Comprehensive Services for Seniors and the Elderly
There are a variety of services available to meet your unique needs, including many custom services designed to help in your unique situation.
Please call Metta at (404) 402-6027 to learn more.
Services may include:
- Assess the client’s current healthcare status and living situation
- Perform professional nursing and Geriatric Care Management assessments and consultations
- Recommend living options
- Oversee care of client in assisted living center, nursing home, hospice or in their own home
- Manage and coordinate care on an as needed or on-going basis
- Act as a liaison between client and doctor, helping the client understand their medical condition and options
- Manage medication
- Act as a facilitator with family members to make healthcare or living arrangement decisions
- Offer individual and family counseling
Additional Services
- Offer financial and legal resources
- Oversee daily money management including:
- bill paying
- power of attorney
- medical insurance claims
- organizing financial documents
- balancing checkbooks
- maintaining organization of bank records
In addition to other services, Metta and her team are very successful when:
- Acting as liaison between you and your doctor
- Communicating concerns
- Tracking medications
- Educating clients and families
- Researching options
Getting the Most From A Visit to Your Doctor
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A trip to the doctor can be very informative, from getting your questions answered and concerns relieved, to learning to manage your condition.
However, to get the most from your visit to the doctor, it's wise to plan ahead and prepare for your time with the doctor. Here are some simple steps to help you prepare for your next visit:
- Write down why you are going to the doctor and any questions related to why you are going.
- Write down any questions/concerns that are not directly related to your problem but that you might have been thinking about.
- Review your medication list and be sure it is up to date. Look at each medication and be sure you know why you are taking it. If you are unsure why you are taking it or think the problem you were taking it for has gone away, add that to your list of things to ask the doctor.
- Take your Health Care Folder with you but do not give any of the pages to them. Have them make copies if they need anything.
- If the doctor decides on a treatment that you do not understand or that you have questions about, ask the doctor to explain again. Tell him you may involve a Nurse Consultant to help you determine if this is the best plan.
- Do not let a doctor schedule surgery in a hurry without thoroughly understanding why. Involve someone else in the decision making process - your Nurse Consultant, a knowledgeable family member or a friend - someone who can be an advocate for you.
- If you feel uncomfortable going to the doctor by yourself to ask these questions, take someone else with you. A Nurse Consultant might be preferable because doctor's pay a little more attention when there is another professional involved.
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~ In Their Own Words ~
Our Patients and Families Speak
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Prior to working with Metta Johnson and Associates we found ourselves lost in the healthcare shuffle of doctors, specialists and facilities.
We found it hard to get the information we needed to better plan for Mom. We hired Metta’s team to avoid getting lost in another maze.
They got us the results we needed and Mom is doing much better now in her new environment.
from a son in Atlanta, GA
Metta came into a difficult crisis, took a leadership role and came up with solutions with compassion and caring.
I don't know what we would have done without her.
from Sherman W., Atlanta, Georgia
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