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I recently attended the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Manager’s Regional meeting in Denver, Colorado with fellow Care Managers Linda Fodrini-Johnson, Nancy Hickman and Nancy Chaknova. One of the speakers was Janet Benavente, MHR, who presented a fascinating session titled, “Centenarians: Anticipating the Boom”.  The following excerpts are from her talk:
 Individuals living to age [...]

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On August 6, 2009, I contributed to a story in BusinessWeek, “The Elderly: Finding a Good Geriatric Care Manager“. What I would have wanted to add to the story is that just because someone has an educational degree or calls themselves a Geriatric Care Manager it is best to ask two important questions:
1) Is the [...]

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