geriatric care management Archives

Daughter/Social Worker for Rent! How Lisa Meeks Helps Families Navigate Care for Aging Loved Ones!

March 11, 2013 by angishields

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Daughter/Social Worker for Rent! How Lisa Meeks Helps Families Navigate Care for Aging Loved Ones!

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According to Lisa Meeks, owner of Senior Care Options, a geriatric care manager is a cross between a case worker and a daughter. Beginning her career as a recreational therapist, Lisa watched her mother start a care management business in Chicago. Twelve years ago, she decided to follow in her mother’s footsteps when she opened Senior Care Options. Lisa’s firm takes a team approach to each client. This brings a wealth of experience to bear, including the skills of social worker, nurse and professional counselor.

Listen in as Lisa describes the value her team provides as they evaluate everything from in-home care options to care recommendations made during a doctor’s appointment. It is clear that Lisa loves her work, and is committed to caring for every aspect of a client’s care. To find out more about Lisa’s proactive, problem-solving approach, contact her at 770-579-9177, or visit her website at www.seniorcareopt.com.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show. Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.

Amy Hentschel – “Senior Care Concierge” with a heart!

February 22, 2013 by angishields

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Amy Hentschel - "Senior Care Concierge" with a heart!

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“Show Me”! Amy Hentschel is a Show Me Girl! Born and raised in Missouri, Amy believes that actions speak louder than words. Drawn to serving seniors at an early age, Amy spent many hours during her high school years volunteering in hospitals and with hospice. After earning a degree in Communications and Mass Media from the University of Missouri, she took a job with Medicare provider and equipment distributor in Illinois.

After moving to Atlanta and working for a number of years with an assisted living community, Amy began planning a new business that would provide support, advice and resource to the seniors she’d become so attached to. Senior Provisions is an organization dedicated to assisting seniors and their families in evaluating their needs, and finding solutions to meet those needs, whether in their current home, or in a new environment. Her services are free to her clients. She provides expert guidance in the areas of senior living options, adult day programs, skilled nursing options, Alzheimer’s care, non-medical home care, support groups and financial/legal services.

Amy tells us that her business is also her mission. While she provides high quality professional services, she is also their to minister to the emotional and spiritual needs of her clients. To that end, she hosts a monthly Caregiver group focused on providing this kind of support and assistance to family caregivers – whether they are hands on with a family member, or supporting from a distance. Amy’s next Caregiver Meeting will be held this Saturday, February 23, from 10am to 11am, at the Sunrise at Johns Creek located at 11405 Medlock Bridge Road. Brian Byars, a certified VA claims advisor, will be speaking. To register for this event, or find out more about Senior Provisions, please call Amy directly at (678) 925-0223, or visit their website at www.myseniorprovisions.com.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show. Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.

Life Languages Institute, Senior Focused Relocations and Elder Care Connections

January 6, 2011 by angishields

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Life Languages Institute, Senior Focused Relocations and Elder Care Connections

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The son of a deputy sheriff, and hailing from Lincoln County, New Mexico, home of Smokey the Bear, may explain Fred Kendall’s boisterous and gregarious personality. Or not. Fred has attended the New Mexico Military Institute, the University of New Mexico and UC Berkeley, studying Psychology and Law. He spent 11 years in the Marines Corps, and in his words, was “CINC” Universe (that’s Commander in Chief). After six years of marriage, Fred was faced with a horrible, ugly divorce. As he wrestled with this experience, he became convicted that it was he that needed to change, and that it was imperative that he save his marriage and his family. More than 35 years later, Fred is the President and Founder of Life Languages Insitute, an organization dedicated to helping preserve and strengthen relationships by understanding the “Life Languages” of individuals in a relationship. Fred has been recently joined by Richard Brown. Richard is a 42 year veteran of New York Life Insurance, and an Air Force alum as well. Richard’s role at Life Languages is to broaden the visibility of Life Languages to new markets. Visit their website at www.lifelanguages.com, or call Richard at (972) 406-1313.

Sherry Ingels is a Texas native. She attended university at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, a little college town in East Texas. After working many years with her husband in a family business, Sherry branched out on her own to start helping seniors that were getting ready to either move in with their families, or into a senior living community. A year and a half ago, Sherry joined Michele Parchman and Sandy Nauta at Senior Focused Relocations (SFR). Sherry is currently a Marketing Representive for the company. Senior Focused Relocations are Senior Move Managers and Professional Movers. They work exclusively with seniors. The advantage is that they truly understand seniors, and know that what many might consider “junk”, the senior considers a treasure, if for no other reason than the special memories attached to it. SFR works with their clients to sort, downsize, organize, move, unpack and set up in the new residence – including making the DVD player stop blinking on 12:00! Sherry can be reached at (972) 596-2468, or visit them on the web at www.seniorfocusedrelocations.com.

A true Southern Peach, Judy Darby grew up a stone’s throw away from the Vidalia Onion Capital of the world in Lyons, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia and earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology, and a Masters in Counseling and Psyhiatric Services. Like so many of our guests, Judy was largely influenced by a personal experience. Her grandmother cared for her grandfather for the final seven years of his life. After his death, her grandmother became one of the first “homecare” providers, staying with, and caring for, many elderly people in their final years – before the idea of a homecare agency existed. Spending her first 20 years of her career as a disability case manager, Judy met CPA, Joe Kilpatrick about twelve years ago. As the result of a task force on serving aging clients, Joe and Judy started ElderCare Connections, a geriatric care management firm that serves a wide variety of clients’ needs, from simple bill payment to acting as Power of Attorney and Executor of the estate, and everything in between. Judy truly develops a special relationship with each and every one of her clients, serving them wherever and whenever they need it. To find out more, call Judy direcdtly at (770) 455-8832.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!