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Elderly Guidance
Are you concerned with your loved one’s safety in the home?
Have you noticed a decline in your loved one’s abilities?
Are you feeling overwhelmed or dissatisfied with your loved one’s care?
Is your loved one’s cognitive impairment creating a potential threat to their safety?
Would you prefer your loved one stay safely at home?
Is your loved one living with Alzheimer’s or any other form of Dementia?
Who may benefit?
- Families or individuals overwhelmed by the challenges of aging or disability
- Families who live far away and need someone to oversee a loved one’s personal care with a calm, personal touch
- Families who need a care manager that has over 38 years of nursing expertise to help you navigate your loved one’s care
- Families and individuals living with Alzheimer’s or any other form of Dementia
Services
- Health care advocacy
- Home safety assessments
- Nursing home visits
- Assists with ADL skills, showering, dressing
- Medication Management and reminders
- Hospice care
- Veterans Affairs applications for care
- Help with long term care insurance application
- Socialization calls
- Medical claims service
- Medical equipment and surgical supplies
- Assistance with Medicaid applications
- Transportation with escort
- Household cleaning
- Food shopping and delivery
- Respite service
- Additional services available upon request
Memory Care
Frustration among family caregivers can grow quickly. First and foremost, we serve as a resource for families to get them the help they need – from sitting with a spouse and letting them express their feelings to advocating for their loved one’s with physicians and helping ensure they have the right medications. We can recommend home care professionals that are specially trained to work with those living with dementia. We are experts in the field and know of the organizations on the edge of the latest innovations and breakthroughs. Most importantly, our compassion for those living with dementia and their families allows us to enhance and enrich the lives of everyone concerned.
About Us
Meet Sheila Sheehy, RN, CCM
Presently, Sheila owns and operates Shecare Elderly Guidance where she works as a certified nurse case manager, working closely with clients who face geriatric and/or psychiatric challenges.
Sheila brings more than 38 years of nursing experience to the hospital, assisted living, home care, and care management fields of healthcare. Prior to opening Shecare Elderly Guidance, Sheila served as RN Supervisor/Administrator at Task Home Care in Westport, Connecticut. While there, she was responsible for establishing the company operation and management of all staff. Sheila defines her role as “ensuring quality services are provided to all clients and to coordinate all aspects of care with an interdisciplinary approach.”
Sheila has worked in the intensive care unit of Meadowlands Hospital in Secaucus, New Jersey and at Phelps Hospital in Tarrytown, New York. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree from New Jersey City University graduating with honors and is a member of Kappa Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Sheila holds licenses in the states of New York and Connecticut as a Registered Nurse and holds certification as a Certified Care Manager through the CCM.
Sheila has extensive experience with Dementia Care. Sheila was trained by the Alzheimer’s Association of Connecticut. She worked at the Greens at Cannondale, a 180-bed assisted living facility in Wilton, Connecticut, for over 9 years. There she was the supervisor of all nursing staff and oversaw the care of all residents. Prior to that, Sheila gained extensive home care experience while working as a case manager for the Visiting Nurse Services of New York.
Sheila helps clients and their families navigate through a complex medical field, advising them on the safest and most efficient plan of care to help keep their loved one safe and happy while at home.
Serving New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, & Dutchess Counties & Connecticut
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