Caring Conversations

Jeff joins us at this year's conference to talk about grieving, coping and finding your way during tough times. Jeff cared for his “Lyme Warrior” wife Cherie who amazed him daily with her courage in fighting this horrible disease. Jeff was also a co-caregiver for his father for 5 years, during his battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Sharon Hall will be joined by Nansi Greger-Holt, RN, MPH, MSN, a Geriatric and Family Nurse Practitioner, BC, at UNC Neurology Clinic in the Cognitive Disorders Division, in Chapel Hill, NC. She has been helping patients and their family/caregivers navigate, understand, manage, and treat symptoms of their dementia to maximize their quality of life since 2012, when she started specializing in dementia care. Nansi has been an RN in North Carolinafor over 40 years,  and a Family and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner for 22 of those years. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in Psychology  and an A.S in Nursing in 1978.  She is a  NC Tarheel and has earned a Master of Public Health in Health Education in 1986 and Master in Nursing in 1997 from UNC- Chapel Hill.  She has worked in hospitals, longterm care, geropsych, home health, hospice, geriatrics and primary care. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

We may think our prosperity begins with our bank account. Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, believes it begins with our mind. She'll help us see what's possible as we picture our prosperity. About Ellen Ellen Rogin, CPA, CFP® and Abundance Activist® has made her life’s work educating, counseling, and guiding people to grow their prosperity and to use it as a force for good in their lives and in the world. She is the co-author of NY Times best-seller, Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality. Ellen speaks across the globe on creating success and abundance. Chock full of “left-brain” credentials (MBA, CPA, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™), Ellen also walks on the “right” side, balancing values, big picture ideas, meditation and a sense of humor with her professional training. She’s as comfortable talking about the power of compound interest as she is the power of belief. Ellen is a TEDx presenter, and her work has been quoted in such national publications as The New York Times, Money, Time.com, Forbes.com, and The Huffington Post. She was the founder and president of a wealth management firm in the Chicago area, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Metropolitan Capital Bank in Chicago and The Ghana Scholarship Fund. Ellen wants to live in and help create a world where everyone is a rock star at handling their money, everybody’s life’s work is filled with meaning, generosity and abundance, and kids think their moms are forever cool. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Bobbi Carducci shares about her presentations at this year's National Caregiving Conference. You can meet Bobbi and learn more about her work here: https://www.caregiving.com/ncc19/presenters/bobbi-carducci/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Tobin Ward, a market research manager with Genworth, joins us to discuss the focus groups she’ll hold  at the Fourth Annual National Caregiving Conference. You can join us at the conference virtually or in person on November 7-10 in Chicago at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare, 8535 W. Higgins. While you’re attending our conference, please consider joining Tobin during one of her one-hour focus groups. You’ll receive a $30 Visa gift card for sharing your insights and experiences in one of the focus groups. To learn more, visit https://www.caregiving.com/ncc19/focus-groups/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Sharon Hall will be joined by Rebekah Wilson, MSW, www.agingcarecoach.com for this podcast on helping diminish the "anti-social" behavior and re-engage the FTDer. We will discuss why they disengage and what a care partner can do to get them to socialize anfeel comfortable in day centers, etc. . --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Claire E. Day, Chief Program Officer, Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, join us to discuss this question: How do we cope when our caregiving experience could increase our risk for dementia? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Sharon Hall will be joined by Nansi Greger-Holt, RN, MPH, MSN, a Geriatric and Family Nurse Practitioner, BC, at UNC Neurology Clinic in the Cognitive Disorders Division, in Chapel Hill, NC. She has been helping patients and their family/caregivers navigate, understand, manage, and treat symptoms of their dementia to maximize their quality of life since 2012, when she started specializing in dementia care. Nansi has been an RN in North Carolinafor over 40 years,  and a Family and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner for 22 of those years. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in Psychology  and an A.S in Nursing in 1978.  She is a  NC Tarheel and has earned a Master of Public Health in Health Education in 1986 and Master in Nursing in 1997 from UNC- Chapel Hill.  She has worked in hospitals, longterm care, geropsych, home health, hospice, geriatrics and primary care. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Claire E. Day, Chief Program Officer, Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, joins us to share updates from this year's Alzheimer's Association International Conference®. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

My guest, Warren Hebert, and I share our thoughts about our most crucial caregiving conversations. About Warren Warren Hebert, DNP, RN, CAE, is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Hebert is Chief Innovation Officer for a home health analytics company. He is also a family caregiver, home health nurse, nursing professor, and executive director of the HomeCare Association of Louisiana. Attaining his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) in 2015, Hebert joined his alma mater, Loyola New Orleans, in 2016, as lead faculty for health policy, Care of Vulnerable and Aging populations, health care ethics, and he teaches doctoral students about systems change and innovation. Hebert has hosted the radio program/podcast, Family Caregiving, for seven years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message