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Randy Langford of The Edgemere, and Karen, Pat and Sandy from the Wesley Woods Senior Transitions Program

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Randy Langford is a native Texan and grew up in Dallas before becoming a pastor. Through his work in the ministry, Randy developed a great passion for seniors and a desire to see them live rich and fulfilling lives. After 25 years in the ministry, Randy entered the security business and began networking with large retirement communities. He went on to work with the Good Samaritan Foundation and has been the Administrator of The Plaza Healthcare at Edgemere for about three months.  Randy can be reached at 214-615-7045 or by emailing rlanford@edgemeredallas.com.  If you would like to drop by for a tour, the community is located on Northwest Highway between Thackery and Edgemere Street in Dallas, or visit them on the web at www.edgemeredallas.com.

Joining us today from the Wesley Woods Transitions Senior Program were Karen McMichael-James, Pat Rich and Sandy Glasser.  Karen McMichael-James is a licensed social worker originally from Philadelphia.  Pat Rich is a licensed professional counselor who fell in love with caring for the elderly while taking care of her mother.  Finally, Sandy Glasser is a licensed professional counselor, born in Germany who started her career in childhood education, but later returned to school to get her licensed professional counselor certification.

The Wesley Woods Senior Transitions Program is a comprehensive short-term outpatient program that provides support and treatment for older adults facing emotional or behavioral health difficulties.  The program meets Monday through Friday from 10 am to 3 pm.  The structured format provides medical monitoring as well as therapeutic groups and activities.  Transitions can be used as a step down from in-patient treatment as well as a program for older adults needing an intensive level of care, but not hospitalization.  For more information about the Wesley Woods Senior Transitions Program, call them at (404) 728-4776, or visit their website here.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Linda Del Bosque of Mature Texan Magazine

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Linda Del Bosque is a Dallas native and the youngest of five kids. From an early age her parents instilled the value of hard work, integrity and values in all of their children. Her experience in helping seniors began as a child as her family spent many hours volunteering at nursing homes. After a couple of years of community college, Linda moved to Chicago to attend design school where she studied interior design. After returning to Dallas, Linda recognized a need for a publication that helped communicate valuable information to senior citizens. She began a newsletter that soon evolved into “Mature Texan Magazine”. Today, her publications reach seniors in Dallas and Tarrant Counties and will soon be expanding to the Houston area. As a non-profit organization they have given back over $100,000 to the communities that they serve and sponsor multiple events for seniors. To contact Linda, you can email her at Linda@maturetexanmagazine.com or visit their website at www.maturetexanmagazine.com.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Fred Badyna of Armor Wealth Management

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Fred Badyna started his career in Toledo, OH as a buyer for Macy’s and spent time in New York and Toledo before being swept off his feet by a manufacturing company in Michigan. After that company was purchased by Gillete Razor company he moved to Texas on a 2-year contract and a good friend soon began steering him toward the financial services industry. After a few years of cat and mouse, he finally made the move and has been in the financial services business for 38 years. Now a principal with Armor Wealth Management, the satisfaction of helping people plan for the future has helped him grow to love what he does. Fred specializes in helping seniors with pre-retirement planning, post-retirement planning, long term care planning, Medicare planning and helping seniors find solutions that allow them to sleep at night knowing that their financial future is secure. Fred can be reached by calling 972-980-9600 or by visiting www.armorwealthmanagement.com or www.fredbadyna.com.

Armand Christopher of Senior Living Realty, and Lorna Armstrong of Armstrong Emergency Readiness

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Armand Christopher is originally from Chicago, IL and moved to Dallas in 1975. While working in many different industries over the years, Armand has always had a passion for real estate and has been a licensed realtor for over 35 years. When Armand decided to focus full time on real estate in 2001, he immediately became a Seniors Real Estate Specialist, which is a designation that is owned by the National Association of Realtors. Armand is now a board member of the National Associations of Realtors for that senior designation. He is widely viewed as an expert in senior relocation issues, and loves the opportunity to assist seniors and their families as they transition to new environments and new realities associated with downsizing.  Armand’s company is Senior Living Realty, found at www.seniorlivingrealty.com or he can reached by phone at 214-564-5800.

