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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
December 4, 2023 —
by Jason Wu, President of Elder Care Management With the chill in the air and the falling of leaves, I am reminded that we are again approaching the end of one year and the beginning of another. As I always do at this time of the year, I have begun to reflect on the last 11 months... Read More
November 3, 2023 —
by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, ECM Director of Care Management 2023 is drawing to a close and our year-long discussion about the challenges of aging concludes with the topic of End of Life planning. As the season of gift-giving approaches, we emphasize that having a plan and documenting end of life wishes is truly a... Read More
October 2, 2023 —
by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, ECM Director of Care Management Our series this year has explored many of the challenges of aging as we sought to educate and encourage with information to help increase well-being while taking on these challenges. We’ve discussed how the holistic approach of Aging Life Care can provide support for older adults... Read More
September 4, 2023 —
by Felicia Juntunen, MA, CMC, ECM Director of Care Management The healthcare journey can be full of challenges for older adults (and their families) and further complicated by the management of chronic diseases or dementia – sometimes both. Patients often express frustration with providers who are unfamiliar with them, with the cost of care, and the... Read More
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