housing, medical, social, financial and other services.

Among the tasks the Aging Care Life Association, formerly known as the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, notes that aging life care professionals or GCMs can perform on a fee-for-service basis are assessments to identify problems, eligibility for assistance and need for services; screening, arranging and monitoring in-home help or other services; assisting with moving a senior person into or from a retirement complex, care home or nursing home; acting as a liaison to families at a distance; reviewing financial, legal or medical issues and offering referrals to appropriate specialists; and providing counsel and support.

The New England chapter of the the Aging Care Life Association provides a directory of GCMs in the area. Below is a list of some GCMs serving families in the MetroWest region.

Geriatric care managers serving the MetroWest region:

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we strongly encourage you to contact the resources below to inquire about their operating restrictions during this crisis. 

The Aging Space
Rebecca Wild-Wesley, BSN, RN, MA, CMC
Address: 190 Dutcher Street
Hopedale, MA 01747
Phone: 888-607-6027; 508-377-4486
Email: rebecca@theagingspacema.com
Website: www.theagingspacema.com

Allies in Aging
JFS ElderCare Solutions
Malka Young, LICSW, CCM
Address: 475 Franklin Street, #101
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: 1-800-655-9553
Email: Help4Elders@jfsmw.org
Website: www.alliesinaging.com

ElderCare Resource Services
Linda Sullivan, RN
Debbie Gitner, LCSW
Address: 29 Gano Road
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: 508-879-7008 /  Toll Free: 866-280-2308 
Email: info@eldercareresourceservices.com

Deborah Fins Associates, PC
Deborah Liss Fins, LICSW
Address: 92 Barry Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: 508-752-5330
Email: DLFins@finseldercare.com

Generations, All About Elders
Susan Lewin, BA, MSW, LICSW, CMC, FMC
Esther W. Rothkopf, BS, MS, CMC
Address: 529 Boylston Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Phone: 617-739-1639; 617-739-1640
Email: susan@allaboutelders.com
esther@allaboutelders.com
Website: www.allaboutelders.com/