Senior Services

Caregiver and Elder Care Services

Toolkits
Organizing your aging parent or loved one’s health and financial records will reduce your stress level and increase your ability to prepare for and manage your responsibilities effectively.

• Placement
• Organizing Affairs
• Home Care
• Communicating with medical staff

Home Assessment
If you live in Montreal or the surrounding area, a geriatric social worker is available to come to your home or your aging parent or loved one’s home to assess their cognitive functioning (memory, judgment, comprehension, communication, etc.), safety of their environment, risk to themselves or their caregiver, caregiver fatigue, and other emotional, psychological or behavioral problems, including specific issues associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, etc.

Mandate homologation and curatorship applications
If you live in Montreal or the surrounding area, a geriatric social worker is available to work in conjunction with your attorney or notary in order to homologate an existing mandate or Power of Attorney, or to apply for private curatorship or tutorship for your aging parent or loved one.

Placements
If you live in Montreal or the surrounding area, a geriatric social worker is available to evaluate the current living environment of your aging parent or loved one and recommend and facilitate a change of location (placement in a retirement, assisted or full care environment), if warranted.

Liaison for out of town family
If you live in Montreal or the surrounding area, a geriatric social worker is available to assess, organize and supervise your aging parent or loved one’s care whether they are at home or in a facility.

Nursing Visits
A Registered Nurse is available to visit your parent or loved one in his or her home for assessments and interventions related to home care need’s, loss of autonomy, the teaching of patients and caregivers, medication issues and direct service (injections). In addition, she can assist with improved access for patients with appointments with multiple sub-specialists, such as private medical care, general practitioners, dental care and social services. Our nurse has over 18 years of experience in general medicine, cardiology, geriatrics, intensive care and has worked as a nursing home director. Her knowledge of Alzheimer’s, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and osteoporosis is extensive.

Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other cognitive disorders in-home stimulation
A Recreational Therapist is available to assist patients and their caregivers with improving the mental and cognitive stimulation and “mental aerobics” of those individuals with cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Our therapist can develop a personalized activity plan for your parent and/or loved one that includes many activities. Our therapist can instruct and teach the family or the caregivers how to provide the same principles to their parent or loved one, or she can provide the direct service through home visits at the family’s convenience. Our recreational therapist has a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy and possesses the theoretical framework and clinical practice skills to meet the needs of our loved one or parent.

Webcasts coming soon!

Senior Services For Professionals

If you are a financial advisor, notary, attorney, accountant, insurance provider, social worker, nurse, physician or another professional, you aim to provide service to enable your customer or client to remain autonomous for as long as possible, and to have all of the resources available to make that happen.

Erickson Resource Group offers a variety of services that can assist you in assessing your client’s needs, organizing their affairs, and planning for their future.

Toolkits
The Organizing Affairs Toolkit gathers health, personal and financial information to help your client better organize this information prior to a crisis. This toolkit is available at a reduced cost to professionals who wish to purchase multiple copies and or license at yearly intervals.
The Communication with Professionals Toolkit informs your clients about the process of establishing open communication between themselves and those that are available to assist them, such as adult children, healthcare professionals or other professionals. This toolkit is available at a reduced cost to professionals who wish to purchase multiple copies and or license at yearly intervals

Other available toolkits include Home Care and Placements

Mandate Homologation and Curatorship Application
If your client does not wish to wait for the CLSC or hospital to complete the psychosocial assessment for mandate homologation or an application for protective regime, Erickson Resource Group will work in partnership with the client’s notary or attorney to interview the family members and prepare the psychosocial report.

Generally, the client will be seen within 5 business days of their request, and the final report will be complete within 10 business days after the initial meeting. An accelerated interview and report is offered at a higher rate.

Home Assessment
A geriatric social worker will come to your client’s home or living environment to assess their cognitive functioning (memory, judgment, comprehension, communication, etc.), safety of their environment, risk to themselves or their caregiver, caregiver fatigue, and other emotional, psychological or behavioral problems, including specific issues associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, etc. A report is prepared to document findings and offer recommendations.

Erickson Resource Group is available to support caregivers and family members who live local or at a distance to their loved one.

Training and Consultation
Erickson Resource Group offers training and consultation for professionals who request information regarding the following topics:

• Seniors needs including: physical, legal, financial, health, spiritual, emotional, practical, social, end of life, home care, placement
• Overview of protective regimes
• The changing demographics of your business
• A training tailored to your identified needs
• Understanding and meeting your client’s needs

Erickson Resource Group has partnerships with other professionals such as financial advisors, notaries, attorney’s, and health insurance representatives available for joint presentations.

Webcasts coming soon!