Aging Life Care AssociationMiriam Zucker Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/guest-writer/miriam-zucker/ 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 Miriam Zucker Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/guest-writer/miriam-zucker/ 32 32 93799987 Seven Signs That an Aging Parent Needs Help https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/seven-signs-that-an-aging-parent-needs-help/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:11:18 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=541 Does your aging parent need help? As an Aging Life Care™ advisor, I know how fiercely older adults want to maintain their independence. Many feel that their adult children don’t understand them or are making something out of nothing — a fall, a burnt pot, a call from the police station. They make promises to … Continue reading Seven Signs That an Aging Parent Needs Help →

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]]> 541 A Daughter’s Plea, A Mother’s Rebuttal https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/a-daughters-plea-a-mothers-rebuttal/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:56:05 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2756 Like in the childhood game, “telephone,” the first call came from the neighbor across the street, who called the son in Pennsylvania who, in turn, called his sister in Maine, who, in turn, called me, the eldercare consultant in New Rochelle, New York. The town their mother, and I, called home. It seems the neighbor … Continue reading A Daughter’s Plea, A Mother’s Rebuttal →

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]]> 2756 Radon Awareness Month: Aging Life Care Specialists® go Underground https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/radon-awareness-month-aging-life-care-specialists-go-underground/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:12:49 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2334 Among other events, January is officially declared as Radon Awareness Month. We Aging Life Care Specialists® ask a lot of questions – most pertain to the medical, social, and emotional conditions of an older adult, and the home environment. Now, in recognition of January’s theme, we are going even deeper in the home and descending … Continue reading Radon Awareness Month: Aging Life Care Specialists® go Underground →

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]]> 2334 Putting Pen to Paper in the Time of COVID-19 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/putting-pen-to-paper-in-the-time-of-covid-19/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:08:01 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2046 “To write a letter is human, to receive a letter, divine” – Susan Lendroth Four years ago, I downsized. Living in an apartment house, I am now part of a community, not a formal one, but one with a passing hello in the lobby or weather conversation in the elevator. However, it was my relationship … Continue reading Putting Pen to Paper in the Time of COVID-19 →

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]]> 2046 The Art of Listening: Achieving Successful Communication https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/the-art-of-listening-achieving-successful-communication/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:15:41 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1919 By: Miriam Zucker, LMSW, ACSW, C-ASWC As Aging Life Care Managers, we are called upon to provide an assortment of services. The needs are as varied as the families we are helping.  We continuously strive to be experts in our knowledge of homecare, entitlements, senior residences, elder law attorneys, and providing skilled and supportive counseling. … Continue reading The Art of Listening: Achieving Successful Communication →

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]]> 1919 Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/social-distancing-social-engagement-in-the-age-of-covid-19-what-we-can-do/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:00:31 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1870 by Miriam Zucker I live in New Rochelle, New York, a city whose fame is rooted with the Petrie’s of The Dick Van Dyke show. That image of a suburban family living on a quiet tree-lined street changed dramatically on March 10.  New Rochelle became the first COVID-19 containment area in the United States. On … Continue reading Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do →

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