Video Library
The Life’s Copilot video library is a valuable resource for our community. This collection features videos of previously held panels of senior specialists. If you’re not ready to start on your journey to finding the right solution for you but are looking to gain knowledge on the industry this is great place to start!
Paula Bergfeld, a Reverse Mortgage Specialist, shares with us how savvy seniors use these financial tools to accomplish so many different financial goals.
Abby Vincent, with Joy’s House, shares with us what End of Life Doulas do for you and your loved ones.
eff Stinson, Elder Law Attorney with Stinson Law Firm, 317-622-8181 or jstinson@stinsonelderlaw.com, explains the type of trusts, how they work and which, if any, would work for you.
Todd Howard and Nita Brooks with HALO Senior Solutions will discuss how they help families navigate all that surrounds that move.
You can reach Nita at 317-809-9662 or Nita@haloseniorsolutions.com
How to sell your house when moving to Senior Living without the hassle and cost of updating, repairing and get your money quickly.
Speaker: Scott MacLean } Senior Life Property Solutions
317-989-9237 | scott@seniorlifeweb.com
Speaker: Cheryl Molnar
Guardian Angel Hospice
Dispelling the myths and Helping you know what benefits your loved one can have.
cmagee@gahospice.com
765-586-5284
Speaker - Sarah Hyland, Clinical Liaison for Indianapolis Rehabilitation Hospital, talking about how you or your family member can get physical rehabilitation care, even if you don't get a three night stay at a hospital first.
Rebecca Geyer of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates, PC
Elder Law firm, shares with us the very expensive mistakes families can make when having a family member care for an aging family member. Mistakes that can financially cripple the caregiver or cause serious tax or Medicare or Medicaid qualification issues for the family member being cared for.
Dane Bowler, gives us a far better understanding of the financial opportunities that those 62 and older can benefit from with Reverse Mortgages. What you don’t know, can hurt you, you might be missing out on a real opportunity.
Dane Bowler - 317-679-9768
dane.bowler@nafinc.com
Jumbo Love Radionext.tv All Community All The Time and The Senior Scoop Radio Show
Harold H.B. Bell
thecommunityrules@gmail.com
https://radio-next.tv/
How to get your life in order on paper to protect you and your family in case of an emergency.
Speaker Deb Miller | Life Organizer Coach | Ready Habits, LLC
317-339-9905
deb@deborahcmiller.com
Speaker: Lisa Bennett with Careforth
lbennett@careforth.com
866-797-2333
Chefs for Seniors - Chef Matthew Mejia shares with us a new way to assure that Seniors are eating well while aging at home.
Carmel Personal Chef | Chefs for Seniors
317-507-7229
matthew.mejia@chefsforseniors.com
Speaker: Beth Edwards, Director of Marketing with PACE will explain how the PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) can make living safely at home a reality.
317-754-44565
beth.ewards2@ascention.org
Speaker: Barbara Gaynor, Nurse Advocate, teaches how to have a safe hospital stay.
List of Advocate websites
AdvoConnection www.advocennection.com
Aging Life Care Association (ALCA) www.aginglifecare.org
Health Advocate X www.healthadvocatex.org
Greater National Advocates (GNA) www.gnanow.org
National Association for Healthcare Advocates
www.nahac.com
Patient Advocate Foundation www.patientadvocate.org
National Patient Advocate Foundation
www.npaf.org
Barbara Gaynor BSN RN LNC BCPA Braddock Consulting & Advocacy LLC Barbara@braddockconsultingadvocacy.com https://braddockconsultingadvocacy.com Phone: 513-250-0617
Top 10 Take-Aways
A Safe & Sound Hospital Stay: How to Get the Care You Want for the People You Love
1. Download your free hospital checklists at TheCarePartnerProject.org. Take these to the hospital. o Share The Care Partner Project with family and friends! TheCarePartnerProject.org.
o Join The Care Partner Project on Facebook to keep up with good tips!
2. Bring someone with you – a Care Partner – for any hospital stay and doctor appointments! Patients forget most of what they hear (normal!). Extra eyes, ears, and minds make a big difference. Be a Care Partner to friends and loved ones!
3. Take notes. Record conversations with doctors. (Politely, ask. but “red flag” if doc refuses!)
4. Health care is complicated. Ask your questions. Ask your medical providers to explain things to you in
“everyday” terms. You should not have to learn their medical terms.
