Category Archives: Featured Expert

CCAL will feature different aging services and support experts to provide a spectrum of perspectives and information. CCAL will invite a diversity of experts spanning the practice, public policy, and research sectors.

Family Caregivers: Is your Self-Respect Intact?

by Joy Loverde:  Author of the best seller, The Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, Questions to Ask, How to Find Help (Random House, Updated and Revised, 2009).  “The book is the best we saw,” says the AMA. Joy serves as … Continue reading

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Health Benefits of Residents’ Volunteerism

By: Neal Miller, Operations and Data Specialist at Masterpiece Living (MPL), holds a Master of Arts degree in Wellness Management and Applied Gerontology from Ball State University Older adults who volunteer help more than just their community – they help … Continue reading

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Person-Centeredness: Should Be a Way of Life

This month’s FEATURED EXPERT is Karen Love, founder of CCAL.  Ms. Love has worked in the aging services field for many years; She has been involved in public policy efforts, and applied research as well.   Karen became a family member consumer … Continue reading

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Dealing with the Loneliness of Aging

by:  Howard Gleckman – Resident Fellow at The Urban Institute; a member of the Board of Trustees, Suburban Hospital (Bethesda,  MD) and co-chair of its Medical Quality Committee; member of the Board of The Jewish Council for the Aging of … Continue reading

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Satisfaction of Life Self-Assessment

With Sincere Appreciation to Professor Edward Diener, Josseph R. Smiley Distinguished professor of Psychology and Editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science, for granting us permission to share this: This test is designed to identify your level of satisfaction with life. 

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