Viki will be speaking at the Dallas Area Agency on Aging, Event SOLD OUT

Viki will be speaking at the Dallas Area Agency on Aging on October 7.
EVENT SOLD OUT

The Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County (AAATC) is part of United Way of Tarrant County and receives funding from the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. For more information, call 817-258-8081 or 817-258-8082. http://unitedwaytarrant.org/

Our Mission
To be the visible leader and advocate in the creation and delivery of services that promote empowerment, independence and dignity for older citizens, persons with disabilities and caregivers.

Medicare Enrollment Counseling
Medicare beneficiaries have the opportunity to choose their prescription drug and health plans during the Medicare open enrollment period October 15 to December 7, 2011. Whether you are new to Medicare or changing plans, you can receive free one-on-one counseling from a State-certified benefits counselor by calling United Way’s Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County at 817-258-8125. If you have limited income and resources, you may be eligible to receive extra help with your Medicare prescription drug expenses. Counseling is available to both Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers.

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Join me in Dallas at the Lewisville Estates Retirement and Assisted Living on Oct. 6, 11:30

Join me in Dallas at the Lewisville Estates Retirement and Assisted Living on Oct. 6, 11:30. I will be speaking at this networking event. http://www.seniorlifestyle.com/senior_living/Lewisville_TX/zip_75077/the_senior_lifestyle_corporation/5033

Guests arrive at 11:30 and are invited to get a great meal at $7.
800 College Parkway
Lewisville, TX 75077

The networking luncheon starts at 1130. Lori Williams, A Place for Mom Eldercare Advisor, co-hosts the event with Jerald Black from Lewisville Estates Retirement and Assisted Living. It’s a great opportunity to meet local professionals.

About the Lewisville Estates:
Find peace of mind, as well as comfort and convenience at a Senior Lifestyle community. As a resident in our hospitality-centered community, you will find socially engaging and comforting lifestyle options that experts say are so important to healthy aging.

Our community offers you a whole new world of friendship, gracious living, assisted living options, comfort and convenience in an ultimate location. Put them together and you have the perfect combination for an independent, rewarding and fulfilling retirement. We invite you to call and schedule a personal visit…stay for lunch, we’re proud of our dining service team. Experience for yourself the warm hospitality and high quality that is a way of life for our residents. Your lifestyle is waiting.

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Advocating for and making Quality Long Term Care Decisions – TheConsumerVoice.org

Join me on Sept. 27th, 9AM PST, 12PM EST as I interview Robyn Grant, the director of Advocacy and Outreach at the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (the “Consumer Voice”). http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kindethics/2011/09/27/robyn-grant–advocati
ng-for-quality-long-term-care-1

The Consumer Voice is a national organization that advocates on behalf of long-term care consumers in all settings – from their home to a nursing home. To carry out our mission, we:

* Advocate for public policies that support quality care and quality of life responsive to consumers’ needs in all long-term care settings
* Empower and educate consumers and families with the knowledge and tools they need to advocate for themselves
* Train and support individuals and groups that empower and advocate for consumers of long-term care
* Promote the critical role of direct-care workers and best practices in quality-care delivery

The Consumer Voice is the leading national voice representing consumers in issues related to long-term care, helping to ensure that consumers are empowered to advocate for themselves. We are a primary source of information and tools for consumers, families, caregivers, advocates and
ombudsmen to help ensure quality care for the individual.

In her capacity as Director of Advocacy & Outreach, Robyn is responsible for growing the Consumer Voice’s grassroots network and developing and implementing grassroots advocacy strategies that advance the Consumer Voice’s public policy agenda. She has a master’s in social work with a specialization in aging and has advocated for quality long-term care for over 20 years. Prior to joining the Consumer Voice, she served as the Indiana State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and as Long
Term Care Policy Director at United Senior Action, an Indiana senior advocacy organization.

Robyn will talk about three critical decisions that impact the quality of long-term care an individual receives. These include deciding 1) what provider to choose, 2) whether you are or a loved one is getting good care, and 3) whether and how to speak up if good care is not being provided. The discussion will include tips from the Consumer Voice’s new resource, Piecing Together Quality Long-Term Care: A Consumer’s Guide to Choices and Advocacy. The guide is intended to educate people with disabilities and older adults about their options for long-term services and supports and empower them to be self-advocates for quality long-term care. It features suggestions from consumers receiving services in nursing homes, assisted living/group homes and in their homes. The guide also provides information and resources to assist people currently living in nursing homes to move back into the community.

