Boutique Care Management geriatric care managers are certified registered nurses and hold membership in both the National Association of Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM) and the Western Regional Chapter of NAPGCM.
When Marguerite, a nationally renowned certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, founded Boutique Care Management in 2003 she created what continues to be the only nurse practitioner-run geriatric care management firm in the San Diego area. Licensed to practice in California and New York, Marguerite has over ten years of experience in geriatric medicine and care management and has been a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers since 2002. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from New York University School of Nursing, where she specialized as a gerontological nurse practitioner.
Marguerite's experience in geriatric medicine is comprehensive, from memory impairment to end of life care and everything in between. She practices in a broad variety of clinical settings, including large hospitals, outpatient geriatric clinics, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and home health care environments. Her extensive experience also includes various PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) programs, for which she has worked as a clinician, an administrator and a third-party consultant.
Respected for her expertise, Marguerite has served as an adjunct faculty member at New York University and the University of California, San Francisco. She regularly provides training on how to care for and manage the medical needs of elderly individuals. Nationally, she is often sought out to apply her knowledge to geriatric efforts, such as the development of geriatric clinics for low income seniors in California, North Carolina, New Jersey and Colorado. Marguerite is also an active member of the local senior services community, frequently contributing time and resources to St. Paul's Senior Homes and Services as well as ElderHelp of San Diego. Marguerite is certified by the Commission for Case Manager Certification.