Serving southern New Hampshire, Vermont and northern Massachusetts.

"Life planning for families and their loved ones to ensure dignity and support independence."

Chrysalis Case Management facilitates independence and eases life transitions for persons with disabilities, elders and their families through in home assessment, care planning, coordination of services and advocacy.

Chrysalis Case Management will assist persons with long term care needs to maintain the highest level of independence by providing customized support services. Services are planned jointly with the individual and their family and caregivers.

Contact us today to take the first step.

Thought for the Day

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without words and never stops-at all."
Emily Dickinson

Statement of Goals

To help elders stay in their homes for as long as possible by:

• Long-range planning, to prevent crises from occurring.
• Planning financially, so that client's resources last as long as possible.
• Strengthening clients and their families to allow them to achieve the goals they have set for themselves with the assistance of the Case Manager.
• Using an interdisciplinary approach that addresses all of the client's needs as fully as possible.
• Providing assistance in creating, implementing, and monitoring a Plan of Care to ensure it continually meets the needs and desires of the client.
• Providing assistance with choosing and monitoring of alternative arrangements when remaining in the home is no longer practical or appropriate.

Mission Statement

To ensure the dignity of people with long term care needs by providing services that help maintain self determination and maximize independence.

Newsworthy Items

Cynthia Ward was recently designated an Excellence in Care Specialist by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. The Alzheimer's Foundation of America selected Ms. Ward to join the team of experts committed to enhancing the quality of care and excellence in service to individuals with dementia and to their caregivers and families. She will be assisting the Alzheimer's Foundation in partnering with programs that provide services to persons with dementia. As a partner, the Excellence in Care Specialist evaluates the programs against a set of standards of care. Programs that meet the standards will be recognized as a "Program of Distinction in Dementia Care".

The Alzheimer's Foundation Program of Distinction was implemented in 2007 to recognize programs that meet quality of care standards. You can visit the AFA website at www.alzfdn.org for more information about the quality of service review process or to find programs of distinction, or call 1-866-AFA-8484.

Area news from Chrysalis Case Management

Chrysalis Case Management exhibited at the Monadnock Wellness Festival. Cynthia Ward, M.Ed, Certified Case Manager was available to talk with caregivers, family members and seniors, and made information available to festival participants about Alzheimers Disease, caregiver survival tips and planning for long term care.

Work Life Seminars

Chrysalis is available to provide seminars and workshops on "Balancing Elder Care and Work Life" and on the challenges facing the disabled, elderly and their caregivers. Presentations can be arranged for businesses, employer groups, organizations and professionals.

Privacy Practices

Chrysalis Case Management is committed to safeguarding private and privileged material and case information. It is only with written authorization that any information will be requested or disclosed. If you authorize Chrysalis Case Management to request or release your private information, the Case Manager will talk with you about how the information will be used. It is up to the service recipient to tell Chrysalis Case Management who the Case Manager can share information with on your behalf.

Helpful Links

National Association of Geriatric Care Managers
New England Association of Geriatric Care Managers
AARP American Association for Retired People
National Family Caregivers Association
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services - Sources of information on services.
National Council on Aging - State and Federal benefits analysis.
Service Link - Connections for Independent Living and Healthy Aging in New Hampshire
HealthGrades - The Healthcare Quality Experts
Professional Care Managers Database - Nationwide listing of care managers.
National Institute on Aging - Offers information about doctor/patient communication, end-of-life care and alzheimer's disease. This is also an excellent resource site for caregivers.
National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information - Information about long-term care options/costs, etc. This site, which is sponsored by the federal government, targets people in the 45-70 age range, many of whom assume they will never have to face long-term care options.