The Professional Geriatric Care Manager’s Blog

Bergen County Geriatric Care Manager

Monday:  After our weekly office meeting, it is off to start the week.

First stop is to see M.  I get to her place and everyone is sitting and eating, so I join them.  M tells me about her morning, they went to see the new Bergen Mall and went to Shoprite to get some groceries.  M also said that they went to the cemetary to visit her deceased husband.  She really misses him, he has been gone for 13 years now.  I remind her that she has an appointment with her doctor tomorrow.  After our discussion, I fill her medications  and prepare myself for the week.

Tuesday:  A visit with Mr. A; he forgets that I am coming and was not there when I arrived.  I wait around and catch up with him a little later in the day.  I fill his medicaitons and prepare for what is coming.  Saturday we are meeting with a Home Health Care agency to go over a Care Plan and prepare to bring a companion in with him for part of the day.  He isn’t thrilled, but I remind him that it is necessary at this point if he wants to stay in his house.  He finally agrees and I tell him that I will see him on Saturday with his son.

I Pick up M to take her to the doctor.  She has to do a breathing test called a pulmonary function test.  You have to breathe into this tube and a computer measures how well you breathe.  The doctor says that she did very well and gave her a clean bill of health.  This made M very happy,  for she gets very anxious everytime she has to go to the doctor.  She thinks that they will find something wrong.

Wednesday:  I visit P, there is nothing new with her, she stays stable and states that she is happy with her care.

Ma has to go for testing.  I arrive and fill her medi-minders, then it is off to Holy Name Hospital.  On the way she has to drink 40 ozs of water.  Not easy to do when you just turned 92.  She also has to hold it, she is going for an ultrasound of her Kidneys and bladder, to see why she is constantly having infections.  After that test is over, she has to have a CT scan of her brain, to see why she may be having memory problems.  Everything goes well and I take her home.  She is very grateful for everything.  I tell her we will get the results when we see the doctor in 2 weeks.

Thursday:  My last visit of the week is to A.  I fill her medications and sit and talk for a while.  She gives me her doctor reports to go over and everything looks pretty good.  She is a very pleasant women to be around.