NEWTOWN, PA and PRINCETON, N.J. – IKOR
USA, a growing network of healthcare and financial advocacy and guardianship
offices that help ensure the proper care of seniors and the disabled, today opened
its first dual-state branch, serving individuals needing care, their families
and any appointed legal and financial officials in parts of Southeastern
Pennsylvania and Southwestern New Jersey.
IKOR of Bucks & Mercer Counties is
under the direction of Larry Enright, a 30-year veteran of the management
accounting field who has served on the Board of Directors for several
non-profit child advocacy organizations. The new office will work with bankers,
other fiduciaries and those shouldering the care of senior or disabled family
members, to help determine and secure the best living situations for such
individuals based on mental, emotional, physical, financial, familial, geographic
and other factors.
From determining whether remaining at
home is viable and what provisions may be necessary, to coordinating, attending
and tracking the outcome of medical appointments, to securing a space in the
most appropriate facilities when home care is no longer an option, to confirming
prescribed medicines and therapies are administered properly wherever they are provided,
IKOR ensures that those needing assistance are treated in a manner best-suited
to their needs, most conducive to preserving their dignity and as closely
matching their stated quality-of-life desires as possible. IKOR advocates also
provide support in cases of elder financial abuse and other situations where an
individual’s physical, mental, emotional or financial security is at risk or
has been compromised. Each office also provides trained financial advocates who
can handle Power of Attorney authorizations, routine financial management and other
non-medical services.
“Caring for an aging parent, a disabled
individual or someone with special needs presents many tough decisions and
demands time and energy that can bring considerable strife or require great
personal sacrifice,” says Patricia A. Maisano, CEO/Founder of IKOR and operator
of its original office in Kennett Square, Pa. “Fiduciaries may feel unable or
unqualified to manage matters appropriately, while family members may be
physically, logistically or emotionally unable to ensure that their loved one
is being treated in the manner and location that best matches their wants and
needs and lets them retain their dignity. IKOR’s trained professionals are
experienced in dealing with such challenges, and can bring welcome relief to
those needing care and those concerned for their well-being.”
IKOR’s services are divided into three
core areas:
- Professional, experienced
dedicated personnel – Every IKOR office includes
Registered Nurse Patient Advocates, available all day, every day to
address healthcare management, environmental or psychosocial crises. In
addition, specially trained staff are on call in each office to provide
financial advocacy such as handling routine bill-pay and ensuring that
clients receive all public-program assistance to which they are entitled.
- “The IKOR Approach”
– A sophisticated system incorporating a needs assessment, on-site quality
assurance, care services coordination and development of short-term and
long-term strategic plans. The IKOR Approach addresses every medical,
environmental, psychosocial and educational issue that affects an
individual, offering the best choices to address his or her specific
needs.
- Sophisticated technology – Datikor®, a proprietary database-driven system at the heart of The IKOR Approach, ensures that no matter how near or far or what time of day, everyone officially involved in an IKOR client’s case management has secure access to the updated information they need for peace of mind and seamless, accurate care.
An
Honor and an Ideal Role for an Individual Committed to Quality of Life
Larry Enright brings an entrepreneurial
spirit and extensive personal and professional experience working to make life
better for others to his role as Managing Director of the new IKOR office. A
Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, he has been president and founder
of both EOC Office Solutions, Inc., a management accounting business, and Green
Shield Mortgage, a retail mortgage company, and was vice president and founder
of the Heatherhaugh Farms Nursery. He also has personally confronted the stresses
of moving an aging parent to an assisted care facility.
“My 80-year-old mother is in a
continuing care retirement center. Helping her maintain the quality of life she
desires and deserves has taught me how important it is to choose the best
eldercare service firms,” Enright says. “What intrigues me the most about IKOR
is being an individual’s personal advocate, a defender of their rights, a
champion seeing to it that they enjoy all the privileges of decent humanity. It
is an honor and an ideal role for my personal enrichment.”
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