Who is falling, what happens then and how can we prevent this for ourselves? Every 15 seconds, an older adult is treated in the Emergency Room for a falls-related injury. A fall can change a life and many falls can be prevented in three ways: 1) Focus on strengthening exercises all your life 2) Be Read More
Archives for April 2014
Our clients matter – grieving their loss
Many of you might think that in a “Caregiving” and “Care Management” agency we are somehow hardened by the experience of death as it meets our clients. But, after 25 years of serving clients, we have found that each and every client brings a new experience of life to those of us that have the Read More
A Celebration of Service
Lamorinda Weekly, April 23, 2014 Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, and Bruce Johnson, along with their staff and community professionals celebrate Eldercare Services’ 25th anniversary on March 13, 2014. To read the article please click here.
Nationally Acclaimed Pioneer Celebrates 25 Years of Business in Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, CA, April 2, 2014 – In 1989, Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC pioneered one of the very first Care Management and Home Care agencies in the Bay Area in her kitchen and 25 years later, hundreds of agencies now exist due to the extraordinary numbers of aging boomers. Today, the woman-owned agency remains Read More
Eight honored for their works by Contra Costa Commission for Women
Contra Costa Times, April 7, 2014 Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, is featured in this article about the eight women who were honored with the Hall of Fame award by the Contra Costa Commission for Women on Thursday, March 20, 2014. To read the article please click here.
The Brain & the Caregiver: Families at Risk
Could providing care to a family member put your brain at risk? You might say, “Risk of what?” New research is showing that stress and anxiety have a negative effect on the body, damaging chromosomes and possibly becoming a catalyst to many serious illnesses including dementia, heart disease and cancer. When you think you are Read More