What is Aging Life Care?

Overwhelmed by the choices and decisions involved with caring for an aging loved one? Hit with an emergency and don’t know where to start? Or do you want to  plan for your own senior years and make your own decisions? No matter your individual situation or preferences, Aging Life Care Professionals™ offer a client-centered approach to guide families to actions and …

Top Tips to Help Aging Adults Get Ready for Winter Storms

With winter bearing down on much of the country, severe weather — snow, freezing temperatures, ice,  or heavy rains — greatly impacts the safety and well-being of the elderly. Here are some tips from the experts in aging well, Aging Life Care Association™ to help aging adults get ready for winter weather. Before a Storm Stay Informed and sign-up for severe …

Who Can Help My Aging Neighbor?

Worried about the well-being of your aging neighbor? It doesn’t matter whether you live in a city condominium or in a planned suburban neighborhood, if you have concerns about the safety or health of an aging neighbor an Aging Life Care Professional™ can help.  While this article takes a look at dealing with aging residents living in “co-ops”, the same advice …

Top Tips for Medication Management for Seniors

Multiple doctors, multiple medications, multiple pharmacies…all a common reality for many aging adults. But when medications are not managed properly, they can cause more damage than good.  Here are some top tips for medication management for seniors from an Aging Life Care Professional™.  Proper Medication Management Can Reduce Problems that Plague Seniors by Bunni Dybnis, MA, MFT, CMC – Aging …

4 Steps to Getting Rid of Junk Mail

A great way to help an aging loved one get rid of clutter is to help them control the amount of junk mail that floods their mailbox. Especially after the holidays and end-of-year solicitations, the pile could be hiding important bills or notices. Assisting with the mail also gives you an opportunity to look for signs that older loved ones …

Resilience & Successful Aging: A Look at the New Journal of Aging Life Care™

Latest Issue of the Journal of Aging Life Care™ Looks at Resilience  in the Elderly and its Role in Successful Aging. In this issue are 12 articles that put meat on the term “successful aging” and provide direction for Aging Life Care Professionals™ / care managers.    by Jennifer E. Voorlas MSG, CMC – Aging Life Care Association™ Member and …