Advocacy
Service through personal experience:
Over the span of two decades, I managed my parents' multiple chronic and acute health care problems, hospitalizations and medical equipment needs - long distance. I developed a personal health record for each of my parents which has been enormously beneficial for not only medical appointments, but for emergency medical situations, second opinions, even those phone calls in the middle of the night.
Linda Winkler Garvin, MSN
Patient Advocate
Linda advocated for her parents for 25 years long distance.
List of Services
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Patient Advocacy Services For Young and Middle Aged AdultsList Item 1
- Are you overwhelmed by managing health care problems, without any family to help?
- Are you confused about the information your doctor has provided?
- Do you feel rushed during doctor appointments?
- Are you overwhelmed by your medical bills, or are you having trouble understanding your insurance benefits?
- Do you need someone on your side to fight for you and your rights?
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Help for Adult Children with Aging ParentsList Item 2
- Be a set of local “eyes and ears” for children who live out of town or across the country.
- Provide help in transitioning your parent from home to the hospital, hospital to rehab, or rehab to home-based services.
- Assist with organizing and summarizing your parents’ health information.
- Provide guidance in moving your parent to an Assisted Living Residence
- Help manage your parents’ chronic or autoimmune diseases
- Identify and report early signs of dementia
- Educate individuals or groups on safety issues, living arrangements and forgetfulness of aging parents.
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Services Focused on Seniors and the ElderlyList Item 3
- Provide management and coordination of acute and chronic care conditions
- Perform home and hospital visits
- Provide recommendations for long term care planning
- Accompany to doctor’s office with agenda and questions
- Provide assistance with safely navigating your discharge back home from a hospitalization or rehab
- Develop questions for evaluating assisted livings
- Collaborate and coordinate care among health professionals
- Provide bedside monitoring while hospitalized
- Assistance with identification of physicians that best suit your health needs
- Help with insurance pre-approvals and post-treatment claims and bills
Testimonials
What my clients are saying:
