Valerie Blair has significant experience in healthcare management and coordination. Since August 2016, Valerie has served as the Center Director at FSL, where responsibilities include overseeing operations and ensuring quality care. Previously, Valerie worked as a Care Coordinator at the Area Agency on Aging, Region One, Inc., where duties involved managing patient care services and facilitating support for clients.
Area Agency on Aging, Region One, Inc., Care Directions
Recognizing the specialized and growing needs of people living with HIV, the Area Agency on Aging created a separate case management program to serve this unique population. Care Directions® brings a focused sensitivity and expertise to assisting men, women, and children challenged by the HIV virus. Care Directions® provides one-to-one assistance in addressing a client's particular needs. Each client is assigned a case manager who will work with the client to assess his or her situation and identify the resources available. Together, they will design a "care plan" tailored to the client's specific circumstances. Care plans may include referrals to physicians, adult day health care, in-home nursing, meals, legal counseling or transportation services as well as assistance in accessing entitlement programs, paid medical care programs, affordable housing, part-time work, or vocational rehabilitation. Client care plans are as unique as the client, and are designed to be flexible to the client's changing needs. Care Directions® services are available in Maricopa County to men, women, and children of all ages living with HIV. Through a partnership with Mosaic, a Pinal County Long Term Care program, services are also made available to Pinal County residents. For more information on Care Directions®, or for intake assessment, call (602) 264-CARE (602-264-2273).