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APDA Chapter President Annemarie Schwarzkopf and Brentwood Home Health & Palliative Care’s Joyce Edwards

February 16, 2012 by angishields

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APDA Chapter President Annemarie Schwarzkopf and Brentwood Home Health & Palliative Care's Joyce Edwards

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Joyce Edwards is a Nebraska native who moved to Texas about a decade ago. After graduating from the University of Nebraska – Omaha with a degree in social work, Joyce went to work to work for a nursing home where she worked closely with patients that had Alzheimer’s and dementia. After transition into assisted living and eventually home health and hospice, Joyce became the Administrator at Brentwood Home Health and Palliative Care.

Brentwood’s Palliative Care program provides care options to patients with a life threatening illness while they pursue treatment and work on recovering. For more information regarding Brentwood’s program, email Joyce at jedwards@brentwoodhomehealth.com.

Originally from Pennsylvania, with a degree from Brown University, Annemarie Schwarzkopf, like so many of our guests, was attracted to the senior services field by a personal experience regarding care for her grandparents. She is an Eldercare Advisor for A Place for Mom, and is the current Board President of the Georgia Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA).

A Place for Mom is a referral service for seniors and their families that helps families identify the best senior living and care options for their needs and budget. Annemarie is one of 18 local advisors for A Place for Mom, and has been with them for six years.

The American Parkinson Disease Association was founded in 1961 to facilitate patient and family support, medical research, and education. An estimated 1.5 million Americans have Parkinson’s disease. To date, there is no cure. The primary purposes of the Georgia Chapter are to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease, educate the community, raise funds for research and for support of the Association and the local chapter.

On April 21^st, the APDA will be holding its Skyline Gala at the Nelson Mullins Skydeck in Atlanta from 6pm to 10PM. The event will consist of cocktails, dinner, dancing and a silent auction. The event will be emceed by Monica Kaufman Pearson, Channel 2 Action News anchorwoman. This event is the Georgia APDA’s principal fund raising event for the year. To find out more about the event, please visit the website: www.apdageorgia.org. Contact Annemarie directly at (404) 290-9596, or email her at annemaries@aplaceformom.com.

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

Therapeutic Horticulture at the Arboretum, and MyAccessableHome

January 5, 2012 by angishields

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Therapeutic Horticulture at the Arboretum, and MyAccessableHome

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Susan Morgan grew up in Tennessee where her love for horticulture started early on as her father was a horticulturalist. After graduating from the University of Tennesee with a B.S. in Horticulture, she went on to receive her M.S. in Plant Sciences with an emphasis in Public Horticulture. She recently received a certificate in Horticulture Therapy from the Horticulture Therapy Institute at Colorado State University and holds an International Diploma in Botanic Garden Education from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London England.

Susan moved to Dallas when her husband’s job was relocated and has been at the Dallas Arboretum since 2007, where she is the Senior Manager of Therapeutic Horticulture. Prior to her work at the Dallas Arboretum, Susan was the assistant gardening editor for HGTV.com and Scripps Network. If you would like to contact Susan about her Horticulture Therapy programs at the Dallas Arboretum, you can reach her at 214-515-6595 or email her at smorgan@dallasarboretum.org.

Third-time guest Dara McMillan, LMSW, grew up in New York in a family of health care professionals. She received her Masters in Social Work from Boston University, and spent more than a decade as a social worker and a geriatric care coordinator. Dara moved to the Atlanta are in 1996. In her work as a social worker, Dara often observed clients in less than “accessible” living situations – either from a furniture placement perspective, or from a structural perspective. Dara and her husband Chuck are the owners of a unique company called My Accessable Home. Though there are a few other companies in the Atlanta area that specialize in renovations for seniors and disabled adults, their business is unique in that they bring a wholistic approach to the process. This is a great benefit to their clients as they truly understand both the physical and social needs of their clients and what will be needed to make their home safe to live in as they age. Dara will be hosting a free workshop in February together with Paige Joyner of CompliancePlus regarding federal HIPAA compliance. Additionally, you can see MyAccessableHome in “A Home For All Ages” at the Atlanta Home Show in March. Dara can be reached at (404) 274-1488 or visit them on the web at www.myaccessablehome.com.

Laura Jalbert, Founder of Mindful Transitions

December 22, 2011 by angishields

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Laura Jalbert, Founder of Mindful Transitions

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Laura Jalbert is a rare Atlanta native! She earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Georgia (go Dawgs). Though Laura is a licensed clinical social worker trained in mental health, it wasn’t until an experience with a great grandmother that she knew she was meant to work with seniors. In her words, the senior community “chose her”! When her great grandmother developed an affinity with her, despite the lack of recognition of who she was, Laura knew she was destined to a career with seniors.

