By: Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM I had the opportunity to attend the 38th Annual Aging Life Care Association® Conference held in Orlando in early April. Working as an Advanced Aging Life Care Professional® attending conferences can be a valuable resource for many reasons, including listening to dynamic experts from a variety of disciplines in the field of aging. The topics, current trends, issues, products and services

“National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be.” – The Conversation Project Make your healthcare decisions and choices known…start the

By: Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM Jim’s mom, Eleanor, is 82 years old. She has been in a long-term care setting (often referred to as a nursing home) for the past year. She had a fall in her home resulting in a hip fracture. Eleanor never fully recovered and continued to require significant assistance. Living alone in her multi-level home simply was not

By: Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM Dr. Dennis McCullough gave a boost to the Slow Medicine Movement when he wrote “My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing ‘Slow Medicine,’ the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones.” Slow Medicine is common sense and kindness, grounded in traditional medicine while open to alternative practices, as well.  Slow Medicine for Elders is a measured treatment of less-is-more that

If you are in the health and human service fields and looking for a career where you make a difference in people’s lives, stop here and watch this video. Aging Life Care Management is a fast-growing, in-demand profession where your guidance can lead families to the actions and decisions that ensure quality care and an optimal life for those they

By: Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM If you want to help keep yourself and/or your loved one out of a nursing home, you must understand the risks and facts concerning when and why older adults get placed in a long term care facility. There are primarily 3 reasons: A fall that causes injury results in the inability of an older

Real-Life Examples of Utilizing this Untapped Asset As Aging Life Care Professionals® customize care plans and resources for their clients, they are careful to evaluate and manage the client’s financial resources necessary to ensure quality care and an optimal life. An often-overlooked financial resource is life insurance. Did you know that 500,000 seniors a year will walk away from their

By: Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM The new year is well underway, and despite our best efforts, it seems we’re still up against many of the same challenges. COVID keeps rearing its ugly head back into our lives and it places an extra burden on the mental health and well-being of many people, especially individuals who are chronically ill and

By: Jennifer Beach, LSW, MA, C-SWCM Patrick typically visits his mom several times a month at the long-term care facility (often referred to as a nursing home), where she has resided for the past seven months. Patrick loves and respects his mother and tries to do everything he can to ensure his mom is well cared for. Lately, Patrick dreads