From both personal and professional experience I have witnessed how overwhelming choices around aging can be. Senior housing options, medical and drug insurance coverage, hospital and home safety, bill payment and home upkeep, long term health insurance, Medicare decisions, estate responsibilities; all these issues can become bewildering when confronting them alone or for the first time.

My goal as an eldercare navigator is to help you or your family determine your needs, understand your choices and rights, identify best options, negotiate on your behalf, communicate with other professionals and family, and ultimately give you peace of mind that someone is looking out for your interests.

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TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

- Friend of Residents of Long Term Care NC Policy Liaison for the National Board Member, 2011 Patient Advocacy Foundation

- Durham County Advisory Committee - SHIIP Trained Medicare Counselor for Adult and Family Care Homes (Medicare counseling free of charge)
Chair-2012

- Certification in Gerontology - Certification in Patient Advocacy
Wake Tech College/2010 Cleveland State University/2012

- CSA / Certified Senior Advisor - AADMM / American Association of 2010-11 Daily Money Managers