Originally from Southern California, Lorna Armstrong was deeply impacted by a 7.0 earthquake near her home in Northridge in 1994.  Having seen firsthand what it was like to be without water, power, gas and other basic services, Lorna joined her fire department’s local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).  When she moved to Alpharetta in 1998, she joined the CERT program in that community as well.  After 25 years in the corporate world, Lorna decided to make a business out of her passion for emergency preparedness, and formed Armstrong Emergency Readiness in 2009.  The mission of her company is to prepare families for any type of emergency, whether it is a “shelter in place” emergency, or an evacuation.  She trains families, caregivers and others on what to put in the Emergency Preparedness “kit” and how to be ready to survive the aftermath of an emergency.  For more information, please contact Lorna at (404) 952-0647, or visit her website at www.armstrongER.com.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

 

Joe Blumberg, Mary Frances Hansen and Pat Housel

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Mary Frances Hansen is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas and moved to Dallas 35 years ago. In her late 50s Mary Frances went to work for Princess Cruises where she met her husband, Richard Barry who is a headlining entertainer on Cruise Ships. Having been an RN, including 7 years as an ICU nurse, she has been professionally serving others for most of her adult life. Mary Frances has a heart for volunteering (she is a professional volunteer) and spent many years working closely with the Alzheimer’s Association. Upon discovering the Ms. Texas Senior America Pageant she saw it as and excellent platform to spread the word on Alzheimer’s awareness, she entered and won the competition, becoming Ms. Texas Sr. America 1997. Mary Frances has been the Director and Pageant Coordinator for Ms. Texas Senior America since its resurrection in 2005.

Pat Housel grew up in Iowa and spent her high school years in Germany as her father was in the Army. When they returned to the states,her father was stationed at Fort Hood and her family settled in Dallas. Pat worked for Bank of America as a project manager and learned about the Ms. Texas Senior America pageant in 2006. Pat won the 2006 pageant and was asked to join the pageant’s board of directors after completing her reign. Her project management skills are an asset to the pageant and Pat has been the Pageant Coordinator since 2006.

For more information about the pageant, please visit http://www.senioramerica.org/Texas.htm. You can also email Mary Frances Hansen at: mfh2006@sbcglobal.net

Joe Blumberg founded Specifics, Inc. in 1985. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer and meeting Dr. Nikhil Shah, Founder and President of the Men’s Health and Wellness Center, Joe became the Director of Men’s Health in 2009. The Men’s Health and Wellness Center is about men from all walks of life who face serious health issues as they age, and men would want to take action to improve their health and quality of life. Dr. Shah started Men’s Health and Wellness Center with the vision to not create an ‘executive spa’ but rather to provide specific and concrete information on these health concerns.
For more information about the Men’s Health and Wellness Center you can visit http://www.menshealthandwellness.org or call 678-638-6388.

Steve Roland and Sandra Coughlin

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Steve Roland was born in San Diego, CA and received a bachelor’s degree in communication before entering the Christian ministry.  After 14 years as a minister, he moved his family to Texas where he entered the senior care industry. Steve developed a great respect and admiration for the veterans that he was working with and quickly identified a need to assist veterans with the Aid and Attendance Benefit that they earned through their service. Steve has a great passion for helping veterans and their families understand

and qualify for the V.A. Aid and Attendance benefit and this passion is evident in how he talks about what he does. Steve can be reached by phone at 214-918-8400 or by email at steve@generationsolutions.com, there is also more information available on his website at www.mygenerationsolutions.com.

After going to college and earning a marketing degree, Sandra Coughlin had the luxury of staying at home to raise and home school her two boys.  Not having enough to do, Sandra started investigating ways of generating supplemental income while staying at home.  She found Heritage Makers, an organization dedicated to helping families discover, preserve and celebrate their family stories and heritage.  Specifically, Sandra helps families create high quality, library-bound photo books, cards, canvases, digital scrapbooks and other gifts that will provide an enduring legacy for both current and future generations.  According to Sandra, “Story” is at the heart of what she does.  Her unique online publishing process memorializes a families heritage and a unique and meaningful way.  If you would like more information about the process, check out Sandra’s website at www.yourstorystartsnow.com, or call her at 678-227-8468.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Nicole Davis and Toni Davis of UniHealth Post-Acute Care and Residents of C.C. Young

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Jack and Martha Morgan are residents of C.C. Young’s assisted living community. Jack was born in Dallas and has lived in the area for his entire life. Martha grew up in Central Texas before moving to Dallas for college. After graduating, Jack and Martha were married and have are now in their 64th year of marriage.

