ELDER CARE

Ravi has over twenty years of combined experience in direct mail advertising, child care and elder care. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising/Psychology from Baruch College in New York City, where he spent most of his life. Ravi is now a freelance writer living in Cedar Park, Texas, and is a full-time, stay-at-home dad to two boys. In addition to writing about fields he has experience in professionally, Ravi also has an interest in health and nutrition, parenting, relationships, politics, and the automotive industry.

A J Bialo, a freelance writer, author, photographer and graphic designer, lives in her hometown of Syracuse New York with her partner and their collection of cats and dogs. Enjoying a passion for philosophy and history, she received her degree in philosophy from LeMoyne College in 1993. She attended Syracuse University for one year, studying for her Master’s Degree in Linguistics, before quitting school to do elder care and focus on her writing. Her poetry has been published in online journals including Poetry Magazine and Little Brown Poetry. Her recent in print publications include The Reflection Tree, a full length book of poetry, Memoires from Lawrence, a compilation of historical short stories and epic poems, and The Book of Ruth, her first historical mystery. Her second full length book of poetry entitled Shadowlands is due to be published in April 2012. She is currently working on her second novel and a third full length book of poetry.

Eve Elliott is an award winning newspaper reporter and writer. Her newspaper career covers reporting and writing in diverse areas such as county government and elections, disaster coverage of fires, flooding and tsunami warning awareness. She has covered environmental issues such as forest management plans, beach cleanup and county development along coastal regions. She is well known for her insightful coverage of social issues including suicide, the homeless, teenage drinking, elder care and poverty. Elliott has volunteered in battered women and teen runaway shelters, and for many years taught moral development and life skills to prisoners in the state Department of Corrections system. She brings acute discernment and life experience to her writing. For enjoyment, she enjoys beach walks and has recently begun a blog on cat care.

The publisher of ZeiglerSeniorNews.com is senior citizen advocate Jim "Zig" Zeigler, Jr. He is an elder care attorney, nationally-accredited veterans attorney, author and seminar leader. Zeigler runs a nationwide service representing seniors and veterans in elder care planning -- how to cover costs of home care, assisted living or nursing home without losing their assets. Zeigler wrote the 2007 elder care book, Don't Let the Government take Grandma's Home and Life Savings. He wrote the 2010 elder care book for veterans, Veteran's Aid and Attendance Kit. Zeigler led the national challenge to the restrictive new Medicaid nursing home law, the "DRA.". The Florida Academy of Elder Law Attorneys featured Zeigler as keynote speaker at their December 2006 annual seminar. 102 elder law attorneys heard Zeigler's program. The North Carolina Bar Association's Section of Elder Law Attorneys featured Zeigler and his program at their October 29, 2010 elder care conference. Over ninety elder law attorneys heard Zeigler's continuing education program. Zeigler is active in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Alabama Section of Elder Law Attorneys. He is a civilian associate member of the Marine Corps League.

Former editor of specialty publications including Community Regeneration (Rodale Press), The Crafts Report and Art Calendar Magazine, Stevens made a mid-career switch to teaching, allowing more flexibility to provide daily elder-care to her mother. An adjunct ESL instructor in a community college, Stevens earned her M.Ed. in instructional technology and is currently a secondary ELL teacher. She also trains and supervises high school student writing tutors in a nationally certified Writing Center that she co-founded and now directs. Following a life long passion for horses and devoted to the healing nature of equine assisted therapy, Stevens is currently pursuing certifications in therapeutic riding instruction and equine science. She lives in Arizona with her husband and two dogs.

Relationships - we all want them and we all need them. I can teach you how to get them and keep them. I am Nancy Travers, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and I want to be your relationship counselor for dating, couples and marriage in the OC. I also help you learn the skills you need to overcome your pain, anxiety and depression through talk therapy as well as through hypnosis. What sets me apart from many other counselors is my specialization in gay/lesbian counseling and in elder care issues. I have been in practice for over 18 years and can provide you with the tools to approach dating and relationships with confidence.

Ann Willis is the adoring wife of David, and the mother of two girls. The family is educated via eclectic homeschooling. Interests include elder care and rights, motorcycle riding, and ancient history.

My 20 years of caregiving experience inspired me to write the book "Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories," start an elder care column and become an elder care speaker.

