Private geriatric-care managers assist elderly, their families

But after she had provided for her mom's every need for 14 months, a health-care worker warned her recently that if she didn't look after herself, she couldn't be her best for her mother. "I was starting to feel run down, frazzled, even quick to anger," said Fetsko, 65, of the Southeast Side. "I was told I needed to get out of the house."