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TCARE, Inc.

https://www.tailoredcare.com/

TCARE® is an evidence- based, six-step care management process that leads to an individualized care plan tailored to the specific needs of the caregiver. TCARE® is specifically designed to help practitioners triage resources and services available within the caregiver’s community to effectively address the needs, preferences and circumstances of the family.

Benefits for Caregivers and Care Receivers:
-Randomized trials of TCARE® document reduced stress and depression and lowered intention to place caregivers in institutional settings.
-Empowers care receivers to stay in their homes and communities
-Provides caregivers with an understanding of why services are beneficial and being recommended, thereby leading to increased compliance with care plans
-Improves care skills and the quality of care that family members provide
-Fosters informed choice by families in caregiving situations
-Enhances the caregiver’s physical health and overall well being

Benefits for Organizations:
-Provides a structured process to help staff develop service recommendations tailored to the specific needs of the family
-Enables care managers to efficiently and effectively target services, thereby improving caregiver outcomes and reducing time spent helping caregivers in crisis.
-Fosters efficient use of scarce resources and saves costs associated with allocation of services that cannot, or will not, be used by caregivers.
-Enables agencies to have more accountability and justification for their care management and services budgets
-Allows organizations to track caregiver outcomes and evaluate whether dollars being allocated for services are beneficial.
-Leads to greater use of low-cost support services.