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The Aging Life Care Association® offering free info sessions for National Aging Life Care™ Month

May 19, 2023Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Care Recipients, Caregiving, Elder Orphans, Family Members, Retirement, Solo AgersAging Well, care managers, caregivers, Family Caregivers, solo agers Bonnie Leko-Shapiro

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Aging Life Care Managers® offer a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults, dependent adults, and others facing ongoing health challenges. Sometimes called geriatric care managers, Aging Life Care Managers are strategic planners with key knowledge in crisis intervention, housing, health and disability, advocacy, family legal needs, and financial and local resources. The Challenge … Continue reading The Aging Life Care Association® offering free info sessions for National Aging Life Care™ Month →

Alzheimer’s and the Family Caregiver

November 19, 2020Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia, Family Members, Guest Writer, Keri PollockAlzheimers, caregivers, family, Family Caregivers, Family Caregivers Month, National Alzheimer's Awareness Month, National Family Caregivers Month ALCA Marketing

November is National Family Caregivers Month and National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. These observances help raise awareness about the challenges of caregiving for families, especially Alzheimer’s caregiving, as well as increase support for and educate caregivers and their communities. The current COVID-19 pandemic has also presented new realities and stresses. According to the Centers for … Continue reading Alzheimer’s and the Family Caregiver →

Caring for the Caregiver: Emotional Support After a Loved One’s Dementia Diagnosis

July 16, 2019Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Dementia, Uncategorizedcaregivers, dementia ALCA Marketing

By Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC When a parent or spouse can no longer do what they did yesterday, it becomes another transition for the primary caregiver and for the extended family. These transitions catch us off guard and an overwhelming sense of loss and grief is experienced by the primary care provider. They often … Continue reading Caring for the Caregiver: Emotional Support After a Loved One’s Dementia Diagnosis →

Get a ‘Leg Up’ on Falls Prevention

September 27, 2018Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Aging Wellaging, Balance, caregivers, fall prevention, family, wellbeing ALCA Marketing

Get a ‘Leg Up’ on Falls Prevention By Nicole Amico Kane, MSW, LICSW, CMC Photo Credit: National Council on Aging To those of us who work with older adults, it comes as no surprise that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults 65 and older.1 Each year, more than one in … Continue reading Get a ‘Leg Up’ on Falls Prevention →

Be Proactive: 12 Tips to Reduce Falls for People Living with Parkinson’s Disease

April 12, 2018Aging in Place, Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Care Recipients, Family MembersBalance, caregivers, caregiving, elderly, Fall Risk, falls, parents, Parkinson's ALCA Marketing

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. The Aging Life Care Association® will be featuring articles that raise awareness of Parkinson’s Disease and the ways Aging Life Care Professionals® can support clients and families affected. by Amy Natt, MS, CMC, CSA According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, an estimated 7 to 10 million people worldwide are living with … Continue reading Be Proactive: 12 Tips to Reduce Falls for People Living with Parkinson’s Disease →

What’s Important to Consider Before Hiring In-Home Caregivers

September 14, 2017Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Aging Well, Care Recipients, Caregivingcaregivers, caregiving, finances, health, in-home care, white paper ALCA Marketing

In the Aging Life Care Association’s newest White Paper, “Agency or Independent: Considerations in Hiring”, ALCA member Bunni Dybnis examines the legal and financial questions one should examine before deciding to hire caregivers for the home. Below is an excerpt from the beginning of the White Paper; to read and download the entire document, please … Continue reading What’s Important to Consider Before Hiring In-Home Caregivers →

Why I’m an Aging Life Care Professional: Dorian Maples, BA, RN, CMC

August 23, 2017Aging Life Care Professionals, Aging Parents, Care Managers, Care Recipients, Family Membersadult children, aging life care, caregivers, decisions ALCA Marketing

How Aging Life Care Professionals Can Aid Families with Difficult Decisions: Dorian Maples discusses the ways Aging Life Care Professionals help caregivers, such as adult children, make difficult care decisions. Ms. Maples also discusses the value that the Aging Life Care Association brings to its members.