What is a Placement Service?
July 17, 2021 / Informative
A senior placement agency is a business dedicated to helping you and your loved ones select the most appropriate older adult living community. They provide reputable guidance and compassionate support to families searching for senior living housing options. Eldercare issues can be complex and challenging to navigate and placement services help facilitate and provide guidance on this journey.
When you or a loved one needs to find housing tailored to your specific care requirements, the numerous options can be overwhelming. Certainly, you can do the exhaustive research, send out dozens of email inquiries and make numerous phone calls, but it can be very repetitive, time consuming, and an emotionally draining process. Sometimes, older adults don’t have family living nearby to help decide the best type of care required and what types of living facilities have availability, a caring staff, and a supportive community of peers in a secure environment. Placement services do all this legwork for you with integrity and compassion.
How do Placement Services Work?
Your locally experienced, professional placement coordinator consults with you and your family to examine your unique situation before recommending specific senior communities and services. They consider desired locations, medical conditions, medical care provider input, finances, cultural needs, and religious requirements. Here are key details to carefully think about when selecting an agency:
Location Knowledge
The best placement agencies have local location knowledge of the city where you would like to live, community amenities, activities, location safety, staff and management experience, proximity to hospitals and clinics, and state government accreditations. With this vital information, your coordinator can help you focus on the most suitable living arrangements to make the right decision.
Expertise with Insurance Companies
Choose a placement service well-versed in interacting with insurance companies. Specific knowledge dealing with Medicare and Medicaid is a necessity. Make the most out of their comprehensive background on how to maximize program benefits, deductibles, coinsurance, coverage limits, hospitalization and prescription drug coverages, covered tests, and associated ambulatory items. Minimizing out-of-pocket, non-reimbursed costs for seniors on fixed incomes. Tedious work that you want to leave to the professionals.
Time Focused
You want a placement service that will take the necessary time to focus on finding the best place to live. In some circumstances, older adults may only have a short time to find suitable housing if they’re discharged from a hospital or short-term rehabilitation center because insurance will no longer cover additional days.
Knowledge of Cultural, Religious, and Language Situations
Placement services with specific capabilities when English is your second language, that have a solid understanding of cultural barriers and religious complexities, will have an immense advantage in helping you find the right community. The final decision on where to live will be determined by you and your family.