Dementia & The Holidays: Tips for a Stress-Free Celebration
Celebrating the Holidays with Dementia by Lisa Mayfield, MA, LMHC, GMHS, CMC, Principal, Fellow Certified Care Manager The holidays can often be a time...
Home for the Holidays? Signs Your Older Loved One May Need Help
Home for the Holidays? Signs Your Older Loved One May Need Help By Amanda Lewis, BA, CMC, Certified Care Manager, Aging Wisdom, LLC ...
Aging in Place: Is It Time To Get 24 Hour Care?
By Home Care Assistance, ALCA Silver Level Corporate Partner 24 hour care includes both day and overnight care, around-the-clock. Although every state has its...
Support Groups: A Great Resource for Reassurance, Practical Advice and Humor
By Wendy Nathan, B.Sc., CMC “Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” ~Emily Kimbrough November...
8 Ways for Caregivers in the Sandwich Generation to Reduce Stress
America’s Sandwich Generation, men and women in their forties to sixties with both aging parents and children to care for, is one of the...
Get a ‘Leg Up’ on Falls Prevention
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...
Grief & Dementia Care: Support for the Roller Coaster of Emotions
Grief & Dementia Care: Support for the Roller Coaster of Emotions By Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC September is World Alzheimer’s Month. In order to...
Before Turning on the Faucet: Alzheimer’s Disease and Bathing
September is World Alzheimer’s Month. In order to support the mission of raising awareness and providing education about Alzheimer’s, the Aging Life Care Association will...
Engagement with the Arts Enhances Well-Being in Alzheimer’s Patients
Photo Credit: here:now art-making class. Photo by Lou Daprile September is World Alzheimer’s Month. In order to support the mission of raising awareness and providing...
Planning for the Future: Long Term Care
Planning for the Future: Long Term Care Andrea Zaite, MSSA, LMSW, CMC, C-ASWCM How Will I Pay? I want to introduce you to the...