Careers, Care and Change Over Time
PCM Client Stories
Professional Case Management (PCM) recently rolled out our PCM Client Corner, featuring the fascinating stories of PCM clients who worked in the nuclear weapons and uranium industries. Each story tells of their hard work and dedication in keeping the nation safe and secure, and how they each feel about being a PCM client. These articles showcase our brave, patriotic clients and the wonderful nurses and caregivers who provide their in-home health care services. We’re proud to celebrate our PCM clients, nurses, and caregivers who make up our compassionate community.
While our clients may share similarities in their work histories, their in-home care services are as unique as they are. Each PCM client has a local, dedicated care team that manages their case and provides a set of services to meet their unique needs on their schedule. PCM in-home care helps clients maintain their lifestyles while their local care team supports their evolving health care needs. As their needs change over time, the care they receive adapts with them.
For example, some of our PCM client workers have a nurse visit twice a month to check on their vitals and medications. Others have a friend or family member as their paid caregiver for up to 40 hours per week. The workers who receive our services are often not homebound. Their trustworthy PCM care team lives and works locally, making connections with health care providers in the community, and is supported by PCM’s nationwide network of resources. Our workers also gain monetary compensation after completing an Impairment evaluation with a PCM Impairment Doctor. For each 1% of impairment, $2,500 is awarded, up to a maximum of $250,000. This is in addition to the health care benefits they receive.
A worker’s in-home care schedule may last for months, or years, until their condition changes, or they develop more health care needs. Then, as their doctor states they need different services, the worker’s case manager organizes a new schedule of services, such as more frequent nurse visits, specialized care, or new medical equipment. The worker has wraparound services that adapt to their needs from their first day as a PCM client.
On the PCM Client Corner page, you’ll find stories speaking to a variety of worker and client experiences. The various stories exemplify the wide range of services available to nuclear weapons and uranium workers who qualify for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
Leo, a PCM Client since 2019, and his wife, Emma said, “PCM has shown him that despite his illnesses, he can and deserves to live a healthier, happier life and will be appreciated long after he is gone. He would “absolutely” recommend PCM to any one of his friends because PCM has always been forthcoming with information, and their representatives have always been professional.”
Ralph‘s care has changed since he first became a PCM client in 2021. He said, “I’ve had PCM help me for years. I started out with personal care aides helping me 8 hours a day with a case manager seeing me weekly. Then I moved from PCM nurses 12 hours a day 7 days a week to PCM nurses 16 hours a day 7 days a week. PCM has helped me a lot by stabilizing my medicines and keeping me safe.”
Taking full advantage of their EEOICPA benefits, PCM clients receive services like:
- Medication management for those taking 5 or more medications.
- Nurse and caregiver visits scheduled around their lifestyle.
- Fall risk reduction in the home.
- Ordering and maintaining medical equipment.
- Case management by registered nurses.
- Payment for family caregivers.
- Compensation for impairments.
There are many more elements to the customizable care that PCM clients receive. To read about what some of our PCM clients experience, read the PCM Client Corner stories here. To see if you or a loved one qualify for EEOICPA, to start an EEOICPA claim, or revisit a denied claim, call PCM at 1.866.918.7689, from 7 am to 5 pm mountain time, Monday through Friday.