Stacey is an Anglo-Cherokee married to a Scot-Czech, thus thoroughly screwing with her kids' ethnic identity. She is the harassed mother of two children, Rebekah and J.P., and the long-suffering wife of Christopher. She works for Catholic Charities in elder care as a blessed break. Stacey is a Kentucky native and is proud of her Native American and English heritage. She graduated from the College of Charleston with degrees in Psychology and Classics, and she studied Literature in Graduate school. She is a dog lover who, in those rare spare moments, enjoys reading, writing, drawing and painting, and creating mosaics.

Dr. Roderick Shields O'Brien is from Wisconsin, although he attended College at Notre Dame and Med School at Indiana University, so he considers himself at least part "Hoosier." He completed two residencies, also at IU, in Psychiatry and Neurology. He served in the US Air Force and was honorably discharged Major O'Brien. The combination of Neurology and Psychiatry backgrounds was a natural path to his current passion with dementia care. He is the Director of Care for the Colorado Springs branch of Homewatch CareGivers, in addition to overseeing all of their marketing, education, and licensing needs. Rod enjoys the change of perspective that his current responsibilities offer. When practicing Neurology in the military, time was short and there was a culture of medicating problems that could have been solved through more challenging and slower (but also more rewarding) means. Now he spends his time training employees, teaching, writing, and volunteering. He gives educational presentations frequently for the Alzheimer's Association and is dedicated to raising awareness of the growing epidemic of dementia and other elder care needs.

Stay at home Mom to two kids, one teen, one tween, happily married, with an incredible dog who is my 3rd child, living my life one day at a time! I am a domestic engineer, love coffee, Disney,travel, LOVE cooking, taking care of my home, my kids baseball games, volunteering at school, volunteering with the homeless, brainstorming, researching, selling on amazon and ebay, creating recipes, scouring coupons, and getting a good deal!

Freelance writer/copywriter with over 30 years experience providing quality content for magazines, both offline and online, websites, nonprofit agencies, and websites. Regular contributor for over 30 years to Michigan Country Lines and five years with Out Look By The Bay, a magazine for "savvy seniors," our of Annapolis, Maryland. Past contributor to ActivityConnection.com, a content provider for activities directors in nursing homes and other elder care facilities. Experience with grant writing, press releases, and brochures for nonprofit agencies. Provided web content for Libart Industries, maker of retractable enclosures, PIXSYM, an internet marketing company, AutoRainLawnGear.com, and Freelance Design of Maryland. Currently a stringer for Issue Media's Upper Peninsula's Second Wave, an online business magazine. Past contributor to the Detroit News. Author of three books on gardening. Produce my own content for blogs and website.

I am a health care professional with several reinventions over the past thirty years. Presently, I am an Elder Care Advocate with emphasis assisting famillies to navigate the world of healthcare related to finding the best in Alzheimer's care. I have been full time caregiver for my recently deceased husband who suffered Alzherimer's disease.

I am a nursing professional who loves all things science and medicine. I spent nearly ten years working in a busy emergency department, but have recently moved to a different area of the country and have dabbled in everything from general practice to elder care to computerized utilization management. I have been writing fictional stories since I was in grade school and have joined this network to challenge myself and expand my horizons. I was blessed to meet the love of my life recently and, by the grace of God, we are now happily married and look forward to spending the rest of our lives together with our beautiful Golden Retriever.

Ellie Becker has enjoyed a successful career in public relations marketing strategy and implementation for more than three decades. Today, she focuses on Inbound Marketing -- the art and science of being '˜found' by important stakeholders through the creation and sharing of great content. Becker blogs on a variety of related topics at www.newprwordsandmusic.com. She is an Inbound Marketing Certified Professional. She co-authors a monthly column about Inbound Marketing, "Working the Web", for the Fairfield and Westchester County Business Journals (Conn. and N.Y.) She has also contributed guest posts to well-read blogs including Network Solutions' blog for small business. She established her consultancy, E.R. Becker Company, Inc., in 1990. She also co-owned Team PR, an agency offering senior level public relations marketing services to entrepreneurial and venture-funded firms, nonprofits, and advertising/marketing agencies with no in-house PR capabilities. Team PR created significant results for companies in healthcare, medical products, elder care, technology, legal, real estate, manufacturing, nonprofit. Early in her career, Becker worked with John R. Walsh Public Relations, Inc., a small New York agency that handled national campaigns for a roster of Fortune 500 and global clients. She has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University Graduate School of Business, University of Connecticut at Stamford & Southwestern Connecticut State University. Over the years, she has spoken and contributed on PR topics to consumer and business media as well as to trade journals for various industries '" on- and offline. For Internet PR Guide, a marketing channel of the Internet.com technology portal, she wrote articles and co-authored a monthly column about public relations writing. Becker has served on the board of directors of PRSA Westchester-Fairfield Chapter where she chaired the Membership Committee. She is past president of the Fairfield County Public R

I am a woman in mid forties. I have worked in office and clerical industry. I have also worked as a care attendant, and know some about Elder Care. I have also done my fair share of SEO, I know what is definately a scam. I also am a good researcher and don't mind taking the time to look things up.

