Feeling Sandwiched? You Don’t Have to Carry It Alone. Why Aging Life Care Professionals Are More Important Than Ever By Anne Sansevero, RN, MA, GNP, CCM, Fellow, Aging Life Care Association® If I could describe today’s sandwich generation in one word, it would be stretched. Stretched between Zoom meetings and doctor’s appointments. Between helping their … Continue reading Sandwich Generation

Summer Safety Tips for Older Adults There are two priorities to keep our community’s older adults safe: 1. avoiding the dangers of excessive summer heat and humidity, and 2. preventing falls, a year-round need, but one where summer presents some special challenges. Keeping Cool During Our Hot Summers – Older adults are at greater risk … Continue reading Summer Safety

How Aging Life Care Managers, Elder Law Attorneys, and Financial Planners Achieve Better Outcomes Together By Sue Coyle, COTA, BA, CMC Executive Summary: Effective long-term care planning for older adults is most successful when approached through collaboration among Aging Life Care Managers® (ALCMs), Elder Law Attorneys, and Financial Planners. Aging Life Care Managers provide critical, …  Continue reading A Collaborative Approach

By Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM I find it amazing to think back to life before cell phones. Remember standing in a designated location such as the kitchen and dialing (before the push button phone came along, which we thought was so cool!) a friend or neighbor? Remember the special occasions when you would make a long-distance call and being

By Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM Staying properly hydrated is an ongoing challenge for many, especially older adults.  Most adults do not feel thirsty and tend to think they only need water when they’re thirsty. The truth is, by the time we feel thirsty, our bodies are warning us that it’s playing catch-up: We’re under-hydrated. As we age (like it

By Lina Supnet-Zapata, MBA, CMC, TxCG Aging Life Care Manager® and 2026 President-Elect, Aging Life Care Association® You’ve noticed things that concern you. The unopened mail stacking up on the kitchen counter. Forgotten conversations. Missed medications. A refrigerator filled with expired food. Maybe your parent seems more withdrawn than usual, or perhaps you are noticing …  Continue reading What to Do

I have seen many family members and caregivers struggle with the challenges of getting a loved one to eat, specifically those individuals with late-stage dementia, as well as with the later stages of many chronic diseases. Changes in appetite often come with dementia and chronic diseases. We know if a person is not eating enough, it can lead to weight loss, loss of muscle strength, balance issues, tiredness, weakness, susceptibility to falls, infection and viruses.

Mr. Smith is 69 and Mr. Jones is 79. Both men had severe flu this past winter. Mr. Jones fully recovered. Mr. Smith has not; he has never returned to where he was prior to getting the flu this past winter. The difference in outcomes is often frailty.

Many of the individuals who utilize my services are adult children who live out of town. Over time, they slowly begin to get more involved in their parents’ lives. Sometimes, an event — for example, a fall — can quickly escalate their level of involvement. Or their parents may have a slow, progressive condition they are trying to manage.