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Senior Services in Gwinnett County

August 23, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Senior Services in Gwinnett County

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Jennifer Thilo, Victoria Collier, Keith Nabb

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.

Today’s Guests:

Keith Nabb/Gwinnett Council for Seniors

The Gwinnett Council for Seniors (GCS) encourages an active and informed senior citizen lifestyle for seniors in Gwinnett County. They serve as an active member in the senior community by developing and sharing information regarding activities occurring in a network of over 36 senior clubs and organizations countywide. As a 501(c) (3), the GCS encourages involvement on issues of interest to seniors by working towards improving the quality of life for essential services to the seniors of Gwinnett County. Their motto is, “Seniors Helping Seniors”.

Mission Statement of the Gwinnett Council for Seniors: The Gwinnett Council for Seniors shall be the representatives and serve as the ADVOCATE on the needs of all Gwinnett County Senior Citizens. This Council shall acquaint and keep the citizens and local government of Gwinnett County informed of the needs and concerns of all Senior Citizens and to encourage more involvement in the interest of the aging by working together with all concerned organizations and persons for a better understanding, quality of life and to seek financial support for essential services for all seniors of Gwinnett County.

Jennifer Thilo/Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett

Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett is a full-continuum senior living community all on one beautiful lakeside campus. The community includes independent living for the active senior, assisted living for those who need more support, and priority admission for residents who require long term nursing care. Services include gourmet dining options, maid and linen service, transportation and recreation, and on call emergency assistance. Landscaped walking paths, ice cream parlor, game room, salons and theater are just some of the amenities enjoyed by residents.

Delmar Gardens also has an inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation center providing state of the art physical, occupational and speech therapies. With two gyms, two swimming pools, and a several different kinds of exercise classes, Delmar Gardens is not only an excellent place to recover from a surgery or illness, the luxurious senior living is a great community to call home. Call 770-923-3100 for more information or to schedule a tour and complimentary lunch.

This week’s Senior Salute honored James and Betty Abercrombie for their enduring love.

Caring for Seniors

August 1, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Caring for Seniors

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Gary Kitchen, Victoria Collier, Kay Coppage

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

Kay Coppage/Plymouth Harbor Adult Day Program

Plymouth Harbor Adult Day Program provides care and companionship for older adults who could benefit from socialization and supervision and offers respite for caregivers. The program seeks to further the goal of allowing older adults to remain in the home. Started in 1991, Plymouth Harbor is a ministry of Central Congregational United Church of Christ, staffed by dedicated social workers and a team of caring volunteers.

Plymouth Harbor offers a warm, loving and welcoming environment in which participants can form peer friendships while engaging in meaningful activities, enjoying entertainment by local musicians, and sharing a nutritious meal. Plymouth Harbor participants also benefit from occasional visits from the children at Turning Sun School and friendly pets. Plymouth Harbor is open to older adults who can benefit from a nurturing and safe environment outside the home, including those who may not wish or be able to stay alone for extended periods and who can benefit from social interaction and a structured environment. The program fee is $42.00 per day.

Gary Kitchen/Laona M. Kitchen Foundation

The Laona M.Kitchen Foundation is a 501 C 3 non-profit, all volunteer organization founded in 2012 to assist care givers by providing short-term respite care to relieve them of the demands of caring for one with Alzheimer’s/dementia. One of the other missions is to provide education to the community on how best to cope with these irreversible and deadly diseases, also assisting families in applying for the VA Aid and Attendance Pension.

Senior Salute Moment/Loana Kitchen

The mother of Gary Kitchen, Laona Kitchen was a mother, grandmother and great grandmother who battled Alzheimer’s disease. The Laona M. Kitchen Foundation was founded in her honor.

Alzheimer’s Relief ~ Giving Caretakers a Break! Gary Kitchen, Founder – Laona M. Kitchen Foundation

July 25, 2014 by angishields

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Alzheimer's Relief ~ Giving Caretakers a Break! Gary Kitchen, Founder - Laona M. Kitchen Foundation

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Gary Kitchen wants to give family caregivers a break! Seriously! Born in Pennsylvania, and growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gary attended the University of Louisville on a Navy scholarship. After college, he was the Communications Officer on a Destroyer, and then the Executive Officer on a Minesweeper. After all that excitement, Gary decided to settle down a bit and took a job with Kroger. Though only with Kroger for about ten years, Gary spent the rest of his career in and around the grocery business.

