Aging Life Care Associationcoronavirus Archives – Aging Life Care Association The experts in aging well. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:19:35 +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 coronavirus Archives – Aging Life Care Association 32 32 93799987 Love In the Time of COVID-19 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:55:11 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1869 by Lisa Kaufman I received a call this morning. A man who has never spoken with me before wanted my opinion about the care needs of his 80-year-old mother. He explained that she has moderate to severe (read severe) dementia, visual impairment, is hard of hearing and is in renal failure requiring dialysis. He went … Continue reading Love In the Time of COVID-19 →

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]]> 1869 Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/social-distancing-social-engagement-in-the-age-of-covid-19-what-we-can-do/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:00:31 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1870 by Miriam Zucker I live in New Rochelle, New York, a city whose fame is rooted with the Petrie’s of The Dick Van Dyke show. That image of a suburban family living on a quiet tree-lined street changed dramatically on March 10.  New Rochelle became the first COVID-19 containment area in the United States. On … Continue reading Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do →

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]]> 1870 Caring for Someone with Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/caring-for-someone-with-coronavirus-covid-19/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:31:00 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1866 By: Tasha Beauchamp What we know as of 3/1/20 COVID-19 is spread much like the regular flu—through coughs and sneezes that put droplets in the air and on surfaces. It may be 2–14 days after exposure before a person has symptoms. That means people can spread the virus without knowing it. And many have symptoms … Continue reading Caring for Someone with Coronavirus (COVID-19) →

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]]> 1866 Corona Virus: How Aging Life Care Managers® Can Help Families Prepare for Emergencies https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/corona-virus-how-aging-life-care-managers-can-help-families-prepare-for-emergencies/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 22:43:33 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1856 By Anne Sansevero As Aging Life Care Managers® one of our important roles is helping clients and their families look ahead to assist them with emergency preparedness. We do this with advanced directive planning and health education by ensuring their vaccinations are up to date. However, there are times when certain situations pose new and … Continue reading Corona Virus: How Aging Life Care Managers® Can Help Families Prepare for Emergencies →

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