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As a family caregiver, we juggle many competing priorities - our own family, our jobs, the needs of our care recipients, and our own health. It's a lot! So how do we decide what we are willing to take on and what we need to say no to? In this episode, host Elizabeth Miller shares 11 questions to ask yourself before adding a new commitment.

Barbara McAfee is a voice coach, singer/songwriter, keynoter, and author who merges lessons from 12 years in organization development with the transformative power of sound. Barbara's music soothes the soul with thought provocative lyrics written from real life experiences. As you listen to The House on Sherburne Street, not only will you get to know Barbara's musical talents, you'll learn a few things about Barbara's father too. Listen in and learn how Barbara McAfee is creating Healing Ties all around us!

Barbara McAfee is a voice coach, singer/songwriter, keynoter, and author who merges lessons from 12 years in organization development with the transformative power of sound. Barbara's music soothes the soul with thought provocative lyrics written from real life experiences. As you listen to The House on Sherburne Street, not only will you get to know Barbara's musical talents, you'll learn a few things about Barbara's father too. Listen in and learn how Barbara McAfee is creating Healing Ties all around us!

Cynthia Hutchins, Director of Financial Gerontology at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, talks about the many costs of caregiving, including financial, and how to prepare for them.

Listen is a Katie O'Toole Smith, better known as "Katie the Car Lady", appears on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" show and shares 3 tips with us that will prove invaluable to older adults (and their families!) as they prepare to purchase or lease their next vehicle. Show notes and more information on Katie are available on the Keeping Us Safe website at https://www.keepingussafe.org/3-tips-for-seniors-buying-a-new-car/

As consumers we often measure our stratification through the lens of hospitality and service. How many times have you said... "The hospitality was great and the service was even better, I'll definitely go back again." Until today, I've never, EVER heard the word Hospitality and Caregiving intertwined and I must say, these two actions together are a prefect fit. On this episode of Healing Ties, we visit with Kyle Woody from Jack's Caregiving Coalition. " Jack's Caregiving Coalition mission is "To improve the way men think, feel, and act in their role as a cancer caregiver." The mission of Jack's Caregiver Coalition is accomplished by hospitality and service. But there is much more to the story... Listen in and learn how Kyle Woody and Jack's Caregiving Coalition is taking Hospitality and Service to caregivers in Minneapolis (and beyond) while creating Healing Ties all around us.

As consumers we often measure our stratification through the lens of hospitality and service. How many times have you said... "The hospitality was great and the service was even better, I'll definitely go back again." Until today, I've never, EVER heard the word Hospitality and Caregiving intertwined and I must say, these two actions together are a prefect fit. On this episode of Healing Ties, we visit with Kyle Woody from Jack's Caregiving Coalition. " Jack's Caregiving Coalition mission is "To improve the way men think, feel, and act in their role as a cancer caregiver." The mission of Jack's Caregiver Coalition is accomplished by hospitality and service. But there is much more to the story... Listen in and learn how Kyle Woody and Jack's Caregiving Coalition is taking Hospitality and Service to caregivers in Minneapolis (and beyond) while creating Healing Ties all around us.

Are your parents running out of money? Are you dipping into your own pockets to help pay for their care? What is your money mind-set? Changing a lifetime of self-sabotaging habits is not easy. Many people believe that we should care for each other out of love, respect, and duty; but do we family caregivers have to go broke in the process? In this episode of The Unique Needs of the Older Caregiver, author and mature market expert Joy Loverde, talks about the importance of minding your money while in the midst of caregiving while offering up some important tips to help you find extra cash that could help you along the way during your caregiving journey. Listen in and learn how Joy Loverde is creating Healing Ties all around us!

Are your parents running out of money? Are you dipping into your own pockets to help pay for their care? What is your money mind-set? Changing a lifetime of self-sabotaging habits is not easy. Many people believe that we should care for each other out of love, respect, and duty; but do we family caregivers have to go broke in the process? In this episode of The Unique Needs of the Older Caregiver, author and mature market expert Joy Loverde, talks about the importance of minding your money while in the midst of caregiving while offering up some important tips to help you find extra cash that could help you along the way during your caregiving journey. Listen in and learn how Joy Loverde is creating Healing Ties all around us!

