ALCA Members and Corporate Partners – Better Together During a Global Pandemic
//// By Nancy Avitabile //// New York City, NY //// New York City slowly began shutting down around March 6. Some intrepid individuals continued...
A Different Kind of Mother’s Day
//// By: Tanya Schwartz, LCSWR //// “Please tell the caregivers that we won’t need them this Mother’s Day weekend” “What do you think my...
Covid19: Till Death Do Us Part and No Sooner-An Aging Life Care Manager Advocating for A Simple Wish
By: Bridget Ritossa //// During the first week of April I spent 48-hours working a case given to me by an elder lawyer. A...
Looking out for the emotionally vulnerable in the COVID world
By: Bunni Dybnis, MA, LMFT, CMC Our lives have changed dramatically as COVID-19 becomes the focus of most everything. The news, warnings, restrictions, instructions,...
The Art of Listening: Achieving Successful Communication
By: Miriam Zucker, LMSW, ACSW, C-ASWC As Aging Life Care Specialists(r), we are called upon to provide an assortment of services. The needs are...
Addressing the Mental Health Concerns of Seniors in the Corona-virus World
by: Bunni Dybnis, MA, LMFT, CMC COVID-19 has dramatically changed our world. The news, warnings, restrictions, instructions, double messages, shortages, politics, financial implications are...
Caring for Aging Parents during a Pandemic? Professional Support is Available!
by: Linda Fodrini-Johnson Millions of families, and my own family, are under great pressure during this unprecedented time in our nation’s history. We had...
Could COVID-19 have contributed to my mother’s death
by: Charlene Neu Could COVID-19 have contributed to my Mom’s death on March 2? We will never know, though she was considered to be...
Crisis Management and Beyond: Social Workers in Aging Life Care
by: Susan Valoff This blog post was originally scheduled for March, designated annually as “Social Work Month.” March is also when life, as we...
Ambiguity and Acceptance in the Time of COVID-19
On March 25th, 2020, I had the honor of meeting with some of the top women business leaders in the Seattle area. These ladies...