www.TheConsumerVoice.org

Join me as I interview Bennett Blum, MD, “Undue Influence – How Seniors are Being Manipulated and Abused by their Families,” on Sept. 12th at 11AM PST

Join me as I interview Bennett Blum, MD, “Undue Influence – How Seniors are Being Manipulated and Abused by their Families,” on Sept. 12th at 11AM PST. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kindethics/2011/09/12/bennett-blum-md-undue-influence–a-danger-for-seniors

Bennett Blum, M.D., is an internationally acclaimed physician specializing in both forensic psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. An expert on the evaluation of undue influence and associated manipulation tactics, Dr. Blum has consulted on hundreds of legal cases throughout the United States and internationally – including the precedent-setting United Nations trial of General Pavle Strugar. This was the first full competency hearing at an International War Crimes Tribunal since Nuremberg.

Dr. Blum has worked with major US Government agencies, law enforcement, and research institutes on the prevention, investigation, and litigation of issues related to undue influence and coercion. In 1999, he was the only mental health expert asked to testify at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s hearing on Fraud: Targeting America’s Seniors. From 2002-2004, Dr. Blum was a technical advisor to the Research Triangle Institute for its national study on elder financial exploitation. This study was the basis for the Administration on Aging’s “Financial Exploitation of Older Persons Report.”

In 2005, Dr. Blum participated in an invitation-only policy development conference for the White House Conference on Aging. In 2009, the U.S. State Department sponsored a lecture by Dr. Blum at the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the forensic psychiatry analysis of undue influence claims in war crimes trials.

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of University of Arizona, Dr. Blum received his medical education from the University of Arizona and psychiatric training at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is a forensic psychiatric consultant to the litigation-consulting firm of Park Dietz & Associates, Inc. (http://www.parkdietzassociates.com/). His work has been published by the National College of Probate Judges, State Bar Associations, and in major medical textbooks -including sections on elder abuse and undue influence in the seventh, eighth, and ninth editions of Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. Dr. Blum’s work on undue influence assessment is also available in Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Psychologists – published jointly by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging and the American Psychological Association.

http://www.bennettblummd.com

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Join me as I interview Craig J. Phillips, A Second Chance to Live After a Brain Injury”

Join me as I interview Craig J. Phillips, “A Second Chance to Live After a Brain Injury,” on Friday, Sept. 9th at 9AM PST. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kindethics/2011/09/09/craig-j-phillips-living-again-after-a-brain-injury

Craig J. Phillips has lived with a brain injury and an invisible disability for the past 42 years. His desire is to inspire individuals to consider the possibilities. Craig’s motivation is to encourage individuals to not give up on themselves, their dreams or their destinies. Craig’s background is:

• Master’s level Rehabilitation Counselor
• Experience working with in a state agency counseling clients around educational and employment issues as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 1990 – 2000.
• Medical training in nursing – Licensed Practical Nursing.
• Experience working with and serving clients in corporate worker’s compensation as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
• Author of articles that are published throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.

As a motivational / inspirational speaker Craig’s focus is to provide information in such a way to encourage, motivate and empower my audience to thrive in life — regardless of their challenges, disabilities or disadvantages.

http://secondchancetolive.wordpress.com

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Join me as I interview Robyn Grant, Director, Advocacy & Outreach of The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care will talk about the new consumer guide on July 27th, 9AM PST

Robyn Grant, Director, Advocacy & Outreach of The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care on July 27, 9AM PST on www.blogtalkradio.com/kindethics.

The Consumer Voice has recently published a consumer guide called, Piecing Together Quality Long-Term Care: A Consumer’s Guide to Choices and Advocacy. The guide is intended to educate people with disabilities and older adults about their options for long-term services and supports and empower individuals to be self-advocates for quality long-term care. It features tips from consumers receiving services in nursing homes, assisted living/group homes and in their homes. It also provides information and resources to assist people currently living in nursing homes to move back into the community.

www.theconsumervoice.org/piecing-together-quality-long-term-care

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I will be at the Fearless Caregiver Conference in Boca Raton on Thursday to receive the 2011 Caregiver Friendly Award my book just won!

THE CAREGIVER’S PATH TO COMPASSIONATE DECISION MAKE: Making Choices For Those Who Can’t IS THE WINNER OF THE 2011 CAREGIVER FRIENDLY® AWARD FROM TODAY’S CAREGIVER MAGAZINE.

Today’s Caregiver, the first national magazine for all family and professional caregivers, and caregiver.com announce the 2011 Caregiver Friendly® Award recipients. The Caregiver FRIENDLY® Awards are designed to celebrate products, services, books and media created with the needs of caregivers in mind.

