Aging Life Care AssociationMaking a Move Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/making-a-move/ 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 Making a Move Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/making-a-move/ 32 32 93799987 How to choose a Skilled Nursing Facility https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/how-to-choose-a-skilled-nursing-facility/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:19 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2631 When families have exhausted other options sometimes the decision is made to move an older loved one in a skilled nursing facility. Usually, this decision is made under stress, without much time, and/or without a lot of information. You do not need to do this alone. Having a partner in this process, i.e. a professional … Continue reading How to choose a Skilled Nursing Facility →

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]]> 2631 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 Tips for Rightsizing not Downsizing https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/tips-for-rightsizing-not-downsizing/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:22:50 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=483 Practical Tips from an Expert As many aging adults face the prospect of leaving their homes for smaller living spaces, there are a few key strategies that can make the transition happen in a much less stressful and smooth fashion. I like to think of it as rightsizing, not downsizing. by Marie LeBlanc, BS, MBA … Continue reading Tips for Rightsizing not Downsizing →

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]]> 483 A Corporate Partner Shares The Value of Working With ALCA Members https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/a-corporate-partner-shares-the-value-of-working-with-alca-members/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 18:58:38 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2726 ALCA’s Corporate Partners are a vital part of the equation that makes the Aging Life Care Association as strong as it is. They offer advice and insights to members via our listserv to help members find solutions for their clients. And members feel confident choosing one for their clients’ needs because ALCA’s Corporate Partners also … Continue reading A Corporate Partner Shares The Value of Working With ALCA Members →

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]]> 2726 Distance Doesn’t Have to Matter: Holding Hands, South to North https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/distance-doesnt-have-to-matter-holding-hands-south-to-north/ Wed, 19 May 2021 18:42:12 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2463 Mission Accomplished with a Doppelganger “I need your help with my Mom.”  It was a text message from a friend’s daughter, Toni (not her real name). I called Toni immediately.  I could sense how exhausted, anxious, and scared she was. Someone in need of help is the lifeblood of the work we—Aging Life Care Managers™–do. … Continue reading Distance Doesn’t Have to Matter: Holding Hands, South to North →

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]]> 2463 A Portable Living Solution & Protection – For The Ones You Love https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/a-portable-living-solution-protection-for-the-ones-you-love/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:27:11 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2339   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 →

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]]> 2339 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 Should I move mom back home? https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/should-i-move-mom-back-home/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:00:22 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1889 By: Lisa Mayfield As more residents in retirement communities are diagnosed with COVID-19, some families are struggling with the decision of whether to bring their parents back home. With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, this is an understandable and important question. Yet any consideration of a move should not be taken lightly, especially with so … Continue reading Should I move mom back home? →

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]]> 1889 Is it Time for Help? Knowing When Your Aging Loved One Can’t Go it Alone Anymore https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/is-it-time-for-help-knowing-when-your-aging-loved-one-cant-go-it-alone-anymore/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:24:05 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1831 The holiday season is typically the time when families and friends visit aging loved ones more than during the year. Frequently, this is also the time when they discover troubling changes in health, behavior or physical appearance of their elder loved one. Many will discover their aging loved one now needs more help or attention … Continue reading Is it Time for Help? Knowing When Your Aging Loved One Can’t Go it Alone Anymore →

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]]> 1831 Making It Work: The Challenging World of Skilled Nursing Homes https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/making-work-challenging-world-skilled-nursing-homes/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:39:29 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1644 Making It Work: The Challenging World of Skilled Nursing Homes by Bunni Dybnis, MA, MFT, CMC I receive calls on a regular basis from individuals concerned with aging, ill or dependent adults. They want to find the best nursing home.     The callers typically will request options from long list of skilled nursing options given to … Continue reading Making It Work: The Challenging World of Skilled Nursing Homes →

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