5. Germs are everywhere!
o Makesureeveryonewashestheirhandsbeforetouchinganypatient.Speakupiftheydon’t.
o Bring antimicrobial wipes to clean high-touch surfaces: bed rails, call buttons, door knobs, faucets,
toilet levers, bedside tables, IV poles, wheelchairs, cell phones, TV remote, etc.
6. If you feel you or your loved one is “going downhill” and no one seems to understand your worry or urgency: dial “O” on the hospital landline: and ask for a “Rapid Response Team”.
7. Sudden/new onset of confusion can signal infection, not dementia. Ask for tests to know for sure!
8. You can have a great surgeon operating in a not-so-safe hospital. Know how your hospital is rated!
HospitalSafeyScore.org, HospitalCompare.gov.
9. For diagnoses and recommended surgery, ALWAYS get a 2nd opinion -- ALWAYS from an independent source – not from a referral from your doctor. Doctors who know each other tend not to question colleagues’ advice.
10. Know your medications and how to take them. Medication errors return more people to the hospital than just about anything else, followed by hospital infections that take hold after discharge. Your Care Partner Project checklists will be a quick guide for preventing med errors and infection.
Tai Chi For Senior Health.
Speaker - Sensei Robert Bilek
Senior Instructor - Phoenix Rising Karate
317-228-1872
phoenixrisingkarate@gmail.com
https://phoenixrisingkarate.com/
Learn how relationship coaching can help seniors successfully navigate those first three months moving into Senior Living. Turning one of life's most stressful times into a wonderful experience.
Speaker: Ashley Kohlhof - Cozy Coaching Indy
Senior Services Expert Webinar
Solutions for Senior Downsizing, Relocations, and Liquidation of Excess Household Items.
Speakers: John Beeker, Joel Roadruck and Jim Morgan all with Caring Transitions.
Speaker: Jennifer Lovell Buddenbaum Manager, The Longest Day Alzheimer's Association, Greater Indiana Chapter office: 317.587.2208 | cell: 317.414.6273 jlbuddenbaum@alz.org
Good News on New Treatments for Alzheimer’s by Maria Holmes, Senior Manager, Care and Support, Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Indiana. mholmes@alz.org
Sarah Mitschelen, owner of Safe and Sound Home Mods, shares with us “How to Age at Home Safely”
Deb Miller, Life Organizer Coach
“How to Prepare to Grab-N- Go for everything you need in any emergency.
Senior Services Expert Panel
Speakers: Colleen Rusnak | Executive Director | Indiana Health Fund | crusnak@indianahealthfund.org
Dr. McManus | Volunteer Indiana Health Fund.
Senior Services Expert Panel.
“The Uses and Misuses of Miller Trusts”
Speaker: Jeffery Stinson - Stinson Law Firm
317-622-8181 - jstinson@stinsonlawfirm.com
Solutions for both Off Periods and Dyskinesia with Parkinson’s.
Speakers: Dr. Chenian Karunapuzha
Patient Ambassador: Kendall
Speaker - Elisa Hawkinson author of the eBook “Calming Your Chaos.” Helps you to to DIY take control of organizing your house.
“Preserving Family Documents and Heirlooms”
Speaker: Karen DePauw | Indiana Historical Society
localhistoryservices@indianahistory.org
Expert Panel 9/27/22
"Managing OFF Episodes in Parkinson's Disease"
Speakers: Dr. Peter A. LeWitt M.D., M.MED.SC.
Also: Joe and Sarah Possenti
Expert Panel;
Tom Hedderich - Hallmark Mortgage
Shawn Gann - Sycamore Reserve,
Judy Wothke - eXp
Cathy Epps - eXp
Teresa Barthol - eXp
Jim Morgan - Caring Transitions
Tina McIntosh
Joy’s House Adult Day Service
President and CEO
317-254-0828
tina@joyshouse.org
An expert panel was held at Carmel Senior Living, with Luanna Albrecht, a Senior Real Estate Specialist, with RE/MAX Ability Plus, Jack Barlow, a home accessibility specialist, with Amramp, Gail Fifer, a geriatric care manager with Advocate Care Management, Dave Holder, an expert on how to help you find the right community for you, with Assisted Living Locators, Renee Anderson, a downsizing and senior move expert, with Caring Transitions Indy North, Robert Hailey, a reverse mortgage expert, with AAG, Lucy Khairy, and elder law attorney with Khairy and Associates, Kevin Monaghan, a Medicare expert, with Hoosier Health Solutions, Kathy Pellman, on Adult Day Care, with Still Waters Day and Lyn Salem, an expert on Hospice with Guardian Angel Hospice all sharing their expertise.
