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January
30, 2002
ELDER
FOCUS'S DEPETRIS AWARDED CERTIFIED CASE MANAGER ACCREDITATION
Monterey,
CA - Elder Focus, LLC proudly announces that their Executive
Director, Jacquie DePetris, LCSW has been awarded the
Certified Case Manager (CCM) accreditation from the Commission
for Case Manager Certification (CCMC). CCMC certifies
licensed clinical professionals who satisfy strict post-graduate
education, licensure, experience and standards-of-practice
requirements. Further, CCM candidates must pass the national
certification examination.
Elder
case managers are licensed social workers and nurses,
who have extensive training and experience working with
frail seniors and families who need assistance with care
giving issues. They also assist families in the search
for a suitable nursing home placement if the need occurs.
The benefits of case management accrue to all participants
in the process. For example, patients gain a savvy advocate
and emotional support; physicians and hospitals have their
most complex cases facilitated; and payors' costs are
cut and benefits conserved while their clients are retained.
According
to CCMC's CEO Susan Gilpin, "This diverse set of
responsibilities requires that case managers possess a
collaborative and partnering style and can successfully
assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate
the medical options and resources required to meet their
patients' health care needs. It is essential that case
managers are flexible and equipped through inclination,
personality and training to fill a variety of roles including
advocate, communicator, educator, and facilitator."
The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) is
positioned as the most active and prestigious group supporting
case management education and certification.
Elder
Focus, LLC, located at 2600 Garden Road, Suite 207, Monterey
provides services to seniors, family members, and nursing
homes which include:
- Conducting
senior assessments and developing care plans that
assist an elder in remaining independent ·
- On-call
24x7 crisis intervention and facilitation acting as
liaison between seniors and their health care providers
and family members
- Independent
monitoring of care delivery and quality of care for
seniors in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities·
- Family
counseling and support for senior and their families
addressing aging, life transitions and grief
- Assistance
identifying specialized services such as transportation,
nursing home placement, housing, and adult day care
·
- Conservatorship
services, psychological testamentary and mental health
consults as an expert witness in court hearings
The Elder Focus, LLC website is www.elderfocus.com.
DePetris,
a Monterey County resident, is a graduate of the University
of California, Berkeley and focuses her practice on gerontology
including senior counseling and psychotherapy, case management,
conservatorships and forensic psychology. She is a Senior
Professional member of the National Association of Professional
Geriatric Care Managers, National Association of Social
Workers, and will be receiving her Diplomate Fellow of
Forensic Psychology this year.
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