SIX Onboarding Modules — designed to get new care managers up to speed and ready to get out in the field providing valuable (and billable) services to clients.
Through six prerecorded modules — developed by ALCA leaders — your new care manager will take a deep dive into the eight knowledge areas of ALCA, learn about diversity and providing services with cultural sensitivity, journey through the details of assessments, care plans and implementation of services, as well as ... Details
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As we age, comes an increased risk for infections. The decline in antibacterial development
combined with the increase of multi-drug resistant organisms (MOROS) challenges care managers to learn how to advocate for their aging clients and what key issues they need to be aware of. This webinar will educate Aging Life Care Managers® on common risk factors, drug resistant pathogens, treatment strategies, and prevention methods.
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Crisis communications is as much a risk management task as a public relations effort. With proper planning and training, those serving an aging population and their families can ensure that should an unfortunate incident occur, it can be managed. This can be the difference between a crisis that is controlled and one that threatens a company’s reputation, morale, marketing and sales efforts and, ultimately, its bottom line.
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Home modifications allow older adults to remain in the home they love even after a recent medical compromise. This webinar will educate Aging Life Care Managers® in a variety of home modifications, specialty products, durable medical equipment, and customized construction projects to promote safe and accessible living environments for their clients. We will review how an Aging Life Care Professional can recognize possible obstacles in the home and facilitate the home modification... Details
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This session will provide an overview of Multiple Sclerosis, including information about how the disease is diagnosed, the different types of MS, and the treatment and management strategies that are currently available. We will take a more in-depth look at some of the most common symptoms of MS, particularly those that may not be immediately visible or apparent and will provide Aging Life Care Managers with tips and recommendations for how to work effectively with clients who are... Details
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This webinar on proactive planning will help to inspire Aging Life Care Professionals to build a strong network around their clients and will help enhance the connections between elder law attorneys, financial planners, and the elder’s family. This session will teach professionals how to navigate obstacles that they will face with educational anecdotes and humorous stories.
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This webinar is designed to identify key aspects of developing culturally responsive practices for practitioners working with older adults. The goal of the workshop is to explore how various forms of identity such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion can impact work with clients. The workshop will also explore the ways we voluntarily and involuntarily display identity, power and privilege in our work.
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Many clients are looking for additional sources to fund their health care and long-term care needs. One asset that most people don't consider is their life insurance policy. 500,000 seniors a year lapse their life insurance policies, walking away with little or nothing. Why? They no longer want or need the policy, and don't know there is another option. Through a life insurance settlement, a client can sell their unwanted policy for a lump sum of cash. This cash can be used to... Details
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Aging Life Care Professionals® are advocates for the rights of their clients in skilled nursing settings, but it can be difficult to get your client the services they need and are entitled to. How often have you heard from skilled nursing facility staff that your client must be discharged because they aren't making progress? Have you heard the word "the patient has plateaued" one time too many?
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Presented by Katie Brandt, MM and Brad Dickerson, MD, MMSc, this webinar will provide the Aging Life Care Professional® with a better understanding of Frontotemporal Disorders (FTD) and related non-Alzheimer’s dementia and young-onset and atypical Alzheimer’s Disease.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the characteristics and how to diagnose the major types of Frontotemporal Disorders.
2. Understand the specialized care needs of this population and the... Details
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Learn about Daily Money Managers (DMMs) and understand how they can become your best referral resource. In this case study, we will discuss how a DMM and ALCP worked in tandem to best serve individuals who do not have local family or loved ones and how this model can enhance your practice. During this webinar, the presenter will use several case studies to illustrate how ALCPs can work with DMMs to mutually support their clients through their complimentary skill sets while growing... Details
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Presented by April Ibarra, MGS - In this webinar April informs Aging Life Care Managers about the ethical and clinical considerations for addressing the topic of when older drivers should have their licenses revoked.
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss the ethical considerations that influence the responsibility of health care professionals in the decision to report concerns about an aging adult's ability to drive safely.
2. Identify the impact that declines... Details
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Presentend by Matt Paxton, Matt shares with Aging Life Care Professional members the top questions and resources Aging Life Care Professionals® can use to tactfully help navigate their clients/loved ones to discover their legacy.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will learn/understand the benefits and importance of sharing/leaving a legacy.
