Guiding the Future of Aging Services: Maximizing Internship Experiences to Propel Students into Aging Service Professions

Posted by Julie Boggess on Jul 6, 2023 4:32:35 PM

Scores of higher education institutions across the United States offer educational tracks that guide students toward careers in Health Sciences and Aging Services.   Internships are a capstone event for many programs and influence career decisions. Making the most of an internship opportunity is paramount to ushering in new talent to the Aging Services Profession.    

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Topics: Age-u-cate Training Institue, Aging Courses, Higher Education, Internships

How Can we Avoid and All-Out Family Feud over Mom's Teapot?

Posted by Pam Brandon on Oct 3, 2017 9:27:16 AM

I was very fortunate, for  when my sweet mom passed, no one else asked for "the teapot".  It wasn't particularly pretty, and certainly of no monetary value.  But to me it was priceless reminder of the tender moments we had together to talk about an endless number of topics that mothers and daughters share. Often accompanied by a scrumptious homemade sweet, we always had back-up favorites in the freezer so we were never without an accompaniment for our favorite Bigelows "Constant Comment".   When we weren't chatting and sipping, we would often play a quick game of Yahtzee, Gin Rummy or in latter years, our absolute favorite go- to game,   Rumikub.

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Elders, Family, caregiving, Faith Community, parents, Feud, Age-u-cate Training Institue, children

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