SENIOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Key Persons

Dr. Peggy McFarland co-founded Senior Management Services in 1990. She is a licensed clinical social worker, earning her Master's of Social Work from Marywood College and a Ph.D. in Social Work from University of Maryland at Baltimore. She specializes in dementia care, caregiver stress, loss, grief, and bereavement. She was a professor of Social Work, Elizabethtown College (PA) for 27 years. Dr. McFarland holds the following memberships and licenses: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Accepted into the Academy of Certified Social Workers, Certified Geriatric Care Manager with Aging Life Care Association, and Member of the National Association of Social Workers.

Laura is a licensed social worker earning her Master's of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. She is the managing member of Senior Management Services since 2011, continuing its mission to provide education, information and supportive services to older adults and their caregivers. Laura specializes in supportive care to older adults and their families with long term planning concerns, a new terminal diagnosis, and caregiving issues. Laura is also trained in guiding clients through relaxation with breathing techniques and guided imagery. Laura holds the following memberships and licenses: Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Certified Geriatric Care Manager with Aging Life Care Association, and Member of the National Association of Social Workers.