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Cynthia is a Geriatric Care Manager and Elder Law Paralegal of the law firm of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths and Dougherty Co., L.P.A..
Cynthia is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers and one of only three Geriatric Care Managers in the five county area including and surrounding Stark and Summit Counties. She is committed to maximizing the independence and autonomy of seniors while striving to ensure that the highest quality and most cost-effective health and human services are used when and where appropriate. She assists clients by paying health, safety and wellness visits to nursing homes, assisted living facilities and clients living independently. She also attends nursing home evaluation meetings, plan of care meetings and assists clients in day to day activities. She aids clients in nursing home selection and other appropriate living accommodations and teaches patient advocacy to their families.
She is a certified trainer for the National Family Caregivers Association and has completed training to qualify her as a certified counselor for the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program. She provides information and other health insurance services to people in Ohio on Medicare and Medicaid.
She is an active speaker for seminars on such topics as communicating effectively with healthcare professionals, nursing home resident's rights, nursing home resident advocacy and the pitfalls of neglecting to plan for long term care. She is actively involved in her firm's holistic Life Care Plan approach to elder law. She prepares Medicaid applications and sees clients through the lengthy process of qualifying for Medicaid. She is an advocate for the elderly clients she serves.
Cynthia and Rick Davis co-chaired the very successful first annual elder law seminar held in Stark County, sponsored by the Stark County Bar Association and the Ohio Area Agency on Aging, and she and Rick are regular seminar speakers for the Area Agency on Aging.
The Warren Ohio native received her B.S. in Telecommunications, magna cum laude, from Kent State University and her Paralegal Associate Degree from ETI. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Stark County Bar Association and the Elder Law Committee of the Stark County Bar Association.
She and her husband James, reside in North Canton with their children Kate and Adam. | 