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Month: December 2012

Estate Planning and Veteran’s Benefits Made Easy – Victoria Collier

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From her early years, Victoria Collier has had a passion for serving the senior community.  As a high school student, she worked as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home.  She wanted to go to college, so she enlisted in the Air Force, where she served for six years during Desert Storm.  When she got out of the military, she went back to finish her Psychology degree at Valdosta State University.  Not sure what to do with that degree, and having served as a paralegal, she decided to pursue a career as an attorney.  She enrolled, and ultimately earned her law degree from the University of Nebraska.

Today, Victoria is the Principal in the Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria Collier.  Her offices are in Decatur, and she specializes in Medicaid Planning, Veteran’s Benefits Planning, Special Needs/Disability Planning and Estate Planning.

Victoria has a particular knack for making complex ideas and processes simple.  Listen in as she provides some very clear information on Veterans Aid and Benefits.  For more information, visit her website at www.elderlawgeorgia.com, or call her office at 404-370-0696.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show.  Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.

Meals on Wheels and Sunrise team up to fee Atlanta!

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Return guest, Jeff Smythe discovered early on that he wanted to spend his life and career helping people.  While in college, he spent time with WorldTeach in Costa Rica.  Upon return and graduation from college, Jeff moved from Denver to Atlanta.  He started working with OpenHand Atlanta, and went on to earn a Masters in Public Administration from Georgia State University.  About 10 years ago, Jeff began working for Senior Citizen Services, now Meals on Wheels Atlanta,(www.MealsOnWheelsAtlanta.org).  Now, as the Executive Director of the organization, Jeff takes pride in the fact that the organization serves more than 100,000 meals per year through its Meals on Wheels program, and provides home repair for literally hundreds of Fulton County citizens each year.

Jessica Gill has never held a job that didn’t involve serving seniors!  Growing up in Connecticut, she spent time in school visiting nursing homes.  While doing that, she also learned to square dance.  As a result of that experience, she developed a passion for the senior community.  She went on to school at University of Southern Connecticut, earning a Masters in Public Health, and then to Boston University, where she received a certificate in Gerontology.  Upon graduation, Jessica took a job with the CDC, and was ultimately transferred to Atlanta.  She is also a certified geriatric care manager, and has spent time working with the Area Agency on Aging, as well as working as a geriatric care manager in private practice.  Today she works for Sunrise Senior Living as an Area Manager of Business Development. Part of her role with Sunrise is linking arms with like-minded organizations in the community.  Thus, Sunrise and Meals on Wheels Atlanta have come together to provide more than 300 Christmas Eve/Christmas Day meals for Atlanta’s most needy seniors.  To find out how you can donate or get involved, please contact either Jeff or Jennifer.  Here are their coordinates:

Jeff Smythe:  Phone – (404)-351-3889  Email:  jsmythe@mealsonwheelsatlanta.org

Jessica Gill:  Twitter @GillJJLL, Email: Jessica.Gill@sunriseseniorliving.com

To donate canned goods, blankets, CO2 or Smoke Detectors, simply drop them off at any of the 10 Atlanta Sunrise locations, but hurry – only 19 days to Christmas Eve!

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show.  Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.

Linda Bailey and Jo Ellen Knowles Help Take the Stress out of Finding Care for Loved Ones

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Linda Bailey was born and raised in Indianapolis.  She was the sixth of nine children.  She left Indianapolis to go to school in Los Angeles.  She ultimately returned to Indianapolis, where she began working at an assisted living community.  About the same time, she had the privilege of caring for her aging parents.  After their passing, Linda and her husband moved to Atlanta, where she continued her work with the elderly.

Early on, Linda met Jo Ellen Knowles.  Jo Ellen became interested in senior care after her mother lost a battle with colon cancer.  Jo Ellen attended Adelphi University, and went on to earn a graduate degree from Boston University.  Though she has worked in a variety of capacities, including news anchor for a CNN affiliate, her heart is in serving the elderly and their families.

About a year ago, Linda asked Jo Ellen to join her as she started Atlanta Healthcare Referral.  Atlanta Healthcare Referral’s mission is to search out the best of the best in home care and senior living communities to refer to their clients and families.  They pride themselves on doing the “feet on the ground” research that larger companies might not be committed to doing.  To find out more, please visit their website at www.atlantahealthcarereferral.com, or call them directly at 770-866-7729.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show.  Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.