Tag Archive for: Aging and technology conference call

Thursday April 21st GrandCare Webinar – Dealing with Dementia

ATTENTION: These Webinars NOW MEET TWICE A MONTH!  The 1st & 3rd Thurs each month (Same time, same place).

We invite you to join in GrandCare’s Aging & Technology Industry Webinars.

All are welcome to join us! 1st & 3rd Thurs each month

Date:  Thursday, April 21 2011
Time:  2pm EDT (1pm CDT / 12p MDT / 11am PDT)
If you don’t have access to a computer and you would like to call in, please call
#1-408-600-3600        access code: 664 424 313
If you have any problems on webex, please call us at 262-338-6147
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)

Topic Description: Helping a Loved One Deal with Dementia

Dementia such as Alzheimer’s is scary, but let’s calm some fears. Seeing worrisome signs that point to a possible diagnosis of Alzheimer’s can be so frightening that many people avoid getting a diagnosis.  There is always hope, and we are getting much better at diagnosing and caring for elders with dementia, as well as the families and friends who love them.

Take-away Points:

1. We will learn why diagnosis and education are crucial to the well being of loved ones.

2. Educators are getting better at helping families and elders cope with dementia, so we’ll learn ways that families cope so their loved one can still live a happy, comfortable life.

3.  Even if the diagnosis is dementia, families are able to move forward to find the best possible ways to care for their loved one, as well as themselves.

Sponsored by “Love, Laughter and Mayhem” Author, Cindy Keith

Thursday April 7th: 10 steps to Home Health Technology!!

We invite you to join in GrandCare’s Aging & Technology Industry Webinars.  All are welcome to join us! 1st & 3rd Thurs each month

Date:  Thursday, April 7th 2011
Time:  2pm EDT (1pm CDT / 12p MDT / 11am PDT)
THIS Webinar is sponsored by CEDIA EXPO!

Don’t have Access to a Computer? No worries!

Dial in: 1-408-600-3600    access code: 668 422 850

ATTENTION: These Webinars NOW MEET TWICE A MONTH!  The 1st & 3rd Thurs each month (Same time, Same place).

 

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)

Topic Description: 10 steps to Home Health Technology

The population is aging and it’s far cheaper and more comfortable to let seniors age at home rather than move to an institution or extended care facility.  While many off-the-shelf home health tech products can serve this population well, it takes a focused business plan to succeed and be profitable in the aging-at-home marketplace.Until now, integrators have shied away from jumping into the home health tech market for several reasons including fear of liability and the inability to make a convincing case for selling pricey systems to consumers. But it doesn’t have to be that way.  In this highly informative session, CE Pro offers 10 entry-level home health tech solutions to get you jump started in this up and coming new market space.
Webinar Objectives

·  Overview of the opportunity

·  Dealer-to-Dealer Panel – Learn from your peers
·  10 ways to get started – Walk before you run

Sponsored by CEDIA!!!  Sign Up TODAY to exhibit in the Future Tech Home at the #1 Residential Electronic Systems tradeshow. Dealers are seeking home health opportunities, let them find you at CEDIA 2011!

Sept 8-10, 2011
Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, IN

asorenson@cedia.org

800-669-5329 x129

 

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?

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

Our Sponsor: Guide to Retirement Living Sourcebook
The ProAging Network connects senior-serving professionals with news, events,
careers and more! Visit www.proaging.com.

Thursday GrandCare Webinar: Lori Bitter speaks on Downturned Markets and Upturned Ideals

WHEN: Thursday February 3rd, 2pm EDT (1p CT).
WHERE: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
WHAT: Lori Bitter speaks on Downturned Markets & Upset Ideals

Topic Description:
This webinar will explain how the economic fallout has affected boomer and senior values and how you can stay relevant to this changed consumer. Learn how to reach the new mature consumer as Lori Bitter, President of Continuum Crew profiles them, describing their anxieties and shifting values. Use this information to improve your organization’s marketing strategy by understanding the trends and differences in Boomer and Senior consumer sentiment and uncover the messaging framework needed to engage this changed consumer to increase your prospect base.

About Lori Bitter:
Lori Bitter is President of Continuum Crew, an integrated communications firm focused on engaging mature consumers, which she launched following the closure of JWT BOOM, the nation’s leading mature market advertising and marketing company. Lori has more than 30 years of advertising, public relations and strategic planning experience and is the author of numerous white papers on topics relevant to the senior and Boomer population.

