Press and Community Involvement for Aging Wisely, Clearwater Florida

» Press and Community Involvement

Aging Wisely has been featured in numerous publications and provides articles on subjects related to eldercare, disability and special needs concerns, Medicare and Medicaid, caregiving, and healthcare. To request information, an interview or an article submission, contact Shannon Martin, Director of Community Relations, at shannonmartin@agingwisely.com or 727-447-5845.

Featured in:

Forbes, October 2008, “Prepare for Elder Care”

Forbes, July 2007, “Sandwich Generation Survival Skills”

The Maddux Report, March 2008, “Hands on Help”

Florida Banker Magazine, “Building a Team to Successfully Serve Your Aging Clients”
“Issues of Client Competency”
Trust Talk (FL Bankers Association newsletter), “Warning Sign for Elder Clients”
“Should Your Elderly Client be on the road?”

St. Petersburg Times, July 2004, “Help for Families of Dangerous Drivers”

970 WFLA, AM Tampa Bay with Jack Harris, Tedd Webb and Sharon Taylor, “Elderly Driver Concerns”

Quoted in: St. Petersburg Times, Seniority, 2005, “Hurricane Planning” by Sheila Reed
St. Petersburg Times, 11/25/05, “Elder Care Challenge: Who Will Handle the Financial Books?” by Helen Huntley

Clearwater Bar’s Res Ipsa Loquiter
“Medicaid LTC Diversion Program”
“Medicare Update 2008”

St. Petersburg Bar Journal
“Medicare Update 2008”

City of Clearwater’s Aging Well Connections, “When Children Need Help Handling the Care of an Elderly Parent–What’s a Family to do?”

Speaker Availability/Corporate Wellness Programs:

Aging Wisely’s professionals are available to speak on a wide variety of topics including:

Eldercare for the Professional Serving Seniors

Making Your Business Senior Friendly: Sensitivity Training

Elder Care and You: Navigating the Care Giving Maze

Resources for Caregivers

Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia: A Practical Workshop on Dealing with Difficult Behaviors

Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Overview

Planning for Long-Term Care Needs

What is Geriatric Care Management?

Taking Control of Your Health Care

The Social and Emotional Issues of Retirement

Selecting an Assisted Living or Long-Term Care Facility

Aging Wisely offers corporate elder care programs, including lectures, information and one on one consultations, to enable your employees to better cope with caregiving and balance work and caregiving roles. Studies have shown increased productivity and reports of better health in workers that participated in corporate sponsored geriatric care management programs (February 2008, study conducted by National Alliance for Caregiving and Center for Productive Aging, Towson University).

Community Involvement

Aging Wisely believes in giving back to the community we serve. Employees take an active role in many community organizations and Aging Wisely is proud to sponsor and contribute to local charities and events. Some of the organizations we have supported through both monetary contributions and time and talent include:

Aging and Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee (Area Agency on Aging of Pinellas/Pasco, Inc.) (www.agingcarefl.org/)

Alzheimer’s Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter (http://www.alz.org/FLGulfCoast/)

Dunedin Committee on Aging

Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association and National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers Association (Employees involved in Leadership, Public Policy committee, PR committee, Chapter President’s Committee, Conference Committee and Editorial Board for National magazine) (www.fgcma.org and www.caremanager.org)

Clearwater Free Clinic, Sponsor of Martinis and Matisse

Pinellas County Falls Prevention Coalition, cofounder (http://pinellasfallprevention.com)

Leadership Pinellas (http://www.leadershippinellas.com)

Morton Plant Mease Hospitals/Foundation (www.mortonplantmeasefoundation.org/)

Better Living for Seniors (www.blspinellas.org)

Elves for Elders, Hillsborough & Pinellas counties

Pinellas County Estate Planning Council (http://councils.naepc.org/_cgi-bin/homepage.asp?CouncilID=40)

Tampa Bay Financial Planner’s Association (www.planningtampabay.org)

Stetson College of Law’s Special Needs Trust Program

Clearwater Bar Association

St. Petersburg Bar Association

The Florida Bar