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.
Do You Have What it Takes to Care for an Aging Parent? June 11, 2015Aging Parents, Caregiving, Family Membersaging parents, caregiving, quiz Callie Daters by Jullie Gray, MSW, LICSW, CMC, Aging Life Care Association™ Member and Fellow of the Leadership Academy This month, the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP released a landmark study – Caregiving in the U.S. 2015 – that provides new insights into the landscape of our nation’s caregivers and the challenges they face. Are you … Continue reading Do You Have What it Takes to Care for an Aging Parent? →
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 →
Aging Life Care Association® Members on Managing Crisis Situations June 2, 2015Aging Parents, Alzheimer's, Care Managers, Dementia, Family Members, Guest Writer, Mental Healthcaregiving, dementia, fathers, mothers, parents, relationships ALCA Marketing ALCA Member Crystal Littlejohn, MHSA, CMC, CSA of Peoria, AZ shares how she helped an adult daughter manage the care of a resistant mother with dementia. The daughter had no idea how much her father had hidden about her mother’s illness. Today, the mother and daughter enjoy a strong relationship thanks to the expertise of … Continue reading Aging Life Care Association® Members on Managing Crisis Situations →
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 →
10 Things to Know about Your Aging Parents May 22, 2015Aging Parents, Family Membersaging life care, aging parents, Alzheimers, caregiving Callie Daters By Trish Colucci, RN-BC, CCM – Aging Life Care Association™ Member Caring for aging parents is never easy, but being prepared for the most common problems and knowing where to go for help, can prove invaluable. So many issues crop up in the aging process: health issues, safety issues, and memory issues to name just … Continue reading 10 Things to Know about Your Aging Parents →