Conscious Caregiving with L & L "The Bureaucracy of Care & Seniors"

Conscious Caregiving with L & L is "Tackling the Tough Conversations."

The topic of this episode is on The Bureaucracy of Care & Seniors" and features an All-Star Panel.

Amy D. Spring; Owner/Founder, Wise-Transitions:

Amy Spring, the guiding force behind Wise-Transitions, is a physical therapist with a passion for improving the caregiving landscape. Her professional journey spans over 30 years in diverse healthcare leadership roles, including home care agencies, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities.

A graduate of D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY, Amy's rich experience provides her with an invaluable understanding of the healthcare system's regulations, dynamics, and potential blind spots.

Donna de Villiers - Dementia Prevention Consultant, Vivira Brain Health:

Donna de Villiers is a Dementia Prevention Consultant. She helps daughters and granddaughters of people living with Dementia prevent the disease by balancing hormones, building beautiful brain health habits, and tweaking lifestyles. With two thirds of Dementia cases being women, it's time to really start digging into what we can do to reduce the risk factors of this disease! Donna started working in Health and Social Care here in the UK in 2007 and after many roles, and many qualifications. She built her business to help combat disease and give quality of life back to people.

Longevity isn't fun without the quality of life to go with it. The mission of Vivira Brain Health is to help reduce the tripling figures of Dementia diagnosis, and support as many women as possible in their pursuit to live full, healthy, and happy lives.

Malika Moore – Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Founder of Aging & Amazing®:

Malika Moore, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C, is an Aging Life Care Professional™ and also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the District of Columbia and Maryland.

Ms. Moore founded Aging & Amazing®, a company that strives to support older adults, caregivers, and the networks that surround them. Her niche and life mission is ensuring care and interaction with older adults is more than a checkbox.

Ms. Moore has over a decade of experience as a professional, clinician, public speaker, and business owner and has a genuine passion for older adults and caregivers. Her work in behavioral health, community education, and healthcare have prepared her for her current venture of serving the aging population, family caregivers, and professionals who specialize in aging.

Malika is a leader who enjoys uplifting and inspiring others. Ms. Moore was recognized and awarded the 2022 Aging Life Care Association "Rising Star" award. She also serves as a board member for All Home Care Matters and Home Care Partners. Malika holds dearly and values her family and friends and is personally invested in ensuring we all know that it is possible to live and be Aging & Amazing®!

Mary Farquhar Family Caregiver:

Mary Farquhar started as a colleague to her husband, Roger Fisher when he was diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment in October 2018. As Roger’s disease progressed to Alzheimer’s, Mary reluctantly promoted herself to CEO of Roger Fisher’s Care.

Dr. Anne Kenney - Geriatrician and Palliative Care Physician, Author and founder of Together in Dementia:

Anne Kenny, MD is a geriatrician and palliative care physician, author of Making Tough Decisions about End-of-Life Care in Dementia and Founder of Together in Dementia - an educational/informational blog/coaching/course platform with a mission to provide physician-informed approach to care from someone who has also traveled the dementia journey.

Dr. Kenny has a new book co-authored with Teresa Webb, woman living with and advocate for Frontotemporal Dementia. The book, Your True North: A Guided Journal for Those Living with Cognitive Loss or Dementia about Legacy, Love and Wishes for the End of a Life Well-lived, will be available in the fall. 

Tracy Cram Perkins, Author:

Tracy Cram Perkins, is a four-time dementia caregiving survivor with sixteen-years of experience caring for four family members with dementia. She is the author of Dementia Home Care: How to Prepare Before, During, and After. Dementia Home Care is the 2022 Chanticleer (pronounced chant-ih-clear) International Book Awards (CIBAs) winner for Instructional and Insightful How-To Manuals.

It is Tracy's mission to supply caregivers with proven shortcuts to reduce the stresses of dementia care. She teaches hands-on solutions for reducing repetitive questions, melt downs, and wandering. She includes tips using simple, inexpensive fixes found at hardware and office supply stores. 

All guests contact information and links are available on the official website of Conscious Caregiving with L & L: https://consciouscaregivingll.com/

Thank you for joining your co-hosts Lori La Bey and Lance A. Slatton for another episode of Conscious Caregiving with L & L where we are "Tackling Tough Conversations"