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Caring for Seniors Over the Holidays

December 23, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Caring for Seniors Over the Holidays

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Senior Salute Radio brings timely information to leading edge Boomers and Seniors about issues involving care-giving and aging. Learn from both professionals and regular people going through the process with their families. Each week we will also Salute an incredible Senior.

Senior Salute Radio is presented by The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier.

Michael Johnson, LCSW C-ASWCM ACHT/Certified Aging Life Care Manager at Metta Johnson & Associates

Michael has over ten years working as a medical social worker. He spent many of those years working as a hospice social worker, in which he supervised and directed teams of social workers. During that time he honed his skills in helping families understand complex medical issues, confusing government benefits, and the emotional challenges of caring for a loved one with various medical needs.

As a licensed clinical social worker Michael has extensive understanding of mental health diagnosis and their treatments. Additionally, Michael takes a holistic approach to helping his clients and their loved ones. He has also helped people achieve a renewed sense of peace in facing their healthcare needs through the use of his training in clinical hypnotherapy. He has developed several audio tracks for stress relief and pain reduction.

“The best part of this work is when my client and their loved ones get a sense of peace and reassurance knowing that someone is in their corner to provide expertise, compassion, and advocacy.”

Senior Salute: Caring for Seniors Over the Holidays

December 23, 2015 by angishields

Dekalb Business Radio

Senior Salute: Caring for Seniors Over the Holidays

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Senior Salute Radio is presented by The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier.

Michael Johnson, LCSW C-ASWCM ACHT/Certified Aging Life Care Manager at Metta Johnson & Associates

“The best part of this work is when my client and their loved ones get a sense of peace and reassurance knowing that someone is in their corner to provide expertise, compassion, and advocacy.”

Decatur Book Festival

September 5, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Decatur Book Festival

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Senior Salute Radio is presented by The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier.

Today’s Guests:

Philip Rafshoon/AJC Decatur Book Festival

Philip Rafshoon is Program Director for the AJC DBF. He manages the team that curates featured authors and events at the festival. With a BS in Management from Ga. Tech, he spent ten years in corporate sales. He then opened and operated Atlanta’s Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse, a venue for a diverse array of literary events and an unofficial LGBT community center. Philip has been involved in a broad range of community organizations including the advisory committee of the American Booksellers Association.

Daphne Reiley/Author

Daphne Reiley is the founder of Ripples of Grace, a consulting practice meeting communities of faith in their mission to include the isolated. Daphne has found that isolation takes many forms and that communities of faith, in particular, should be but are often not very good at meeting the needs of isolated individuals and families.

Ripples of Grace provides education to organizations desiring to better address ways of reaching out to isolated populations. Daphne offers workshops to professional organizations as well as communities of faith. She also facilitates retreats for pastors, congregational leaders, and groups of individuals.

Along with her favorite co-author Joseph LaGuardia, she is working on a companion book to their previously published “A Tapestry of Love, the Spirituality of Caregiving”. The work in progress – “Taking It to Heart” – is a book aimed at those receiving long-term care.

DeKalb Business Today – August 21, 2015

August 19, 2015 by angishields

Dekalb Business Radio

DeKalb Business Today - August 21, 2015

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On this edition of DeKalb Business Today, host Matt Holmes takes listeners inside the legal and banking industries. Attorney Victoria Collier joins the show to talk about her work on behalf of Georgia’s aging population, as well as the help she offers to local veterans. James Cobb, from the law firm Caplan Cobb, delves into business and tort litigation. From the financial sector, Delta Community Credit Union President and CEO Hank Halter discusses what sets his institution apart from other locally-based and national competitors.

Victoria Collier/The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier, PC

Victoria Collier is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation. She is also the only Georgia attorney who has received the highest award by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Fellow of the Academy. More locally, Victoria was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2010 to the Georgia Council on Aging, and still resides on the Council. Victoria is a Veteran of the USAF and USA Reserve, serving during Desert Storm. She founded The Elder & Disability Law firm in 2002 to serve the legal needs to Seniors and their families. Victoria works, lives and has 5 year old twins that go to school in Decatur.

James Cobb/Founding Partner of Caplan Cobb LLP

James Cobb is a trial and appellate lawyer and a founding partner of Caplan Cobb LLP. James specializes in complex business disputes, constitutional and tort litigation, and federal and state appeals.

In 2015, the Daily Report named James to its list of the forty lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40 who are “On the Rise.” Martindale-Hubbell has given James its highest rating of AV Preeminent for legal skills and professional ethics; Georgia Trend magazine has named him to its list of the Legal Elite in Georgia for business law, corporate law, and trial practice; and Super Lawyers magazine has named him a Rising Star in Georgia for business litigation.

Before founding Caplan Cobb, James practiced with Rogers & Hardin LLP in Atlanta and Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston. Immediately after law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.

James and his wife, Gretchen, live in Decatur with their four sons.

