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Paying for Long Term Care

July 11, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Paying for Long Term Care

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Ryan Florence, Victoria Collier, Eric Burkard

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.

Special Guests:

Ryan Florence/Kiker Wealth Management

Kiker Wealth Management is a comprehensive Financial Advisory Services Firm that believes the wisdom is in the planning, especially when it comes to preparing for long-term health care needs. Based in Jasper, GA, the Kiker team of advisers have been serving families throughout the Atlanta region for 14 years by helping ensure that these families have the proper tools to deal with their continuing care needs.

Eric Burkard/Burkard Insurance

Eric Burkard is a life insurance agent with Burkard Insurance who specializes in long-term care funding solutions and other risk management products to help protect his clients’ assets, income and families.

Celebrated Seniors

This week’s Celebrated Seniors are Harold Walton and Mary Phillips. Tune in to this episode of “Senior Salute Radio” to hear their stories.

New Book

Victoria Collier’s new book on long term care is Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home!

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.

Medication and Stress Management

June 27, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Medication and Stress Management

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Lynda Chapman, Victoria Collier, Melody Haines, Lisa Federico

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

Special Guests:

Lisa Federico/Georgia Cares

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).

Lynda Chapman/RxConfirm

Lynda Chapman is the founder and CEO of RxConfirm which specializes in medication therapy management.

Melody Haines/ItsMindOverMatter.com

Emotional Peace Coach Melody Haines the founder of ItsMindOverMatter.com and creator of the Emotional Peace System. It is her passion to reach as many people as possible so they can experience the results she and her clients have had: a marked reduction in negative emotional reactions, feeling truly relaxed and at ease in your life regardless of situations and circumstances, increased confidence and personal power, and improved happiness in all relationships, including your relationship with yourself.

When you are caring for an aging parent, no matter how hard you try to do the right thing, you are likely to experience great emotional turmoil. In fact, most everyday situations and circumstances in our lives can easily cause emotional suffering. Melody teaches how to use strategies that are scientifically proven to rewire our neurological pathways for living our lives in a calm, relaxed and more enjoyable manner.

Sex & Seniors

June 20, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Sex & Seniors

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Tracy Johnson, Jaunita Tolbert, Victoria Collier, Triff Cook

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

Special Guests:

Tracy Johnson/The Hallmark Buckhead, a Brookdale Community

The Hallmark Buckhead, located in Atlanta, GA, provides exceptional independent living services for seniors and luxury personalized assisted living for those in need of additional assistance with activities of daily living.

Their apartment-style community offers plenty of opportunities for social interaction, physical activity and intellectual stimulation. You can join friends for an educational lecture, take part in their exercise classes and scheduled activities, or go on one of their many monthly excursions. Or, you can rest your mind and enjoy some quiet reading time by the fireplace in the library and reading room.

They offer a wide variety of top-notch services. With an exciting array of social, educational and cultural programs, residents are encouraged to renew their old interests and explore new ones.

Their apartments have everything you need to simplify your life and accommodate your needs.

Triff Cook/Home Care Assistance

Home Care Assistance provides caregivers who help people stay independent. They provide personal care, housework, transportation, meal prep and companionship. They use certified Nursing Assistants who are bonded and insured and supervised by their registered nurse. Their mission is the help people live and age safely and independently.