Karolyn Sorensen, like so many of our guests, was nudged into senior care by a personal experience with a family member. She received a degree in Gerontology from the University of North Texas. today she is the Executive Director of Town Village North Dallas, an exceptional Senior Living experience offering options for both independent living and personalized assisted living. Karolyn is joined by her associates, Teri Lock, the Director of Sales and Marketing, and Tracey Bruce, the Business Development Coordinator. This terrific tiro is part of what makes Town Village North such an exceptional experience! Teri is a midwesterner, having received a Political Science degree from Northing Illinois University, and a Masters in Counseling from Indiana University. After spending a good bit of her career in non-profit management serving families and children, she was introduced to the senior services world. Tracey is a rare Dallas native. She attended the University of Texas at Arlington, earning a social work degree. She also started her career in the non-profit sector. She’s thrilled to be working with Karolyn and Teri at Town Village. They tell us that one of the most compelling features of Town Village is its award-winning food service, specifically designed for seniors, from both a nutrition and a taste perspective. Find out for yourself by scheduling a tour by calling Teri at 972-866-7575. You can also visit them on the web here.
Though Karen McIntyre was born in Tampa, she considers herself an Atlanta native, having lived in Atlanta for 40 years! Karen is a registered nurse, and has an Associates degree in Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Kennesaw State College. She spent much of her career in hospital nursing and home health. Back in the 1990s, Karen began to see that there was little care management available to patients free of charge. She began a door to door campaign to the assisted living facilities to get them to pay a “finders fee” so that she could provide the senior placement service to her patients for free. Since then, this industry has taken off. Karen took her business in a slightly different direction. She started helping veterans and spouses of veterans apply for the aid they were entitled to from the Veterans Administration. Karen and her husband, Jay, subsequently founded Veterans Information Services, Inc. As Karen points out in the interview, there are many programs available to veterans and their surviving spouses for both those who are service-connected and for many war-time veterans and their surviving spouses who are not service-connected, but who have a financial need. Today Karen is a VA-accredited agent specializing in education for professionals wanting to assist eligible veterans in obtaining their benefits. In addition to the training, she also offers a software solution that makes the application process very simple. Karen points out that last year, there were over 23 million veterans and less than 400,000 were actually receiving non-service-connected pension benefits. Her advice, “get some assistance from someone who knows how to navigate the application process”. To learn more, call 866-869-2777, or visit them on the web at www.info4vets.com.
Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!
