Paula Banks, LSW, CMC has been a geriatric social worker licensed in the
State of Maine for over 30 years. She is an ‘Aging Life Care Expert’,
certified by the National Association of Aging Life Care Experts (formerly
known as the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers)
since 2005 and has a certification from the National Academy of
Certified Care Managers. In 2012 Paula was named a Fellow of the Maine
Gerontological Society.

After years of working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, acute care
hospitals, home care and memory care communities, Paula opened Paula
Banks Consulting, LLC a greater Portland geriatric consulting and care
management firm. Paula assists older adults and their loved ones with short
term and long term care planning and solutions. Paula also has owned, managed and subsequently sold two home care businesses: Two Lights Home Care in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, which was sold in 2013, and Compass Concierge and Companions, LLC in Windham, Maine, which was sold in 2026.

Paula is the author of The ElderCare Revolution, published in 2012 by Legacy
Publishing Company. Paula was a frequent guest on Good Day Maine
between 2009-2013 as their elder care expert. Her articles on aging and
caregiving have been published worldwide. She has a special interest in
mental health and spent 12 years on the Maine Behavioral Health
Development Committee. Paula is also a past Chair of the Board of Trustees at
75 State Street Independent/Assisted Living in Portland, Maine.

Paula has a passion for her family, intergenerational learning, positive
aging, social justice and the prevention of all forms of elder abuse.