Teepa Snow, MS OTR/L, Dementia Expert When a loved one has dementia, getting them to bath, change their clothes, and not drive, can be big challenges. Teepa and Charles Symes of Alegre Home Care have tips to help on today’s show!
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Chance Massaro and Nan Heflin Chance will teach you how to remember what you want to remember! Nan Heflin, MA, MFT and he will discuss the importance of caregivers’ developing relationships with people, beyond just providing care.
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David Troxel, M.P.H. Co-Author of “A Dignified Life” David discusses how to develop the “Best Friends Approach” to being a caregiver of someone with memory loss and confusion and why that makes a huge difference! Visit David’s site at BestFriendsApproach.com.
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Phyllis Kramer Hirschkop, Psychotherapist. How can you deal with the fact that your parent wants your sister to do something but not you? We’ll also discuss how to divide responsibilities among siblings even when all of you don’t get along. www.phylliskramerhirschkop.com
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Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC is the Executive Director and Founder of Eldercare Answers. You get a call in the middle of the night that something happened to mom. You book an expensive, last-minute flight to head to the hospital and there you are next to siblings you don’t get along with. Learn how eldercare
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Cathy Cress, MSW. Author of Mom Loves You Best. We’ll discuss adult sibling rivalry: The Bossy Sibling, Mom’s favorite, the Long Distance sibling, and Step-Sibling. Learn how to change your “I Hate You” story.
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Thomas Yatteau, M.D., Family Physician and Concierge Medical Practice. Consider this: Most of us take more time to plan a grocery store visit than to speak to our doctor at an upcoming appointment. Since we know doctors may be seeing 20-30 patients a day, how do we make sure our concerns are covered? We’ll discuss
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Dr. Kevin O’Neil, Chief Medical Officer, Brookdale Senior Living. It’s reported that the bulk of Medicare dollars are spent in the last 2 years of life on procedures that most people don’t even want. How do we talk with our doctor about decreasing or stopping treatment if that’s what we want? How can we involve
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Dr. Michael Fraga, Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychological Associates. What can quality of life mean if you have a brain injury, whether from a bicycle accident, stroke or disease? Dr. Fraga will tell us about his amazing work with patients and the improvements they make to increase their quality of life and regain independence.
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Jane Iddings, Attorney and Elder Mediator; Cate Griffiths, Executive Director of Recourse Mediation Services. What happens when you are in the hospital and the staff asks who they can call to get help returning you home? Has it been years since you’ve spoken to your son or your sister? If you are estranged from family,
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