Aging Life Care Associationrelationships Archives – Aging Life Care Association The experts in aging well. Tue, 05 May 2026 16:58:31 +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 relationships Archives – Aging Life Care Association 32 32 93799987 Sibling Relationships and Older Parents https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/sibling-relationships-and-older-parents/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:04:28 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2311 As adult children age many unresolved conflicts are swept under the carpet and avoided.  Often with parents as buffers, and contact limited, relationships remain stable. All this can change when adult children must share the task of caring for an aging parent. When the focus becomes their own unresolved conflicts, this can interfere with the … Continue reading Sibling Relationships and Older Parents →

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]]> 2311 Keeping Love in Your Life as a Caregiver https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/keeping-love-in-your-life-as-a-caregiver/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:20:49 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1743 By:  Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, Aging Life Care Professional I am going to give you some tips to keep love the focus throughout your entire life and not let the challenges of aging get in the way, keeping in mind that love is the most important factor in the lives of millions of people … Continue reading Keeping Love in Your Life as a Caregiver →

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]]> 1743 I’m Still Listening: Communication and Dementia https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/im-still-listening-communication-dementia/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 18:55:15 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1556 No matter the level of one’s memory loss, stage of Alzheimer’s disease, or type of dementia, human connection and communication is important to overall well-being. Communication requires patience, understanding, and good listening skills. But often, even the most well-trained or educated caregiver gets frustrated or avoids communication altogether. July is Social Wellness Awareness Month, and … Continue reading I’m Still Listening: Communication and Dementia →

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]]> 1556 Aging Life Care Association® Members on Managing Crisis Situations https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/aging-life-care-association-members-on-managing-crisis-situations/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:08:02 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2145 ALCA Member Crystal Littlejohn, MHSA, CMC, CSA of Peoria, AZ shares how she helped an adult daughter manage the care of a resistant mother with dementia. The daughter had no idea how much her father had hidden about her mother’s illness. Today, the mother and daughter enjoy a strong relationship thanks to the expertise of … Continue reading Aging Life Care Association® Members on Managing Crisis Situations →

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