Owner and founder, Mary Wegman, is a highly experienced RN CCM (Registered Nurse Certified Case Manager) and GCM (Geriatric Care Manager). She has practiced in the East Tennessee community for over 20 years. Her extensive experience includes case management for the geriatric and disabled population, as well as in depth interaction with many of the areas home health, non-medical home care, and hospice providers. Mary is a member of the Case Managers Society of America and the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Choices in Senior Care hires only those case managers who are registered nurses with much experienced across the continuum of health care, including home based case, hospital care, rehabilitation facilities, and residential facilities.
Geriatric Care Management Services:
Advocacy for the client and family, providing a strong voice for you.
Assessment of client by experienced Registered Nurses, pinpointing your most urgent needs.
Assisting the long distance caregiver with professional care management when you can't be there.
Guiding client through identification of goals and development of an individualized care plan, saving you money and time.
Implementation of care plan by screening, arranging and coordinating services, whether that be home services or facility placement, choosing the very best providers from the start.
Education on senior care issues, health and disease management and cognitive stimulation, teaching you to be proactive in your health care.
Coordination of care between client, family, and all professionals, preventing confusion and duplication of services.
Evaluation of services rendered, assuring that you are getting that for which you have paid.
Management of after-hours crisis situations, providing assistance when you can’t wait.
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I highly recommend Mary Wegman with Choices in Senior Care. Our family has worked with her for almost 3 years and she is committed to giving our family the best possible care. She carefully guides us in health care decisions, offering pointed insight into all options. Mary is a very strong advocate for my mother and I always feel that we have someone looking out for our family’s best interest.” --JB from Maryville.
“Mrs. Wegman has been assigned to my mother’s case since the onset of her custodial care needs. Mrs. Wegman always maintains the utmost professional attitude. Always timely, very fair, and continually “shoots it straight”. She will offer any client the best possible solution that the need requires.” --EA from Loudon County
“Mary has been my case manager for 3 years. She is very family oriented, honest, reliable, prompt, sincere, dedicated, pleasant, compassionate, hardworking, and well-informed professional. She handles emergencies, crisis, and multitasking very calmly and efficiently.” --PF from Knoxville “My son lives in a different state and worries about me a lot. My senior care manager helps relieve that worry.” --JW from Sweetwater
“My siblings and I have dealt with crisis after crisis with my mother. Mary [Wegman] has gone above and beyond to help us get the very best care for her. She has presented options that we didn’t even know about, and offered insight and guidance to help us find the best answers for mom.” --KW from Lenoir City
The National Care Planning Council is dedicated to helping families recognize the need for long term care planning and to helping implement that planning.
Integrity, honesty, and a genuine concern for those who are in need of (or may need) long term care are at the heart of our services.