Expert clinical advocacy tailored to your unique health needs.
Services
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Take control of your healthcare journey by establishing a clear plan for the future.
Define Your Preferences: Outline what types of medical care and interventions you do or do not want.
Document Advance Directives: Create clear, actionable guidance for doctors and care providers.
Relieve Family Burden: Eliminate guesswork and potential conflict for your loved ones during emergency situations.
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Attending specialist appointments with you to clarify medical information, ask targeted questions, and ensure your concerns are heard.
Document recommendations, coordinate follow-up steps, and support decision-making so care stays focused. -
Facilitate communication between patients, multiple care providers and specialists, and family members ensuring that all parties are informed and aligned.
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Organize and facilitate family meetings in person and virtually to discuss plans of care. We use healthcare ethics frameworks to ensure autonomy is preserved whenever possible, all voices are heard, and we arrive at a solution that works for everyone.
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Navigating the healthcare system and aging process can be overwhelming for older adults and their families. Our Geriatric Care Management services provide expert, hands-on guidance to coordinate every aspect of senior care, giving you clarity and peace of mind.
We act as your dedicated advocate, healthcare strategist, and care coordinator. From managing complex medical needs to evaluating living situations, we step in so you never have to navigate the journey alone.
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Appointing a qualified, trusted decision-maker protects your autonomy in any medical situation. As your Healthcare POA, I provide:
Direct Advocacy: Communicating clearly with doctors, specialists, and care facilities.
Faithful Execution: Ensuring every medical decision strictly honors your advance directives.
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Monitor patient’s health conditions and treatment outcomes, providing regular updates and intervening when necessary. Ensure patient’s rights, preferences and care needs are being adhered to and advocating on their behalf if they are not. Monitor facility adherence to treatment plans, safety protocols and regulatory standards, addressing discrepancies if found.
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It is estimated that up to 50% of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. Working together we can ensure medications are understood and schedules make sense.
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New diagnoses are overwhelming. We can help research options, discuss second opinions, and even attend appointments to increase recall of new information.
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Transitions of care are some of the riskiest times in healthcare. Addressing communication gaps can decrease medication errors and confusion during handoffs from one facility to another. We can also provide one on one time after discharge to enhance patient and caregiver understanding of new conditions and complex instructions.
Why Private Navigation is Your Best Investment
Protecting Your Family’s Savings When It Matters Most
Facing a complex medical crisis is overwhelming enough without the looming fear of financial ruin. Having an experienced nurse advocate in your corner isn't just an extra expense—it is a critical shield for your family's hard-earned savings.
Fewer Crises, Fewer Emergency Rooms: When a loved one is vulnerable, an unexpected relapse means another terrifying—and wildly expensive—trip to the ER. We step in early to catch warning signs, secure proper home support, and protect your family from the financial and emotional toll of a preventable hospital stay.
Fighting Back Against Medical Bills: Nothing adds insult to injury like receiving a stack of confusing, inflated medical bills or an unfair insurance denial while you’re trying to heal. We take on that burden for you—auditing every charge, fighting denials with clinical authority, and ensuring you never overpay for the care you deserve.
Smart, Streamlined Care: Healthcare systems are built to churn through tests, appointments, and facility placements, often at immense out-of-pocket cost to you. We cut through the noise, eliminate redundant testing, and help keep your loved one recovering safely at home where they belong.
FAQs
where can patients be seen for advocacy services?
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Wherever is convenient for you within the Portland, OR metro area. If you’d like us to accompany you to an appointment, we can do that. If it’s convenient to meet at your home, we will see you there. We are also available via online meetings, phone and text.
What don’t patient advocates do?
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Patient advocates offer non-clinical services. We do not diagnose or provide medical advice.
how do you maintain patient privacy?
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We use Healthie, a HIPAA compliant software solution specifically designed for private patient advocacy and case management. No protected health information will ever be collected or saved outside of this secure site.
WHat diagnoses does your patient advocacy practice have experience managing?
We specialize in guiding patients and families through a wide spectrum of complex, chronic, and acute medical conditions. Our advocacy experience includes supporting individuals with neurological and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, various forms of dementia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Parkinson’s disease. We frequently assist clients navigating oncology care, providing dedicated support through diagnoses of common cancers like breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers. Additionally, we have deep expertise in managing complex chronic conditions and dysautonomia, including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), as well as broad autoimmune disorders like Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus. Our practice also proudly supports specialized surgical and reproductive health needs, offering comprehensive care coordination for gender-affirming surgeries (pre- and post-operative navigation) and gynecological conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis.