10 Reasons to HIre a Geriatric Care Manager

10. We can do in 2 hours what it would take you 2 weeks to do.

9. We know how to get around that “I’m saving for a rainy
day” syndrome, when your folks are drowning in their problems.

8. We’re much cheaper than the cost of plane fare if you have
to fly into town when your parents say “everything is fine”
but you know it isn’t.

7. We can give you the scoop on which nursing home is really
right for your parents.

6. We can make your parents hear what you have said over and
over again, but they refuse to listen because to them, you are
still a child.

5. We can tell your annoying sibling to shut up, but graciously.

4. We’ve helped hundreds of families a lot worse than yours.

3. Your dad can’t push our buttons.

2. Next time you want to hang up on your mother, you can tell
her to call us.

1. We’re available 24/7, so you don’t have to be.

(Reprinted from "Inside GCM'" Winter, 2005, Vol 16:1)