BY:  Evelyn Fiumara Community Liaison Elder Connections My Story It was my parent's 60th wedding anniversary luncheon, and forty of us were anxiously awaiting their arrival.   There was one problem, the guests of honor still had not yet arrived.   My sister called to...

BY:  Beverly Bernstein Joie,  MS, CMC President Elder Connections The Financial Squeeze Making the decision to move my mother to a new retirement community involved my heart and a dutiful daughter trying to do "the right thing."  But, this decision also involved my...

BY:  Beverly Bernstein-Joie, MS, CMC President Elder Connections Moving Mom - A Care-giver's Dilemma Most Professional Geriatric Care Managers know that moving a senior is risky business.  As we age, change becomes the enemy.  The quest for familiarity and routine is...

The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers consists of certified care managers who are experts in the issues of aging.

BY:  Peg Calvario and Evelyn Margerison Elder Connections Clients   Dreams … my personal post is about my mother’s life dream - to be at the Kentucky Derby!   Little did she know that her 80th birthday gift would place her in a box at Churchhill Downs for the...

BY:  Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC President, Elder Connections  As a private geriatric care manager, I spend my professional life guiding families through the often twisted, treacherous journey that aging parents and their frantic children share.  The options for...