Not to be out done by the Navigator development team, the SCANS team is continuing their "rolling release" of V1.3.  SCANS is the Senior Care Navigation System that provides geriatric care managers with expert advice, best practices, and practical tools to help families with the well-being or their parents.

The June edition of V1.3 includes 26 new resources, process, or tools.  The list includes items like these:
  • Death in the Home – Information for Caregivers
  • Tips for Alzheimer Caregivers
  • Delirium vs. Dementia
  • Transitioning an Individual with Dementia into a Facility
  • Member Portal Instructions
  • Continence Education – Constipation
  • Urinary Incontinence – When to Seek Immediate Medical Attention
  • Crime Prevention Education for Older Adults
  • IADL (Independent Activities of Daily Living) Education
  • Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
  • My Medicare Matters
  • Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment
  • Drug Review and Side Effects
  • Geriatric Friendly Pharmacy
  • Medicine Reconciliation:  Brown Bag Consultation
  • Feeding Tube Education
  • Special Diet Needs Education
  • Defibrillator Education
  • Diabetes Education
  • Fibromyalgia Education
  • Pacemaker Education
  • Physician Planner Case Note
  • Alternative Living Options Education
  • Speech Therapy Education
  • Social Participation Barriers
  • Social Support Plan
These tools are available to the clients of My Health Care Manager and our affiliates.  Some of the content is also discussed in our blogs and can be accessed for free.  Check out Natalie Langley's blog titled "Healthy Aging".  Natalie is one of the principle researchers and authors of the tools in SCANS.  Her blog covers a holistic look at healthy aging and senior well-being.