A discussion with Dr. Bill Thomas, author, entrepreneur, musician, teacher, farmer and physician whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. Founder of The Eden Alternative, Creator of The Green House®, Minka building system and MAGIC (Multi-Ability, multi-Generational, Inclusive Communities)
12:01:11 From Dr. Bill Thomas to All panelists : Hey Guys Dr. Thomas here.
12:01:32 From Dr. Bill Thomas : Hey guys Dr. Thomas here.
12:01:49 From John Mccarty : Hello, John Mc
12:01:52 From Kevin Jameson to All panelists : Hi Bill, looking forward to this.
12:01:55 From Dr. Bill Thomas : I suspect the background behind Steve is not real.
12:02:05 From Ted Gross : Hi Bill, Best regards from Baltimore,
12:02:10 From Ted Gross : Ted Gross, GEDCO
12:02:16 From Mindy Mitchell to All panelists : Welcome!!
12:02:26 From John Mccarty : John McCarty here from Cardinal Transition Services in Elkhart, Indiana
12:02:30 From Dr. Bill Thomas : Ted SO GOOD to here from you. You are legend man.
12:02:55 From Georgette Lake : Georgette Lake with Tribute at Black Hill in Germantown, MD. We are an assisted living and memory care community. I love to network and I am on LinkedIn as well. please connect with me to see all the virtual and live events I will be hosting. Georgette.Lake@tributeatblackhill.com
12:03:13 From Dr. Bill Thomas : Hey Georgette
12:03:19 From Silvia Balderas : Happy Thursday, everyone! I’m Silvia Balderas, Professional Organizer, Your Life Simplified, LLC, (301) 442-5543, www.ylsimplified.com, TellMeMore@ylsimplified.com Enjoy your day!
12:03:22 From Jacob Lupo to Steve Gurney - ProAging Sourcebook(Direct Message) : Hi Georgette!
12:03:41 From Georgette Lake to All panelists : Hi Dr. Bill
12:03:49 From Jeff Weinberg to All panelists : Hi I"m Jeff Weinberg Nationally Certified
12:03:49 From Dr. Bill Thomas : The Art and Ageism sesh looks great
12:03:51 From Jacob Lupo : Hi Georgette!
12:04:03 From Keisha Toussaint : Good afternoon Keisha Toussaint Mc Mayo
Family Support Worker II
Prince George’s Department of social services
Keisha.Toussaint@maryland.gov
12:04:10 From Dr. Bill Thomas : They are OC— original cohort
12:04:26 From Barbara Sullivan : Hi Everyone! Happy Thursday. Welcome Dr. Thomas! Barbara Sullivan, Executive Director of Village to Village Network.
12:04:35 From Jeff Weinberg to All panelists : Sorry Health /care Patient Advocate
12:04:37 From Dr. Bill Thomas : V2V!!!!!!
12:04:45 From Jonathan May to All panelists : Hi Bill, Steve and Eleanor!
12:04:45 From Dr. Bill Thomas : We need V2V!!!!!
12:04:54 From Jeff Weinberg to All panelists : Dr Bill Thomas is my hhero
12:04:56 From Dr. Bill Thomas : Hey Jon— glad to see you here
12:05:18 From Cedar Dvorin : Hello from Alexandria. Here's hoping the options Bill Thomas advocates will be available and affordable before I need them!
12:05:18 From Barbara Sullivan : VtVN! We are here and strong!
12:05:33 From Dr. Bill Thomas : On it
12:05:34 From Mary Chaput : Mary Chaput, Anne Arundel Co. Dept. of Aging & Disabilities
12:05:56 From AnnMarie Riehl : UMBC cohort 7 here!
12:05:56 From Dr. Bill Thomas : Whacky???!
12:05:58 From Gloria Arnold : GROWS in the house! Gloria Arnold ED Check us out at www.growsmc.org
12:06:02 From Mike Harrigan to All panelists : Hello all. Mike Harrigan here, from The BRAINing Center. We provide affordable, powerful brain-body training programs for senior communities and home care providers.
12:06:03 From Isabelle Melese-d'Hospital : Greetings all, I’m Isabelle Melese-d’Hospital, PhD Owner and Founder of Tournesol Services, LLC a senior concierge and personal assistant business that also volunteers in the community, especially the Silver Spring Village! www.tournesolservices.com
12:06:08 From Ileana Lopez : Good afternoon all, Ileana Lopez from Homecrest House
Marketing Coordinator
marketing@homecresthouse. org.
