Aging Life Care Associationcaregivers Archives – Aging Life Care Association 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 caregivers Archives – Aging Life Care Association 32 32 93799987 The Aging Life Care Association® offering free info sessions for National Aging Life Care™ Month https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/the-aging-life-care-association-offering-free-info-sessions-for-national-aging-life-care-month/ Fri, 19 May 2023 22:03:18 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=3070 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 →

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]]> 3070 Alzheimer’s and the Family Caregiver https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/alzheimers-and-the-family-caregiver/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:09:26 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2280 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 →

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]]> 2280 Caring for the Caregiver: Emotional Support After a Loved One’s Dementia Diagnosis https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/caring-for-the-caregiver-emotional-support-after-a-loved-ones-dementia-diagnosis/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:33:05 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1798 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 →

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]]> 1798 Get a ‘Leg Up’ on Falls Prevention https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/get-a-leg-up-on-falls-prevention/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:08:45 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1713 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 →

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]]> 1713 Be Proactive: 12 Tips to Reduce Falls for People Living with Parkinson’s Disease https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/be-proactive-12-tips-to-reduce-falls-for-people-living-with-parkinsons-disease/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:00:13 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1653 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 →

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]]> 1653 What’s Important to Consider Before Hiring In-Home Caregivers https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/whats-important-consider-hiring-home-caregivers/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:40:54 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1585 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 →

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]]> 1585 Why I’m an Aging Life Care Professional: Dorian Maples, BA, RN, CMC https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/why-im-an-aging-life-care-professional-dorian-maples-ba-rn-cmc/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:02:28 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2178 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.

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