Caring for the Caregiver: Emotional Support After a Loved One’s Dementia Diagnosis
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...
Nurturing the Nurturer: The Use of Doll Therapy for Older Adults
By Miriam Zucker, LMSW, ACSW, C-ASWCM As Aging Life Care Professionals®, when we are asked to assist with securing placement in a nursing home,...
The Most Surprising Secret to Aging Well: Social Engagement
The Most Surprising Secret to Aging Well: Social Engagement by Jullie Gray, MSW, LICSW, CMC Ask anyone for their top advice about living a...
Stories and Highlights of National Aging Life Care Month
Aging Life Care Professionals® across the country celebrated National Aging Life Care™ Month by providing seminars, webinars, special events, open houses, and other educational...
Aging Life Care® Professionals Can Help Be Your Guilt-Buster
By Lisa Mayfield, MA, LMHC, GMHS, CMC May is Aging Life Care™ Month, which has me thinking about how supporting an aging parent can...
Navigating Life After a Parkinson’s Diagnosis with an Aging Life Care Professional
By: Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, Aging Life Care Professional April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. When an individual is diagnosed with Parkinson’s, it...
Navigating the Overwhelming Options of Long-Term Care
Navigating the Overwhelming Options of Long-Term Care by Nicole Amico Kane, MSW, LICSW, CMC We are an aging nation. Since 2011, baby boomers have...
Long-Term Care – Partnering with an Aging Life Care Manager®
by Frances Mir MSN, RN, CMC Planning for long-term care as one continues to age can become a process that requires research, pre-planning, and...
The Anatomy of an Appetite: Aging and Our Relationship to Food
Miriam Zucker, LMSW, ACSW, C-ASWCM Many of life’s events involve food. From the grandest of celebrations to the smallest of gatherings, there is always...
Finding What Matters as We Age
by Harisa Paco, MSW, LSWAIC, CMC The work of care managers is in itself rewarding. On a day to day basis, we play a...