Mary B. Moorhead’s Elder Care Columns
Member:
Title: Principal
Specialty: Geriatric Care Manager
Degreed: BA, MS
Licensed: CA: MFC
Established: 1987
1664 Solano Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94707-2118
Areas Served: Berkeley, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Francisco Bay Area
Phone: 510-525-4341
Fax: 510-525-4341
Email: mbmoorhead@aol.com
Website: http://www.eldercarecolumn.com/
General Comments:
As an Elder Care Specialist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Care Manager, I solve elder care difficulties. I assist families and collaborate with attorneys, bank trust officers and doctors. Additionally, I provide elder care counseling and consultation within corporate employee assistance programs, including the University of California.
My bi-weekly newspaper column "On Elder Care" appears in California's Contra Costa Times.
Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
- National Academy of Certified Care Managers
- National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers.
- Western Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers.
- National Council on Aging.
- One Small Step - The Bay Area Work and Family Coalition.
- ToastMasters International.
Services:
- Consultation & comprehensive problem solving covering family supports, finances, legal needs, medical limitations, medications, Alzheimer's disease and mental health.
- Geriatric Assessment including suitability of the home environment, elder's care abilities and assessment of dementia, mental health and medical needs. My recommendations help you choose between home care, community services or placement.
- Care Management including supervision and collaboration with caregivers, pharmacies, doctors, visiting nurses, attorneys, conservators and bank trust officers.
- Referrals to Community Resources through knowledge of local, state and national elder care services.
- Out of Area Assistance to assess, establish or supervise the care of elders.
- Counseling to address elder care decision complex emotions. I offer individual or family counseling to resolve conflict, grief, depression and guilt over "not doing enough"
