Helping Older Adults Maintain Independence, Connection & Quality of Life

Mental health support that comes to you.

Aging can bring meaningful new chapters, but it can also bring changes that make everyday life more complicated.

Loss of a spouse or loved one. Retirement. Changes in physical health. Increased isolation. A move to independent or assisted living. Difficulty keeping up with appointments, routines or responsibilities. Anxiety or depression that begins to interfere with quality of life.

Sometimes weekly therapy is enough.

Sometimes a little more support, in the places where life is actually happening, can make all the difference.

Sanare provides individualized mental health support for older adults in their homes, senior living communities and throughout the community.

Our goal is to help each person remain as independent, engaged and connected as possible while providing families with the reassurance that someone experienced is paying attention to the whole picture.

Support Designed Around the Person, Not a Diagnosis

There is no standard aging experience, and there should not be a standard approach to mental health care.

Sanare works individually with each client to understand what is getting in the way of their quality of life and what kind of support would actually be helpful.

That may include:

• Individual psychotherapy

• Support with depression, anxiety and adjustment

• Grief and loss counseling

• Behavioral activation and increasing meaningful activity

• Building or maintaining daily routines

• Increasing social connection and reducing isolation

• Support navigating major life transitions

• Organization and executive functioning support

• Accompaniment and support within the community

• Coordination with family members and other providers

• Advocacy within complex medical and mental health systems

• Support maintaining independence and daily functioning

Care can evolve as needs change.

For some individuals, that may mean a traditional weekly psychotherapy appointment. For others, it may mean more hands-on support within the home or community.

When Staying Independent Starts to Feel Harder

A person does not need to be in crisis to benefit from additional support.

Families often reach out to Sanare because they have begun noticing subtle changes.

A parent who once had a full social life is spending most days alone.

Someone who was always organized is increasingly overwhelmed by appointments and responsibilities.

Depression has developed following retirement, illness, relocation or the death of a spouse.

Anxiety is making it harder to leave home or participate in activities.

A loved one is technically living independently, but the family is quietly doing more and more behind the scenes to make that independence possible.

These changes do not always require a higher level of care.

Sometimes the right amount of support can actually be what protects independence.

Care That Happens Where Life Happens

Traditional mental health care usually asks the client to come to the clinician.

Sanare can do the opposite.

Our team works with clients in their homes, independent living communities, assisted living settings and throughout the community.

That allows us to understand much more than we could from a conversation in an office.

We can see what is working.

We can identify where someone is struggling.

And most importantly, we can work together on solutions in real time.

A session might include therapy at home one week and getting out into the community the next. It might involve working through grief, establishing a healthier routine, finding meaningful activities, organizing a difficult transition or simply rebuilding confidence after a period of isolation.

The work is individualized because the person is individualized.

An Experienced Team, With a Special Passion for Older Adult Care

Sanare's work with older adults is provided by members of our clinical team based on each client's individual needs, goals and the type of support they are seeking.

As Sanare expands this area of our practice, Nicole Hodges, LCSW, CAS brings particular experience and passion to our work with older adults and their families.

Nicole's career has included extensive work with individuals and families navigating aging, grief, chronic illness and significant life transitions.

She began her clinical career in hospice after first serving as a hospice volunteer. During her early work, she developed community grief and loss groups, facilitated an Alzheimer's Association support group and volunteered within a memory care community.

She later returned to hospice as a medical social worker, collaborating closely with interdisciplinary medical teams while advocating for patients and supporting families through extraordinarily vulnerable periods of life.

Her additional experience in severe and persistent mental illness, trauma treatment and community-based care gives Nicole a unique understanding of both the emotional and practical challenges that can affect an older adult's independence and quality of life.

Nicole's experience, along with Sanare's broader expertise in complex mental health and community-based care, has helped shape our approach to supporting older adults.

For private-pay clients, we are able to thoughtfully match individuals with members of the Sanare team based on clinical needs, personality, goals, location and the type of support that would be most beneficial.

The goal is not simply to match someone with a therapist. It is to build the right support around the person.

Support for Families, Too

Changes in an aging parent's mental health or functioning can be difficult for the entire family.

Adult children often find themselves asking:

Is this depression?

Is Mom lonely?

Does Dad need more help?

Is this a normal part of aging?

Should we be doing more?

Is it still safe for my parent to live independently?

And very often:

Who is actually keeping an eye on all of this?

Sanare can become another thoughtful member of the support system.

With appropriate permission from the client, we can collaborate with family members, therapists, psychiatrists, physicians, senior living professionals and other members of the care team.

We do not replace family.

We help families stop feeling as though they have to manage everything alone.

Mental Health Care Without Making Life Smaller

Our philosophy is simple.

Support should help people maintain their lives whenever possible, not unnecessarily remove them from them.

Independence

Preserving abilities and strengthening the areas where additional support is needed.

Connection

Helping clients remain engaged with relationships, interests and their communities.

Dignity

Working collaboratively with adults rather than taking over their lives.

Quality of Life

Looking beyond symptoms to ask a bigger question:

Is this person able to have a life that feels meaningful and satisfying to them?

Continuity

Providing consistent relationships and thoughtful coordination as needs evolve over time.

Medicare & Private Pay Options

Sanare is able to provide individual psychotherapy to eligible clients with Original Medicare through participating Medicare clinicians.

Our broader psychosocial rehabilitation, community-based support and wraparound services are not covered by Medicare and are available on a private-pay basis.

Private-pay clients may be matched with a broader range of Sanare team members based on their individual needs, goals and the type of support they are seeking.

Our team can help families understand which Sanare services may be appropriate and how they can be structured around an individual's needs.

A Different Kind of Support for Aging Well

Growing older does not mean that depression, anxiety, loneliness or declining functioning should simply be accepted as inevitable.

And needing support does not necessarily mean giving up independence.

Sometimes the right amount of support can actually be what protects it.

If you are concerned about yourself, a parent, a spouse or another older adult in your life, we would be happy to learn more about what is happening and help determine whether Sanare may be a good fit.