Aging Life Care Moment with Jamie Spielberg, BA, CMC July 30, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Diversity ALCA Marketing 2020 and 2021 ALCA New Jersey Chapter Co-President Jamie Spielberg talks about how a career in Aging Life Care Management fulfills a life-long dream and satisfying career.
SELF-Compassion is a Gift July 7, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Care Managers, Caregiving, Events, Guest Writer, Mental Health, Susan Wack ALCA Marketing After the last year and a half of living with a pandemic and beginning to see the signs of improvement, I was more than ready to listen to the June 6th virtual event by Dr. Lori Stevik Rust, “Compassion is a Gift.” As Aging Life Care Professionals in the human service field, most of us … Continue reading SELF-Compassion is a Gift →
Six Steps to Better Brain Health June 28, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Alzheimer's, Guest Writer, Health, Keri Pollock, Mental Health, Uncategorized ALCA Marketing While the COVID-19 pandemic has presented us with challenges, it has also taught us lessons. Likely, you have tapped into your emotional reserves and discovered how resilient you are during this time. Brain health, of which mental health is an essential component, has been at the forefront of many conversations with family, friends, and colleagues … Continue reading Six Steps to Better Brain Health →
Gray is a Color on the Rainbow June 25, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Anne Sansevero, Equality, Guest Writer, Health, Inclusion, LGBTQ ALCA Marketing June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate and affirm the diverse mosaic of our humanity. Part of this rainbow coalition includes a growing number of LGBTQIA+ elders. Conservative estimates are that there are over 3 million LGBTQIA+ people over 50 living in the US today. According to SAGE, an advocacy organization for the older LGBTQIA+ … Continue reading Gray is a Color on the Rainbow →
Aging Life Care Moment with Austin Caton, BS, MS Psychology June 25, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Diversity ALCA Marketing ALCA member Austin Caton talks about how his interest in psychology and mental health led him to his current position and membership in ALCA.
Aging Life Care Moment with David Sadownick, LICSW, CMC June 23, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Diversity ALCA Marketing Aging Life Care Manager® at LifeCare Advocates, LLC of Massachusetts David Sadownick talks about his perspective on male care managers and his journey of gratitude into his current role.
Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future June 21, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, American Society on Aging, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, Diversity, Equality, Guest Writer, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Social Isolation, Support ALCA Marketing //// By: Denny Chan And Natalie Kean, Originally published in the May-June 2021 issue of Generations Today by the American Society on Aging. //// Ten years ago, Justice in Aging and SAGE wrote a report, “Stories from the Field,” on discrimination LGBT older adults experience in nursing homes. We heard reports of … Continue reading Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future →
Navigating complex health-care systems with an Aging Life Care Professional® June 16, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Care Managers, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Financial, Guest Writer, Michael Newell ALCA Marketing Now that the Pandemic has BLOWN UP THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, especially long-term care, the need for a savvy and experienced Aging Life Care Manager® is more evident than ever. Aging Life Care Professionals® are members of the Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA) and differ from Health Care Advocates, Patient Advocates, Senior Advisors, Senior Navigators, and … Continue reading Navigating complex health-care systems with an Aging Life Care Professional® →
Aging Life Care Moment with Spencer Brown, MSG, BA, LNFA, CMC June 14, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Diversity ALCA Marketing Spencer Brown an Aging Life Care Professional® at Accountable Aging Care Management and ALCA’s South Central Chapter President shares his professional journey in Aging Life Care and ideas on how to increase membership.
Aging Life Care Moment with Jangir Sultan, OTR/L, M.S. AT, LNHA June 10, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Diversity ALCA Marketing Listen to how Jangir Sultan, Founder and CEO of Patient Advocates of NY, utilizes his #ALCA membership to network and continue his education, along with a great suggestion on how to grow membership.