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A live and interactive discussion with the author of Eldercare 101: A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care, and Wellbeing and learn about the innovative HomeLife Design™ program powered by The Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing™ framework
Mary Jo Saavedra Gerontologist, Aging Life Care Professional® (CMC), Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)
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12:07:18 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Aging Life Care™, also known as geriatric care management, is a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults or others facing ongoing health challenges. Working with families, the expertise of Aging Life Care Professionals provides the answers at a time of uncertainty. https://www.aginglifecare.org/
12:10:24 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : The Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation program teaches the technical, business management, and customer service skills essential to competing in the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling industry: home modifications for the aging-in-place. https://www.nahb.org/education-and-events/education/designations/certified-aging-in-place-specialist-caps
12:14:31 From Tiffany Oscar : What's the name of the book?
12:15:01 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Eldercare 101: A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care, and Wellbeing https://a.co/d/abLG0n4
12:18:47 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Mary Jo Saavareda https://maryjosaav.com/
12:19:41 From Elva Roy : It's my understand that anybody can call themselves a gerontologist...no licensing.
12:20:46 From Leigh Knox : Geriatrition is the m.d.
12:23:15 From Elva Roy : Interesting to me, geriatrics (geriatrician) is not a medical specialty itself. Instead, it is a subspecialty under a specialty of Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
12:24:05 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : The Six Pillars 1) LEGAL 2) LIVING ENVIRONMENT 3) SPIRITUAL 4) SOCIAL 5) MEDICAL 6) FINANCIAL
12:30:46 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Ryan Frederick https://www.here.life/
12:32:20 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Cost of Care Survey https://www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html/
12:32:33 From Elva Roy : I was so disappointed that Genworth stopped doing that survey.
12:45:51 From Elva Roy : Another good resource for how to "age in place" is Rosemarie Rosetti's website "Universal Design Living Laboratory." www.udll.com
12:46:03 From Susan Cann to Hosts and panelists : Many professionals have geriatric clients as a subspecialty...realtors, financial advisors, licensed insurers, social workers and case managers...they become ALCA certified to serve the geriatric population...Baby Boomers are the largest population in the country...in the world!
12:49:14 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Safe and Accessible Home Discussions https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos?q=safe and accessible
12:50:26 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Some great thoughts!!!! Change and Transformation,
People Loving Family Members, Relationships, People you thought you know or knew well in terms of how all would respond. People, they seem to change.
Other dynamics and details about personality types present themselves that one did not know existed and how to deal with especially when a loved one is ill, in the hospital or passes away.
Seasons of life do Change...
Thank you for your book and work. So Fuzzy and scary... good choice of words...
Some times it seems that even solo agers who may have big a family, with many family members but may need to identify " cast bigger broader net" so to speak, in order to find, grow, build, establish, a more, neutral support network in addition to family etc.
Even on some of Steve's Pro Aging Community discussions, meetings and gatherings, the professionals have said, they will make those navigation assistance supports available so you can be the daughter again or son again and or be loving family member again.
12:50:32 From Jasmine Mensah to Hosts and panelists : Sounds so awesome
12:54:26 From Rich Carlson : The blue zones and what Dan has done is amazing. Highly recommend it to everyone’
12:54:33 From scott fulton to Hosts and panelists : Communities of the future… learning from BZ and building into current and future communities. Great topic!
12:55:05 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Dan Buettner, Blue Zones founder, is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He identified the five original blue zones–the places in the world with the healthiest, longest-living populations, including Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California. https://www.bluezones.com/
12:56:22 From Carolyn Sutterfield to Hosts and panelists : Thanks! New to me. Sounds great
12:57:49 From Elva Roy : My neighbor city, Fort Worth, was the first U.S. city to get the "Blue Zone" designation (not sure it's a "blue zone" but the Mayor and Council decided to go for it and made a concentrated effort to improve the health of people living in Fort Worth.
12:59:11 From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Master Class Experience https://maryjosaav.com/masterclass
13:01:41 From Tim Hosek to Hosts and panelists : Outstanding session! Thanks very much!
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