Donea Swafford is a Professional Photographer and Studio Owner/Operator. She was raised in an elder care home with the abilities and desire to solve problems and answer questions- a self-proclaimed information junkie.

Pamela is an elder care strategist and author of Retirement Life by Design: Living Well. She runs an elder care consumer education and advisory company that produces elder care workshops for seniors and caregivers live and online & provides elder care advice by phone.

I am an Elder Care/Life Coach and Speaker. I live on the West Coast. I'm married, have 2 grown children and one grandson.

I have been in health care for 30 years. My interest is mainly in elder care. All my down time is spent with my fiancee and family.

I have devoted my life to building supportive communities of people through creative and spiritual expression. For many years I did this through my work as an ordained minister and chaplain. My work has brought me into close contact with those coping with illness, death and the pain of bereavement; it has made me a student of other cultures; and it has deepened my appreciation of what it means to live a healthy, vital life on a healthy, verdant planet. After moving on from ministry, I became a fundraiser and event planner in the remarkable field of hospice and palliative care. This work taught me amazing lessons about human generosity—and how to throw a wicked good party! While I often joke about “going out there and saving the world,” doing so isn’t really a joke for me. I believe that all of us have a role to play in making the world a better place for ourselves and for future generations. To that end, I do whatever I can to be—in the words of Patch Adams—“publicly happy.” That might mean waving you in front of me in line at the grocery store or blowing soap bubbles around your crying child as we wait to board a plane. Acts of public happiness have changed my life for the better. I believe a healthy, happy life involves a deep engagement with creativity and creative people. I am a regular at Chicago museums, galleries and theatre. I make prints, write, quilt, draw, paint and sew as often as I can. Another part of that life is a concern that my brothers and sisters on this planet get a fair shake in life, and that the planet itself is allowed to thrive. I have a deep concern for social justice and the environment. I express that concern through my paid work with an organic farm investment firm as well as my volunteer work as a health care activist. Having just passed the mid-century mark, I find myself more at peace than I’ve ever been, and I am very happy to humbly lend my perspective to this grand experiment we call life. Thanks for rea

Full Time Recreation therapist with over 12 years experience in long term care, dementia and alzheimer's activities. I am also the very proud mother of two young boys, trying to balance life and work. Working with the very old and being a mother of the very young, has been a learning adventure everyday!

I'm a long term care insurance specialist. I've been writing articles and provide counseling for people who need long term care.

About the Author: Denis L Ashauer, Certified Senior Advisor and President of Home Helpers. Home Helpers is the leading provider for in-home non-medical care. Visit Home Helpers at www.HomeHelpers.CC and visit our blog site at www.homecareexpert.blogspot.com/ to receive caregiving tips for family members caring for loved ones.

Instrumental in the development of reimbursement maximization programs for health care services with a specialty in home care.

A freelance writer, blogger, and caregiver, Edie Dykeman specializes in custom articles and web content. After twenty-five years in the health care field, Edie has many topics in her arsenal. You can reach her through AC.

Georgia Lund is part of the ever increasing group known as the Sandwich Generation, being caregiver to an aging parent and young grandchild. Georgia enjoys gardening, has over 30 years of gardening experience and is a Master Gardener in the state of Georgia. She is also a Bible teacher, quilter, freelance writer, DIY enthusiast, health care advocate for both the young and old, a dog breeder and is a member and volunteer moderator for her community FreeCycle group.

Jack Halpern, MPS, LNHA, is an eldercare advocate and a licensed nursing home administrator. Halpern, a nationally recognized expert on eldercare issues, is the author of many articles on eldercare and nursing home abuse, and is the CEO of My Elder Advocate. His website is h

Lic in-home child care 10yrs, clergy wife 35yrs-2 daughtrs, jewelry designer, Hospice vol, CNA lic wrk: nrsng hm, G.S. movmt 13yrs, past board memb: 7yrs Luth benefit orgs, 2yrs music org, 3yrs Luth women'soffcr