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Age Magnificently with the Help of a Geriatric Care Manager

  • Jul 5, 2022
  • Meaghan Puglisi
  • 1-min Read

Lifespark CEO, Joel Theisen, shares his thoughts on how geriatric care managers help families map the coming changes and explore the options before they are even needed.

“It can happen in an instant. One day your dad is living on his own, independent and mostly healthy despite advancing age. The next he’s in bed with a broken something, dependent on his grown children and forced to move into a long-term care facility because you don’t have time to research alternatives. I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve seen it happen hundreds of times,” said Joel.

Read on for more of his advice and the full story in Kiplingers

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