Develop A Personalized Plan of Care
Caring for a loved one is an act of devotion, but managing the care, paperwork, hours, and budget can feel overwhelming. At Alpenglow Homecare, we help family caregivers like you turn that care into a structured, supported plan under Medicaid-funded programs.
We ensure your loved one stays at home, you stay at home, and you are recognised and paid for the essential role you play. You’re already caring for your loved one. We can help you make it official, organized, and paid.
Contact our team in Albuquerque, NM, today to see if you qualify.
What is a Plan of Care & Why It Matters
A Plan of Care serves as a guide for delivering care to your loved one as an in-home service. It outlines who does what, when, how often, and the goals to work toward. For families caring for medically-fragile individuals, the stakes are higher:
- Care may need to adapt quickly
- Support hours may vary
- Navigating Medicaid-funded programs adds complexity
Additionally, under New Mexico programs, such as the Self‑Directed Community Benefit (SDCB) and Agency‑Based Community Benefit (ABCB), development of a care plan is a state-required element of eligibility.
A clear and approved plan of care helps:
- Ensure you do the right things for caring
- Simplify shifting needs with a clearly laid out plan
- Clarifies how you’ll be paid or how to count your care
At Alpenglow Homecare, we build this required Plan of Care with you, so your loved one’s support is properly documented, your role as caregiver is recognized, and you can focus on care instead of paperwork.
Components of Plan of Care
We craft a Plan of Care that covers the full spectrum of what your loved one needs and what you, as a family caregiver, deserve. Here’s what you can expect.
- Assistance with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living): Support with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, feeding, mobility and transfers. We define exactly which tasks need help and how often.
- Care of Medically Fragile Individuals: For those requiring more than the usual help, we structure the plan to reflect complex needs, including therapies, nursing oversight, medical equipment, and continued monitoring.
- Flexible Care Hours (15-50 hours/week): Whether your loved one needs part-time support or near full-time oversight, your Plan of Care lays out the weekly hours clearly, with flexibility for changes.
- Caregiver Compensation Strategy: We explicitly define you as the paid care provider. The plan shows how your hours, services, and role translate into caregiver compensation through the program.
- Customised Schedule & Routines: We tailor when and how care happens, whether that is mornings, evenings, weekdays, or weekends. The plan is designed to adapt to your family life, home rhythms, and local community norms.
- Family-Centred Decision Making: We factor in your routines, traditions, and family’s preferences. The Plan of Care is built around your family, your home, and your New Mexico community context.
- Ongoing Review & Adjustment: Your loved one’s needs may evolve in time. Your Plan of Care includes planned reviews (quarterly or at key milestones) and a process for adjustments.
Our Plan of Care Development Process
Our approach prioritizes comfort and convenience for both you and the loved one you care for.
Contact us by phone at (505) 578-7535 or via our website to schedule a no-obligation telephonic consultation. During this call we’ll gather your story, understand your caregiving role, and begin to identify how the hours of care, your loved one’s needs, and your goals might align.
We work closely with your family, the care recipient’s physician, and state care-coordination staff. Your insights as the primary caregiver is vital in this process. Together, we will conduct an initial review of medical history, functional mobility needs, home safety, and so on.
Our care coordinator will then visit your home (or via video if needed) and complete a detailed assessment. We evaluate the full range of needs including ADLs like bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting and mobility, as well as scheduling realities and caregiver capacity.
We craft a customized Plan of Care listing services, hours (15-50/week as needed), and how it fits under Turquoise Care. The document is then forwarded to your case manager along with budget forms and all documentation required for your caregiver pay authorization.
Once approval is secured, you begin in the caregiver role, guided by our team. We help you set up timesheet tracking and set up payment mechanisms, ensuring your caregiving hours convert into the compensation you deserve.
Care needs may change over time. Each quarter (or sooner if needed), our care coordinator reviews the plan with your family. We make adjustments to hours, services, and caregiver compensation as per evolving needs. We ensure that your loved one’s care stays current and you stay supported at all times.
We Understand What You’re Going Through
At Alpenglow Homecare, our focus is specifically on family caregivers (rather than outside aides) because we know you live the realities of being a caregiver first-hand and understand your loved one’s needs best.
Many caregivers often feel overwhelmed by the forms and approvals required to have their care acknowledged and validated by the system. And again, when your loved one’s condition shifts, it can feel overwhelming to navigate the system alone. This is why our Plan of Care is designed to adapt to changing needs.
Our roots in New Mexico also mean that we understand the traditions and family values important to this community. We understand that you want to keep the family together at home while still having time and the possibility of pay. Our care plans are designed to respect these values and reflect your life and caregiving commitments.
We have a deep understanding of the complexities of New Mexico’s Medicaid-funded system and can help your care efforts gain recognition as work that deserves compensation.
Ready to Become a Paid Family Caregiver?
If you’re already caring for someone you love at home, you’re doing the right thing. Let’s make sure your efforts are recognised, supported, and paid. We can craft your personalized Plan of Care to help you qualify for compensation through New Mexico’s Medicaid waiver and benefits programs.
Schedule your free initial consultation and take the first step towards accessing Medicaid-funded in-home care services. To contact our office in Albuquerque, NM, please call 505-404-7700 or request an appointment online.
