Category Archives: Mental Health

What are the signs of caregiver burnout?

June 2, 2021Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Equality, Family Members, Guest Writer, Health, Mental Health, Steve Barlam, Support ALCA Marketing

ALCA Members feel strongly about helping family caregivers avoid burnout. With June as Men’s Health Awareness Month we are featuring some of ALCA’s male members who have built a career out of Aging Life Care Management and on male caregivers, who often do not ask for help. ALCA Board Member, Co-Chair of the President’s Committee, … Continue reading What are the signs of caregiver burnout? →

New Beginnings–Aging Life Care Managers® Helping to Keep Older Adults at Home or Transition

May 12, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Bridget Ritossa, Care Managers, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Family Members, Guest Writer, Long-Term Care, Mental Health, Support ALCA Marketing

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 →

What is an Aging Life Care Manager?

May 5, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Care Managers, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Dementia, Elder Law, End of Life Care, Financial, Guest Writer, Health, Jennifer Pilcher, Long-Term Care, Mental Health, Support ALCA Marketing

As you manage the care of an aging loved one, it can be helpful to seek support from a professional. Learn about the unique role an aging life care manager plays and how to select one that meets your needs. There are many different reasons you or your loved one may need extra care. Whether … Continue reading What is an Aging Life Care Manager? →

Racial Bias in Requesting Caregivers: How to rise above this problem!

April 2, 2021Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Well, Alzheimer's, Care Managers, Caregiving, Dementia, Diversity, Equality, Geriatricians, Guest Writer, Linda Fodrini-Johnson, Mental Health ALCA Marketing

“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! →

Tips on Mask-wearing for People With Dementia

March 17, 2021Aging Parents, Alzheimer's, American Society on Aging, Care Managers, Caregiving, COVID-19, Dementia, Guest Writer, mask-wearing, Mental HealthCOVID19, dementia, masks ALCA Marketing

Although the temptation is strong now that vaccines are gaining distribution to become more relaxed about COVID-19 prevention, we cannot afford to let down our guards and stop masking up. In the United States, the CDC recommends anyone older than age 2 wear a mask, but there are many who are resistant to wearing one, … Continue reading Tips on Mask-wearing for People With Dementia →

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 →

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 →

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” →

How Social Isolation Stole My Mom

September 9, 2020Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Guest Writer, Jullie Gray, Mental Health, Social IsolationAging in Place, caring, caring for mom, COVID19, isolation, social isolation ALCA Marketing

On September 6, 2019, my mother turned 76. As was our birthday tradition, I invited her to lunch and suggested an outing to a local craft store she loved. For the first time ever, she refused to budge from her home. This was new behavior and it really worried me because her world was shrinking. … Continue reading How Social Isolation Stole My Mom →