Specializing in Geriatrics

Professional Geriatric Services

Geriatric Care Management Assessment

Marcie provides assessments and evaluations for the purpose of developing a plan of care. Problem areas will be identified, strengths recognized and recommendations will be made to assist the older person achieve the highest quality of life in the least restrictive setting.

Education & Training

Professional seminars provided by Marcie Cooper have been approved for continuing education credit by the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners for Social Workers and the Commission for Case Manager Certification for Case Managers (CCM). They are also accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies for continuing education for Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses.

Many of the continuing education programs are approved for clinical content and fulfill the ethics credit requirement for social workers, case managers, care managers and nurses. Click Here to Review the Courses Offered.

Ms. Cooper also provides specialized training to health care providers, caregivers, students and others interested in serving the geriatric community.

Expert or Neutral Witness

Marcie Cooper is available to serve as an expert or neutral witness in situations where there is a need for an assessment of the care needs of an individual and the development of recommendations for achieving the highest possible quality of life.

Ms. Cooper can provide a case review and consultation, an assessment and written report as well as deposition and testimony.

Her expertise is in the following areas:

• Guardianship and other surrogate decision-making situations
• Traumatic brain injury
• Medical ethics
• End-of-life decisions

Consultation

Marcie's 30-plus years of experience working with older adults, their families and health care providers includes the following areas:

• Skilled nursing facilities
• Assisted living facilities
• Sub-acute rehabilitation
• Adult day care
• Home health care
• Hospice
• Private geriatric care management

She is a specialist in:

• Hoarding behavior
• Dementia, delirium and depression
• Guardianship and surrogate decision-making
• End of life care
• Geriatric mental health
• Suicide in older adults

For information on how she can be helpful to your program, facility, agency, organization or loved one, please contact Marcie at coopermsw@gmail.com.

Upcoming Seminars

January 26, 2012
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
St. Joseph's Hospital - Wayne, NJ
Guardianship and Alternatives
1 ceu SW, CCM, RN/LPN

February 23, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Kindred Healthcare - Wayne, NJ
Bioethical Decision-Making
1.5 ceu's (ethics) SW, case managers, nurses

March 29, 2012
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Greenhill, 103 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ
Bioethical Decision-Making
1.5 ceu's SW, CCM, RN/LPN

June 18, 2012
6:00 p,- 9:00 p,

Lakeland Health Care Center- "Self-Neglect of Older Persons"

3 ceu's SW, CM, RN/LPN's