Dr. Don Benton has been a resident of Dallas since 1958. A United Methodist minister, Dr. Benton moved to Dallas to serve churches in the area. Dr. Benton served on the board of C.C. Young and participated in the ground breaking before he was a resident. Dr. Benton is currently serving as the Chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care at C.C. Young.

Anita Walker is a native of St. Louis and moved to Dallas to be closer to her daughter a couple of years ago. Anita appreciates the family atmosphere and participates in many of the various activities that C.C. Young offers its residents. A frequent traveler, Anita appreciates the freedom and security that living at C.C. Young has provided.

Bernice Press is an East Texas native and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. She spent many years away from Texas as she served in the Navy, but moved back to Dallas to be closer to her mother. Bernice knew that she did not want to be burdened by a house, and started looking for a retirement community as soon as she knew she was ready. Bernice has lived at C.C. Young for 17 years and is an active member of the community and one of the stars of their nationally ranked Wii Bowling team. As a nurse, she strives to continue improving the lives of the other residents of the community.

Lois Schermerhorn is a New Jersey native who has spent time in Minnesota, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, and Texas. After suffering a serious injury, Lois and her husband knew that they needed to find a retirement community. After trying out a community across town and realizing that it was not friendly to walkers and wheel chairs, they decided to move to C.C. Young and she has never been happier. Lois considers C.C. Young’s continuing care offerings a blessing as she was able to continue living in her independent living apartment as her husband entered hospice care.

A very special ‘thank you’ goes out to Assistant Director of Development and Public Relations, Emily Huddelston for coordinating such a wonderful group of residents for us to talk to!

For more information about C.C. Young, you can visit their website at www.ccyoung.org or you can call 214-827-8080.

A nurse by training and experience, Toni Davis is a mother of 5 and a seventeen year veteran of long term care for seniors.  Toni is a Senior Care Partner for UniHealth Post-Acute Care in Decatur.  Her role is to be the liaison between a patient or patient’s family and the nursing staff at UniHealth.

A South Carolina native, Nicole Davis also selected her career in health and long term care more than seventeen years ago.  She joined the current facility a number of years ago when it was Laurel Bay.  It has since been purchased by UHS Pruitt, and has undergone a million dollar renovation.  Toni notes that in addition to the physical improvements, UHS Pruitt has implemented a number of procedural and policy changes that have significantly improved the facility both for its residents and its staff.  Today,Toni is the Admissions Director for the facility.  She tells us that post-acute care is typically a transition for a patient from the hospital environment back into the home environment.  This transition can be from a few days to a few months, but is often 20 days or less, and takes the form of physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy.  Toni and Nicole can be reached at (404) 212-3400.  If you would like to take a tour, stop in at 3200 Panthersville Road in Decatur.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Mike Doviak of Amedisys, and Cynthia Braswell of AseraCare Hospice

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Originally from the Northeast, Mike Doviak’s interest in the medical field was kindled by his mother who was a nurse, and her passion for people.  His focus on geriatrics stems from close relationships with is grandparents. After studying painting and graduating with a degree in teaching from Radford College in Virginia, Mike was asked to move to Dallas to help a friend start a home health company. Mike has been in the industry in Dallas for many years and credits his success to attention to detail that he learned through his art studies. Mike is a well known and well respected fixture in the medical community in Dallas and enjoys interacting with his clients and their families.  Today he is an account executive with Amedisys Home Health, one of the country’s largest home health firm’s headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.   Mike can be reached at 972-740-8125, or via email at mdoviak@verizon.net.  Check out their website at www.amedisys.com.

