Wendy Liebling, president of Liebling Elder Care, facilitates an Alzheimer’s Association support group on the third Tuesday of each month at the Center on the Hill in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. The next meeting will be on Dec. 18. More information at wendyliebling@gmail.com or 610-733-1473. (Photo by Barbara Sherf)

(Source: CHL) — After working for over 20 years as a social worker, Wyndmoor resident Wendy Liebling saw a need to help families find resources for their aging parents and disabled relatives, so two years ago she founded Liebling Elder Care.

Liebling, whose last position was as an ombudsman for the Montgomery County Office of Aging, finds her new role “very rewarding when it works.

“People often need guidance to various resources, and I have seen the quality of lives improve significantly with the introduction of psychiatric support or a community day program. Sometimes it just requires an objective eye to assess an individual’s needs and match the right resources,” said the 53-year-old, who started Liebling Elder Care by helping the families of friends. (more…)