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Senior
Alternatives
Helping
care for your elderly family member…
Area Served
We
serve Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo
counties in
northern California.
What Sets Us Apart
At Senior
Alternatives, our experienced Geriatric Care Managers are prepared to
provide guidance and professional care to you and your family members.
Our care plans are designed with the client's integrity and emotional
needs as a priority. We treat our clients as if they were our own
family.
Our social
work team members all have Master’s level degrees and years
of
experience. We’re here to assist you and your senior family
member with any situation that you might be going through.
Our Patient Confidentiality Policy
All client
records and interactions are held in strictest confidence.
Our
Staff
All of our staff members have advanced level
educational backgrounds and extensive clinical expertise in geriatrics.
(Click a name below for
full resume - requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader.)
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Janet
Brush, LCSW, MSW, MSG, C-ASWCM,
is the Managing Director of Senior Alternatives. Ms. Brush
has a
Masters of Social Work, a Masters of Science in Gerontology and is a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California.
She
also has a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration.
She
has extensive experience in the field of Gerontology including working
with a variety of issues such as dementia, depression, care giving and
other problems associated with the aging process. In addition
to
her work in the private sector, Ms. Brush has worked in a variety of
hospital settings including the New York University Aging and Dementia
Research Center and Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. |
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Carolyn Lonner, LCSW, MSW,
has a Masters of Social Work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
in the State of California. She was the Program Director at
Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay (ASEB) as well as social worker
for their licensed Adult Day Health Care program. Ms. Lonner
has
worked at Catholic Charities in the Aging Case Management program and
with the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention in San Francisco. |
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Michelle
Pratt, LCSW, MSW,
has a Masters of Social Work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
in the State of California. She obtained her MSW from UC
Berkeley
with an emphasis in Community Mental Health. Her most recent
experience has been working for Hospice. She has special
interest
in working with people around adjustment to illness, grief and loss
issues, and providing support to the caregiver. |
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Ann
Kositsky, R.N., Ph.N, MSN, PNP, CNS,
has a Masters of Science in Family Nursing from the University
of California, San Francisco. She is a licensed RN in the state of
California with over 30 years of experience. She has worked in a wide
variety of settings including Visiting Nurse Association Home Health
Care Registered Public Health Nurse, Private Hospice Nurse and Private
Nurse Consultant and Case Manager. She has also taught at hospitals,
adult schools and the UCSF Graduate School of Nursing. |
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Jennie
Riley, MS,
has a Masters in Counseling with a Gerontology Specialization from San
Francisco State University. Jennie is our counseling specialist, and
has worked with seniors and adults with disabilities not only to
provide counseling but also to refer them to appropriate services. She
also has expertise with providing grief counseling and management of
care giving staff. |
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Julie
Harrison, MSW, CSW,
is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has a Master's of
Social
Work from New York University. Julie has spent her entire
social work
career working with seniors in a variety of programs including care
management, EAP services and Alzheimer's Adult Day Health care. |
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Blake
Mueller, MSW,
has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Southern
California. He has spent the last 6 years working for the
Vitas
Hospice organization. His work experience includes both clinical and
managerial responsibilities. Blake has worked with varied populations,
with a predominant focus on older adults and their families. He brings
with him extensive work experience in end of life issues and grief
counseling.
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James
Merson, Director of Home Care Services, has
been involved in Home Care Services for many years as both a recruiter
and accounts manager. James graduated Magna Cum Laude from California
State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. He is currently pursuing
his MBA. |
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