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What is an Advocate?
An advocate is someone who pleads on someone else's behalf. One of the roles of a care manager is to be an advocate for their clients. The care manager's primary client is always the person with the impairment or disability. Although the family and other support systems are important and may be considered a secondary client, the focus is always on the primary client first. To learn more about what a care manager can do as a client advocate, click here. |
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Ingredients
1 T. olive oil
2 shallots or 1 onion, chopped
1 T. fresh ginger, minced
2 cans butternut squash puree
½ Jar Masala Simmer sauce
3 C. chicken broth
InstructionsSaute onion and ginger in olive oil until soft. Add 1 C of broth and cook 5 minutes.In a blender,add onion mixture, 1 C. Masala Sauce, 1 can of squash and blend. Pour into soup pot. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Heat and serve with cracked pepper. Serve with chapati and a salad. |
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| Greetings!
I can hardly believe fall is here. The kids are going back to school and summer vacations are winding down. Fall is a great time to pull together some photos of summer activities to share with someone who suffers from a memory disorder. Be sure to write on the back what you are doing, where you are and who is in the picture. You can even include the relationship of the person in the photo to the person you are sharing the photos with. This gives you and the caregiver something fun to discuss with the memory impaired person and will most likely trigger other conversations about the past.
I hope you enjoy our inaugural issue of Desert Gazette, Desert Care Management's newsletter. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have, as we strive to make this publication a resource for our friends, families and colleagues.
Have a great fall!
Heather
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Introducing Desert Care Management
By Heather Frenette, RN, MSN, CMC
We are so excited to announce the formation of Desert Care Management, LLC. We are a full service, care management business, offering services to cognitive and physically impaired, mentally ill and developmentally disabled persons throughout Phoenix and the surrounding areas. Our Principal, Heather Frenette, RN, MSN, CMC has more that 10 years of care management experience in the Phoenix area. She is a registered nurse, a certified care manager and a Fellow of the Leadership Academy of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Joining Heather is Debra Strecker, CNA. Debra has been working with the geriatric client population for over 15 years and brings a wealth of experience with her.
A care manager is an individual who has advanced degrees in nursing, social work, gerontology or a related field. Care Managers are trained to assess, plan, coordinate, monitor and provide services for the client and their families. They have extensive knowledge about the costs, quality and availability of serves in their community. The care manager works with the client and the family to provide services that are tailored to their needs. The care manager objectively views the decisions to be made, always keeping the best interests and needs of the client first. To learn more about the specific services provided by Desert Care Management, check out our website at www.desertcaremanagement.com.
We look forward to working with you in the future.
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Questions to Ask Potential Nursing-Home Facilities
By Fox Business
Choosing a nursing home for a loved one is an emotional and financially stressful process, but with careful planning and thorough questioning the process can be a bit easier.
Before choosing a nursing home, consumers should visit potential facilities more than once, preferably during three different shifts and carefully observe what's happening around them, the experts suggest.
Questions to Ask before a Visit:
 1. Is the facility licensed by the state? "Be sure the facility is licensed by the state and check the state's licensing bureau to make sure there are no major violations cited," Heather Frenette, RN and certified geriatric care manager, says. "Many states have this information online."
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