Gary moved to Atlanta in 1972, About eight years ago, his mother moved from Pennsylvania down to Atlanta. Having Alzheimer’s, she came down to live with Gary. After about three years, he found he could no longer adequately care for her, so he moved her to an assisted living community. Wanting to help out, Gary started holding a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. After his mother passed, he decided to take the momentum he had gained with the golf tournament, and create a non-profit foundation, honoring his mother, and providing assistance to family caregivers coping with a loved one with Alzheimer’s. About a year ago, Gary retired from his “paying job” to run this organization, “The Laona M. Kitchen Foundation.” This organization is staffed entirely with volunteers, and exists exclusively to fund respite for families that need a break from caring for their loved one. To find out more about the Laona M. Kitchen Foundation, or to apply for a break, check out their website at www.lmkfoundation.org, or call Gary at 404-428-1267.

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 more than 20 years.

Difficult Clients and Placements

July 4, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Difficult Clients and Placements

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Christin Whiyttington, Lewis Mann, Victoria Collier, Mandy Merkel — Christin Whittington, Lewis Mann, Victoria Collier, Mandy Merkel

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

Special Guests:

Mandy Merkel/Senior Resource Consulting

Senior Resource Consulting was formed to respond to the growing and critical needs of seniors and their families. Founder and owner Mandy Merkel is a licensed speech pathologist and certified professional geriatric care manager with over 30 years of experience in the rehabilitation and long term care arena. Services range from in depth assessment of current health and housing status, recommendations for long term care options, assistance with relocation from home to alternative housing options, liaison with medical and facility staff, ongoing care management and monitoring, and elder mediation services.

Their personal “hands on” involvement ensures the highest level of service, advocacy and commitment to maintaining the dignity and integrity of their clients.

Lewis Mann/Atlanta Home Care Partners (AHCP)

Atlanta Home Care Partners (AHCP) is a private duty non-medical home care agency that employs certified nursing assistants to provide one-on-one care to families so their loved ones can age in place gracefully and with peace of mind.

Christin Whittington/Energy Dancing in Balance Reflexology & Reiki

Energy Dancing in Balance was founded in 2009. It is dedicated to using energy healing to help your body de-stress, relax and relieve pain. Reflexology, Reiki, and other modalities are each just a vehicle because, in fact, the body heals itself.

Reflexology is like a foot massage — but better! Pressing on reflex areas in the feet stimulates the corresponding organs, glands and tissues located throughout the body. This promotes blood flow, moves lymph (the body’s natural cleaning mechanism), and creates deep relaxation. (There are also reflex points on the hands and ears.)

Reiki (“Divine Energy”) is a Japanese technique of “laying on hands” to reduce stress, enable relaxation and promote healing. Reiki affects energy fields that surround and penetrate the human body, and helps restore the body’s natural, balanced energy flow. (“Ki” is the Japanese form of “Chi” — the Chinese word for “energy.”)

Both these healing modalities can help lower your stress level and your blood pressure, reduce pain, and relieve anxiety.

Today’s Senior Salute goes to Helen Whittington for her independence and dedication to Aging in Place.

Clearing the Air on Hypnotherapy – How Alton Reynolds is improving the lives of Atlanta’s Seniors!

July 2, 2014 by angishields

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Clearing the Air on Hypnotherapy - How Alton Reynolds is improving the lives of Atlanta's Seniors!

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Return guest Alton Reynolds wears a multitude of hats! He has been serving in the “helping professions” both on the clinical and business side of healthcare for nearly 40 years. A native of New York’s Finger Lakes district, Alton started his career providing psychiatric assessments of Navy and Marine personnel returning from Viet Nam. He went on to ear his Masters Degree in the Psychology of Learning from Temple University. Nearly thirty years ago, Alton’s wife, Essy, founded the Hypnosis Center of Dunwoody. While Alton has assisted in providing services in and through Essy’s business for many years, Alton has recently taken his passion for helping people through counseling and hypnotherapy on a more full time basis.

Originally rooted in historical Trasactional Analysis research, Alton counsels his patients to evaluate and address three natural human states: The parent – focusing on self-nurturance rather than self-criticism, The adult – working on cognitive skills and decision-making, and the child – focusing on joy, happiness, creativity and spontaneity. Alton acknowledges that hypnotherapy can only be effective is a person wants to change and improve. It is not mind control or manipulation, but rather a gentle encouragement through the use of relaxation techniques that facilitate identification and change of troublesome behaviors. Alton notes, “whatever you think about most is generally what you will experience in life”, making it essential to think productive and positive thoughts.

For more information on the Hypnosis Center of Dunwoody, visit them on the web at www.hypnosisdunwoody.com, or call them at (770) 390-0444. To reach Alton directly, call him on his mobile phone at (404) 932-2755.

It’s Never Too Late to Communicate – June is National Aphasia Awareness Month

June 25, 2014 by angishields

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It's Never Too Late to Communicate - June is National Aphasia Awareness Month

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Aphasia seems to be one of those conditions that is not widely recognized unless it is something that a loved one is facing. June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, and Eugeria! Radio wanted to highlight this condition, and introduce you to some experts that can provide both education and assistance for a loved one suffering from Aphasia.

