The Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA) is a non-profit association representing more than 2,000 Aging Life Care Professionals® - geriatric care managers who have received membership with ALCA. ALCA members act as guides and advocate for families who are caring for older relatives or disabled adults, ensuring that they live well as they face the challenges of aging. The Aging Life Care Professional is educated and experienced in any of several fields related to Aging Life Care Management, including, but not limited to nursing, gerontology, social work, therapy, or psychology, with a specialized focus on issues related to aging and elder care. ALCA members must meet stringent education, experience, and certification requirements of the organization, and all members are required to adhere to a strict code of ethics and standards of practice. To find an Aging Life Care Professional in your area, visit aginglifecare.org. For information on membership with ALCA, email membership@aginglifecare.org.
Founded in 1985, ALCA is the recognized leader in the Aging Life Care / geriatric care management profession. Media, educators, employers, and professional societies often call upon the association and its members to speak on topics related to elder care.
At the Legacy Elder Law Center, founder Rory Clark, and his team, have a passion for working with clients in a way that will truly better their lives and those of their loved ones. It is the personal and professional mission of all of us at the Legacy Elder Law Center to provide seniors and their families with innovative, forward thinking, and customized legal advice, as well as experienced and compassionate guidance through the complex world of senior care and long-term care benefits.
From our managing partner on down, every member of our compassionate staff has had to personally walk the kind of journeys that our clients walk. Each one of us has learned the power of empathy in a very personal way. Whether the challenge was brought on by something as difficult as quadriplegia, cancer, dementia, or Down’s Syndrome, or something as “routine” as loss of mobility due to aging, we have walked that journey as individuals. We not only have decades of experience in the “what” that needs to be done, we achieve the best results because we know “how” to make those things happen in a world full of difficulty. Walking our personal journeys absolutely makes us better guides to our clients.
Elder law, unlike virtually every other field of law, is not focused so much on any one particular subject matter but on the needs of a particular type of client—seniors and their families. For families in crisis and families in need, we provide principled counseling and responsible advocacy. Proactively, we create estate and asset protection plans that protect seniors and their families as they transition wealth from one generation to the next.
Our clients know they need an extraordinary guide to show them how to solve these momentous problems.
Legacy Elder Law Center is that guide.