After graduating from UGA, Laura started her career in an assisted living community in Buckhead. She moved from their into an in-patient geriatric psych unit, then on to a private practice in a doctor’s office, where she still practices. In addition to this practice, Laura started a company in 2007 called Mindful Transitions. Mindful Transitions is focused on assisting seniors make transitions in life – whether emotional transitions due to a loss, or social transitions, due to a physical move. Her services are typically covered by Medicare or private secondary insurance. To find out more, visit Laura’s website at www.mindfultransitions.com. Alternatively, you can call her at (678) 637-7166.

Mike Bolla of Heritage LifePath returns to host Warrior2Citizen and About Face

December 8, 2011 by angishields

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Mike Bolla of Heritage LifePath returns to host Warrior2Citizen and About Face

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Join us as Mike Bolla, Founder of Heritage LifePath, returns to host Colonel Mike Roberts, President of Warrior2Citizen, and Joe La Branche of VFW Post 9143 in Cumming.

Michael Roberts Col (Ret) is the President and Co-Founder of Warrior2 Citizen, a program to help returning soldiers and their family’s transition from the front lines to the home front and deal with symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Col. Roberts has over thirty years experience serving as a trusted advisor and intelligence officer for military intelligence, homeland security, and intelligence agencies. Michael served “in theatre” over a fifteen year time span. He has been on the faculty and management staff of the Georgia Tech, GTRI, University of Georgia, USF, and other universities. Michael attended Stevens Institute for Technology and St. Peter’s College (MS, BS), National Security and Strategic Studies post graduate work from the Army War College, and has been credentialed as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM^®) and Certified Management Consultant. He has two grown children and two grandchildren and resides in Georgia. Find out more about the Warrior2Citizen program by visiting their website at www.warrior2citizen.org, or emailing Col. Roberts at mr75rr@gmail.com.

Joe La Branche is a retired marine that received two Purple Hearts in Viet Nam. Joe is currently the Service Officer for VFW Post 9143 in Cumming Georgia. He is actively involved in the Post’s About Face program. This program picks up where the Warrior2Citizen program leaves off, providing assistance to veterans and their families in their area on an on-going basis. This assistance can be financial, emotional or whatever a family might need. To find out more about VFW Post 9143, visit their website at www.vfwpost9143.com, or send Joe an email at joevet2vet@bellsouth.net.

Thanks to Mike Bolla and Heritage LifePath for arranging today’s show! Reach Mike at (678) 602-9559, send him an email at info@heritagelifepath.org, or visit his website at www.heritagelifepath.org.

Kelly Bass of Griswold Special Care, and Amy Hentschel of Senior Provisions

November 17, 2011 by angishields

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Kelly Bass of Griswold Special Care, and Amy Hentschel of Senior Provisions

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Kelly Bass is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Griswold Special Care’s Plano office. Kelly was born in New York but moved to the Dallas area when she was 4, so she’s “kind of a Texas home-grown girl”. After graduating from North Texas State and getting married and starting a family, Kelly discovered she was a natural caregiver. Kelly began by opening a Montessori school in her home and eventually opened a Kumon Math and Learning Center.

Like so many of us, Kelly’s passion for seniors grew from a family situation when her mother in law sent out an “SOS e-mail” when she needed help after a surgery. When Kelly’s brother, Doug Decoursin, approached her about opening a non-medical home care office with Griswold Special Care, Kelly jumped at the chance to help. Kelly has enjoyed learning about senior care and how the industry can help seniors live more independent and healthy lifestyles.

You can reach Kelly via e-mail at kelly.bass@griswoldspecialcare.com or by calling the Griswold Special Care Plano office at 469-277-3541. Visit the website at www.griswoldspecialcare.com.

“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, where she called on 250 long term care accounts. Spending her days going in and out of skilled care facilities, she quickly realized how much help the residents needed, and how ill-equipped many facilities were in terms of holistic treatment of their residents. About a dozen years ago Amy, finally sick and tired of Illinois winters, moved to Atlanta where she took a job with Sunrise. She loved her work there, and thought she’d be there indefinitely. About a year ago, Amy began planning for a new business that would provide support, advice and resource to the seniors she’d become so attached to. To make the transition from business development to care consultant, she created Senior Provisions, and organization dedicated to assisting seniors evaluate their needs, and find solutions to meet those needs, whether in their current home, or in a new environment. She provides expert guidance in the areas of senior living options, adult day programs, skilled nursing options, Alzheimers care, non-medical home care, support groups and financial/legal services. To find out more about Senior Provisions, visit their website at www.myseniorprovisions.com, or call Amy directly at (678) 925-0223.

