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
Archives for 2014
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
Nursing Home Stays Can Be Deadly or Life Giving – What are families to do?
A recent program on National Public Radio (NPR) called “A Third of Nursing Home Patients Harmed By Their Treatment” was shocking to me. Because of the fact that I or one of my staff advocates for and track our clients, we don’t have that type of harm – most are there for rehab and then Read More