Tiller Care Strategies can provide answers and support through all these concerns and more!

• When is it time to place my loved one?
• How do I know which place is right for mom?
• Is it safe to bring services into the home?
• How do I know what they can afford?
• My daughter has chronic mental health problems and has developed a drug problem; I don’t know what to do.
• My uncle has no children and I don’t live here; how do I help him?
• I don’t think mom and dad are eating right nor taking their medications correctly, what do I do?
• Falling has become a problem, can anything be done?
• Help! Dad is still driving (and shouldn’t be).
• The care at the nursing home is poor, can anything be done?
• My wife was denied Medicaid/COPES services and she should be eligible, can you help?
• My brother is bipolar and seems to be slipping through the system cracks, how can I help him?
• My mother never gets a break from caring for my father; I’m concerned about her health.
• My mother is dying. How can I ensure that she has a peaceful, pain free death?
• I’m worried that my neighbor is being financially exploited, what can be done?
• My mother is forgetting things and she is no longer taking care of herself or the house, yet she is fiercely independent, how do I get her to accept help?
• Dad seems very depressed; I’m concerned that he might try to commit suicide; how do you approach this?
• I don’t know the resources in the community; how do I find out more?
• The house has become too much and my folks need to move, where do I begin?

Who could benefit from care management?

• Someone who is marginally functioning, or who is declining physically and having difficulty performing their ADL’s (activities of daily living) such as preparing meals, taking medications, paying bills & managing the household.
• Those with health issues—chronic & acute problems.
• Adults and elders with acute & chronic mental health problems.
• Those at the end-of-life needing compassionate care & freedom from pain.
• Individuals experiencing cognitive decline—memory impairment that is hindering their ability to function and/or causing concern for safety.
• Those at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation.
• Individuals needing counseling/emotional support to deal with grief, loss & transitions.
• Those with limited or no family support.
• Those that need assistance traversing the maze of our healthcare system & community resources (unaware of costs, eligibility requirements, etc).
• Individuals needing advocacy in securing services from insurance companies or State agencies.
• Those in residential care such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or adult family homes needing advocacy in securing excellent care and service.
• People interested in relocating to a retirement community or looking for specialized placement such as memory care.
• Families struggling to provide care for someone with increasing needs & impairments.
• The “Sandwich Generation”—those trying to balance a family and/or job & aging parents or impaired siblings.
• Long distance family members and caregivers