MAIN LINE ELDER CARE ASSOCIATES, INC. 

Geriatric Care Managers at Main Line Elder Care Associates understand how aging affects the tasks of daily living.

Our experts are also familiar with the ways this decline in health will affect other family members and how difficult it is to locate the necessary help.

Geriatric Care Managers will find the right plan for you to age at home.

Many families depended on MLECA for their short or long term needs.

Main Line Elder Care Associates is a highly respected company that has been winning corporate recognition and community awareness for providing distinctive and dependable services to the elderly and disabled in the Greater Philadelphia area.   

MLECA will help you reach your optimum goals because our staff consists of home health care management specialists that provide RN nurses, companions, home healthcare aides, counseling and various other medical specialties that will improve your “quality of life.”

Main Line Elder Care Associates is a leading Geriatric Care Management provider.

Care plans are exclusively computerized to promote maximum independence and dignity.

Comprehensive state-of-the-art evaluation programs enable us to provide you with an individualized program outlining recommendations that will also preserve your assets.

Main Line Elder Care Associates will personally interview the best possible home health care aide to meet your immediate needs.

Main Line Elder Care Associates, Inc., provides counseling and family mediation services to help with life transitions or to resolve family conflicts that may be hindering the way to a healthier or happier life.  

Long distance caregivers enjoy employing Main Line Elder Care Associates, Inc. because our services were originally designed as a liaison between home health care services and the family.

Today, Main Line Elder Care Associates, Inc., extends these services to include the needs of employee-caregivers who require additional assistance whenever their job responsibilities take them away from their disabled partner or aging parent.

Many companies refer Main Line Elder Care Associates, Inc. to provide valuable resources or bridge difficult situations for their employees because we understand how difficult it is to know whether safety is an issue, if services are appropriate or even necessary. Therefore, an independent care manager  evaluates and makes the recommendations needed to assure that proper care is available. 

MAIN LINE ELDER CARE ASSOCIATES, INC. www.mainlineeldercare.com

“Specializing in Home Healthcare Management” 

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Transitions for seniors usually occur when there is a loss of a family member or friend, a change in living arrangements, loss of driving privileges, the death of a pet and/or from changes in their finances due to retirement.

Therefore, if things begin to noticeably change, that’s the time to start looking for patterns of neglect or mental deterioration.

MLECA suggests that you first look for the following obvious difficulties - walking, dressing, talking, eating, cooking, climbing steps or managing medications. Also, sloppy appearances, soiled clothes and body odor may also be signs of infrequent bathing.

Secondly, now, explore the home to see if the mail is unopened, papers are piled up, checkbook is unreadable, bills are unpaid, pots and pans are burned, refrigerator has a foul odor, piles of dirty laundry or the car has new dents.

Third, check for any weight loss, changes in appetite, problems swallowing, fatigue, burns, bruises, hearing loss, incontinence, insomnia and dehydration.

Fourth, are the curtains drawn day and night, lack of interest in socializing with friends and appears disconnected from the rest of the world. Any displays of verbal or physical abuse, abuse of alcohol or drugs, refusal to talk or argumentative.  

Main Line Elder Care Associates are available to assess this situation and our professionals will find the best possible solution to properly care for your loved one. 

We suggest you report to our Associates any signs of forgetfulness, frequent episodes of getting lost, poor reasoning skills, problems with answering questions, inability to find the correct word, keeps repeating the same sentences or phrases, changes in personality and any fear of wandering. These may be signs of serious problems so please contact us at www.mainlineeldercare.com    

Helen C. Hopkinson, J.D., President and CEO, Co-Founder, Main Line Elder Care Associates, Inc.

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Main Line Elder Care Associates is costs effective, our professionals incorporate the “Community Life Care Planning” concept which utilizes:

A. Community senior centers and services

B. Primary physicians and specialists

C. Adult day care centers

D. Informal family caregivers, etc

This method of care provides the “aging population” and their children with a much more holistic approach which serves to reduce the expense for private care.

Contact MLECA today at www.info@mainlineeldercare.com to arrange for an assessment and a plan of care that  benefits you and your family. 

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO BRING IN OUTSIDE HELP . . .

Main Line Elder Care Associates suggests you follow these easy steps to establish whether outside assistance is needed:

Evaluate the Health status, Marital status and children, living arrangements and Household status, economic dependence. income and poverty.

Recognize that there are two systems for care giving .

Informal - family, friends and neighbors

Today these caregivers provide for at least 80% of the care needs for those needing help while only 5% of the elderly actually reside in nursing homes.

Formal - means just about everything.

In general, the formal system supports the informal system. Or, in other words, these are services that may be provided on an intermittent basis. 

Our care managers suggest that you utilize an aide or companion along with a Geriatric Care Management Team to establish a solid relationship that will be there during all phases of transitions for the disabled and elderly.

Usually, this system allows the elderly to age in the comfort of their own homes and a much better win-win situation approach to health care management on the whole.

Common Pattern: the informal network is employed first and usually this is a spouse who provides the care, the children (typically the eldest daughter) may become involved as more of their needs increase but mostly this involvement generally increases upon the death of one spouse. Sometimes, this increase may be a slow process, possibly takes several years but a sudden health crises will definitely increase that involvement.

Good News - Life expectancy has dramatically increased.

People are living longer and “better”  - the majority of people 65 - 75 are healthier and financially more secure to enjoy life. They own homes and are capable of meeting needs, according to Elizabeth K. Keech, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, Villanova University 

Main Line Elder Care Associates recognizes that with increasing age also comes the accumulation of more illnesses, medications and increasing frailty as well as life changes.

Our care managers suggest that you ask a parent over the age of 80,

“Whom should you tell about your wishes?”

Fore more information contact www.info@mainlineeldercare.com

or call 610-688-2667

to arrange for an assessment.