Episode 21: 
A Conversation about Home Care - What is it?
What is Home Care?
How will it help the person?
Do Adult Children still live close to Mom, Dad?
Who can act like the missing child?
What are Activities of Daily Living?
That Plan Word Again!!
A Conversation with Mary Martinez
Owner of Home Instead, Home Care
Albuquerque, New Mexico
homeinstead.com/location/144
505-884-0353 
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September 20, 2023​

Episode 20: 
Connecting the Dots in Healthcare
Connecting the Dots!!! Caring is Giving Back!!!!!
Are Doctors really connecting the dots for their Patients?
So Patients understand the next steps?
Should a 65 year old be assigned a Navigator?
What does that mean and would that be helpful?
Your retiring and your aging, are they different?
How many services does an Aging Person Need! 
Can you bring a family together to support an Aging Loved One?
Can families fall apart without bringing them together?
**We had a microphone issue

Cindy Koch
Aging at 5280
Denver, Colorado
www.agingat5280.com
720-390-1383 
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September 19, 2023​

Episode 19:
A Story of a Daughter, a Father, Christmas, A Quad, An Accident, A Brain Injury

  • A 23 year old Daughter at Christmas, Figuring out her Life
  • A Father takes his Quad for a ride to the neighbors 
  • An Accident occurs, A Brain Injury Follows
  • 6 + Months in the Hospital, then Skilled Nursing
  • A Dramatic Change in Everyone's Life
  • Navigating the Health Care System, when you haven't Navigated your own Life
  • 7 years of Constant Care for a Daughter and Mom
  • The advice of a Daughter, is Planning
  • Planning will allow you to cherish every moment!!

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​September 13, 2023

Episode 18:
A Tornado, Caring for Step Dad, Caring for Mom with Dementia, Caring for Younger Boomers, and Being Scammed $260,000! 

Listen to the Stories and Questions of a Placement Referral Agent, Shawn Barnes.
  • Beginning with a Tornado
  • Caring for his Step Dad, Caring for Mom who has Dementia
  • Mom lives alone and she's not engaged! Does Dementia get worse, living alone?
  • Question-Is there a need for a third party, to interact with Mom and Dad!
  • Why, because, Mom and Dad see their adult children, as if their always 12 years old!
  • Is the Younger Boomer needing Care, Sooner?
  • 69 years old with Dementia, where at their age, do they fit for Care?
  • Do the Boomers have the Money for Care? 
  • Are Scams of older loved ones really that Bad??
  • Should you monitor your older loved ones Social Media?
  • Mom is told she won $3,200,000 and  is told, to get your Lottery Winnings--You need to pay the taxes first. She says ok, how much, oh just $146.000, which grew to $260,000!!!
 
Shawn Barnes
www.carepatrol.com
Birmingham, Alabama
205-482-8759

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September 12, 2023

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