Finding the Right Caregiver Makes a Difference June 18, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Dementia, Elder Law, Therapeutic Fibletaging, caregiver, dementia, Elder Law Callie Daters Caring for an aging loved one can be a stressful, emotional rollercoaster. Add to that the responsibility of honoring your dying mother’s wishes that your father not be placed in a living facility, and you may find yourself pulling out your hair. That’s how Sally felt when she finally met Aging Life Care Professional™ Steve … Continue reading Finding the Right Caregiver Makes a Difference →
Aging Life Care Association® Members on Making a Difference June 17, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Family Members, Guest Writer, Steve Barlam ALCA Marketing Aging Life Care Professional® Steve Barlam, MSW, LCSW, CMC shares how his creative solutions helped a daughter honor her mother’s wishes by keeping her father living safely at home.
When Elder Law Attorneys Need Aging Life Care Professionals™ June 16, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Elder Law, Family Membersaging, elder care, Elder Law, financial abuse Callie Daters by Phyllis Mensh Brostoff, CISW, CMC, Aging Life Care Association™ Member and Fellow of the Leadership Academy When planning for retirement and beyond, many aging adults turn to Elder Law attorneys for assistance to meet their goals and objectives. However, there are times when a client needs a broader scope of service than an … Continue reading When Elder Law Attorneys Need Aging Life Care Professionals™ →
Managing Crisis Situations June 10, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Alzheimer's Callie Daters Managing Crisis Situations: One Aging Life Care Professional’s™ Story Managing crisis situations is something Aging Life Care Professionals do often, and something that they do very well. The entire skill set of an Aging Life Care Professional can be put to the test in answering just one phone call. At the 2015 Aging Life Care Association™ … Continue reading Managing Crisis Situations →
Worried About Your Memory? Is it Dementia? Alzheimer’s? June 4, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Alzheimer's, DementiaAging Life Care Professional, Alzheimers, caregiving, dementia, memory loss Callie Daters by Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, Aging Life Care Association™ member and Fellow of the Leadership Academy We all have bouts of forgetfulness. We drive past the exit we wanted, we forget the name of a neighbor we have known for years, or we go to the market and buy everything but the milk … Continue reading Worried About Your Memory? Is it Dementia? Alzheimer’s? →
Manage Sibling Conflict When Caring for Aging Parents May 29, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Family Members, Sibling Relationshipaging life care, aging parents, sibling conflict Callie Daters How to Manage and Overcome Sibling Conflict When Caring for Aging Parents by Debra D. Feldman, MSW, LCSW, CMC, Aging Life Care Association Member It is hard enough to get past your emotions when caring for your parents while trying to make the “right” decisions on their behalf. It becomes more difficult when there is … Continue reading Manage Sibling Conflict When Caring for Aging Parents →
The Experts in Aging Well May 28, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Annual Conference, Care Managers, Therapeutic Fibletaging life care, brain fitness, therapeutic fiblet Callie Daters At the recent Aging Life Care Association™ Annual Conference, members shared examples of the broad range of skills and services Aging Life Care Professionals™ employ when working with clients. Here, ALCA Member Amy O’Rourke, MPH, NHA, CMC shares how she thinks creatively on the spot to help her clients feel comfortable and accepting of Aging … Continue reading The Experts in Aging Well →
Aging Life Care Association® Members on Helping Clients Age Well May 28, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Amy O'Rourke, Care Recipients, Guest Writeraginglifecare, creativity, helping clients ALCA Marketing Aging Life Care Professional® Amy O’Rourke, MPH, NHA, CMC shares how she thinks creatively on the spot to help her clients feel comfortable and accepting of Aging Life Care® services. #AgingWell
May is Aging Life Care™ Month April 16, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Care Managers, Eventsaging life care, Aging Life Care Month, ALCA Callie Daters This May, the Aging Life Care Association™ (ALCA) will honor its members and the profession of Aging Life Care and related care managers with it’s annual National Aging Life Care™ month. National Aging Life Care month kicks off at ALCA’s 31st annual conference in Denver, Colorado April 29 – May 2, 2015. We will be … Continue reading May is Aging Life Care™ Month →
ALCA to Hold 31st Annual Conference April 16, 2015Aging Life Care Professionals, Care Managers, Education, EventsALCA, annual conference, events Callie Daters NAPGCM enters a New Season as ALCA Nearly 400 Aging Life Care Professionals™ will convene in Denver for the 31st Annual Conference – Entering a New Season of Clarity, Unity & Opportunity – April 29 – May 2, 2015. As NAPGCM becomes ALCA, the association enters a new season with a new a new name … Continue reading ALCA to Hold 31st Annual Conference →