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Kate Grannigan

Kate Granigan, LICSW, is Chief Engagement Officer (and CEO) at Alder (formerly LifeCare Advocates), a Boston-area aging life care management firm, and a past president of the Aging Life Care Association.

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PODCASTS

Sep 13, 2026

How's Your Boomer?

How's Your Boomer?

Can I Speak to the Manager?

Sep 13 · 23m

Laura HouseHOST

1:12

What was your pathway to this point?

Kate GranniganGUEST

1:15

I have a master's degree in social work.

Kate GranniganGUEST

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At the time I got my degree, there were not specialties in aging, which there certainly are now.

Kate GranniganGUEST

1:22

I began to work with a visiting nurse association and making home visits to older adults that were getting services because of a chronic illness or crisis that caused them to need a nurse and a physical therapist.

Kate GranniganGUEST

1:36

And with that, they often had access to a social worker.

Kate GranniganGUEST

1:39

And so I would make visits throughout the community and do that work with a team of people, creating that support system.

Kate GranniganGUEST

1:47

And I found time and time again, as Medicare is.

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Laura HouseHOST

7:54

Can you help parse out what a senior care consultancy is and what our families sort of, you know, and people getting into when they work with you? Sure.