Not Your Average Joe LLC Personalized Senior Advocate Care and Services

11/25/2025

🧡 A Little Early, But Full of Gratitude 🧡

As we move into Thanksgiving week, our NYAJ family is reflecting on all the moments of joy, connection, and care we’ve shared with our clients and their loved ones this year.

We are so grateful for the trust you place in us and for the privilege of walking alongside you on this journey.

Wishing you and your family a warm, peaceful, and joy-filled start to the holiday season.

From our hearts to yours — Happy (early) Thanksgiving!

11/18/2025

A Circle of Love Home Care is hosting a free Medicare & Medicaid educational session on Saturday, December 6, 2025, covering:

This session is perfect for:
• Adults 65+
• Caregivers and family members
• Case managers and community health workers
• Anyone wanting to prepare early for Medicare 2026

📍 Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center, Lawrenceville
🕙 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
🎟 Free admission + light refreshments!
👥 Special guest speakers

Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit ACOLOMECARE.com to register.

Let’s learn together and make confident decisions about our healthcare options! 💙

11/13/2025

Just hopping on to share a resource! FYI

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10/14/2025

🎉 It’s here — our very first Not Your Average Newsletter!

This month’s edition is close to our hearts. We’re celebrating Joe, the man who inspired it all, and honoring Caregiver Appreciation Week, recognizing the incredible families and professionals who show up with compassion every single day. 💗

Joe taught us that life is best lived with humor, dignity, and grace — and that everyone deserves to be seen, supported, and cared for.

10/10/2025

💚 Mental Health Doesn’t Retire

Today is World Mental Health Day, a reminder that emotional well-being matters at every age — especially for older adults.

🌿 Nearly 1 in 7 adults over 60 live with a mental health condition, yet many go unnoticed or untreated.

💬 Loneliness, loss, and life changes can take a real toll — but no one should face it alone.

This week, let’s check in on the older adults in our lives. A simple call, visit, or shared laugh can make all the difference. 💙

10/09/2025

10/07/2025

🎙️ New Podcast Episode Alert 🎧

We’re excited to share that Amy McWilliams, LCSW ASWCM, founder Not Your Average Joe: Personalized Senior Advocate Care and Services, recently joined the Greater National Advocates podcast, Advocacy NOW, in an episode titled “Caring Before Crisis: Planning, Advocacy, and Aging Well.”

In the episode, Amy discusses balancing independence with safety, building trust with overwhelmed families, supporting neurodiverse clients, and how even small acts of advocacy can make a life-changing difference.

Social worker and aging life care manager Amy McWilliams shares her journey from caring her aging parents to founding Not Your Average Joe, an advocacy practice where she provides Personalized Senior Advocate Care Management and Services that help aging ad

08/01/2025

🌿August is National Wellness Month! 🌿

At Not Your Average Joe, we’re celebrating by sharing 5 simple ways to support wellness as we age — because thriving, not just surviving, is always the goal. 💪💛

5 Wellness Tips for Aging Gracefully:
✔️ Stay Connected
💧 Hydration
🚶 Keep Moving
🕰️ Daily Routine
📝 Plan Ahead

These small, daily habits can make a big impact on quality of life for older adults — and the caregivers who support them.

How are you prioritizing wellness this month?

07/21/2025

Join us by clicking here to Zoom-In to our support group this week! https://lnkd.in/eKV3S-if

06/25/2025

We’re excited to welcome Susan to Not Your Average Joe! With a background in health psychology and hands-on experience supporting both families and seniors, she’s a valuable addition to our growing care management team.

06/04/2025

Many of our patients and caregivers experience Medical PTSD. It's not often acknowledged, but it's a very important part of the holistic picture.

For more information for the public visit:https://istss.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Medical-Trauma-Fact-Sheet-For-Survivors-v2.pdf

For information for clinicians visit:https://istss.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Medical-Trauma-Clinician-Fact-Sheet-2-v2.pdf