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October 1, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management This month Elder Care Management will proudly continue our support and sponsorship of the Mission to Honor Veterans event. This is the fourth year that our community outreach coordinator, Maureen Lawrence, has represented Elder Care Management at this event which honors local veterans with a virtual tour of the... Read More
September 3, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management Aging Life Care professionals are familiar with the struggle clients and their families encounter as they determine when and to what extent to pursue medical care. For those living with chronic illness, advancing dementia, or increased frailty, this can be a dilemma. Slow Medicine, a term coined by... Read More
August 19, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management Imagine finally being discharged from the hospital, feeling a sense of relief, only to find yourself back in the emergency room just weeks later. This frustrating cycle happens all too often for many patients, especially those dealing with complex or fragile health issues. Not only does it... Read More
July 1, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management Aging Life Care professionals provide medical advocacy on a regular basis, including becoming familiar with the medications their clients are taking. Part of the routine assessment of a client includes cataloging their medications, understanding which conditions the medications are treating, and how the medications are managed. Encountering... Read More
June 5, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management Among the complex aging issues Aging Life Care professionals encounter is the question of competency and capacity and the impact on decision-making for older adults and their families. For decisions to have personal or legal significance, a person must have decision-making capacity and with advancing age decision-making capacity... Read More
May 2, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management Among the challenges that confront Aging Life Care professionals, working with a client who has hoarding behaviors is one of the most perplexing. Families may engage a care manager when they’ve discovered an aging parent or loved one’s safety and well-being are jeopardized by excessive clutter in their... Read More
April 1, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management Among the various complex aging issues addressed by Aging Life Care professionals are the questions and dilemmas that revolve around housing decisions. Care managers are well equipped to help improve outcomes in housing challenges experienced by their clients. Families may reach out to a care manager for... Read More
March 1, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management We started off 2024 discussing the challenge of long-distance caregiving and provided some tools for families who find themselves geographically remote from their aging loved ones. Like geography, family dynamics can also impact family communication around the needs of an aging family member. All families, by their... Read More
February 2, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management Last month we introduced the topic of long-distance caregiving and explored how to effectively help a loved one deal with the challenges of aging from afar. We examined the necessity of communication and planning and discussed essential tasks families can undertake to help organize care. This month,... Read More
January 2, 2024 — by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, Director of Care Management November and December include multiple occasions to gather, often resulting in family members traveling from a distance to spend time with aging parents and loved ones, whom they don’t see regularly because of geographic separation. These visits sometimes result in family members becoming aware of changes... Read More
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