Z's Social Worker Connections Welcome to Z's Social Worker Connections. This site is designed to be a resource to both Social Workers and the people we serve. I am a therapist in private practice in Tallahassee, Florida and also work with Continuum Care , a company which specializes in geriatric care management. I currently provide individual and family counseling related to physical loss, chronic illness, grief, alcohol and drug dependency and issues related to aging.
Many senior adults live alone or feel isolated, disconnected from the world.
Some have lost their support group as their health has deteriorated, either through admission to residential care facilities or by moves to the homes of their families. Therapy can help, to some degree, but reestablishing connections, obtaining needed resources and assistance are also needed. Families are often too busy with their jobs or other activities to ensure that the needs of their elderly parent or family member are properly met. Geriatric care management can provide services to the senior, alleviating the family of worry and guilt, and ensuring that the individuals needs and concerns are addressed. It can be as simple as accompanying an individual to a doctor's appointment, being with them through medical procedures, seeing that they have a way to get their medications, etc.