Aging Life Care AssociationBridget Ritossa Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/guest-writer/bridget-ritossa/ The experts in aging well. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:12:03 +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 Bridget Ritossa Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/guest-writer/bridget-ritossa/ 32 32 93799987 New Beginnings–Aging Life Care Managers® Helping to Keep Older Adults at Home or Transition https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/new-beginnings-aging-life-care-managers-helping-to-keep-older-adults-at-home-or-transition/ Wed, 12 May 2021 16:06:23 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2445 Aging Life Care Managers® expand your resources and knowledge for making excellent choices related to wellness.  Aging Life Care Managers®, also referred to as Care Managers (CM) at times, have been providing older adults and their caregivers’ long-term choices and advocacy since the 1980s.  The profession of Aging Life Care is still rather new and emerging.  … Continue reading New Beginnings–Aging Life Care Managers® Helping to Keep Older Adults at Home or Transition →

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]]> 2445 Aging Life Care Managers – Experts in Aging and Organizing https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/aging-life-care-managers-experts-in-aging-and-organizing/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 23:04:56 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2236 Older adult children working from home have been contacting Aging Life Care Managers such as those at Careplan Geriatric Care Managers in Cleveland, Ohio to get organized.  Children are taking advantage of the extra time to get their elderly parents health and personal matters organized in the event of an unfortunate event. Karen McGinty of … Continue reading Aging Life Care Managers – Experts in Aging and Organizing →

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]]> 2236 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 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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