Advocacy
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
-
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?
-
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.
-
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:
Cheryl, Alameda, CA
I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months after moving to Alameda from Nova Scotia , Canada. I was unfamiliar with health insurance issues in the US, but luckily I found Nurse Health Advocate, Linda Garvin. Linda helped me navigate the... Read more >>
Carol in San Mateo, CA
We were at our wits end trying to help our sister. She had multiple doctors, cabinets full of medications , confusion on what was wrong, and no answers. Linda helped us sort through the turmoil and advocate for her. She managed numerous complex... Read more >>
Eileen, San Francisco, CA
I hired Linda to work with a friend of mine in her early twenties who lives in New York City. My friend had a health problem that required her to see a Gynecologist and was informed she may have a pre-cancerous cervical condition . She was scared... Read more >>
Jeannie Egbert
I hired Linda as a nurse for my mother who had chronic back pain and mobility issues. Linda’s communication with my sister and I was excellent. She e-mailed us with her assessment on each of her visits, along with her recommendations. Linda... Read more >>
Karen in Washington, DC
Before I took a job out of state , I used caregivers to assist with my mother’s independent living. When she moved to assisted living, I thought “outside” assistance would be unnecessary. I was wrong. While regular meals and on-time meds were no... Read more >>
I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months after moving to Alameda from Nova Scotia , Canada. I was unfamiliar with health insurance issues in the US, but luckily I found Nurse Health Advocate, Linda Garvin. Linda helped me navigate the... Read more >>
Carol in San Mateo, CA
We were at our wits end trying to help our sister. She had multiple doctors, cabinets full of medications , confusion on what was wrong, and no answers. Linda helped us sort through the turmoil and advocate for her. She managed numerous complex... Read more >>
Eileen, San Francisco, CA
I hired Linda to work with a friend of mine in her early twenties who lives in New York City. My friend had a health problem that required her to see a Gynecologist and was informed she may have a pre-cancerous cervical condition . She was scared... Read more >>
Jeannie Egbert
I hired Linda as a nurse for my mother who had chronic back pain and mobility issues. Linda’s communication with my sister and I was excellent. She e-mailed us with her assessment on each of her visits, along with her recommendations. Linda... Read more >>
Karen in Washington, DC
Before I took a job out of state , I used caregivers to assist with my mother’s independent living. When she moved to assisted living, I thought “outside” assistance would be unnecessary. I was wrong. While regular meals and on-time meds were no... Read more >>
Website Engineer:
Patient Advocate Bay Area, Inc. does not provide medical advice, recommend treatment, or
recommend specific health care providers, and is not a substitute for your physician.