Outback Steakhouse to provide a Thanksgiving meal to Gwinnett County seniors

November 10, 2011 by angishields

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Outback Steakhouse to provide a Thanksgiving meal to Gwinnett County seniors

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Yanis Latsis emigrated to the United States from Latvia in 1989. He came with his parents, being 14 at the time, because his parents sought a better life for him and his siblings. In 1992, being a typical teenager, he had aspirations of a stereo, video games, dates, a car… At the time, his brother was working for Outback Steakhouse, and encouraged him to also apply for a job there. He started with Outback as a dishwasher in 1992. In 1996, Yanis helped open the Suwanee location as the Kitchen Manager. He continued to work his way up in the organization, and in 2003, he was offered an opportunity to buy into a partnership at the Gainesville location. Five years ago, Yanis became the owner of the Suwanee location – a kind of homecoming for him.

One of the things that is very important to Yanis, and to Outback Steakhouse, is giving back part of his success to the community. He is extremely grateful for the opportunities he has had to build a life for himself and his family, and now is committed to making an impact in the community that gave him that chance. Yanis is joined by Gary Galloway, of Gwinnett County Senior Services today. Outback and Gwinnet County Senior Services joined hands more than a decade ago to implement the Outback at Work program that has now generated more than $100,000 for Gwinnett County’s Seniors. This money, donated to Gwinnett County’s seniors through non-profit Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services has been used to support Meals on Wheels, Emergency Home Repair and transportation, among other things.

As we near the holidays, Yanis and his team at Outback Steakhouse in Suwanee want to make sure that several hundred more people have something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. As such, Yanis is opening his restaurant from 10 am to Noon on Thanksgiving Day to cook a free meal for those who would not otherwise have a Thanksgiving dinner. Yanis tells us he is personally cooking these turkeys!

Outback Steakhouse in Suwanee is located at 145 Gwinco Boulevard, near the Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd exit of I-85. They are now open for lunch! Check out their menu here. If you know of a senior that might not otherwise get a Thanksgiving meal that is in reasonably close proximity of the restaurant, please call Charlene Barr, Gwinnett County Senior Services, at (678) 377-6715, or email her at Charlene.barr@gwinnettcounty.com.

Dr. Ross Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Greg Gerendas of Brain and Body Wellness Center, Lee Lambert – Author of “The Caregiver’s Companion”

October 31, 2011 by angishields

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Dr. Ross Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Greg Gerendas of Brain and Body Wellness Center, Lee Lambert - Author of "The Caregiver's Companion"

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Greg Gerendas is a third time guest to Eugeria! Radio. As he has informed us previously, he is not a native Texan, but acknowledges he got here as soon as he could! He was trained as a Lutheran pastor, and now serves as the Executive Director for Senior Adult Services, a non-profit organization committed to caring for seniors as they face either short or long term changes in abilities caused by illness or age. Senior Adult Services provides supportive services such as home delivered meals, home modifications and transportation to seniors and disabled adults in the cities of Farmers Branch, Carrolton, Coppell and Addison.

Today, Greg is introducing us to two new guests, Dr. Ross Stewart, and his daughter, Elizabeth Stewart. Dr. Stewart has been in the field of Behavioral Psychology for 41 years! In private practice for more than 30 years, Dr. Stewart has spent the last ten years studying brain chemistry, and is committed to providing real help to patients over 50 that are beginning to suffer from depression or some sort of cognitive decline.

Dr. Stewart is joined in the studio today by his daughter, Elizabeth. Facing a potentially life-threatening illness as a youth, her parents, Ross and Ania observed adverse effects of prescription medication, and began to explore clinical nutrition, applied nutritional physiology and “Complete Food” nutritional supplementation. Elizabeth tells us that this saved her life! As a result, the Stewart family is committed to bringing these solutions to their clients through the Brain and Body Wellness Center. Warning! Do not listen to this broadcast if you’re comfortable with your diet of donuts, french fries and soft drinks (both diet and regular)! That said, if you want to learn more about how to eat your way to better health, listen in today, and join the Stewarts again on December 7 for Part 2! In the mean time, call them directly at 972-248-0780, or visit their website at www.brainandbodywellnesscenter.com.

