By Jackie Tangires, LCSW-C, Certified Aging Life Care Manager Deciding to remain in your home as you age is no easy task and requires much thought, discussion with family, consideration, and soul searching. How do you decide what is best for you and your family?...
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National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2023: A Message of Hope from a Cancer Survivor
By Elaina ThomakosCare Communication Liaison A cancer diagnosis is something no one ever anticipates. When given the life-changing news, so many questions and scenarios rapidly come to mind. The ultimate answer will unfold in due course, but in the process, each small...
Tips Sandwich Generation Caregivers Need Now
By Elaina Thomakos, Care Communication Liaison This Mother's Day, take time to check in with the mothers in your life or take some time to focus on yourself if you are a mother. Mothers are caregivers to so many in their lives, and as people are living to an older...
Need Help Now with Your Rare Disease? Care Managers Can Help.
By Stacy Alcide, RN, Certified Aging Life Care Manager As care managers, we can quickly and professionally assess situations and guide families to the best decisions for them and their loved ones. Everyone and every situation are different. However, a care manager can...
Listen to Ellen on ABCs of Disability Planning Podcast
By Eric Jorgensen Frequently families like mine don't know what's available to help us, we're too focused on getting through our day-to-day. But even if we had time, we would need to know what to look for. There had to be a better way, so I started this podcast. It's...
Helping Today’s Veteran Prepare for End-of-Life
By Morgan Fezza, Care Manager Veterans are a special and honored population of men and women who have bravely and proudly served this country. Many of us do not realize what our veterans bring home with them when they return. This is mostly due to stigma, privacy, and...
Ellen Platt Contributes to Community Voices in The Baltimore Banner
Perspective: Small businesses can attract and retain employees despite labor shortages. Entrepreneurs can apply creativity to address hiring needs. By Ellen Platt Sen. Ben Cardin said last summer that “our communities have regained a hard-earned sense of normalcy...
Tips to Know Now: Is Your Loved One a Safe Driver?
By Jackie Tangires, LCSW-C, Certified Aging Life Care Manager, The Option Group Do you remember the day you passed your driver’s certification test and received your official driver’s license? Oh, the joy! The sense of freedom that came with that small piece of paper....
Use These Tips Now to Build Your Emergency Kit
By Quinshay Hall, Goldman Sachs 10K Fellow, Intern at The Option Group Seasons come and go; we wake in the morning and prepare for nature’s wonder and beauty. There is a pattern we have come to expect and weather the storms that come with each day. The same can...