Hank Halter/President & CEO of Delta Community Credit Union

Hank Halter is a highly accomplished accounting and finance professional, with 25 years of experience overseeing the finance and accounting operations at Fortune 500 companies. Since 2013, he has served as President and CEO of Delta Community Credit Union, one of Atlanta’s largest financial institutions and Georgia’s largest credit union with assets of $4.8 billion. He also serves on Delta Community’s Board of Directors, where he has been active since 2006.

Before joining Delta Community, Hank worked at Delta Air Lines from 1998 to 2012. He served in a number of finance positions there before being promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2008. Prior to Delta, Hank worked at American Airlines and Ernst & Young.

In addition to serving on the Delta Community board, Hank is also on the Board of Advisors of Sojern and he chairs the Audit Committee for the board of Southern Air.

Hank is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Villanova University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University. A frequent speaker at trade and academic conferences, Hank resides in Atlanta.

Delta Community Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with a mission of providing consumers better service and value on the deposit, loan, investment and insurance products they use to manage their household expenses and save for the future. Delta Community was founded in 1940 and has become Georgia’s largest credit union with more than 320,000 members, more than $4.8 billion in assets and 26 branch locations. The Credit Union now welcomes residents of 11 metro Atlanta counties and employees of more than 150 businesses, including Chick-fil-A, Delta Air Lines, RaceTrac and UPS.

Elder Care

June 6, 2015 by angishields

Health Connect South

Elder Care

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Elder Care

This week we hosted experts whose companies address the care needs of our elderly population. We hosted Maria de la Guardia, of Assisted Living Locators, Chris Foster, of LivHome, and Blaine Warketine, of Vimty.

Assisted Living Locators is a company that provides a free service for families in search of an assisted living facility for their loved one. The company forms relationships with facilities around the community, getting to know them, the services they provide, costs, etc. They then get to know the families who connect with them seeking help through an interview process to be better able to recommend a facility based on location, type of services available, living environment, cost, etc.

We talked about the fact that many online services focus mainly on a few facilities with which they have financial arrangements, leaving out many options in the area that could potentially be a better fit for a given patient. Once they have contact information for the family it is shared with other services who then assail the family with calls and emails trying to sell them on centers they represent. Maria shared some questions families should ask when they contact an online service that purports to be the facility they think they’re contacting.

LivHome is a company that helps seniors be able to live their lives in their own home or their family’s home with the care support and equipment needed to do so. The company conducts an in-depth assessment of the needs of the patient(s) in need of supportive care/equipment through interviews with their nursing staff. From there, they can make recommendations and provide the supportive care providers necessary.

Chris shared his story about having been disappointed in the experience with home care for loved ones in the past and that he wanted to provide a high-quality service for the patients who want to be able to live in their own home. We talked about the fact that it’s actually possible to have an elderly patient live in their own or a family member’s home for less than or similar costs to an assisted living center or nursing facility.

Blaine Warketine shared some impressive statistics about how much of overall healthcare spend each year comes from providing high-acuity care in the last days of life, often for patients who didn’t actually want to have aggressive measures. Vimty is a platform that allows patients to conduct video interviews with counselors and family members wherein they are able to state their wishes for end of life care measures, along with context for why they feel the way they do.

We talked about the fact that this record has much more weight and is much more likely to prevent much of the family drama that can occur with the typical written advanced directive document (or worse, in the cases of NO document). Through the Vimty platform, patients have a permanent record that is part of their EMR that can be referenced when end-of-life measures become necessary.

Special Guests:

Maria de la Guardia, of Assisted Living Locators

MBA International Business, George Washington University
Professional Development in Gerontology, Kennesaw State University
Previous Strategy & Policy Development/Industry Analyst
Board of Directors, Strength of Nature

Chris Foster, of LivHome

Certified Senior Advisor, Society of Certified Senior Advisors
Former Member, Board of Directors, March of Dimes of Georgia
President/CEO, SportsCom, Inc.

Blaine Warketine, of Vimty

Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency, Orthopedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Fellowship, Orthopedic Knee Conditions, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
MBA, Entrepreneurship, University of Utah David Eccles School of Business

Dr. Benson Karanja with Beulah Heights University and Victoria Archable with CarePatrol of Metro Atlanta

May 27, 2015 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Dr. Benson Karanja with Beulah Heights University and Victoria Archable with CarePatrol of Metro Atlanta

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Dominick Rainey, Dr. Benson Karanja, Victoria Archable, Nikole Toptas

Dr. Benson Karanja/Beulah Heights University

Founded in 1918, Beulah Heights University has become known as one of the nation’s oldest and fastest growing Bible institutions. Located in the beautiful city of Atlanta, GA, Beulah Heights University aims to offer higher education founded in the Protestant Christian tradition. BHU is proud to be acknowledged for its academic pursuits and its dedication to the Christian mission. Beulah Heights University is proud of its heritage as a training institution for students interested in learning ethical leadership for the ministry and the marketplace. Beulah Heights University (BHU) offers students a curriculum that is centered in its core values of Biblical Inerrancy, Integrity, Global Missions, Dedicated Servant-hood, and Diversity suitable for Christian leadership in a host of arenas. Though nestled in the historical Grant Park area of metropolitan Atlanta, BHU extends its reach to the four corners of the earth. BHU nurtures students’ leadership skills by exposing them to international ministry opportunities through mission programs and short-term overseas trips. BHU has structured its leadership curriculum to offer training across the globe, thus making a difference internationally in churches, government entities, and businesses. In addition, the curriculum is tailored to expose students to humanities, sciences, effective communication skills, and other professional studies.