Cynthia Braswell moved to Atlanta 35 years ago from Cleveland, Ohio, to got to Nursing School.  In addition to being a “Grady grad”, she also pursued a degree in Health Administration and received a Masters in Education from Georgia State University.  She has a passion for serving people, and considers her career her ministry and mission as well.  For the past six months, Cynthia has been the Regional Sales Director for AseraCare Hospice, with responsibility for both Georgia and Alabama.  When asked what she really does for a living with AseraCare, she will tell you “I’m in the Memory Making Business”.  According to Cynthia, her primary role is in helping patients and their families make the most of the time they have left together.  When asked about the AseraCare difference, Cynthia noted two items:  first, that they offer an advanced telemonitoring program for their patients – making the most of what technology can offer today, and second, AseraCare’s Transitional Care Program, which provides an additional level of support within the first 24 hours of a hospice diagnosis.  Cynthia can be reached at (404) 414-7753.  She can also be reached via email at Cynthia.braswell@aseracare.com.  Check them out on the web at www.aseracare.com.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Renee Stout of Vitas Hospice

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Stout, Renee V2Like so many others, Renee Stout became interested in serving the senior community through a personal experience.  She describes her grandmother as her “soul mate”.  When her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer, Renee left sales job in Dallas to care for her in Rhode Island.  Born and raised in central Connecticut, Renee earned a degree in marketing from Central Connecticut University.  After spending a number of years in the manufacturing intdustry, and fresh from her Caregiving experience with her grandmother, Renee started working in sales and marketing for a senior independent living community and then later, an assisted living community, and an emergency medical transport service.  Now, Renee has opened a new chapter as a Community Liaison with Vitas Hospice.  She is thrilled with her opportunity to interact with clients and their families in this critical stage.  One area of particular interest to Renee is in helping children overcome grief as the result of loss of a loved one.  To this end, Vitas is proud to sponsor 23 children for Camp Conquer, a three day camp for kids ages 9-15.  This camp is being held June 3-5, 2011 in Ana, Texas (north of McKinney).  For more inforamtion about the camp, contact Diedra at (469) 450-2120, or send an email to campconquer@yahoo.com.  To learn more about Vitas Hospice, contact Renee at (469) 323-5495, or check out their website at www.vitas.com/texas.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Dan Appelrouth, Colin Ryane and Kathryn Marshall

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Ryane and Marshall compressedKathryn Marshall began working with children early in her career and realized very quickly the link between child development and the rehabilitation of seniors recovering from neurological ailments. After her daughter experienced an injury as the result of an electrical shock, she discovered that her complications were more neurological than physical and began to pursue Brain Gym for her rehabilitation. Today, Kathryn enjoys helping seniors improve their motor skills and recover from injuries, such as strokes, through Brain Gym exercises. Kathryn can be reached at www.katmarshall.com or by calling 214-226-3700.

 Colin Ryane was exploring the human mind at Hofstra University when his path diverted to studying yoga. After injuring both arms and having them cured through a chiropractor, Colin decided to delve into Eastern medicine further. He has been teaching QiGong for over 10 years now and enjoys helping seniors improve their health by restoring balance in their lives. Colin can be reached through his website at www.happyqi.com or at 214-233-5738.

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Dan Appelrouth began his career as a rheumatologist.  He has always had a passion for singing, and when he retired form being a physician here in Atlanta, he began to focus more attention on singing.  Dan was the original cantor at both Temple Emanuel and Temple Beth Tikvah here in Atlanta.  He sings Broadway songs from the 1920s through the 1970’s at retirement centers around Atlanta.  In 2006, he recorded a CD called MY MEMORIES.  Dan has another passion, and that is to feed the hungry.  Dan has set up a 501C-3 charity called the Atlanta Hunger Relief Fund.  To date, Dan has raised more than $80.000 through his singing, CD sales and charitable events – all of which has gone directly to feeding Atlanta’s hungry.  When Dan performs at events or senior communities, 100% of the fee he charges is donated to the Atlanta Hunger Relief fund.  If you would like to see and hear Dan’s work on YouTube, click here.  Alternatively, visit Dan’s website at www.danappelrouth.org, or contact him via email at danjappel@gmail.com.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!