Our team is a blend of seasoned clinical professionals who are licensed in nursing or social work and certified in geriatric care management. They are all members of the Aging Life Care Association. Our staff has more than ten years of combined experience working in complex health care systems and assisting elders and families with challenges in finding the senior health resources they need.

Meet the staff of PrimeCare at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Janet Sobel-Medow, RN, BSN, CCM

Janet Sobel-MedowNurse Care Manager, Clinical Director
Board Certification: Commission for Case Manager Certification
Direct Line: 617-643-4438

Janet is the Clinical Director at Mass General PrimeCare, and has been a Nurse Care Manager with this practice since 2008. Since 1992, Janet solely has worked with older adults and their families in social service settings and in her own private practice. In 2001 she became an Advanced Professional Member of Aging Life Care Association. Her clinical interests include long-distance caregiving, depression and isolation in older adults, dementia, palliative care and hospice, medical care coordination and advocacy. Janet received her Nursing Degree from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1982.

Kayla Hazen, RN, BSN, CCM

Kayla HazenNurse Care Manager
Direct Line: 617-724-6679

Kayla is a Nurse Care Manager with Mass General PrimeCare since 2019. Her background is in psychiatric nursing and private duty homecare. She has experience working in the community, residential and emergency psychiatric settings. Her clinical interests include behavioral health, dementia, palliative care, hospice and transcultural nursing. She enjoys making connections with her clients and supporting them along their journey of life. She has been a member of the Aging Life Care Association since 2020. She became an Advanced Professional Member in 2023. She received her accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2011.

Jamie Yurasits, RN, BSN, CCM

Jamie YurasitsNurse Care Manager
Board Certification: Commission for Care Manager
Direct Line: 617-724-7869

Jamie is a Nurse Care Manager with Mass General PrimeCare since 2020. Her experience comes from providing care in Skilled Nursing Facilities starting as a floor nurse, unit supervisor and Care Manager. Jamie has also worked in private home care as a Nurse Care Manager where she provided care coordination and oversight to staff RNs and CNAs caring for her clients. These roles provided her with extensive insight into the challenge’s individuals face as they encounter health and/or aging issues. This foundation has been beneficial in establishing her style and approach as a care manager. It has given her the tools to support her client’s quality of life goals. Jamie’s interests include Palliative/Hospice Care, geriatrics, and dementia care. She became a Certified Care Manager (CCM) in 2018 and became a member of Aging Life Care Association in 2020. In 2023 she was promoted to the level of Advanced Professional. She graduated from University of Massachusetts Boston with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2005.

Barbara Maxey, RN, BSN, CCM

Emeritus Nurse Care Manager
Board Certification: Commission for Case Manager Certification

Barbara joined Mass General PrimeCare in 2004. She served as Clinical Director from 2010 to 2019.  She has spent her entire professional career at Mass General and prior to joining PrimeCare was a staff nurse, head nurse, continuing care nurse and in-patient care manager. Her clinical interests include geriatrics, Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia along with oncology and hospice care. Barbara received her nursing degree from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.  She retired in 2019 from Mass General PrimeCare. Barbara occasionally works on a per diem basis with our clients.