Let our Care Management Team make your journey
through the aging process a better experience for you and your family.
We work as a team… Our vision is that each person involved with askjaynie will be considered and treated with the care and respect of a family member. In this way, we hope to develop and communicate that same attitude professionally, to our clients. Each client, family and case is handled by our trained Geriatric Care Managers, in a personal and individualized manner.
Jaynie Guarnieri Dame (Owner, GCM)
Jaynie Dame from askjaynie.com and @AskJaynie on Facebook and Instagram has a 20 plus year background as a Geriatric Care Manager and has helped countless seniors and their families. As an advocate for the rights of all seniors, she has fought for Medicare rights, and prevented premature discharges from hospitals, getting her clients the care they need by empowering families to get the medical care the deserve.
She provides monthly support and education to all primary care providers through her “Wine About Your Aging Parents, Brew Up a Better Care Plan” group meetings in the Greater Sacramento area. As an Administrator through the state, she knows guidelines for placements and care options. And after working with hospice, she has the understanding and knowledge to talk with families about their options for final care. Jaynie is someone you want on your team and we look forward to having her present on this important topic that is on the top of most of our minds when it comes to care.
Wendy Cepeda (Care Coordinator/Community Liaison)
Wendy has been working with individuals diagnosed with Dementia, from mild cognitive impairment to advance dementia’s, and this has made her keenly aware of the special needs they have and how to work with families to provide the best care, and or, find the right setting for them. Which is how we met.
Her top priority when working with individuals is that they are engaged socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively. Whether when working directly with the seniors in their homes, or when placing and then visiting them after placement, our clients look forward to their “Wendy time.” All of our Client’s love Wendy’s upbeat personality, humor and consistency.
We here at askjaynie.com are so happy she has decided to work with us, to make a difference in the senior world with us, because she also knows, there is ‘a better way’!
Wendy is married and has lived in Sacramento for the past 23 years. She has two children and her hobbies are, swimming, doing anything outdoors, playing board and card games, and most importantly; making meaningful connections with people of all ages and circumstances.
Medina Van Alstyne (Community Liaison)
Medina K. Van Alstyne is a Life Enrichment Care Coordinator, Certified Behavioral Therapist, Holistic Health Practitioner, and RCFE Administrator. She graduated from The California Institute of Healing Arts and Sciences in 2010. She began her career in Healthcare as a Psych-Tech at Coffeyville Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1980. Medina has continued serving in healthcare, specializing in geriatrics ever since, by providing quality services in the activities field for skilled nursing facilities over the past 10 plus years, here in the Sacramento Valley.
She has served as a volunteer with the Alzheimer's Association. Her personal and primary focus of her work is quality of life for the senior population in Sacramento. Her life experience has taught her how important and sacred each individual’s life story is, and that it should be honored and valued more in our society. This is why she has dedicated her life to help enrich the lives of others through listening, coaching, self-expression, and support. Medina enjoys working with seniors, families, and the community to establish solid and meaningful, long-term relationships.
