Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I am from out of town. Where do I start to get help for my aging parents?
A: Scheduling an assessment with Senior Resource Advisors is a start to better understanding what is needed by your loved one and planning for future needs. We can advise the best care choices and resources our community has to offer.
During your initial assessment, we will cover medical information, abilities, cognitive function, and any changes in behavior that the patient might have experienced. There is no charge for the initial consultation.
A: Scheduling an assessment with Senior Resource Advisors is a start to better understanding what is needed by your loved one and planning for future needs. We can advise the best care choices and resources our community has to offer.
During your initial assessment, we will cover medical information, abilities, cognitive function, and any changes in behavior that the patient might have experienced. There is no charge for the initial consultation.
Q: What is required to get started?
A: There is a one-time setup fee of $175. This is required to gather and enter your health and personal data into our secure data base, determine and assign best caregivers, if necessary, and determine an appropriate care plan.
Q: What is the cost of ongoing case management?
A: $105/hr during normal business hours.* This includes:
Q: Does SRA provide fiduciary services?
A: Professional Fiduciary Services-$125/hr.
Q: Does SRA provide caregiver services and what does it cost?
A: Trained Caregiver services-$38/hr
Skilled Nursing Delegation-$42/hr
Hospice Care-$45/hr
Crisis Management/High Needs/Skilled Services: $55/hr
A: There is a one-time setup fee of $175. This is required to gather and enter your health and personal data into our secure data base, determine and assign best caregivers, if necessary, and determine an appropriate care plan.
Q: What is the cost of ongoing case management?
A: $105/hr during normal business hours.* This includes:
- Long Term Care Insurance Application(Starting claim process, paperwork, appointments and document processing).
- VA Benefits(Aid and Attendance, claim initialization, paperwork, appointments and document processing).
- ER/Hospital /Surgery During Business Hours(Client Advocacy, client support, liaison between doctors, social workers, rehabilitation and transition to home/community. To also include organizing discharge from hospital to home health protocols and/or hospice, POLST, advance directives)
- Estate services , moving, set-up, medical safety checks and installations, ordering and delivering medical supplies
- Pre/Post End of Life Arrangements(Securing/safeguarding of personal items, change locks, storage, interfacing with hospice, obituary write-up, dispose of medications, funeral/cremation arrangements).
Q: Does SRA provide fiduciary services?
A: Professional Fiduciary Services-$125/hr.
Q: Does SRA provide caregiver services and what does it cost?
A: Trained Caregiver services-$38/hr
Skilled Nursing Delegation-$42/hr
Hospice Care-$45/hr
Crisis Management/High Needs/Skilled Services: $55/hr
Q: Will Mom and Dad run out of money?
A: We will review the cost of care services to best determine how care can be covered. Senior Resource Advisors will do a resource review of all financial resources, an evaluation of physical needs at current age, and life care goals of the individual. The current costs of care for the levels of care that are offered in our community determine what financial resources are needed.
A: We will review the cost of care services to best determine how care can be covered. Senior Resource Advisors will do a resource review of all financial resources, an evaluation of physical needs at current age, and life care goals of the individual. The current costs of care for the levels of care that are offered in our community determine what financial resources are needed.