NAVAMAZE
Personalized
Senior Services
For older adults, the future can be hard to navigate. Should you stay at home, join a senior living community or move closer to family? We provide expert services tailored specifically to your needs to help determine what’s best for your future and what it’ll take to get there. Whether you need care coordination, relocation assistance, medical advisory or more, we’ll help you transition into the solution that’s right for you.
We provide a wide range of assistance to meet your specific needs:
Housing - Senior Living
- Independent Living Communities
- Assisted Living Communities
- Residential / Adult Care Homes
- Continuing Care
- Retirement Communities (CCRC)
- Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
- Memory Care /
Alzheimer’s Communities - Hospice Care/Adult Day Care
- Real Estate Services
- Moving & Transition Services
- Relocation Services
Housing - Stay at Home
- Safety Assessment
- Medical Supplies
- Life Alert Systems
- Medication Management
- Prescription Services
- Financial Support
- In-home Care Services
- Geriatric Care
Management Services - Social Connections
- Transportation
Financial, Legal & Long Term Care
- Estate Planning & Elder Law
- Financial Planning
& Retirement Planning - Accounting & Tax Services
- Reverse Mortgages
- Life insurance Conversion
- Veteran Benefits Planning
- Medicare & Supplemental Policies
- Medicaid
- Guardianship
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Social Security
Cognitive Aging & Social
- Social Connections
- Dementia Care & Memory Testing
- Driving Evaluations
- Support Groups
- Pastoral Care
- Mental Health Assessments
- Senior Centers
- Alzheimer’s/Parkinson’s Support
- Family Dynamics
TRAINING & CARE COORDINATION
Training family members on how to acquire their own help, legally and safely.
Training
- All you need to know when you hire your own care, like what you’ll need, what kind of people to hire, and how many helpers you can employ at the same time
- If you can’t run the care coordination yourself, we have Care Managers who can provide that service for you
Care Managers
- Attend discharge education meetings and confirms safe discharge plans are put in place
- Communications with your Health Care Surrogate/Power of Attorney, or trusted family member about your discharge plans
- Arranges safe transportation home and picks up groceries, medications, or anything else that you need
Assistance
- Comprehensive services include making all arrangements for moving to another location and identifying new home
- Assistance in resources for downsizing, estate sales, garage sales and more
Referrals and Resources
- Personalized assessment based on your healthcare, social and financial needs to identify next steps
- Finding in-home care services
- Deciding whether to stay home or move to a senior living facility
- Deciding whether to stay in Florida or move closer to family
- Referrals for home healthcare and companion services, senior housing, rehabilitation centers and hospice care
- Finding resources for mental wellness and processing grief
- Understanding your long-term care policy, insurance, or VA benefits
- Finding resources for everything from accountants and tax planners, to transportation providers, to life alert systems, pharmacies, moving companies and more
OUR DEDICATED TEAM
Of experts is standing by and ready to help.
Paula Carney, Owner/Founder
Paula is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and has worked in management and senior care for over 30 years. To be a CSA, she had to pass a rigorous exam and uphold the highest ethical standards for the benefit and protection of the health and welfare of seniors. Her background includes Private Duty Home Health, Medicare Home Health, Geriatric Care Management, Senior Housing, Regional Director, and Sales & Training Specialist. Paula started fundraising as a child, which led to her work on multiple Board of Directors, for several local non-profits over the past 20 years, including All Faiths Food Bank (Past President), American Cancer Society (Secretary), Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, Loveland Center (Serving Developmentally Disabled Adults), and more. Her passion is finding a gap in services and creating a niche to fill that need. She possesses the power of gentle persuasion, the ability to talk through issues and narrow down choices, providing the best possible options for her clients, through her vast resources and referral connections. Navigating through life’s maze is not easy, but it is much better when there is someone to talk it through with. Clients often say, “I couldn’t have done this without her.”
Nicole Carney, Director of Operations
Born and raised in Venice, Florida, where the average resident’s age is 70, Nicole learned early on that in her own community, many seniors experienced cost of living crises, inadequate health insurance coverage, and financial exploitation. From a young age, she knew that she wanted to advocate for seniors in her career.
While attending the State College of Florida in Venice, Nicole began working in a law firm specializing in elder law. She graduated from Barry University School of Law in Orlando, FL in May of 2020, and began working with Navamaze, advocating for seniors by protecting their autonomy, family relations, healthcare decisions, and financial interests.
Nicole ensures that Navamaze’s clients receive high-quality services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. While most of her work is done behind-the-scenes, Nicole also assists clients personally in matters such as bill paying services, long-term health care policy review, and moving coordination. To give back to her community, Nicole also serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the United Way of South Sarasota County.
Articles
The Certified Senior Advisor is a certification for professionals serving seniors. To be a CSA, an individual must pass a rigorous exam and uphold the highest ethical standards for the benefit and protection of the health and welfare of seniors.
Some companies offer free referral services that sound promising, when in reality they’re charging living facilities a referral fee, putting you in danger of not receiving the care that’s best for you.
Please leave us a detailed message and someone will get back to you promptly. All phone calls go directly to voicemail as our advisors are working with other customers and will return your call as soon as they’re available with more information.
333 Miami Ave W, Venice, FL 34285
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