CSA Journal

Editor’s Letterby Kelly O’Connor, MA, CSA, CDP Aging with Zoom: How COVID-19 Has Helped to Bridge the Digital Divideby John Alagood, MBA, CSA, CPRS Why “Medicare for All” is Not at All Like Medicareby Diane J. Omdahl When a Fall Changes Everythingby Stephanie Wierzbicka Behind the Book: Oh My God, I’m Getting Older and So…

Editor’s Letterby Kelly O’Connor, MA, CSA, CDP Tuesdays with Connie: A Tribute to Connie Goldmanby David Carey Family Caregivers: Addressing Their Negative Perspectives During Healthcare Experiencesby Heather Manolas, DNP, RN The Most Important Specialist You’ve Never Heard Of: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiciansby Gerda Maissel, MD, BCPA, CPE One State at a Time: Families Are…

Editor’s Letterby Lori Bitter, MS Lifting Them Up: Building Person-Centered Organizationsby Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD and Waqar Ahmad Stemming the Turnover Tide in Long-Term Careby Valerie Wendell What’s in an Industry Certification or Designation?by Dr. Cynthia D. Woodley The Importance of Human-Centered Design in the Development of Aging Industry Products and Servicesby Bryan Rill, PhD…

Editor’s Letterby Kelly O’Connor, MA, CSA, CDP CBD and Older Adults: Natural Relief to Common Maladiesby George B. Patterson, Founder of Doctors Choice CBD Finding Quality of Life With Parkinson’s Diseaseby Shellyann Timmons, APRN and Arif Dalvi, MD, MBA Dwelling on Our Dwellings: Residential Reasoning in the Shadow of the Fourth Ageby Catheryn Koss, JD,…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker Designing Successful Exercise Classes for Older Adults with Mobility Disabilitiesby Rachel E. Stuck, PhD and Tracy L. Mitzner, PhD History and Trends in the Field of Healthcare Advocacyby Elisabeth Schuler, BCPA, CSA Help with Medication Costsby Richard J. Sagall, MD How Caregivers Develop Resilience: A Framework for Family Caregivers and Supporting…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker Scam Alert: Pandemics and Predatorsby Hazel Heckers Age-Related Foot Problems:  A Review of Common Podiatric Conditions in the Aging Populationby Suzanne Fuchs, DPM The Aging Eyeby Douglas R. Leder, DO Understanding Nutritional Needs in Older Adultsby Lorie Eber Connecting Young and Old by Design: From Intergenerational Occasions to Intergenerational Communityby Irv Katz The…

Editor’s Letterby Harry “Rick” Moody, Ph.D. How Technologies Help Support a Meaningful Life for Older Adultsby Wesley Cheng The Wise Elder: Making Meaning in Later Lifeby Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. and Robert L. Weber, Ph.D. The Meaning of a Significant Lifeby Joe Jordan Finding a Life as a Solo Ager Meaningfulby Sara Zeff Geber, Ph.D. LISTEN!…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker, MBA, CSA Can Long-Term Care Providers Use Technology to Stay Ahead of Competition?by Karen Etkin, MA Inclusive Care: Integrating Caregivers of Veterans Into Clinical Care Teamsby Rashi Venkataraman-Romanoff and Coleton Whitiker How the Durable Medical Equipment Community Is Helping to End Ageismby Kelly Grace O’Connor, MA, CPRS, CSA How Older Adults…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker, MBA, CSA Managing Alzheimer’s Disease as a Chronic Illness: Reaching and Honoring the Person Withinby Karen Gilbert, DNP, MS, RN, CDP Dispelling Myths: Common Misconceptions Around Hospiceby Rev. Shuji Moriichi, MA, M. Div, BCC, Anna C. Dapper, RN, MSN and Mary Vorpahl, LICSW Preserving Our Collective Wisdom: The Power of Gathering…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker, MBA, CSA How To Ask for Optimal Medical Careby Sandy Kraemer, Esq. Smooth Operating: Finding a Hospital That Caters To Older Adults Undergoing Surgeryby Reba Miller, MBA Living From Inside Out: The Value of Conscious Aging and the Foray (4a+) “Beyond Self” Paradigmby Theresa Southam, PhD and Connie S. Corley, MSW,…

