Join our 3-31-11 Webinar- The 50/50 Rule: Solving Family Conflict

We invite you to join in GrandCare’s aging/technology industry webinars. All are welcome to join us!
Date: Thursday March 31st 2011
Time: 2pm EST (11am PST)
Room: Go to http://grandcaresystems.webex.com
If you would like to call in but you do not have access to a computer, call: 1-408-600-3600 access code: 668 422 850

NOTE: If you are new to using Webex and you have questions, please contact us at info@grandcare.com. Some of the initial kinks have been fixed, so please try again. You may opt to ONLY dial in (number listed above) We appreciate your patience!

Topic Description: The 50/50 Rule: Solving Family Conflict

This webinar is designed to help adult siblings and their aging parents deal with those sensitive situations that ariseamong brothers and sisters as their parents age and need assistance. Our speaker will cover a variety of sibling caregiving topics such as: How do you divide workload with your sister? What’s the best way to build teamworkwith your brothers? How can you reach agreement as a family on important topics to avoid family conflict?

About our speaker: Cathy Majkowski from Home Instead

Cathy Majkowski is the Community service Representative for Home Instead, where sheprides herself in being called a senior care advocate. Her first association with working with seniors was her small business “Catherine Tours- Motorcoach rours for Seniors”.Beyond her work with Home Instead, she serves on Board of Directors for the West Bend Senior Center,she was a founding  member of the Caregiver Coalation in Ozaukee County, and she serves on the planning committee for Ozaukee County Senior Conference and the the Washington County Aging Concerns Network Group.Cathy is an amazign community partner in West Bend, Wisconsin, where she resides with her husband, Rick and 2 children.Her passion for seniors and families is sure to come through as she shares what families need to be successful and independent.

Webinar Objectives:

Webinar Objectives- Get ideas on how to work through family conflict

– How to ease the caregiver/family into technology conversation

– Opening the doors to communication in a complicated family situation

3-24-11 GrandCare webinar: Home Care in the 21st Century- Mark Shea speaks

We invite you to join in GrandCare’s weekly aging/technology industry webinars. All are welcome to join us!
Date: Thursday March 24th 2011
Time: 2pm EST (11am PST)
Room: Go to http://grandcaresystems.webex.com
If you would like to call in but you do not have access to a computer, call: 1-408-600-3600 access code: 661 277 172 #

NOTE: If you are new to using Webex and you have questions, please contact us at info@grandcare.com. Some of the initial kinks have been fixed, so please try again. You may opt to ONLY dial in (number listed above) We appreciate your patience!

Topic Description: Home Care in the 21st Century

Existing consumer electronics and networking technologies are being re-purposed to allow family caregivers the ability to remain aware of a loved one’s health and safety. Perhaps the easiest way to think of these systems is as a “baby monitor times ten”. This is being heralded by pundits from the Consumer Electronics industry as the next big thing. Enabling a virtual presence in a home makes whole new levels of service and care that is affordable and available to almost everyone. The world of home care is about to change radically and rapidly.

About our speaker: Mark Shea from Right at Home

Our speaker, Mark Shea, has over twenty years of experience with networking and internet technologies and ten years with Microsoft. He teaches Social Media at the University of Washington. Mark currently owns a Home Care agency in Mount Vernon, Washington: North Cascade Right at Home. Mark will be presenting his vision of how these technologies can be leveraged by a Home Care Agency of the 21st Century.

Webinar Objectives:

– Learn how long term health care is being transformed

– How does technology fit into homes?

– Resistance to change – Acceptance. How does it work?

GrandCare Interviewed by Rave Publications at EHX 2011

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GrandCare’s VP of Marketing, Laura Mitchell, is interviewed by Rave Publications at EHX 2011.

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Fantastic EHX Show

Just wanted to shoot out a quick post and give out a shout to the EHX folks as well as the fantastic dealers who attended this year’s EHX in Orlando, FL. While the event was smaller than the last few years, we found the attendees to be highly qualified, educated, motivated and enthusiastic about home health. A great testament to the industry and the work that has been done in the past 4-5 years.

In fact, many dealers confided that they ONLY came to EHX this year to learn more about the home health tech market and learn about GrandCare Systems.

GrandCare led 3 seminars on the Show Floor and was on another digital home health panel. They were all packed with interested dealers!! Very exciting for this industry!

GrandCare was displayed in 3 booths on the EHX floor. At the GrandCare Booth, Home Controls (Home Health Tech) Booth and the Worthington Booth.  The only other home health tech products on display were the Presto Computerless email and various Personal Emergency Response Units (both quite complementary to the GrandCare System).  We also got some good PR out there for the Aging Technology Alliance (AgeTek) many of the dealers expressed great relief at the notion of an organization like this that guide them on their way in the home health journey!
Now it’s back to the grind and following up with the hundreds of leads received.  Good work GrandCare, Home Health Tech, Worthington, ad Presto team on a job well done!

