Industry Expert Beth Warren, Owner of Welcome Home Relocation, Shares her Secrets
Lifelines Academy & Network and Keeping Us Safe Announce Strategic Partnership
No Advanced Directives or LifeDocuments™ – An Alarming Trend
How Caregiver Support Groups can Improve Your Eldercare Business
What Families Need to Know When Choosing In-Home Senior Care
Part 2 – What Clients Need to Know About Medicare
Part 1 – What Clients Need to Know About Medicare
Abuse in our Autumn Years – Elder Abuse
Before the Fear…Conversations with Our Aging Parents
Four Ways to Grow Your Business
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Press Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2012 Contact: 1) Sheryl Hunter, CEO, Lifelines Academy & Network 866-307-0827 or Sheryl@lifelinesacademy.com Industry Expert Beth Warren, Owner of Welcome Home Relocation, Shares her Secrets at the 2012 National Association of Senior Move Managers Conference (TAMPA, FL) – Veteran senior move manager Beth Warren, President of Welcome Home Relocation in Belleair, Florida, has been sharing her secrets to help newcomers to the growing field of senior move management. Most recently, at the 2012 NASMM Conference & Expo, held in Austin, Texas and the largest in NASMM’s 10+ year...
Press Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2012 Contact: 1) Sheryl Hunter, J. D., CEO, Lifelines Academy & Network 866-307-0827 or Sheryl@lifelinesacademy.com 2) Matt Gurwell, Founder & CEO, Keeping Us Safe, LLC 877-907-8841 or info@keepingussafe.org (Tampa, FL) – Lifelines Academy & Network is pleased to announce the formation of a collaborative educational partnership with Keeping Us Safe, LLC. Their unified goal is to contribute to the safety and independence of seniors who should no longer be driving by educating eldercare professionals to effectively address this pervasive and growing challenge. Most people will outlive their driving capability. Men by...
Lifelines Network Member, Aging in Place Expert and Interior Designer Michael Thomas forwarded me an alarming article about a trend in baby boomers not to have their advanced directives in place or to have their critical LifeDocuments™ in order. Advanced directives include documents like a living will and a healthcare proxy document. LifeDocuments™ include your other critical medical, legal, financial and personal information. Michael worked with us at Lifelines Academy to develop a series of webinars titled “Design for Independency” focused on allowing people to age in place in their homes by making design choices that accommodate the challenges we face...
By Mimi Buderus My company, Right at Home of Tampa Bay,provides non-medical, in-home care and assistance for seniors and other clients including support for rehabilitation, post-hospitalization, post-surgery, plastic surgery recovery and sudden, chronic and acute illnesses. Running a demanding business, while maintaining a connection to the needs of the community and prospective clients, is always a challenge. The best way I have found to serve my community, learn what my target market needs and demonstrate my knowledge as an eldercare expert is to facilitate support groups in my community. Doing so feeds my soul, my mind and...
By Shannon Martin, EasyLiving, Inc. Home Health Agency When families are searching for help for their elders in the home, it can be confusing for them to navigate the different options available, from seeking someone privately to hire to the various agency types. Here is a breakdown of some important information for family caregivers and professionals who are trying to help, specifically regarding the options in the state of Florida. The state of Florida regulates home care and healthcare-related businesses, and there are essentially three types of agencies specifically related to in-home senior care. The first...
By Shannon Martin, Aging Wisely, LLC Hospitalization Coverage Issues: A growing concern for Medicare recipients is the issue of inpatient hospitalization vs. observation status/outpatient stays. A doctor must write an order to admit you to the hospital as an inpatient. You may be considered an outpatient even if you have spent the night (or several) at the hospital receiving ER services, observation services, outpatient surgery, lab tests, x-rays, and the Dr. has not written an order to admit you to the hospital. Medicare Part A covers inpatient services after a deductible is reached (in 2011, $1132 for...
By Shannon Martin, Aging Wisely, LLC Medicare Open Enrollment for drug plans takes place each year towards the end of the year. Starting in 2011, the period will be from October 15th to December 7th. During this time, Medicare recipients can switch Medicare Part D programs (prescription drug coverage) or enroll or disenroll from a Medicare Advantage plan. From January 1st-February 14th, those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan can also disenroll and switch back to regular Medicare (this is the only change that can be made during that period). It is worth each Medicare recipient’s time...
Linda A. Osmundson, Executive Director, CASA How did the years sneak up on us? Many of us teeter on the front edge of the baby boomer generation, our age cohort growing three times faster than other age groups. We span several generations from hippies to World War II veterans. We grew up in a time when the abuse that was happening to us didn’t have a name or a real solution. The words — domestic violence — came later. We just didn’t talk about it. When we were desperate and called for help, the police came and told our...
By Elizabeth Zaski, COO Lifelines Academy & Network I was fortunate enough to be a guest on David Solie’s Blog Talk Radio Show, Aging Parents Insights. We tackled the tough topic of helping our aging parents when multiple siblings are involved. I am one of nine siblings caring for our parents, Mom 80 and Dad 84. They live in the three story home we grew up in, which is also the home my Dad grew up in. So needless to say this house has very special meaning to all of us. Four of my siblings live in the same...
By Sheryl Hunter, J.D., CEO of Lifelines Academy Kevin A. Cameron, CPA, has a clever message on his business card which is sure to start a conversation with prospective clients. His card has the usual information, but then are the words that grab you: “There are only 4 ways to grow your business. Let us share them with you.” How can any business owner resist asking for the secret recipe? Yes, I asked. The answer is as basic as it is true. And it applies no matter what business you are in. Here are the...