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
Mary Ellen Gavin
When a family is facing something more layered than day-to-day home care (a hospital discharge, a diagnosis touching multiple specialists, a health care system that feels impossible to navigate), we refer to Mary Ellen Gavin.
Geriatric care manager
Mary Ellen Gavin
RN, BSN, MPA, CDP
Founder, Gavin Eldercare Management, LLC
Fairfield, Connecticut
- Phone
- (203) 258-3324
Who is Mary Ellen Gavin?
Mary Ellen Gavin, RN, BSN, MPA, CDP, is a registered nurse and Certified Dementia Practitioner who founded Gavin Eldercare Management in Fairfield, Connecticut. Endurance Home Care refers families to her for geriatric care management when the medical picture is layered: several specialists, a hospital discharge, or a plan that has to hold across all of them.
Endurance Home Care refers families to Mary Ellen Gavin for geriatric care management. Mary Ellen operates independently through Gavin Eldercare Management, LLC and is not an employee of Endurance Home Care.
What she does
How Mary Ellen helps a family
Who do you work for, and does anyone pay you a referral fee?
Comprehensive assessments & care plans
A full review of a client's medical history, current health status, and psychosocial needs, developed into an individualized care plan.
Coordination of medically complex care
Seamless coordination for clients managing multiple, layered health conditions, so nothing gets dropped between providers.
Navigation with medical specialists
Guiding families through the often overwhelming process of accessing and coordinating care across multiple specialists.
Arrangement & monitoring of home care
Setting up and overseeing home care services, and staying involved to make sure the plan keeps working.
Medication management
Hands-on support to help clients and families manage medications safely and effectively at home.
Transition to palliative & hospice care
Compassionate guidance for individuals and families through the transition to comfort-focused care.
“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
- Experience
- 20+ years
- Nursing
- RN, BSN
- Degree
- MPA
- Based in
- Fairfield, CT
- 20+ years of nursing, case management, and eldercare experience, including early work at the Cleveland Clinic.
- Registered Nurse, BSN, with a Master's in Public Administration and deep experience in complex medical care (cardiac, renal, and diabetic), including establishing a diabetes center and statewide dialysis programs.
- Published, lectured, and provided expert training in these specialty areas over the course of her career.
- Certified Dementia Practitioner and member of the Aging Life Care Association, with recent experience as a case manager in acute rehabilitation, deeply familiar with post-stroke and complex neurologic and neurosurgical care.
- Also guides families through life care planning and assisted living / memory care placement decisions.
Her team
Mary Ellen is joined by Regina Dowd, BSN, Director of Eldercare Operations, a registered nurse with extensive hospital administration and quality assurance experience, bringing that same clinical rigor to every family Gavin Eldercare Management supports.
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 Mary Ellen Gavin
What does Mary Ellen Gavin do?
A nurse care manager for medically layered situations: the discharge, the several specialists, the plan that has to hold. Services include comprehensive assessments & care plans, coordination of medically complex care, navigation with medical specialists, arrangement & monitoring of home care, medication management, transition to palliative & hospice care.
How do I contact Mary Ellen Gavin?
By phone on (203) 258-3324, by email at maryellengavin@gavineldercare.com, or through gavineldercare.com.
Does Mary Ellen Gavin work for Endurance Home Care?
No. Endurance Home Care refers families to Mary Ellen Gavin for geriatric care management. Mary Ellen operates independently through Gavin Eldercare Management, LLC and is not an employee of Endurance Home Care.
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Leslie-Alin Tewes
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A care manager and patient advocate for the whole continuum, from hospital to home to a documented set of wishes.
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. Mary Ellen Gavin, RN, BSN, MPA, CDP is independent of Endurance Home Care, and nothing on this page is medical, legal or financial advice.