American Association of Caregiving Youth Caregiver Smile Summit Dr. Connie Siskowski is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. Dr. Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD is founder of the American Association for Caregiving Youth (AACY), which includes the Caregiving Youth Project of Palm Beach County, the first US program to support the...
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How to Go Public with a Life-Changing Condition-Caregiver Smile Summit 204
When and How to Go Public with a Life-Changing Condition-Caregiver Summit John Baumann is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. John Baumann was 41 years young when, in 2002, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. He was in shock. He was the top lawyer at a publicly-traded corporation. What should he...
Dementia and Communication-Engaging Positively! Caregiver Smile Summit 203
Dementia and Communication – Engaging Positively Enhances Lives! – Caregiver Smile Summit Dr. Dan Nightingale is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. All communication is a form of behavior, thus, all behavior is a form of communication. In this session, Dr Dan Nightingale discusses how engaging positively with people living...
The Effect of Family Caregiving on Wealth-Caregiver Smile Summit 202
The Effect of Family Caregiving on Wealth-Caregiver Smile Summit Kerry Hannon is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. Accumulated wealth can dissipate seemingly in a blink of an eye, when women over 50 shoulder the cost of caregiving. A Merrill Lynch/Age Wave report notes that women are 66% of all family...
Understanding & Coping with Non-Death Losses”-Caregiver Smile Summit 201
Understanding and Coping with Non-Death /’Living-Losses’ as a Caregiver – Caregiver Smile Summit Lisa Dinhofer is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. Lisa is a certified Thanatologist and communication expert with 18+ years teaching. The experience of grief occurs following not only loss from death but from ‘non-finite’ or ‘living...
The Computer Caregiver Connection-Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 199
The Computer Caregiver Connection – Caregiver Smile Summit Paul DelPonte is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. This session will explore how caregivers can put the connective power of computers, the Internet, and the world of APPS to positive use. Reducing social isolation, managing medications, financial affairs, and even tracking...
Managing Family Dynamics Downsizing – Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 198
Managing Family Dynamics in the Midst of Downsizing – Caregiver Smile Summit Vickie Dellaquila is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. Family Dynamics plays a role when helping your senior loved one downsize and move out of their home they have lived in for decades. Difficulty can come when family members...
Patient Empowerment for the Caregiver -Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 197
Patient Empowerment for the Caregiver – Caregiver Smile Summit Lorrie Klemons is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. Caregivers cannot carry the burden of caregiving completely on their own. They must learn to create boundaries of the activities they are willing and able to perform. Caregivers must become empowered to...
A Community of Support for Solo Agers-Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 196
Creating a Community of Support for Solo Agers – Caregiver Smile Summit Carol Marak is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. Learn how to build a community of support with your nearby associates, friends, and acquaintances. Just because you live alone and growing older doesn’t mean you have to isolate...
Cruising through Caregiving-Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 195
Cruising through Caregiving-Reducing the Stress of Caring for a Loved One – Caregiver Smile Summit Jennifer Fitzpatrick is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit. On a scale of 0-100 is your stress level 150? Caregiving for a loved one who has acute or chronic illness is no vacation…but you can...