Aging Life Care AssociationGeriatricians Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/geriatricians/ 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 Geriatricians Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/geriatricians/ 32 32 93799987 Racial Bias in Requesting Caregivers: How to rise above this problem! https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/racial-bias-in-requesting-caregivers-how-to-rise-above-this-problem/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:37:14 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2404 “My father will not tolerate a ____________ (fill-in-the-blank) caregiver.  Can you promise me a ____________ one?” Having run a home care business for over 30 years I have heard this request many times over to my disbelief and sadness that an adult would not just want the best trained, most experienced, and kind caregiver for … Continue reading Racial Bias in Requesting Caregivers: How to rise above this problem! →

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]]> 2404 Caregiving Long-Distance Made Easier – One Aging Life Care Professionals® Account https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/caregiving-long-distance-made-easier-one-aging-life-care-professionals-account/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:00:23 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2123 In the pandemic world, we are currently living, long-distance caregiving is further complicated by the litigation set in place to protect our most vulnerable population, the elderly.  Families and friends cannot see their older adults to know they are well and cared for. A Certified Care Manager and Aging Life Care Professional® such as those … Continue reading Caregiving Long-Distance Made Easier – One Aging Life Care Professionals® Account →

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]]> 2123 COVID-19 Changes Caregiving at Home Care Facilities https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/covid-19-changes-caregiving-at-home-care-facilities/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:02:30 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2000 //// By: Annette Murphy, BA, MSW, C-ASWCM //// The challenges of COVID-19 and the fundamental change it’s bringing to caregiving and our healthcare system will be felt for years to come. Social isolation, hard to find supplies, and worry over the advisability of face-to-face medical visits are just some of the concerns of family and … Continue reading COVID-19 Changes Caregiving at Home Care Facilities →

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]]> 2000 It Pays To Have A Creative Geriatric Care Manager https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/it-pays-to-have-a-creative-geriatric-care-manager/ Fri, 22 May 2020 17:21:07 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1974 Just as the COVID-19 crisis began gripping the nation, a very determined and creative Aging Life Care Manager, Rachel Hodesh, began scheduling “FaceTime” calls with our caregiver during the caregiver’s time with a very special mutual client. In her first call, the senior client spent most of the time talking about this wonderful use of … Continue reading It Pays To Have A Creative Geriatric Care Manager →

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]]> 1974 Covid19: Till Death Do Us Part and No Sooner-An Aging Life Care Manager Advocating for A Simple Wish https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/covid19-till-death-do-us-part-and-no-sooner-an-aging-life-care-manager-advocating-for-a-simple-wish/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:49:20 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1938 By: Bridget Ritossa //// During the first week of April I spent 48-hours working a case given to me by an elder lawyer.  A client was at the hospital and deemed medically stable.  The nursing home that sent him there for cardiac trouble would not take him back unless the hospital agreed to the terms … Continue reading Covid19: Till Death Do Us Part and No Sooner-An Aging Life Care Manager Advocating for A Simple Wish →

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]]> 1938 2020: The Aging Life Care Association® Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/2020-the-aging-life-care-association-celebrates-its-35th-anniversary/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:14:28 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1847 Thirty-five years ago a group of visionary women in eldercare created a profession and a professional association. Originally the National Association of Private Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM), this non-profit has grown from 75 members to the now 2,000-strong Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA). Since 1985, Aging Life Care Association members have cared for about two … Continue reading 2020: The Aging Life Care Association® Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary →

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]]> 1847 Resilience & Successful Aging: A Look at the New Journal of Aging Life Care™ https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/resilience-successful-aging-a-look-at-the-new-journal-of-aging-life-care/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:15:43 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=874 Latest Issue of the Journal of Aging Life Care™ Looks at Resilience  in the Elderly and its Role in Successful Aging. In this issue are 12 articles that put meat on the term “successful aging” and provide direction for Aging Life Care Professionals™ / care managers.    by Jennifer E. Voorlas MSG, CMC – Aging … Continue reading Resilience & Successful Aging: A Look at the New Journal of Aging Life Care™ →

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]]> 874 Aging Life Care Association® Members on Advocating and Protecting Client Wishes https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/aging-life-care-association-members-on-advocating-and-protecting-client-wishes/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:00:09 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2158 Faced with the challenge of bringing comfort and safety to one client meant juggling multiple issues – hoarding, guardianship, social services, power of attorney, estranged family, and a beloved cat. Aging Life Care Professional® Byron Cordes, MSW, LCSW, CASWCM shares how his team made it happen, all the while keeping attorneys, doctors, and family members … Continue reading Aging Life Care Association® Members on Advocating and Protecting Client Wishes →

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]]> 2158 Aging in Place? Aging Life Care Professionals™ Help Keep You Home and Out of the Hospital https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/aging-in-place-aging-life-care-professionals-help-keep-you-home-and-out-of-the-hospital/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:09:35 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=452 Like many of her colleagues, Anne Sansevero, RN, AGNP, MA, CCM of New York, New York works with clients that are aging in place, at their home. Anne’s specialty is helping clients with neurological issues, such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or stroke. As Anne shares here, it is her focus as an Aging … Continue reading Aging in Place? Aging Life Care Professionals™ Help Keep You Home and Out of the Hospital →

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]]> 452 What Every Geriatrician Needs to Know https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/what-every-geriatrician-needs-to-know/ Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:00:24 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=359 By Suzanne Modigliani, LICSW, CMC – Aging Life Care Association™ Member and Fellow of the Leadership Academy   Geriatricians have a special understanding of the aging process and chronic illness. Aging adults in the care of a geriatrician are fortunate to have that focused knowledge and skill set working for them. But once a patient … Continue reading What Every Geriatrician Needs to Know →

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