Options Counseling

 

A decision and support process including:

• Listening to expressed preferences, values & needs

• Talking about options based on needs & preferences

• Supporting an individual to make informed choices

• Connecting the individual to services

• Following up with the individual (status check-in)
  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who Can Benefit?  A person who is:

• having increased difficulty managing household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, but wants to remain at home

• no longer driving due to chronic health condition, and lives alone in an area without readily available public transportation

• planning to retire, and wants to discuss options to sustain health, wellness, and independence

• trying to decide whether to move in with family, move to an apartment, or move to an assisted living facility

• returning home from a rehabilitation center following a spinal cord injury

• relocating and exploring available housing and other support options

• supporting an adult with a disability, and wants to make plans in the event of being unable to continue providing care

• unsure on how to begin planning for future personal and family needs after a recent diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease

• concerned about the well-being planning of an aging parent living alone and making contact on behalf of the parent to learn about available supports