Fairfield, CT
Sheila O'Brien
RN, BSN, CMC
O'Brien Care Management Services
A nurse care manager for the changing diagnosis, the reluctant parent, and a plan the whole family can act on.
Trusted partner · Geriatric care manager
Leslie-Alin Tewes
When a family needs a navigator through the whole continuum of care (hospital to home, crisis to plan, uncertainty to a documented set of wishes) and an advocate who answers only to the client, we refer to Leslie-Alin Tewes.
Geriatric care manager
Leslie-Alin Tewes
MPA, CMC, LNHA
Chief Practitioner, Tewes-CARES
Ridgefield, Connecticut
- Phone
- (203) 826-9206
Who is Leslie-Alin Tewes?
Leslie-Alin Tewes, MPA, CMC, LNHA, is a Certified Care Manager and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator who leads Tewes-CARES in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Endurance Home Care refers families to her for aging and disability care management and patient advocacy across the whole continuum of care.
Endurance Home Care refers families to Leslie-Alin Tewes for aging and disability care management. Leslie operates independently through Tewes, Inc. (Tewes-CARES) and is not an employee of Endurance Home Care.
What she does
How Leslie helps a family
Who do you work for, and does anyone pay you a referral fee?
Care coordination & advocacy
Personalized health care coordination for adults, aging, and disabled clients, working strictly in the client's best interest, not any hospital, facility, or other institution.
Proactive life care planning
A plan built for every stage, at every age, so families aren't making decisions for the first time in the middle of a crisis.
Transition of care navigation
Guidance through the full continuum (home, acute care, post-acute, rehabilitation, long-term, and palliative or hospice care) so nothing falls through the cracks between settings.
Advance care & end-of-life planning
Support putting a health care proxy and living will in place, plus end-of-life care and after-loss support for the family left behind.
Crisis prevention & monitoring
Close, ongoing attention to subtle changes in cognition, physical function, and mood, catching problems early instead of reacting to a crisis.
“Aging life care managers help families navigate health care decisions, coordinate medical care, and act as the eyes and ears for families who can't always be there.”
Background
Training and experience
- In health care
- 25+ years
- Degree
- MPA, Health Care
- Credentials
- CMC, LNHA
- Based in
- Ridgefield, CT
- 25+ years in health care, spanning gerontology, medical social work, patient advocacy, and health care administration.
- Master's in Public Administration, Health Care, with a Graduate Certificate of Advanced Studies in Gerontology.
- Certified Care Manager (CMC) and credentialed Aging Life Care™ Advisor, recertified by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers after 45+ continuing education credits in aging, disability, and case management.
- Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, having led facilities to top ratings under the Federal 5-Star Quality Rating System and the Joint Commission.
- Headquartered in Ridgefield's historic Hurlbutt House (circa 1802), serving Fairfield County, CT and the Hudson Valley region of New York, with coast-to-coast consultation available.
Her team
Leslie leads Team Tewes-CARES, a group of aging and disability care managers and patient advocates who bring that same client-first standard to every case.
She is one of the independent professionals Endurance refers families to. The senior care partner network lists the others, and the ecosystem guide explains how each kind of professional fits around an aging parent.
Questions
About Leslie-Alin Tewes
What does Leslie-Alin Tewes do?
A care manager and patient advocate for the whole continuum, from hospital to home to a documented set of wishes. Services include care coordination & advocacy, proactive life care planning, transition of care navigation, advance care & end-of-life planning, crisis prevention & monitoring.
How do I contact Leslie-Alin Tewes?
By phone on (203) 826-9206, by email at lesliealin@tewescares.com, or through tewescares.com.
Does Leslie-Alin Tewes work for Endurance Home Care?
No. Endurance Home Care refers families to Leslie-Alin Tewes for aging and disability care management. Leslie operates independently through Tewes, Inc. (Tewes-CARES) and is not an employee of Endurance Home Care.
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Endurance Home Care provides care at home in Connecticut and New Jersey, with companion care only in New York. Skilled nursing, home health aides and physical therapy in Connecticut are provided by Endurance Home Health. Leslie-Alin Tewes, MPA, CMC, LNHA is independent of Endurance Home Care, and nothing on this page is medical, legal or financial advice.