Aging Life Care AssociationRetirement Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/aging-well/retirement-aging-well/ The experts in aging well. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:19:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ALCA_Logos_icon_cropped2-32x32.png Retirement Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/aging-well/retirement-aging-well/ 32 32 93799987 Helping Seniors Age in Place: Identifying Functional Issues and Solutions https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/helping-seniors-age-in-place-identifying-functional-issues-and-solutions/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:44:15 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=3625 Aging in place offers seniors the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Addressing functional issues within the home environment is crucial to supporting seniors’ desires to live independently while ensuring their safety and well-being. In this blog post, we’ll explore common functional issues that can … Continue reading Helping Seniors Age in Place: Identifying Functional Issues and Solutions →

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]]> 3625 A Daughter’s Perspective on Senior Living https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/a-daughters-perspective-on-senior-living/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:07:05 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=3582 Written by: Mary Ann Buckley MSW, LCSW-C I have assisted many older adults in making moves to senior communities over the last 20 years. Last month I assisted my own mother in moving to a senior living community. Discussing the move, finding the perfect community, planning for, and making the actual move took on a … Continue reading A Daughter’s Perspective on Senior Living →

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]]> 3582 Could a Life Insurance Policy Help Pay for Care Needs Now? https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/could-a-life-insurance-policy-help-pay-for-care-needs-now/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:51:01 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2853 Real-Life Examples of Utilizing this Untapped Asset As Aging Life Care Professionals® customize care plans and resources for their clients, they are careful to evaluate and manage the client’s financial resources necessary to ensure quality care and an optimal life. An often-overlooked financial resource is life insurance. Did you know that 500,000 seniors a year … Continue reading Could a Life Insurance Policy Help Pay for Care Needs Now? →

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]]> 2853 Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/financially-helping-clients-fund-their-care-needs-real-life-examples-2/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:35:05 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2384 Aging Life Care Professionals(r) are called upon to assist clients with resources to handle their particular situations, including evaluating the financial resources necessary to help clients ensure quality care and an optimal life.  Did you know that 500,000 seniors a year will walk away from their life insurance policies?  This happens because they no longer … Continue reading Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples →

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]]> 2384 Sex, Money, & Your Parents: Conversations you never wanted to have https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/sex-money-your-parents-conversations-you-never-wanted-to-have/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:56:04 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2359 Annie and her two siblings have been helping their elderly parents in a growing number of ways over the past several years. Assisting with the care and upkeep of the family home, making needed grocery runs, preparing meals, attending occasional medical appointments, and in general — ensuring things are going OK.  Their mom was diagnosed … Continue reading Sex, Money, & Your Parents: Conversations you never wanted to have →

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]]> 2359 Mentors in the “Aging Space” https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/mentors-in-the-aging-space/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:00:11 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2326 Perhaps you are recently retired and have some skills you would like to share or maybe you find yourself in a role that you are not prepared for, possibly “family caregiver.”   These are two examples where mentoring could benefit you in your later years. Mentoring is a win-win relationship between two people that is usually … Continue reading Mentors in the “Aging Space” →

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]]> 2326 Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/financially-helping-clients-fund-their-care-needs-real-life-examples/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:02:47 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2319 Aging Life Care Professionals® are called upon to assist clients with resources to handle their particular situations, including evaluating the financial resources necessary to help clients ensure quality care and an optimal life. Did you know that 500,000 seniors walk away from their life insurance policies each year?  This happens because they no longer want … Continue reading Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples →

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]]> 2319 Resources and Strategies to Pay for Long Term Care https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/resources-and-strategies-to-pay-for-long-term-care/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:06:50 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2198   With ALCA Members Kate Granigan and Lisa Mayfield

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]]> 2198 Ten Things Everyone Should Do At Retirement https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/ten-things-everyone-should-do-at-retirement/ Tue, 30 May 2017 18:00:28 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1533 When asked for their best piece of advice, Aging Life Care Professionals are quick to respond: “Be prepared,” “Make a plan for aging,” “Don’t wait for a crisis to strike,” “Build a team of trusted friends, family and professionals.” So when you head into retirement, be sure to take the necessary steps to plan for … Continue reading Ten Things Everyone Should Do At Retirement →

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]]> 1533 Aging Life Care Association® Members on Letting Family Be Family https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/aging-life-care-association-members-on-letting-family-be-family/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:47:49 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2170 When a Santa Fe couple needed help finding the right assisted living community – and they didn’t want to burden their children – they turned to Aging Life Care Professionals® for help. Jeffrey S. Pine, MS, MSPH, CMC and Lydia Sckalor, RN helped find the right community that met the differing needs of the couple.

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