Heather Johnson, RN with Empira in Minnesota discusses the top ten sleep distrubance in dementia, along with solutions for restorative sleep. Show notes: https://goo.gl/pL4WoP

Whether you choose to move yourself or hire a professional mover, this podcast is full of insider tips to help you have a successful move.

​Join our host, Allison Elkow Lazicky as she talks with the imaginative and creative Mindy Bolton about her Playscriptions Program. Mindy is an Intergenerational Creative Engagagement Specialist that assists people to tap into their personal sense of peace and play. Mindy talks about giving people permission to play, and just what that looks like. She describes how play can feel across all the generations. `You won't want to miss this show as Mindy is truly an inspiring "Kindness Leader".

Are your parents running out of money? Are you dipping into your own pockets to help pay for their care? What is your money mind-set? Changing a lifetime of self-sabotaging habits is not easy. Many people believe that we should care for each other out of love, respect, and duty; but do we family caregivers have to go broke in the process? In this episode of The Unique Needs of the Older Caregiver, author and mature market expert Joy Loverde, talks about the importance of minding your money in the midst of caregiving while offering up some important tips to help you find extra cash that could help you along the way during your caregiving journey. Listen in and learn how Joy Loverde is creating Healing Ties all around us!

In this Caregiver Spotlight episode meet two long time Starbucks employees who formed a friendship with one of their extra special regulars, John Bozeman, and help provide care for him when he needs it.

When it comes to caregiving, making decisions in a world filled with uncertainty becomes even more difficult where there can be multiple ways of dealing with the same situation. If ever there was a need of the importance of making smarter choices, it is when we are in the role of caregiver and looking ahead to our own old age. In our third episode of The Unique Needs of the Older Caregiver, author and mature market expert Joy Loverde discusses how, even in extremely stressful situations we can remain calm and rely on our ability to think rationally. Developing critical-thinking skills now is time well spent in order to thrive in times of uncertainty.

The older caregiver is managing a fragile balancing act – caring for a loved one while thinking about his or her own old age. Change in all respects takes place at such a quick pace -- another loved one dies, neighbor is diagnosed with dementia, a close friend is moving away. In this episode of The Unique Needs of the Older Caregiver, Author and mature-market expert Joy Loverde discusses the reality of change and how we can transition from change to lead an active and productive live before, during and after caregiving.

Today’s aging parents have us to care for them in their old age. But what about us? Who will take care of us when we need care? Featured in Episode One of "The Unique Needs of the Older Caregiver, author and mature-market expert Joy Loverde reminds us to GET REAL about the need for planning for caregiving and planning for self-care at the same time equates to gaining better control of the situation at hand.

Memo24 is a voice reminder and alert system intended for medication intake compliance and adherence. By improving medication adherence, we can avoid serious health complications, improve patients' independence and overall quality of life, and reduce healthcare systems' costs due to medication non-compliance. Memo24 is non-intrusive and simple and easy to set up through their web dashboard. The service allows, given a set schedule, to automatically place a phone call and play a previously recorded or typed message to the callee. Memo24 helps takes the worry out of medication management Listen in and learn how Hichem Boudali and Memo 24 are creating Healing Ties all around us!

Memo24 is a voice reminder and alert system intended for medication intake compliance and adherence. By improving medication adherence, we can avoid serious health complications, improve patients' independence and overall quality of life, and reduce healthcare systems' costs due to medication non-compliance. Memo24 is non-intrusive and simple and easy to set up through their web dashboard. The service allows, given a set schedule, to automatically place a phone call and play a previously recorded or typed message to the callee. Memo24 helps takes the worry out of medication management Listen in and learn how Hichem Boudali and Memo 24 are creating Healing Ties all around us!

What every first time home buyer needs to know BEFORE they start looking at homes.