Jennifer Caragan
​​Pima Council on Aging

​Jennifer Caragan has over ten years’ experience providing case management to older and/or disabled adults.  She currently works for Pima Council on Aging, Area Agency on Aging Region 2, as an Intensive Services Specialist. In her role she collaborates with Adult Protective Services to provide specialized case management that connects clients to needed community resources, and thereby reduces their need for future APS services.   Jennifer has served on the Southern Arizona Hoarding Task Force steering committee since 2012, and starting in 2015 she was able to provide her extensive expertise in Hoarding Disorder to help develop the semiannual 10-week community based HOPE workshop.  As a workshop co-facilitator she has helped more than 300 participants struggling with hoarding behaviors learn skills to manage their hoarding behaviors, related anxiety and reduce their clutter.