Senior Care Consultant
Kelynco offers a course that teaches nurses to become Senior Care Consultants. Senior Care Consultants are true patient advocates. In Kelynco’s course, you will be provided with the tools and information to assist the aging population to achieve a more active, healthy lifestyle with stability and continuity of medical care. Your compassionate caring and dedicated assistance may enable your potential clients to remain in their homes, avoid costly hospital stays and provide true peace of mind to family members knowing that their loved ones are attended to at the highest levels. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to provide valuable resources to your clients, advocate for their best interests at all levels of medical care and provide continuity of medical information for each provider. You will make a difference in the lives of your clients. Senior Care Consultants work flexible hours, see a dramatic increase in their income and experience high satisfaction in their work.

Course Dates and Location

TBA

Hotel TBA

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Course Topics
Senior Citizens are faced with the real need to budget for their medical care. Kelynco’s course guides you to:

  • Formulate the Basics of a Senior Plan of Care and Forecast Medical Care Budgets
  • Research resources for discounted medical services and products
  • Learn to negotiate costs for your clients.
  • With families scattered throughout the country, Senior Care Consultants advocate for their clients’ care and are the voice they need to secure appropriate, coordinated care from their varied providers — internists, therapists, pharmacists, specialists and hospital staff.

This course prepares you to:

  • Successfully advocate for your clients as you accompany them  to medical appointments
  • Learn the appropriate methods for negotiation and oversight for  your clients’ care
  • Learn the basics of overseeing your hospitalized client
  • Learn methods for third party discussions with Heath Care Providers
  • Learn appropriate reporting of medical care to family members
  • Learn the basics of negotiating discounts for medical bills for your clients

Work for Yourself! Use your Case Management or Life Care Planning background and expertise in a growing Senior Population

Become Certified as Senior Care Consultant, CSCC

Course Schedule
Course Objectives
Day 1
• The Senior Care Planning Process
• Being the Advocate
• Overview of the process
• Tools for success
• Forms & Contracts
• Basics of Medicare coverage
• Long Term Care Options
• Financial Management
Day 2
• Medical Conditions in the Aging Population:
• Overview of Diabetes and Related Treatment
• Overview of Eye/Ear Disorders and Related Treatment
• Overview of Hypertension/Stroke and
  Related Treatment
• Overview of Peripheral Vascular Disease and
  Related Treatment
• Overview of Temporal Arteritis and Polymyalgia and
  Related Treatment
• Overview of Cardiac Disease and Related Treatment
Congestive Heart Failure
Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Heart Valve Problems
Coronary Artery Disease
• Overview of Cancer and Blood Disorders and
  Related Treatment
• Overview of Mental Health Disorders and
  Related Treatment

Day 3
• Negotiating Costs
• Senior Care Management
• Equipment issues
• Home Health Services
• Medical Appointments
• Hospitalizations
• Prescription Medications
• Communicating with the Medical Team
• Communication with Family Members
• Oversight & Management of the Senior Client
• Crisis Intervention
• Alternative Living Homes
• Back to the Basics of Care Planning
• Formulating the Nursing Diagnosis
Day 4
• Liability Issues
• Insurance Issues
• Writing the Senior Plan
• Following Through on The Process

 

 
 

 

Medicare Set Aside Certificate Program

March 2008
MSA will be presented through web-based learning

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For Kelynco students
 
You may now buy Sample Life Care Plans
 
TBI, SCI, Multiple Trauma, Burns & CP
 
Cost is $150.00 per LCP
 
To place your order, call Kelynco
 
801 572-4047