TRIP TIPS FOR OLDER TRAVELERS WITH HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
By Amanda Lewis, BA, CMC, Certified Care Manager, Aging Wisdom, LLC With leaf peeping just around the corner, fall is a wonderful time for traveling. Neither age nor health should keep you from going on a vacation. With some thoughtful planning, a trip to visit with family and friends or to visit specific destinations can […]Read MoreKEEPING LOVE IN YOUR LIFE AS A CAREGIVER
By: Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, Aging Life Care Professional I am going to give you some tips to keep love the focus throughout your entire life and not let the challenges of aging get in the way, keeping in mind that love is the most important factor in the lives of millions of people […]Read MoreMore Doors to Medicare Home Health Closing, More Harm for Observation Status Patients
It appears that community dwelling older adults who access home health care may have a harder time accessing services if they are referred while residing at home. The new payment structure creates potential barriers for access for those admitted to the hospital under outpatient observation status. Update from the Center for Medicare Advocacy: […]Read MoreTHE 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 a place for food. As an Aging Life Care Professional®, I recall a wonderful get together this care manager had organized to celebrate a client’s birthday, her ninetieth… I thought. She […]Read MoreAGING LIFE CARE® PROFESSIONALS CAN HELP BE YOUR GUILT-BUSTER
May 2, 2019 By Lisa Mayfield, MA, LMHC, GMHS, CMC May is Aging Life Care™ Month, which has me thinking about how supporting an aging parent can feel so daunting. We see it every day in our work as Aging Life Care Professionals®. Time consuming. Caring for an aging parent takes so much time: multiple […]Read More
Yoga for Caregivers
Should caregivers include yoga into their daily activities? Studies indicate that reducing the burden of caregivers through therapies like yoga can help them be healthy and in turn care for patients better. Manas Bhattacharyya’s day begins at 5:30 in the morning. After a quick protein drink, he heads to the gym near his home in […]Read More