 

Please join GrandCare at What’s Next Boomer Business Summit after ASA in San Francisco.

GrandCare’s VP of Marketing, Laura Mitchell, will be moderating a social media panel. More details listed below.

What’s Next Boomer Business Summit:

Friday, April 29, 2011
Parc 55 Wyndham, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

San Francisco, California

Website: www.BoomerSummit.com

The 8th annual What’s Next Boomer Business Summit is produced by Mary Furlong & Associates, and is the official post-conference of the American Society on Aging (ASA) Aging in America Conference on April 26-30, 2011 in San Francisco.

Event theme for 2011: Dynamics, Deals, Differentiation and Disruption.

Join us where America’s leading analysts, executive marketers, business leaders, and research experts will gather to introduce new research, products and services that truly represent what is next on the horizon for businesses selling to baby boomer and senior customers today.

  • Learn new go-to-market strategies and tactics
  • Access new research
  • Understand ways to reach caregivers
  • Get methods to creating online baby boomer communities

Keynote speakers are:

Guy Kawasaki, Entrepreneur & Author, Co-founder, Alltop; Jody Holtzman, Senior Vice President, Thought Leadership, AARP; Vint Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google and Co-Inventor of the Internet; With featured speakers: Astro Teller, Director, New Projects, Google; Gail Sheehy, Best-Selling Author.

Agenda Tracks:

  • Social Media

 

Maximizing the Online World Build an interactive tool box for marketing your business! From email to Google, Twitter, and what’s in all worlds online to social media platforms, unlock the potential for your company. Our experts show you how to harness the power.

Moderator: Laura Mitchell, Vice President, Marketing, GrandCare Systems

Panelists: Joe Cannella, Senior Account Manager, Google; Nataki Edwards, Vice President, Marketing, AARP; Stephen Chen, Founder, NewRetirement.com

  • Alternate Distribution
  • Mobile, Local and Search
  • Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship
  • The Evolution of Design and Technology in Serving the Consumer Majority

 

 

 

Who should attend:

  • Corporate brand managers and managers of businesses, association and non-profit leadership where boomers and seniors are the primary customers.
  • Designers for products and services
  • Media, analysts, authors and bloggers, public relation agencies who write and blog and tweet insights and stories that reach and serve the 40+ audience
  • Association and non-profit leadership who want to learn best models and metrics of social entrepreneurship and business partnerships
  • Entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs creating products and services for the boomer and mature consumer
  • Corporate marketing, product and brand managers and business leaders who manage products and services targeting the boomer and senior customer.

Register: http://boomersummit.eventbrite.com/

(Early bird rate ends February 28!)

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Speakers < http://www.boomersummit.com/speakers.html>

Connect with us:

Facebook: Facebook/WhatsNextBoomerBusinessSummit

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/WhatsNextBoomer]

Event hashtag is: #WNBBS2011

 

3-17-11 Thursday GrandCare Webinar: LIVE from EHX!

We invite you to join in GrandCare’s weekly aging/technology industry webinars. All are welcome to join us!
Date: Thursday March 17th 2011
Time: 2pm EST (11am PST)
Room: Go to http://grandcaresystems.webex.com
If you would like to call in but you do not have access to a computer, call: 1-408-600-3600 access code: 664 169 598 #

Topic Description: What’s happening at EHX?
An all-inclusive event designed to train business owners and technicians the skills and strategies they need to not just survive, but to succeed. Designed by the editors of CE Pro, EHX offers the electronic industry a new kind of event that will truly help you make more money, get more sales, get the answers you need and make every dollar stretch even further.

Join GrandCare at EHX as they present the solution to helping elders to stay independent, and hear about what is new in the home health technology industry! Don’t miss out on this exciting webinar, LIVE from EHX!

About our speaker: Visit the GrandCare Booth at EHX!
GrandCare headquarters is at BOOTH 629L in the New Opportunities Pavilion or catch one of the Home Health Technology Educational Sessions led by GrandCare Systems on the EHX show floor. GrandCare is also featured at the Home Controls Booth: #629J, and Worthington Distribution Booth: #805.
Stop by, say hello, and check out the newest GrandCare products!

Webinar Objectives
o Learn about what’s new in Home Health technology!
o What does GrandCare do at EHX?
o Join the GrandCare team at this exciting event!

Smart Money Magazine asks us – can aging be stylish?

