Lambent Services has noticed a new trend in the calls they get for personal assistant services. Seniors have been calling asking for someone to escort them to doctor’s appointments.
All of the healthcare battles in the news lately have not addressed some real and present issues that we all face when going to the Doctor. How do we, as patients, get all the questions we have answered by the doctor and how does the doctor give us all the information we need in the all too quick visits. It seems that the minute the doctor walks in the room he/she is in a rush to get out. This can cause patients, especially seniors, to get so nervous that they forget the questions they wanted to ask.
A great way to start is to write a list of questions and bring it with you to the doctor’s appointment. Call your Doctor’s office prior to your appointment and ask them to provide written notes of your appointment so you can be sure of what was said. Another idea is to bring a companion along with you who can ask your list of questions, take notes and ask for clarification.
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This advocate can be a family member, or an uninvolved third party like a Lambent Services personal assistant who can not only help you with your communication with the doctor, but also drive a patient to and from the appointment. They can also pick up prescriptions, explain Medicare or insurance paperwork, and submit claims and make certain that you are being properly reimbursed for all your expenses.
Lambent Services is a personal assistant boutique owned by Jill Glist with offices on West 38th Street in Manhattan and also the Westchester/Fairfield county area. They can be contacted at: 212.979.8700 or through the website lambentservices.com