Your trusted senior care consultant in Greater Boston
Since 1993, we've helped Greater Boston families turn overwhelming aging challenges into clear paths forward with compassionate expertise and hands-on support.
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Clinical leadership that shapes the future of aging care
Kate Granigan, LICSW, C-ASWCM, a national authority in aging life care, brings deep expertise to her clinical leadership role at Alder. With 25 years as a geriatric social worker, Kate has dedicated her career to transforming how families experience aging support.
As Past President of the Aging Life Care Association (ALCA), the nation's largest professional organization for life care managers, Kate has helped shape industry standards that benefit families nationwide. Her extensive leadership means you're benefiting from connections and insights developed at the highest levels of the profession.
- Master's in Social Work, Boston College
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Massachusetts
- Current Board of Directors, Aging Life Care Association (ALCA)
- Advisory Board Member, Massachusetts Guardianship Association (MGA)
- Past Board Member and Secretary/Treasurer, National Academy of Certified Case Managers
- Past President, New England Chapter of the Aging Life Care Association
- Member, National Association of Social Workers
Susan Keating, CMC has been working in the field of aging services since 2001. She was the Founder and President of Honora Care Management & Consulting, based in Mamaroneck, NY, which has now partnered with Alder. Providing professional, unbiased, and objective advice is the cornerstone of Susan’s approach.She is a Certified Care Manager and an Advanced Professional member of the Aging Life Care Association — the professional gold standard of care management.
In addition to her work at Honora CMC and Alder, Susan is the President Emerita of Aging Life Care Association’s NY Chapter. She has served on the board of At Home on the Sound, an aging-in-place village for Larchmont/Mamaroneck, and the Westchester Professional Advisory Council. Susan is currently a member of the Business Council Westchester, has been a guest lecturer at Hunter College’s Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, and presents at a variety of professional and community-based forums.
- B.S. in Social Work from Adelphi University
- Advanced Certificate in Long Term Care from Long Island University
- Care Manager Certified (CMC) from the National Academy of Certified Care Managers
- President Emerita of Aging Life Care Association’s NY Chapter
- Advanced Professional member of the Aging Life Care Association
- Member, Business Council Westchester
- Past board member, Westchester Professional Advisory Council
- Past board member, At Home on the Sound
Our Care Management Team
Experience matters because it allows us to anticipate likely challenges and address them before small concerns become crises.
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