2. Participants will learn about tools available to help people live a better life by downsizing/decluttering their... Details
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Presented by Star Bradbury, this webinar will educate Aging Life Care Professional members about Continuing Care Retirement Communities and the basics of contract options.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain options and better guide their clients on this topic of CCRCs.
2. Identify the governing structures and oversight of CCRCs to allow for best guidance and appropriate level of care for clients.
3. Differentiate the medical and financial admission... Details
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Show off your professionalism with a personalized high-quality name badge with magnetic backing (3" L. x 2" H.) that includes ALCA Member Logo.
Color options:
White OR Brushed Silver
PLEASE NOTE, UPON COMPLETION OF YOUR ORDER, STAFF WILL CONTACT YOU TO CONFIRM THE COLOR OF YOUR BADGE, AND HOW YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR NAME LISTED ON THE BADGE.
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FOR PURCHASE BY MEMBERS ONLY - Login for Pricing. This digital version includes two customizable PowerPoint presentations that will help you market your business. Each presentation outlines the services and expertise of an Aging Life Care Professional. One is geared for the layperson and the other is for presenting to other professionals.
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FOR PURCHASE BY MEMBERS ONLY - Login for Pricing.
Do you need a tool to help you differentiate your business from the "free" services? This Marketing PowerPoint Presentation provides slides with speaker notes, and customizable handout to illustrate the difference between Aging Life Care services and "free" services.
Minimum System Requirements:
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.
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MEMBERS ONLY: Help your clients by organizing all their important emergency information in this brightly colored ALCA member-branded folder. With clear space to write your client’s name, and a place for your business card, this folder will be easily identified at home and in a facility. Find all the forms you need in the ALCA Forms Book.
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 MEMBER ONLY: Whether you’re a veteran in the field or just getting started, the ALCA Forms Book is for you -- with more than 100 forms in electronic download format covering topics such as Assessment, Intake, Money Management, Conservatorship, Mental Status, Agreement for Services, and more.
Forms Book Last Updated in... Details
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2009 Conference General Session: Overview of Treatment for Patients with Dementia
Lori Daiello, Pharm.D, BCPP
Case studies presented showing the medical management of cognitive behavioral issues with dementia clients. Participants learn how to assess a client and extract important information to become more effective in managing the difficult behaviors. Assessment for side effects of medication also is included. This session also provides successful strategies in managing pain... Details
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2010 Conference General Session: A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough
Wayne Muller, M.Div.
Join Wayne Muller, therapist, public speaker, minister, and author of Legacy of the Heart, as he explores the resilience of spirit in the face of human sorrow. Wayne is the founder of Bread for the Journey, a national nonprofit organization, and he is currently leading story circle retreats for racial reconciliation in Mississippi and story circle retreats for Congressional Staffers in... Details
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2011 Conference General Session: Aging as an Art
Sherwin Nuland, MD, FACS
Dr. Nuland is committed to the idea that there is an art to aging - aging is not just something that happens to us. There are things most of us can do to make our later years better through maintaining good physical health, brain function, and important relationships. He will speak to the issues of family, love, work, wisdom in aging, and sense of community. The art of aging must be creative and it must... Details
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2012 Conference General Session: The Compassionate Life - Aging and Caregiving.
Marc Ian Barasch, Boulder, CO
Barasch poses vital questions: What if the great driving force of our evolution were actually "survival of the kindest?" Marc will talk more about the scientific basis for empathy and perspective taking while exploring the interfaith dimensions of compassion. You'll learn about studies of the altruistic personality and what can be learned from them that are relevant to... Details
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2013 Conference General Session: Dr. Nash will demonstrate that health care in the future will be characterized by the practice of a new type of medicine called "population health" - the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group. It is an approach to health that aims to improve the health of an entire population. An important theme in population health is the importance of social determinants of health and the relatively... Details
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2014 Conference Keynote Speaker - Marc Agronin: Aging is too often viewed solely as a process of physical and cognitive decline. These perils of aging must be balanced, however, with the promises of aging, including creativity, wisdom, and a host of other emergent strengths. This session will identify how the aging process spurns growth and development across a range of abilities and attributes. Note: Sign in to view member/non-member pricing. Please be sure to ... Details
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