Victoria Archable/CarePatrol of Metro Atlanta

Care Patrol of Metro Atlanta assists families in finding safe assisted living, independent living, memory care or in-home care for their loved ones. They review the care and violation history of all the communities they recommend. They tour families to the recommended communities and they provide this service FREE of charge. Their fees are paid by the network of providers they work with.

David Rhines with Post Retirement Living and Dr. Judith Dennis with Roswell Urgent Care Center

May 20, 2015 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

David Rhines with Post Retirement Living and Dr. Judith Dennis with Roswell Urgent Care Center

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Silver Lining in the Cloud - May 20, 2015 — David Rhines, Dr. Judith Dennis, Nikole Toptas

David Rhines/Post Retirement Living

The mission of Post Retirement Living is to save people time and money, reduce frustration, and ease the burden on families facing the broad range of elder care challenges. They provide the resources and expertise to help plan for life events that happen later on in retirement.

Dr. Judith Dennis/Roswell Urgent Care Center

Roswell Urgent Care Center is an urgent care clinic serving children, adults and seniors with common injuries and illnesses, or other medical requirements. They serve Roswell, Woodstock, East Cobb, Sandy Springs and the surrounding areas. They are committed to delivering quality patient care, convenient hours, prompt service and low costs to their patients. Their board certified physicians and mid-level providers are fully prepared to handle your Urgent and Immediate Care needs. They accept most major insurance plans and walk-ins are always welcome!

April Rooks with Cornerstone Personal Development, Jim Miskell with Estate Planning of Georgia, Stan Shkilnyi with the Barrow Group, and Art & Denise Picus with Sports Image

October 2, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

April Rooks with Cornerstone Personal Development, Jim Miskell with Estate Planning of Georgia, Stan Shkilnyi with the Barrow Group, and Art & Denise Picus with Sports Image

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Mike Sammond, April Rooks, Jim Miskell, Denise Picus, Stan Shkilnyi, Art Picus, Steven Julian

April Rooks/Cornerstone Personal Development

Cornerstone Personal Development is a team of management professionals providing training and development for business in North Georgia through innovate seminars, events and on-site leadership development programs. Their objective is to assist organizations in developing healthy cultural habits, defining boundaries and expectations that provide structure, improve productivity and help with conflict resolution. By also working with teams and individuals they are able to provide character development to improve work ethics and build life skills. They believe if you wish to build a better company, invest in people.

Jim Miskell/Estate Planning Law Group of Georgia

The Estate Planning Law Group of Georgia provides peace of mind removing undue anxiety for their clients; whether it’s working with families to create an asset protection plan for elder years, or documenting decisions made in advance of a crisis for healthcare and financial wishes, they help families to legally prepare for what the future holds.

Stan Shkilnyi/Barrow Group

The Lion is more than a symbol to them. Its strength is at the heart of everything they do. The experience of the Barrow Group in the temp staffing and Film/TV production industries allows them to design an insurance program specifically for your company. Ares of expertise and coverage include workers compensation, general liability, and group health benefits. Why settle for the help of an “insurance agency” when you can have the Barrow Group’s staffing industry & film production industry experience work for you.

Art Picus & Denise Picus/Sports Image

Sports Image is an all-inclusive sports marketing and event management firm helping schools and grassroots organizations nationwide. Through sponsorship activation, they strive to help organizations get free equipment and funding for their programs. They help to “take the PAY out of PLAY.”

When Hospitalization Happens

September 26, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

When Hospitalization Happens

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Victoria Archable, Victoria Collier, Monica Gilbert

Senior Salute Radio is presented by The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier.

Today’s Guests:

Monica Gilbert/GeorgiaCares

GeorgiaCares is a private-public partnership, administered by the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Aging Services (DAS). GeorgiaCares is a volunteer-based program that provides free, unbiased and factual information and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. GeorgiaCares is the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and SMP (formerly Senior Medicare Patrol).

Local assistance is available for health insurance related issues including Medicare, Medicaid, financial assistance programs, health error, fraud and abuse and long term care insurance. The GeorgiaCares program is statewide. Services are provided through the twelve (12) Area Agencies on Aging (AAA). For information on your local AAA, call 1-866-552-4464 (option 4).

Victoria Archable/CarePatrol of Metro Atlanta

CarePatrol of Metro Atlanta is engaged in and committed to assisting families in finding safe and quality care for their loved ones. They provide options that include assisted living, independent living, and memory care, in home care or skilled nursing facilities. They match the client’s needs to the best available providers. They tour the client to those communities and serve as their advocate throughout the process. They review the care and violation history of all the communities in which they recommend and their services are free to the clients they work with. The fees are paid by their network of providers.