Care management begins with a comprehensive in-home assessment to determine a senior’s preferences and needs. Our care managers work with seniors and family members to create a plan specifically tailored to the senior’s situation. The plan may involve putting in place services like home care or assistance with a transition to another living arrangement.

Care Management:

• Provided by Iona’s experienced care managers (social workers and nurses).
• Assessments consider the senior’s strengths and preferences as well as the challenges and risks in the senior’s situation. Our care managers evaluate
  • What is important to the senior’s quality of life
  • Physical health
  • Memory and mood
  • Ability to handle day-to-day needs
  • Who is willing and able to help the senior
  • Legal and financial issues
• Our care managers help identify resources and assist with putting services into place.
  • Our care managers are experienced in dealing with the challenges of aging including:
• Seniors who need assistance but are reluctant to accept help.
• Caregiver stress and burnout
• Memory loss, including Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
• Chronic illness
• Challenges with clutter including hoarding
• Navigating benefits and subsidized services

Where is care management provided?

For a one or two visit in-home consultation and assessment, we can make home visits anywhere in the District of Columbia and in Montgomery County within the Beltway.

On-going care management is available to seniors living in the District in Wards 1,2,3,4 and Montgomery County in zip codes 20814, 20815, 20816, 20910 and 20912.

What are the charges for care management?

Care management is offered on a sliding-scale based on the senior’s income. Seniors living in Washington, D.C. in Ward 3 and parts of Wards 2 and 4 may be eligible for care management services subsidized by the DC Office on Aging.

What’s the First Step?

For more information call IONA at (202) 895-9448 or click here.