Arthritis Advocates — Personalized Support for Managing Arthritis Care
Getting help with your healthcare shouldn't make things more complicated.
Living with arthritis can affect far more than your joints. An Amma advocate can help ease that burden by providing dedicated support tailored to you and your family's needs:
- Coordinate appointments with primary care doctors, rheumatologists, orthopedists, and physical therapists
- Help manage referrals, follow-ups, and ongoing treatment plans
- Assist with navigating medications, prescriptions, and insurance questions
- Help patients access mobility aids and durable medical equipment like walkers, wheelchairs, or mobility scooters
April L.
Specialties:
Experience:
"In addition to RN experience I have dedicated myself to learning and practicing evidence-based and effective care so I can empower my patients, ease their burdens and make sure they are seen and heard."
How can an Amma
patient advocate
help you with arthritis?How can an Amma patient advocate
help you with arthritis?
Managing Appointments & Ongoing
Arthritis Care
Arthritis often requires ongoing care from multiple healthcare providers. Between primary care appointments, specialist visits, imaging, physical therapy, medication management, and follow-ups, it can be difficult to keep everything organized. An Amma advocate helps coordinate the moving pieces of your care, including appointments, referrals, records, and communication between providers. Instead of managing everything on your own, you have someone helping you understand what needs to happen next and making sure important follow-ups don’t fall through the cracks.
Making Arthritis Care Easier
to Navigate
Arthritis symptoms and care needs can change over time. Some patients may need help managing chronic pain and medications, while others may require physical therapy, injections, mobility equipment, surgery, or additional specialist care. Amma advocates help you navigate these changes by organizing your care plan, communicating with providers, and helping connect you with the services and resources you may need. Your advocate serves as a consistent guide throughout your healthcare journey, helping you stay informed and supported as your needs evolve.
Help With Mobility, Equipment &
Everyday Support
For many people with arthritis, maintaining mobility and independence is one of the biggest priorities. If joint pain or limited mobility makes everyday activities more difficult, your Amma advocate can help you navigate options for additional support. This may include coordinating physical or occupational therapy, finding transportation assistance, or helping you understand the process of obtaining Medicare-covered durable medical equipment when eligible. Whether you need help accessing a walker, wheelchair, mobility scooter, or another form of support, your advocate can help you understand the process and coordinate with your healthcare providers.
Support for Living With a
Chronic Condition
Managing arthritis isn’t just about individual appointments. It’s an ongoing condition that can affect your mobility, independence, daily routine, and overall quality of life. Amma advocates provide ongoing support to help make managing your healthcare easier. Whether you need help scheduling a specialist, understanding your treatment plan, coordinating services, working through insurance paperwork, or figuring out what to do next, your advocate is there to help. With Amma, you don’t have to navigate arthritis care alone.
Real Results. Real Relief.
"April has been an absolute lifesaver for me and my mom. One would think that as a practicing physician I wouldn't need this type of assistance but the modern medical system has become so complex and difficult to navigate I don't see how anyone does it without this type of assistance
She has bent over backwards to make sure that communication occurs in a closed loop fashion often using email, text and phone calls. This type of proactive assistance has helped us to do far more for my mom's condition that I would ever be able to coordinate on my own."
Hear Rob's Story
The Amma care team model
With Amma, you get more than answers — you get an advocate who helps manage the day-to-day details of navigating Medicare and complex care.
Independence and Support Matter
Your advocate can help coordinate appointments, research care options, explain benefits, and communicate updates so you always know what comes next.
They help unlock resources that may otherwise feel difficult to access alone.
Getting started is simple
Share Your Story
Tell us about your health journey and what you need help with. It takes less than 5 minutes.
Meet Your Advocate
We'll match you with an expert healthcare advocate who understands your specific condition and needs.
We Handle the Rest
Your advocate takes care of the complexity while you focus on what matters most: your health and your life.
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