About The Caregiver Friendly Awards:
Caregiver Friendly® Awards are presented by Today’s Caregiver magazine to celebrate outstanding books, media, products and services designed with the best interest of the family caregiver in mind. Today’s Caregiver, launched in 1995, is published by Caregiver Media Group, which also produces the Fearless Caregiver Conferences, www.caregiver.com and The Fearless Caregiver book, which teaches caregivers how to become their loved one’s fearless advocates within the healthcare system.
http://www.caregiver.com/caregiverfriendly/2011/2011_winners.htm

“The average caregiver is responsible for over $40,000 in health related expenditures each year, in either personal or directed funds,” says Gary Barg, Today’s Caregiver editor-in-chief. “This award is designed to help family caregivers recognize and reward those organizations who will care for them in as committed a manner as they care for their loved ones.”

Fearless Caregiver Conference in Boca Raton, FL
Thursday July 14, 2011
8:00am – 2:30pm
Family Track and Professional Track with CEUs
Embassy Suites Hotel
661 NW 53rd Street
Boca Raton, FL 33487
http://www.caregiver.com/fearlessconference/index.htm
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Interview with Timothy Tosta, author of #Death tweet books 01 and 02, on July 18th 9AM PST

Join me as I interview Timothy Tosta, author of #Death tweet books 01 and 02, on July 18th 9AM PST. Listen live or download later at www.Blogtalkradio.com/kindethics

Timothy Tosta is a cancer survivor, a seasoned hospice volunteer, and executive coach to the legal and business communities. He also is recognized as one of California’s leading land use and environmental attorneys. Tim is the author of #DEATH tweet, Book 01 – A Well Lived Life Through 140 Perspectives on Death and its Teachings and #DEATH tweet, Book 02- 140 Perspectives on Being a Supportive Witness to the End of Life. He is a regular contributor to the Daily Journal, California’s leading daily legal newspaper, and a frequent lecturer to legal and business gatherings on topics of human potential, fulfilled living, and conscious dying, as well as planning, development, sustainability, and the environment. Tim blogs on life and death issues at www.coachingcounsel.com/blog.

Join me in Portland on June 30th – Sponsored by AARP, Multnomah County Family Caregiver Support and Providence Home Services

AARP, Multnomah County Family Caregiver Support and Providence Home Services invite you to attend the program:

“Empowering Caregivers Who Have to Make Difficult Choices”
Thursday, June 30th
7:00 pm
Providence Cancer Center Auditorium
4805 NE Glisan—Portland
Doors open at 6:30 – Lecture begins at 7PM
The event is free, but space is limited. Please rsvp to:
http://aarpor-empowering-caregivers.eventbrite.com/
or call 503-988-3646

Join me on a teleconference call with The Purposeful Planning Institute on June 10th.

I am honored to be the guest speaker on a teleconference call with The Purposeful Planning Institute. They are an amazing group of people dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others.

Empowering Family Caregivers who are Making the Difficult Decisions
Date: Friday, June 10th
Time: 11:00am ET
http://www.johnawarnick.com/kind10june2011/
See registration information below.

The Purposeful Planning Institute offers a variety of services and learning opportunities designed for professionals who serve families of wealth through the Purposeful Planning Collaboration, The Learning Academy and Purposeful Planning Conferences and Workshops.

The Institute also offers an invaluable and unique service for planned giving professionals, community & family foundation leaders, philanthropic consultants, and other advisors who are genuinely dedicated to philanthropy through the Purposeful Philanthropy Forum.

Registration & Participation
If you are not a member of the Purposeful Planning Collaboration and would like to request a guest PIN, or if you would like to have your PIN resent to you, please contact us or visit http://maestroconference.com/dashboard and enter your email address in the ‘Forgot PIN’ section on the right side of the page.

Important Note: The Maestro Conference system does not always recognize PINs from participants calling in on internet based phones, VOIP or Magic Jacks. However, it does integrate well with Skype. We apologize for any inconvenience and encourage you to let us know if this affects your ability to participate in any of our teleconferences.

Participant Dashboard
If you are at a computer during the call you may access the participant dashboard by clicking on this link: http://maestroconference.com/dashboard. Logging on to the participant dashboard allows you to send messages to the conference host, view PDFs, Power Point presentations and other materials that may be posted there.

If you would like to invite a guest to call in, please feel free to do so, but please ask them to contact us to obtain the call-in number and a personal PIN.

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