Webinar Objectives
1. Learn how to reach the new mature consumer
2. Improve your organization’s marketing strategy
3. Understand the trends and differences in the Boomer and Senior consumer

Upcoming Events:

NAPGCM- – May 12-15, 2011 | Sheraton New Orleans Hotel | New Orleans, LA
AgeTek Discounts apply: http://www.caremanager.org/calendar.cfm

1-20-11 Webinar- Jane Regan from Bath Packs speaks

WHEN: Thursday January 20th, 2pm EDT (1p CT).
WHERE: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
WHAT: Jane Regan from Bath Packs speaks on Aging Gracefully- Stylish and Safe Barrier Free Bath Design

Topic Description:
This webinar will inform you on how to provide transitional comfort from Boomer to Senior living. Jane will examine and discuss safe bath design details. Also, what does it mean to be certified for Aging In Place Design? And what is CAPS certification? These questions and more will be answered during this informational and educational webinar.

About Jane Regan:
Jane Regan is the CEO of HB Building and Design in Northern California, a successful design/build general contracting firm specializing in a universal design practices, Green Building and Design for Aging In Place. In January 2011, Jane is launching a new business, “Bath Packs Designed On Line, Installed On Time™, a complete bath remodel using an interactive web site.
Jane is certified for Design for Aging In Place, and has and she has a vast knowledge of design to serve those aging independently.

Upcoming Events:

NAPGCM- – May 12-15, 2011 | Sheraton New Orleans Hotel | New Orleans, LA
AgeTek Discounts apply: http://www.caremanager.org/calendar.cfm

1-13-11 GrandCare Webinar: Arthur Kupperman from My Senior Portal speaks

WHEN: Thursday January 13th, 2pm EDT (1p CT).
WHERE: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
WHAT: Arthur Kupperman from My Senior Portal Speaks

Topic Description: My Senior Portal designed, developed and operates a web portal to make finding information on the internet easier for the 55+ user group. Among the many features, users can: create family trees and tell family stories that can be shared and will last forever; get some laughs by reading and contributing a vast assortment of jokes; speak their mind to government officials and newspapers editors with just a click of their mouse; locate local providers of professional and non-professional service providers; shop on-line from the comfort and convenience of their home; maintain medical information, including medical history, emergency contacts, etc.; and much more. Among our key goals are ease of navigation, meaningful content and information, providing a resource for research on the internet and be enjoyable and engaging.

About Arthur Kupperman:
Arthur is the Chief Technology Officer of My Senior Portal and is responsible for most of the content and design. As a senior, and with parents in their 90’s and trying to use the internet, he has some insight about what is important to seniors in using a web portal- rich content, ease of navigation, engaging activities and more!

Upcoming Events:

NAPGCM- – May 12-15, 2011 | Sheraton New Orleans Hotel | New Orleans, LA
AgeTek Discounts apply: http://www.caremanager.org/calendar.cfm

12-9-10 Thursday Webinar: Laurie Orlov from Aging in Place Technology Watch speaks

GrandCare Systems 12-9-10 Webinar
We meet here: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
on Thursday December 9th, 2pm EDT (1p CT).

Topic: Laurie Orlov from Aging in Place Technology Watch speaks on 10 tips for launching a new product line
It’s getting to be that time of year. January 2011 is a unique moment in time when the first of the baby boomers become seniors, turning 65 at the rate of 10,000 per day from that day forward. Laurie shares 10 tips to successfully launch a new product line in the aging technology industry.

Our Speaker: Laurie Orlov
Laurie M. Orlov, a tech industry veteran, writer, speaker and elder care advocate, is the founder of a market research firm that provides thought leadership, analysis and guidance about technologies and related services that enable boomers and seniors to remain longer in their home of choice. In addition to her technology background and years as a technology industry analyst, Laurie served as a volunteer long-term care ombudsman and is certified in Geriatric Care Management from the University of Florida and the author of Aging in Place Technology Watch, When Your Parents Need Elder Care.

4-22-10 Virtual AGETEK meeting during the weekly aging & technology webinar

THIS Thursday – AgeTek – the NEW aging & technology consortium (born on one of our thursday calls) will be taking the floor.

when: Thurs Apr 22, 2010 (2p EDT)

http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare (DIAL IN LISTED ON THE WEBINAR)

This webinar will review what AgeTek is, goals and visions, how YOU can join and reap member benefits & discounts.

AgeTek wants to hear from our future members!!!  Every participant is invited to speak during the call.  We will take reservations to speak (first come – first served). To ensure a slot, please email: agetek@me.com or info@grandcare.com.   Prepare to speak for one minute and answer the following questions

1. name/organization

2. What you can bring to AgeTek members

3. What you hope to gain from AgeTek

You must be dialed in to the conference number.  All are welcome to simply join and listen in!!!

JOIN US!