Monday Jan 24, 2022
Burnout, Therapy, and Caregiving During Covid with Kelly Allen - Ep 32
Desperately Seeking Senior Living
Desperately Seeking Senior living is for all the sons, daughters, grandkids, spouses and ALL caregivers who suddenly find themselves tangled in the search for senior living and care. Join us for Doable Tips or our full length Family Talk episodes where Host Valerie Lynn interviews families about their experiences searching for senior living and care. Dive deeper with our Doable Download where we include full show notes, industry definitions and bonus tips from our guests. All designed to help you take a desperate situation and make it doable. Submit your questions then subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
You're tasked with caring for your loved one, finding the right senior living and care but you're also working, raising your children or dealing with your own health issues. This week we're talking with Author Rosie Mankes about the year she moved her mom into assisted living, lost her brother and fought cancer. Don't miss her inspiring story along with so many great tips for transitioning to memory care and taking care of you!
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Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Can we all agree that moving is the worst? But what about a memory care move? Even harder! I don't know one single family that wasn't a little nervous about moving their loved one from home to memory care or assisted living. So today we're going to take a look at some strategies and examples to hopefully help. Check out our doable download below for all the strategies as well as a bonus tip!
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Moving from your home of 40+ years, downsizing your life and your memories...to move to senior living? It's no wonder it's a difficult conversation and a difficult task. Today we're talking with Tina Baril of Monarch Transitions about the emotions involved, tips and how to ease your move. Don't forget to check out our doable download for a bonus tip from Tina!
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Knowing your loved one's wishes is one thing...watching them decline and wrestling with the realization that you may not be able to grant those wishes... is another. Today, Kelly shares her family's story of watching her grandparents decline, having that difficult conversation when they could no longer stay home and saying goodbye.
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Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Moving day usually brings stress, uncertainty and lots of questions! Today we're answering your questions about moving day. From rules to what not to forget....check out our doable download for the full list of questions. Then listen in!
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Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
What's the true cost of continuing to live at home? The cost of upkeep? The cost of home modifications? The cost of caregivers? In this episode we're looking at the true cost of home ownership vs the value of an independent living community. We're joined by Sherrel Caprio of Solstice Senior Living. If you're wrestling with these questions, don't miss this episode!
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Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
If you live far away from your aging parents, you may have found yourself not only having difficult conversations with your parents about aging, safety and power of attorney but chances are you've had difficult conversations with yourself about moving. Are you moving closer? Should you move your parents closer? In this episode, we're welcoming back previous guest Peter Gallagher to tell his family's story. We're talking tough conversations, covid and you won't want to miss his Shirley MacLain moment!
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Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
When might you need in-home care and what exactly can they do for you? How much or how little can you sign up for? We're so excited to welcome Margaret Vander Hyden of Family Resource Home Care to the show! We're talking all things in-home care. Find out more about the show and our guest by clicking on our doable download.
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