Are you….
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Concerned about health changes you are seeing in an older loved one?
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Worried about the safety and well-being of an older family member?
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Needing a nurse advocate at a medical appointments?
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Concerned that you have no family in the area you can rely on?
About Optimal Aging
Optimal Aging is a nurse run senior care consulting and care management business. Working directly with seniors, loved ones and caregivers we identify care needs, provide senior care education and solutions.
Services include:
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Comprehensive senior care assessments
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Family/Caregiver Support
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Senior wellness visits
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Healthcare Advocacy
Senior Care Assessments help identify:
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Ability to perform activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
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Capacity to perform Instrumental activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
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What, if any, In-home or other care services are needed
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Immediate care concerns
About Teresa Haldorson
Credentials:
- Member of Aging Life Care Association (ALCA)
- Presenter for Alzheimer’s Idaho Association
- Member of Idaho Guardians and Fiduciary Association
- Cardiac and Critical Care nurse Providence Medical Center
- Director of Nursing at Lake Washington Institution of Technology
- Tenure faculty member t Lake Washington Institution of Technology
- Master’s in Nursing University of Washington
- Bachelors in Nursing Linfield Nursing College
Expertise
30+ years of nursing experience with the seniors as a nurse, educator, family member and friend has expanded my understanding of the unique challenges older adults. The insurance-driven care models of the healthcare system today often do not answer needed questions.