Though Lee Lambert was born in Alabama, she considers herself an Atlanta native, having lived there better than 30 years. She is the author of “The Caregivers Companion” and founder of a not-for-profit by the same name. “The Caregivers Companion”, who’s purpose is to support and bring awareness to the unique needs of caregivers, is full of useful, practical information supported by real life experiences.

Though her formal education is in the management and building design industry, Lee speaks with authority regarding caregivers, having personally cared for her father, who suffered with Alzheimer’s for 15 years. During this journey she realized that her father’s disease greatly affected the quality of her emotional and physical life and therefore impacted the care she was providing her father. Lee’s philosophy that “care is the common thread between all diseases and disorders” is the fuel that drives her. Lee’s advice, “develop a proactive attitude”, creating a foundation upon which the caregiver’s quality life is built. For more information, contact her at lee@thecaregiverscompanion.org.

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

Eugeria! talks with Greg Zarbo of the Alzheimer’s Association

September 21, 2011 by angishields

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Eugeria! talks with Greg Zarbo of the Alzheimer's Association

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Greg Zarbo is originally from the Buffalo, New York area. In 1981, Greg and his wife moved to Texas to find jobs and have lived here ever since. While in New York, Greg completed a bachelor’s degree in Human Services which launched his career working for non-profits, now going on 30 years. After 8 years with Mental Health and Mental Retardation (now Northstar Managed Services), followed by 18 years at Mental Health America, Greg took a position with the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. For the past year, Greg has been the Manager of Early Detection Programs.

For more information about the Dallas Area Walk to End Alzheimer’s on November 12, 2011, please call 800-272-3900 or visit www.alzdallas.org. You can reach Greg directly by email at greg.zarbo@alz.org or by phone at 214-540-2425.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, providers of high quality, affordable in home senior care in Dallas and Atlanta, for hosting today’s show!

Eugeria! Radio Welcomes North Texas Senior Service Alliances, The Cohen Home and artist, Lauren Dubrinsky

July 14, 2010 by angishields

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Eugeria! Radio Welcomes North Texas Senior Service Alliances, The Cohen Home and artist, Lauren Dubrinsky

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A “natural” in the studio, Charlene Wisdom started her career in broadcast production and public relations. She started working in the senior care arena about five years ago driven, in part, by a strong love for her geographically distant grandparents. As the Community Ambassador for Silverado Senior Living, she has developed a number of surrogate grandparent relationships! Charlene can be reached at (469) 525-8868, or visit them on the web at www.silveradosenior.com.

Patrick Shanahan spent more than 26 years of his career in Information Technology. Motivated by a desire to run his own business, as well as a need to do something noble, Patrick opened the Senior Helpers Personal Care Agency in Irving and Lewisville. Similar to Charlene, Patrick was also shaped by a personal experience in sharing the responsibility of remotely providing for the care of his father in his battle against cancer. Patrick can be reached at (972) 823-1333, or visit him on the web at www.seniorhelpers.com.

Patrick and Charlene came together as a result of a desire to create an organization that was more than just a business networking organization for the senior services industry in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Their vision was for an organization that also gave back to the community in the form of education and outreach. To do this, they partnered first with the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce in January 2009 as the Grapevine Senior Services Alliance. Since then, they have expanded this initiative to Irving and Lewisville, and look to add several more Chamber of Commerce relationships in the coming year.

Art has always been an important part of Lauren Dubrinsky’s life. She received Art and Art History degrees from SUNY Binghamton. She was minding her own business doing her job as a real estate photographer at a senior community when the community mentioned that they wanted to start an art program in their community. Having taught art to children in the past, Lauren had no idea what she was getting into when she agreed to teach art to senior adults. Her art classes at facilities like The Cohen Home in Alpharetta are now an integral and rewarding part of her week. She loves the work she does with these seniors, and dearly cherishes the relationships she’s developed with so many extraordinary people. Lauren can be reached at laurendubrinsky@comcast.net, or (678) 458-3474.

Connie Dodge, originally from Illinois, originally received degrees in Communications and Urban Studies in college. She has been a professional storyteller for more than 20 years, both telling stories and teaching story-telling. This intriguing vocation led her to interact with many senior adults that would take her story-telling classes. As a result, Connie developed a passion for working with seniors. Today she is the Activities Director for The Cohen Home, in Alpharetta. The Cohen Home is a very intimate setting, with only 22 residents, and an incredible staff to resident ration of 1 to 5 (state requires at least 1 to 15)! Call Connie at (770) 475-8787, or email her at connied@cohenhome.org to arrange for a tour of The Cohen Home, or visit their website at www.cohenhome.org.