Joining us on the show today is repeat guest, Prasant Desai, Founder and President of Ability Rehab. Prasant earned a business degree at Southern Miss, then went on to earn his Masters in Public Health. When he moved to Atlanta about 4 years ago, he conceived of the idea for Ability Rehab, and now offers a full range of outpatient services, including Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies. They also provide on-site treatment fo both Assisted Living Communities and Adult Day Care Centers.

Joining Prasant on the show today is his Manager of Speech Pathology, Heidi Lipman. Heidi started her education at the University of Georgia, earning an undergraduate degree in Communications. At her father’s urging, Heidi went on to Georgia State University, earning her Masters in Speeh Pathology. In addition to her work with Ability Rehab, Heidi is also the Founder and President of Brain Masters. Brain Masters brings a preventative component to cognitive decline. According to Heide, one is never too old for new learning or brain fitness. Check out her website at www.brain-masters.com.

For more information about Ability Rehab, visit their website at www.ability-rehab.com, email Prasant at prasant.desai@ability-rehab.com, or call them at (678) 298-9484. For more resources and information on Aphasia, visit www.aphasia.org.

End of Life Decisions and Grief Recovery

June 6, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

End of Life Decisions and Grief Recovery

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Gilbert Aguirre, Victoria Collier, Jinnie Lee Schmid, Rebecca Allen

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

Special Guests:

Rebecca Allen, Community Nurse Educator with Crossroads Hospice

Crossroads Hospice provides hospice care to patients in their homes throughout Metro Atlanta.

Jinnie Lee Schmid, Certified Grief recovery Specialist with Change Navigators

Change Navigators exists to equip individuals and organizations to navigate change and improve performance through a unique set of coaching and consulting services. As a certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Jinnie facilitates grievers (in groups or one-on-one) through a series of activities that have been proven to mend broken hearts and restore people to freedom and joy after loss. Organizations that want to offer this support to their employees, clients and communities can also engage Jinnie to deliver Grief Recovery programs.

Senior Salute: Gilbert Aguirre – WWII Veteran and recipient of the Bronze Medal, fought in the Battle of the Bulge

Only 7% of Eligible Seniors are Taking Advantage of this FREE Healthcare Benefit! Dr. Jason Reingold

May 21, 2014 by angishields

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Only 7% of Eligible Seniors are Taking Advantage of this FREE Healthcare Benefit! Dr. Jason Reingold

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Jason Reingold attended the University of Georgia, and then went on to the Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Reingold is a Cardiologist by training, and is affiliated with both Northside and St. Joseph’s hospitals. He has recently joined Atlanta Cardiology and Primary Care. Dr. Reingold’s unique areas of clinical interest include preventive cardiology, advanced cardiac imaging, nuclear cardiology, structural/valvular heart disease, arrythmias and heart failure.

That said, Dr. Reingold has a new passion. He and his partners have embraced a new program funded by the Affordable Care Act to improve health for seniors. This new program has no up-front cost, and no co-pays! Shockingly, only 7% of seniors eligible for this proram are taking advantage of it! This program begins with a Health Risk Assessment and a Wellness Exam. It also includes a Personal Preention Plan, and a Long Term Screening Schedule. The process gives each participant about an hour of direct time with Dr. Reingold! Some of the elements of the program include instructions for diet and exercise, counseling on preventive services and a follow-up testing schedule.

Listen in for more details! To get more information about this program, call his office at (404) 296-1130, or visit his website at www.drjasonreingold.com.

Maria de la Guardia with Assisted Living Locators and Luis Hernandez with Regus Business Centers

May 15, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Maria de la Guardia with Assisted Living Locators and Luis Hernandez with Regus Business Centers

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Mike Sammond, Maria de la Guardia, Luis Hernandez, Steven Julian

Maria de la Guardia/Assisted Living Locators

Assisted Living Locators is a free service for seniors and their families to help explore and understand elder care options, senior housing and resources. They will be at your side advocating for you and helping you feel comfortable and “at home” with the decision you make. They are locally owned and operated and experts at what they do.

Luis Hernandez/Regus Business Centers

Regus is the world’s largest global provider of flexible workspace with 1,800 locations in 600 cities in 100 countries. They help more than a million customers work more effectively – to work their way – every day. Their products and services allow their customers to concentrate on their core business, and use their talents to best effect. Whether it’s a larges global corporate business or an entrepreneur with an idea, Regus helps businesses and individuals be more flexible, more cost-effective and more agile – and better able to face the unexpected challenges of business in the 21st century.