Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) · Chicago Senior Advisor
James Whitfield is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and senior care advisor focused on hospital-discharge transitions and crisis placements across Chicago. He works closely with care transition teams at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, and University of Chicago Medicine, as well as UI Health, Advocate Christ in Oak Lawn, Loyola in Maywood, and Advocate Lutheran General in Park Ridge, to help families move quickly and safely when time is short. He also specializes in VA Aid & Attendance for veterans served by Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, and the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago.
James Whitfield contributes practical, Illinois-specific guidance to the Chicago Senior Advisor blog. Our advice is free to families and grounded in current IDPH licensing data and Illinois Medicaid rules.
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