Solutions to help Parkinson’s patients with those “Off” times to live their lives without fear.
Speaker: Aaron L. Ellenbogen, DO, MPH | Assistant Professor of Neurology | Oakland University Beaumont School of Medicine | Rochester, MI
Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, Farmington Hills, MI.
Serving The Silver Wave and Doubling Your Business.
Expert Panel:
Teresa Barthol
EXP Realty
Realtor-Managing Broker
Residential Real Estate Council-"RRC"
Lifestyle Consultant-"SRES"
Green Resource Council "GCR"
Certified Luxury Home Consultant "CLHC"
Certified Mentor @ eXp Realty
A panel of experts was held at Traditions at North Willow, with Allison Brown, Community Relations Director, as our hostess, Jack Barlow, expert in home accessibility, with Amramp, Ron Wright, Elder Law Attorney, with Wright and Associates, Dave Holder, expert in selecting the right community for your wants and needs, with Assisted Living Locator, Emily Wambach, wellness expert with Oak Street Health, Renee Anderson, senior move and downsizing expert, with Caring Transitions Indy North, Jayne Gauci, Senior Real Estate Specialist, with RE/MAX Ability Plus and Gail Fifer, geriatric care manager with Advocate Care Management all share their expertise.
A panel of experts was held at Wickshire Fort Harrison, hosted by Executive Director, Susan Waymire, Kerry Mann, Elder Law Attorney, Jim Morgan, senior moving and downsizing expert, with Caring Transitions Indy North, Robert Hailey, expert on reverse mortgage, with AAG, Jamie Hopper, financial planner with WES Financial Planning, Amber Girard, Home Care Expert, with Home Care Assistance, Cheryl Molnar' Agee, expert on hospice with Guardian Angel Hospice and Julie Cromer, Senior Real Estate Specialist, with RE/MAX Ability Plus all share their expertise.
Dementia Friends Information - We are excited to have had Melinda Winnie, Community Programs Coordinator for CICOA, teaching the Dementia Friends class. This is a class that has become extremely popular helping individuals and many companies are now asking their employees to take this class to help them be better prepared to understand and help people with dementia.
An expert panel held at Anthology at Meridian Hills with Caryl Houghton as our host, James Abner, aSenior Real Estate Specialist, with RE/MAX Ability Plus, Jack Barlow, a housing accessibility expert, with Amramp, Amber Girard, in Home Care expert with Home Care Assistance, Dave Holder, with Assisted Living Locators, an expert on helping you locate the right community for your needs and wants, Renee Anderson, downsizing and moving expert, with Caring Transitions Indy North, Robert Hailey, reverse mortgage expert with AAG, Jeff Stinson, Elder Law Attorney, with Stinson Elder Law and Kevin Monaghan, Medicare expert with Hoosier Health Solutions all sharing their expertise.
A panel of experts was held at The Wyndmoor of Castleton, hosted by Area Director, Camille Beeson, Justin Schuhmacher, Elder Law Attorney with Hunter Elder Law, Jack Barlow, home accessibility expert with Amramp, Darrell Frazier, pre-planning specialist, with Crown Hill, Meredith Marti, expert on In Home Health with Select Home Health Services, Amanda Chriswell, expert on in Home Care with Select Senior Care, Renee Anderson, senior move and downsizing expert, with Caring Transitions Indy North, Leslie Piper-Sharples, Medicare Expert, with Indiana Insurance Advisors and John Pacilio, Senior Real Estate Specialist with RE/MAX Ability Plus all share their expertise.
A panel of experts was held at Castleton Health Care campus, hosted by Administrator Mac McCallum, Mike Egan, CPA with Preservation Associates, LLC, Laura Geske, expert for In Home Care, with First Light Home Care, Darrel Frazier, pre-planning expert with Crown Hill, Robert Hailey, reverse mortgage expert with AAG, Shannon Kelsey, geriatric care manager with Aging Life Care Consultants, Cheryl Molnar' Agee, expert in Hospice care with Guardian Angel Hospice, Renee Anderson, Senior move and downsizing expert, with Caring Transitions Indy North, Denise Wilson, Senior Real Estate Specialist, with RE/MAX Ability Plus and Melinda Winnie, Community Programs Coordinator, with CICOA all sharing their expertise.