Doctor (PCP) and/or Healthcare Network for Elderly in East Bay
Hello BPN - Do you have an elderly parent/relative who loves his/her/their primary care physician? It can be Kaiser or any healthcare organization in the Richmond to Oakland corridor that takes Medicare. An additional plus if doctor is Cantonese-speaking. Also my husband and I are part of Kaiser Oakland, so we don't know about other healthcare organizations in the area and would love to hear about them. Do you love your healthcare "network" (PCP, specialty doctors, local hospital, etc.)? Thanks!
Sep 2, 2018
Parent Replies
Check out Dr. April Fredian in Oakland. My elderly mother with dementia sees her and we love her. She accepts Medicare which covers the appointments but charges an annual fee (~$2000) so that she can be more accessible to her patients. I have her cell phone number and can text or call her seven days a week if something urgent comes up - and she responds! She really understands geriatric medicine and is such an attentive and skilled doctor. I've been so happy we switched to her from the bureaucratic, giant, impersonal practice my mom was going to previously. That kind of practice is fine for someone like me who is relatively young and healthy, but elders (and their worried family members) need a more personal approach.