12:06:39 From Spencer Garrett : Good Afternoon, Spencer Garrett, Managing Partner for the Wellness Technology Division of CMAG Health Solutions. We are a licensed healthcare company based in Owings Mills, Maryland, and our division specializes in utilizing smart technology to provide a safer and more supportive home environment for seniors who are aging in place. In addition, we also provide Mobile Phlebotomy and onsite Covid Testing. I’d love to set up a time to learn more about the services you provide! My direct line is 410-517-2624, Option 5; and my email is spencer@cmaghealth.com
12:06:50 From Mary Willson : Good Afternoon! Excited for this session today! Mary Ellen Willson - Business Devmnt Mgr with Visiting Angels Senior Home Care. maryellen@visitingangelsmd.com
12:06:56 From Jeff Bird to All panelists : Jeff Bird - Elder Care Solutions Inc - We provide Care Cost Analysis and Senior Living Advisement to unlock financial resources and senior living options to our clients nationwide - Jeff@eldercaresolutionsinc.com 404.936.5746
12:07:10 From Mary Ellen Knecht : That's awesome., Eleanor, about the wheel chair! Next is the ugly walkers.
12:07:23 From Dr. Bill Thomas : The word “elderly” is not in my vocabulary
12:07:27 From Dr. Bill Thomas : Many of you know why
12:07:29 From Pamela Silberman-Mills : Good day everyone and Dr. Thomas, so happy to be here representing another Erickson School grad! Enriching Connections IS innovation in aging to support people in living well with dementia. Pamela Mills
Enriching Connections
Person-Centered Dementia Care Specialist
Daily Enrichment – Care Organization – Consultation – Training – Solutions
12:07:37 From M.K. Phillips : Hi, all, and thanks for this presentation, Steve! - M.K. Phillips of the Beacon Newspapers MK@TheBeaconNewspapers.com 703-203-9666
12:07:46 From Georgette Lake : Isabelle Melese-d’Hospital, please email me georgette.lake@tributeatblackhill.com
12:07:56 From Mary Anne Hardy : Greetings! Mary Anne Hardy, Patient Advocate of Montgomery Health Advocates, helping people navigate the medical maze.
12:08:00 From Ravi Bala : Ravi Bala, AgeTech Evangelist and Chief Growth Officer for startups, from Philadelphia. balar@rbala.info
12:08:00 From Jeff Bird : Jeff Bird - Elder Care Solutions Inc - We provide Care Cost Analysis and Senior Living Advisement to unlock financial resources and senior living options to our clients nationwide - Jeff@eldercaresolutionsinc.com 404.936.5746
12:08:08 From sharon Parver to All panelists : Hi, Sharon Parver, Knowledge Center Team at LeadingAge.
12:08:13 From Dorothea Johnson to All panelists : I am so thrilled to see you, Eleanor and to learn about all of the truly incredible things you continue to do. I am so proud to have been a part of that first MAgS cohort, with you, Steve, and everyone else. And the occasion of listening to Dr. Thomas is extra poignant! Love to you all!!!
12:08:34 From Jacob Lupo : Jacob Lupo of CaptionCall. 443-725-6736| jlupo@captioncall.com https://calendly.com/jacoblupo
12:08:37 From Dr. Bill Thomas : Dorothea— still one of the best students I ever had
12:08:50 From Debra Hallisey to All panelists : Deb Hallisey - hallisdl@gmail.com blogger on caregiving issues for adult children of aging parents at www.advocateformomandadcom and author of "Your Caregiver Relationship Contract" https://author.advocateformomanddad.com/
12:09:03 From Eleanor Alveraz to Steve Gurney - ProAging Sourcebook(Direct Message) : Hi Dorothy and Jon May! MAgs!
12:09:11 From Dorothea Johnson to All panelists : I am so thrilled to be here, Dr. Thomas! :)
12:09:20 From Steven Frank : Steve Frank, MPH, former LNHA, owner/administrator of Medicare Home Health Agency, Dir of Operations for private duty, geriatric care manager and currently Dir of Business Development, Anchor Home Healthcare near Chicago
12:09:26 From Ellen Platt to All panelists : Hello from Ellen Platt and The Option Group, care management and advocacy services in MD, DE & Southeastern PA www.theoptiongroup.net 410-667-0266
12:09:30 From Jennifer Vecchi : Hello, Jennifer Vecchi here. I am an urban planner and recent project manager for a new Green House project for Hover Community in Longmont, Colorado.
12:09:34 From Andrew Ryan to All panelists : Andrew Ryan, Executive Director of CarePlus Home Health in Maryland. We are a Private Duty Homecare agency that provides CNAs, GNA, CMTs, LPNs and RNs. I’m currently attending UMBC Erickson School earning my masters and in year #2 of the program and loving it. I’m very appreciative of Steve Gurney always asking me if I enrolled for the past 5 years.
