Dignified Aging, Inc.
Member: Donna Gagnon
Title: Owner
Specialty: Geriatric Care Manager
Degreed: M.Ed.
Licensed: CMC
Established: 1999
P.O.Box 14754
Clearwater, FL 33766
Areas Served: Florida: Pinellas and Hillsborough County. Tampa Bay surrounding areas
Phone: 727-791-6726
Fax: 727-724-8952
Email: donna@dignifiedaging.com
Website: www.dignifiedaging.com
General Comments:
An Elder Care Consulting and Care Management firm located in Clearwater, FL.
Donna earned a Masters Degree in Community and Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Massachusetts and an undergraduate degree in both Religious Education and Psychology from Eastern Nazarene College. She subsequently attended the William Carey International University in Pasadena, California to study international communications. She also earned a National Certificate through the National Academy of Certified Care Managers and was among the first in the nation to become a Care Manager Certified through the National Academy of Certified Care Managers.
Traveling abroad for over six months and living on a Kibbutz in Israel gave her rich experience in life skills and in understanding many diverse cultures. Her hobbies include, but are not limited to, music, gardening, golf, photography, and the performing arts.
Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
- National Academy of Certified Care Managers.
- Advanced Professional Member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers and the local Florida Chapter.
- Florida Coalition for Optimal Mental Health and Aging.
- Area Agency on Aging, Better Living for Seniors.
- American Society on Aging.
Services:
- Identify ways to help your loved one remain as independent as possible.
- Review financial, legal and medical issues for wise care choices.
- Develop and monitor personal care plans.
- Provide telephone support, personal visits and crisis intervention.
- Act as a liaison between long distance family and local professionals.
- Coordinate with medical professionals.
- Provide consumer education and advocacy.
- Set parameters to help people determine when it is time for more services or a move to a senior living community.
- Serve as a single access point to community resources for seniors.
Fee Schedule:
Dignified Aging operates on a fee for service basis. There is an hourly rate billed in six minute increments. For more information contact Donna at Dignified Aging. donna@dignifiedaging.com
