Acts as a Patient Advocate

A great deal of Linda’s job is dedicated to increasing the quality of life for her clients to the fullest extent possible.Many of the services she provides are simple but can have a profound effect on the lives of her clients. In one case, an elderly client was blind after three unsuccessful cornea implants, depressed about the loss of her sight as well as the death of her husband and her only son.

Linda was able to find a very caring Board and Care and arrange for weekly visits by a care manager and a physical therapist. Linda also scheduled weekly visits and took her on outings, developing a close relationship that took away some of the pain of loss.

Collaborates with those in Legal and Financial Services Industries

One of Linda’s first clients was an elderly gentleman who was being taken advantage of by a young woman with drug problems. She was taking his retirement check and keeping him in his house, feeding him only tea and crackers. She had even persuaded him to marry her to gain greater access to his assets.

Linda worked with the District Attorney’s office to obtain a restraining order and ultimately was able to help him relocate to an assisted living community where he had more stimulation and was able to interact with other people.

Acts as a Successor Trustee

Linda was a Successor Trustee for a woman who lived alone and was capably handling her own personal and financial affairs. On a Sunday evening, she fell in her bathroom and was unable to get up or call for help. Luckily, an estate planning attorney with whom Linda works, was the woman’s next door neighbor and had been bringing the morning paper to her for years. When she observed the papers were not being picked up, she tried telephoning and knocking on the door without any response. Alarmed, she called Linda who called the local police department and requested a welfare check.

The police responded quickly and found the woman on the floor, dehydrated, delirious and in an extremely precarious medical condition. They rushed her to the hospital, where she remained for a week before moving her into a rehabilitation facility. Linda continued to monitor her client to determine if she was able to remain in her own home or whether it was time to move into an assisted living facility.