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CICOA Launches New Website
CICOA is pleased to announce the launch of its newly designed website at cicoa.org. The new site is faster, easier to navigate, and more mobile friendly, helping CICOA remain the premier source of information and access to resources for older...
Lowering Expectations: A Formula for Stress-Free Holidays
If you’ve never seen a toddler standing spellbound in front of television commercials during the holiday season, you’ve missed a very important life lesson. When my child was three, she’d turn around to her sister after each ad and shout,...
CICOA Partners With Homeland Security, Local Fire Departments to Educate First Responders About Dementia
Carmel, Noblesville become first fire departments in state to require dementia training First responders around Indiana, including firefighters, emergency medical technicians and police officers, are learning how to identify someone who may have dementia. They’re learning how body language, maintaining...
Having Nutritious Meals That Are Easy to Make Takes Away Burden for Indianapolis Woman
Cooking for one isn’t easy, especially when you’ve spent a lifetime sitting around a big family table passing heaping bowls of green beans, carrots and corn you’ve grown in the garden. Bessie Bell has good memories of those days, growing...
What’s a Care Manager Floater?
This is a question I’m repeatedly asked. Since January 2013, I’ve been working as a care manager. During my second maternity leave, our family decided to move from the north side to the south side of Indianapolis. My first concern...
The Impact of Home Modifications on Independent Living
As a care manager assistant, my job is to complete various tasks for other care managers. Since being hired, I’ve particularly noticed the heartwarming impact home modifications have on our clients and caregivers. At first, home modifications were daunting tasks...
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