Yesterday, Smart Money Magazine posted an article: Can a Medic Alert System be Stylish. They discussed grab bars, Personal Emergency Response Systems, Wearable Pendants, etc. GMU’s Andy Carle, Age in Place Tech Watch’s Laurie Orlov and AgeTek’s own Peter Radsliff all weighed in on solutions and adoption of technology to “age in place”.

I think this is a very important topic to address. People don’t want to use systems/devices that make them “feel” geriatric, old or disabled. That is the reason that the systems need to be viewed more like we view every day conveniences..think of railings on stairs, alarm clocks, smart phones, online calendar/reminders, appointment books, etc. All of these we use every day because they are helpful and they assist EVERYONE. Systems that enable a person to stay independent and at home should be viewed in a similar fashion. Nobody wants to have the scarlet pendant of aging, instead they want to be able to self-enable with gadgets, technologies, design, etc. If we design systems like GrandCare Systems that has many features that ANYBODY would enjoy, it is much more likely that a person will accept. I use GrandCare Systems in my home every day and my two toddler boys do too. We use it for different reasons, using the same alerts, cognitive assists, reminders, family calendar, etc that the system provides. Everyone benefits from convenience, safety, communication, etc. (Think of the iPad). I would NEVER be able to keep track of my schedule without my iPhone reminding me of EVERYTHING. Why should it be so different with non tech-savvy individuals? Check out my entry on why I believe Gen X-ers should also be adopting these technologies as early adopters: http://wp.me/pyOLA-dx Thanks for the article – short answer: YES, aging can and SHOULD be stylish and graceful! Laura Mitchell GrandCare Systems www.grandcare.com

What are your thoughts???

Read their article here: Can a Medic Alert System Be Stylish? – SmartMoney.com http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/technology/now-in-vogue-grandpas-gadgets-1299712884177/#ixzz1GJrWJD00

Join our 3-10-11 Webinar: Motivating the Multi-Generational Workforce- Richard Anthony speaks

We invite you to join in GrandCare’s weekly aging/technology industry webinars. All are welcome to join us!
Date: Thursday March 10th 2011
Time: 2pm EST (11am PST)
Room: Go to http://grandcaresystems.webex.com
If you would like to call in but you do not have access to a computer, call: 1-408-600-3600 access code: 662-918-370 #

Topic Description:
For the first time in history, we have four (some argue five) dominant generations in the workforce. Each markedly different. Each variously hailed and reviled because of the myths about how they think and behave. All challenged to work toward common goals in spite of their differences. In the absence of a transformational overhaul of public and corporate policies, the table is set for intergenerational conflict in the workforce over status, pay, benefits, training and advancement opportunities.This webinar explores ways to convert a multi-generational workforce to a collaborative, intergenerational team.

About our speaker:
Richard J. Anthony, Sr., is founder and managing director of The Solutions Network, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in business advisory services, organization effectiveness and performance improvement. He is also founder of The Entrepreneurs Network, a networking venue for early stage ventures. He has authored chapters in three books in recent years: Aligning Pay and Results, After Sixty: Marketing to Baby Boomers Reaching Their Big Transition Years and Geeks, Geezers and Googlization. His book, Organizations, People & Effective Communication, is available at Amazon.

Webinar Objectives
oReview profiles of four dominant generations in the workforce.
oFocus on management best practices.
oOutline steps to manage the intergenerational workforce.

Join our Webinar this Thursday! 45 years old and in a retirement home? Steve Gurney speaks

We invite you to join in GrandCare’s weekly aging/technology industry webinars. All are welcome to join us!
Date: Thursday March 3rd 2011
Time: 2pm EST (11am PST)
Room: Go to http://grandcaresystems.webex.com

Topic Description: 45 Years Old in a Retirement Community? Steve Gurney Shares a First Hand Look at Our Eldercare System
Widely regarded as an expert in senior living options, Steve Gurney realized that he had not truly experienced these settings first-hand, and embarked on a project to live temporarily in a variety of senior housing options. Steve will share the new perspective he has gained from this “life changing” project and will share creative ideas and solutions that we can explore to better serve elders and their families in the future.

About our speaker:
Steve Gurney founded Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook in 1990. Drawing from the experience of observing his family caring for Steve’s aging grandfather, he created a comprehensive publication to help others in the same situation. Steve has worked closely with nearly every regional and national organization on aging to help find solutions to their challenges. Steve has helped thousands of elders and families make the transition to elder care settings and he has personally visited over 500 communities in his 20 year career.

Webinar Objectives
•Discover the value of looking at elder-care settings through a “different lens”.
•Understand the impact that “age segregation” plays in leadership, marketing and operations and explore solutions and opportunities.
•Discover creative ways that you can reinvent your definition of eldercare to create a more appealing offering

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