Editor’s Letterby John “Skip” Frenzel, CFP® Life Settlements: A Unique Financial Tool Designed Specifically for Older Adultsby Chris Orestis Longevity is a Real Fear: Living Too Long in Retirementby V. Raymond Ferrara, CFP® Your Digital Assets Update is Ready to be Installed — In Your Estate Planby Kirsten Waldrip, ESQ Behavioral Finance: Why Do We…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker Spring Clean Your Paperwork and Reduce Identity Theftby Hazel Heckers A New Kind of Companionby Richard Adler Eating Disorders and Older Adultsby Susan Rowell, MS, CSA Home Care’s Role in the Health-Care Continuumby Lakelyn Hogan, MA, MBA and Lanita Knoke, RN, BS, CMCN Vulnerabilities of Cognitively Impaired Patients in Acute and…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker When Identity Theft Strikesby Hazel Heckers Appropriate, Person-Centered Caregivingby Scott Greenberg, CAED Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Older Adultby Larry S. Grubler, Psyd The Opportunities and Challenges When Family Caregivers Get Paidby Denise M. Brown Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Part 1: Issuesby Bert Hayslip Jr., PhD Reverse Mortgage Pros and Consby Jeff…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker Disaster-Related Fraud Updatesby Hazel Heckers Telemedicine: A Health Care Game Changer for Older Adultsby Kelly Holiday Understanding Demises as Destinations Across Our Dying Territoryby Bart Windrum Improve Communication and Behavior in Clients Living with Dementiaby Deborah Bier, Ph.D. Advocacy Across the Generations: A Journey Guided by My Eldersby Jack Levine Does…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker Modern Home Design Trends Make Life Easierby Rosemarie Rosetti, Ph.D Summertime Scam Alert: Updates from the Front Linesby Hazel Heckers Promises and Pitfalls of Social Technologiesby Wesley Cheng Everyone Counts (Including Older Adults):  Preparing for the 2020 Census  by Richard Adler, MA, BA Assisted Living Communities for the Less Affluent: Availability, Affordability,…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker Technology Trends in Situational Awarenessby Stephen Popovich and Shelley Symonds, BA, MBA Dementia and Drugs: It’s Up to Us to Change the Conversationby Walter O. Coffey, MPA, MA The Covert Diagnosis: Alcohol Use Disorder in the Older Adultby Sally Combest, MD Depression and Anxiety in Older Adultsby Michelle Kunz Standard, Routine…

Editor’s Letterby Erika Walker VAAACares: Partnership Reduces Hospital Readmissions and Saves Moneyby Kathy Vesley-Massey Parish Nursing Trends and Their Benefits to Older Adultsby Jennifer Hildebrand, RN-BC Improving the Caregiver and Older Adult Matchby Scott Burglechner Aging and the Spiritual Journeyby The Rev. Dr. Richard H. Gentzler, Jr. Courageously Connecting the Agesby Donna Butts Social Media…

Editor’s Letter The Challenge of Disclosure and Transparency in the Senior Placement and Referral IndustryCHUCK BONGIOVANNI, MSW, MBA, CSA, CFE The Impact of Untreated Hearing Loss on Seniors and the “Non”- Technology That Changes EverythingMICHELE AHLMAN Trends in Technology and Aging: Views from an Industry LeaderInterview of MAJD ALWAN, PHD by SCOTT MORRISON, CSA Spiritual…

The Intersection of Healthcare and Financial PlanningPlanning for the InevitablePart One: Aging Expectations and Family ResilienceCLTC Paying for Long-Term Care: Seeking Solutions for Increasing Need CSAs, Seniors and the Integrity of Credit Files: Now More Than EverAdvising your Clients about the Value of Disability InsuranceAging and Informed Financial Decision Making: New Tools for the Professional Working…

Editor’s LetterWhere is Your Tribe? Who Are Your People? Social Isolation and Loneliness in the 21st CenturyGoing It Alone: The Plight of Solo AgersAging in Place: Context MattersBaby, My Car Can Drive My Car! The Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Mobility for America’s Aging SocietyResistance to Assistance: When Older Adults Decline Support in the HomeThe…