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It’s a great crowd on Aging in Portland as I interview Matt Ganon, Rich Ward, and Megan Cable from ComForCare. If 2021 is the year you’ll look for a caregiver, tune in to learn how from the experts.

Matt is the Director of Care Services, Rich is the Recruiting Coordinator, and Megan is one of ComForCare’s top caregivers. Together they share what to look for when you seek a caregiver. After all, bringing a new person into your home is a big decision – sometimes overwhelming. And it feels great when you get it right. Our three guests outline everything you need to know to match the right caregiver to someone in need. A caregiver's training and skills are half the equation. The other half? Tune in to discover their secret to successful matchmaking! Don’t miss this show.

On this special podcast, Marcy Baskin and Frank Samson, senior executives at Senior Care Authority, discuss how families can get help now. Families confronted with difficult situations and trying to access eldercare resources can get support and real-time information from a local advisor.
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(888) 809-1231

This week, our guests are Gricel Malstrom and Charity Fenley, Lead Caregivers from ComForCare Home Care of West Linn. We talk about why caregivers matter and the value they can bring to your home. For most seniors, remaining independent in their own homes on their terms is at the top of their priority list. However, bringing a caregiver into your home can be a big transition. That is why it is imperative to be well matched. When the right caregiver walks into your home, it’s a great feeling! Don’t miss this show!

Kari Rogenski is Director of the Hummingbird Project by Sage Eldercare Solutions. Kari combined her passion for eldercare and the creative arts by becoming a licensed marriage and family therapist and registered drama therapist working with elders. She is also co-creator of Joyful Moments: Meaningful Activities to Engage Older Adults. She is a proud advocate for the importance of finding and embracing joy throughout life.
Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Lynne Lancaster’s career spans the creation of two companies dedicated to bridging the generational divide. She is an award-winning keynote speaker, a teacher, trainer, writer, and frequent expert commentator in the media. Lynne is co-author of the best-seller When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. Her most recent book, The M-Factor: How the Millennial Generation is Rocking the Workplace garnered a gold medal from the Axiom business book awards for its portrayal of this newest cohort.

S. Jay Olshansky received his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Chicago in 1984. He is currently a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Chief Scientist at Lapetus Solutions.

Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Rob Novick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working with adults and seniors, specifically in the mental health industry in Dallas, TX. Rob started Full Circle Advisors, which is dedicated to assisting individuals and families with mental illness, as well as planning and preparing for the care of aging loved ones.

Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Amy Panza has her Doctor of Pharmacy and has held many positions within the profession that has fueled her entrepreneurial spirit. She saw the growing need for patients to have an informed and complete knowledge of their medications and created MedFormation. Throughout her career, Amy has seen firsthand the dangers that exist in the pharmacy marketplace. Amy has always risen to the top in her industry because being a pharmacist is not only her career, but her passion.
Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Marypat Habermas is a Doctor of Pharmacy and a Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Certified MTM pharmacist. She has 20 year history of older adult medication expertise and specializes with older adults, diabetes, fall risk reduction, hospital admission risk reduction and nursing home admission risk reduction.

Marypat is a clinical pharmacist who works with older adults to ensure medications are safe, effective, and optimal for individual health.

Sherry Picker, MSW is has been working in Elder Care Services for 15 years. Her background includes counseling, support group facilitating, Geriatric Care Management and she currently works in Home Care at Paradise Home Health Care and All the Best (Medicare Agency). She is also a volunteer with the South Palm Beach County Chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation.
Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Nadine Roberts Cornish founded The Caregiver’s Guardian, LLC in 2009. She has an extensive background in public health education and served as an independent consultant for 15 years with California’s Department of Health Services where she provided expertise on some of the state’s most innovative social marketing campaigns. Nadine’s most important role was as a 15 year caregiver to her mother. Those experiences were the catalyst for her inaugural book, “Tears In My Gumbo…The Caregiver’s Recipe for Resilience.”
Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Kimberly McGhee is an elder law attorney who focuses her practice on advocating and protecting her clients’ best interests. She possesses a broad range of experience in the areas of estate planning, elder law, long-term care planning, asset protection, retirement planning, banking, real estate and legal ethics. She is a member of the State Bars of California and Nevada and a Board member of the Southern California National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
www.TheAgingBoomers.com
Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Jane Wolf Waterman is an attorney that practices psychotherapy. For decades she’s counseled individuals and families to successfully resolve their biggest challenges – be they emotional loss, practical, relational or stage of life. She discusses parenting your parent and many of the issues and challenges related to this stage in life.
Sponsor: www.seniorcareauthority.com

Sponsored by: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com David Cronin has been involved in elder care institutional services for 47 years. He was born into the health care industry since both his parents were Registered Nurses, and they opened a highly regarded skilled nursing facility in Orinda, CA in 1967. David received his Hospital Administrator’s license and worked in that capacity until the facility was sold in 2014. Since that time he has been involved with Indeelift, a human floor lift, designed to pick people up off the floor and avoid injury after a fall.Â

Jennifer Harris and Jeremy Knopow each have over 20 years of design and consumer product experience. Inspired by the mobility needs of their parents to design and engineer a new device that would enhance the end user’s lifestyle, they are the founders of Motivo.
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Stan Goldberg, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Communicative Disorders at San Francisco State University, and author of the new book, Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient (Roman & Littlefield, October 2016). He is a prolific award-winning writer, editorial consultant and recognized expert in the area of cancer support, end-of-life issues, caregiving, chronic illnesses, aging and change.

Board-certified general surgeon Bardia Anvar, M.D. is founder and president of Skilled Wound Care in West Los Angeles. Through his leadership, Skilled Wound Care has grown from a small practice to the nation’s leading wound care group servicing nursing homes throughout the U.S. His expertise includes Medicare compliance, wound dressing selection, chronic wound care, remote electronic medical recording, and delivery of mobile health care services.
Sponsor: Senior Care Authority (www.SeniorCareAuthority.com)

Bruce Graf is going to expand our knowledge on the growth and popularity of Aging-in-Place. Bruce is a third generation contractor and is certified by NARI, the National Association of the Remodeling industry and is a National Association of Homebuilders Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist. He and his team work on a variety of home remodeling projects.

Dr. Josh Luke is a best-selling author, healthcare futurist, thought-leader and international motivational speaker. He is an experienced hospital CEO, health system Vice President and nursing home administrator. He is regarded as a "futurist" on the Affordable Care Act and how it will shape the continuum of care.

Dr. Josh Luke is a best-selling author, hospital CEO, healthcare futurist, thought-leader and international motivational speaker. He is an experienced hospital CEO, health system Vice President and nursing home administrator. He is regarded as a "futurist" on the Affordable Care Act and how it will shape the continuum of care.