Category Archives: Guest Writer

On Dementia: Care, Community and Creativity

February 24, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Guest Writer, Keri Pollock, Mental Health ALCA Marketing

Conversations of hope, joy, and better ways to care for and support individuals living with dementia and their care partners More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and over 15 million family members, friends and volunteers serve as care partners, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias do not … Continue reading On Dementia: Care, Community and Creativity →

Black and Brown Aging Life Care Managers® Changing The World, One Client at a Time

February 17, 2021Accessibility, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Care Managers, Caregiving, Diversity, Family Members, Guest Writer, Inclusion, Kizzy Chambersdiversity, Inclusion ALCA Marketing

For over 400 years, black and brown communities have experienced systemic racism and intergenerational trauma (Gibbs et al., 2020). In 2020 and 2021, we continued to experience these traumatizing events portrayed through violence, dehumanization, and oppression. The disparities among black and brown communities have been marginalized and minimized by many for so long that some … Continue reading Black and Brown Aging Life Care Managers® Changing The World, One Client at a Time →

Sex, Money, & Your Parents: Conversations you never wanted to have

February 10, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Costs of Aging, Family Members, Financial, Financial Managers, Guest Writer, Jennifer Beach, Retirementcaregiving, money ALCA Marketing

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 →

A Portable Living Solution & Protection – For The Ones You Love

February 3, 2021Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Caregiving, Family Members, Guest Writer, Making a Move, RJ Adler, Social Isolationaccessory dwelling unit, ADU, Aging in Place ALCA Marketing

Bob and his father, John, in front of the newly delivered Wheel Pad! Brattleboro, VT What does a family do about an aging parent who lives far away on his own? This dilemma faced Bob and his wife Jennifer Jacobs. Bob’s father, John, had always been independent. Once a professor of Histology at the … Continue reading A Portable Living Solution & Protection – For The Ones You Love →

Radon Awareness Month: Aging Life Care Specialists® go Underground

January 29, 2021Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Disaster Planning, Guest Writer, Health, Making a Move, Miriam Zucker ALCA Marketing

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 →

Mentors in the “Aging Space”

January 27, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Guest Writer, Linda Fodrini-Johnson, Mental Health, Retirement ALCA Marketing

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” →

Financially Helping Clients Fund Their Care Needs: Real Life Examples

January 21, 2021Aging Well, Costs of Aging, Financial, Financial Managers, Guest Writer, Lisa Rehburg, Long-Term Care, Retirement, Retirement ALCA Marketing

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 →

Sibling Relationships and Older Parents

January 13, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Bunni Dybnis, Caregiving, Family Members, Guest Writeraging parent, older parent, relationships, siblings ALCA Marketing

As adult children age many unresolved conflicts are swept under the carpet and avoided. Often with parents as buffers, and contact limited, relationships remain stable. All this can change when adult children must share the task of caring for an aging parent. When the focus becomes their own unresolved conflicts, this can interfere with the … Continue reading Sibling Relationships and Older Parents →

Eldercare as Art and Ministry – combining life’s passions

December 4, 2020Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Care Managers, Caregiving, Education, Family Members, Guest Writeraging life care mangers, care giving, eldercare ALCA Marketing

Aging Life Care Association® members are distinguished for their high qualifications, adherence to standards of practice, and a drive to care for older adults. And it is this distinction as an Aging Life Care Manager® that separates them from people who are geriatric care managers. And one such notable member is Irene V. Jackson-Brown, Ph.D., … Continue reading Eldercare as Art and Ministry – combining life’s passions →