All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Bruce McIntyre, CEO of the Oklahoma Parkinson's Alliance and Kristin Rossi the CEO of the Michigan Parkinson Foundation as guests to the show.   About Bruce McIntyre:   Bruce McIntyre serves as the CEO of the Oklahoma Parkinson’s Alliance. He is the author of five books: Receiving Peace, Thrive Anyway, Parkinson Positive, Graceful Transitions, and Resilient Life. Bruce shares his expert guidance and warm humor with thousands of people each year. He has keynoted such events as the 2016 National Caregiving Con ..read more

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Esther Kane and Debbie Elkins from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD).   About The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD):   Online at theaftd.org, AFTD is the largest national nonprofit devoted to providing resources to help families affected by FTD today, and advancing research to foster accurate diagnosis, treatments, and a cure. Our volunteer founded organization – driven by thousands of volunteers and donors – reflects a community's profound determination to #endFTD. With ..read more

Conscious Caregiving with L & L is "Tackling the Tough Conversations."   The topic of this episode is "Dementia Influencers" and features an All-Star Panel.   Norman McNamara, Living with Dementia, Founder of the Purple Angel   Rev. Katie Norris, Montessori Based Dementia Care Practitioner, Owner of Recourse Coaching:   She is a Trauma-Informed Montessori dementia care specialist for 14 years and is an AMI Montessori for Aging and Dementia Practitioner. She is the primary author of Creative Connections in Dementia Care and she teaches Montessori care to family members ..read more

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton welcome Eric Kolb as a guest to the show.   Eric Kolb and his wife, Sheryl, founded Songs & Smiles in 2020. Building on lessons learned during their own experience caring for Sheryl’s mom, Trish, the couple started the nonprofit organization to help families navigate the challenges of the Alzheimer’s journey. Eric and Sheryl met and got married during college in Illinois. They have lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1994.   As the organization’s Executive Director, Eric oversees day-to-day operations. He has presented mo ..read more

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton welcome Katie Kristofic as guest to the show.   An entrepreneurial spirit, Katie Kristofic has always been drawn to companies and projects with a greater purpose. She founded The Carefullist in 2023, providing an online social community, resources, and support for family caregivers after her caregiving journey ended when her mom passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease.   Katie has over 20 years of marketing communications experience, including 15 years in Pharma and Biotech leading teams in strategic and promotional marketing, public ..read more

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton welcome Stephen Tweed as guest to the show.   Stephen Tweed, CSP, is an internationally known health care and business strategist, award winning professional speaker, prolific author, and strategic business coach. He has spent the last three decades working with home care companies that want to grow and with leaders who want to get ready for the future. Currently, he is CEO of Leading Home Care … a Tweed Jeffries company, and Founder of the Home Care CEO Forum. Stephen has authored or co-authored seven books written specifically for the ..read more

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton welcomed AlzAuthors to the show to learn about their new book "Poetry for the Dementia Journey - An AlzAuthors Anthology".   Marianne Sciucco - Co-Founder of AlzAuthors:   Marianne Sciucco is not a nurse who writes but a writer who happens to be a nurse, using her skills and experience to create stories that bear witness to the humanity in all of us. She writes contemporary, women's and young adult fiction. With more than 20-years’ experience as a staff nurse and case manager, she's worked with countless families dealing with issue ..read more

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton welcomed the CEO and Founder of Keys for Caregiving, Christina Keys to the show to share how she is supporting family caregivers.   Christina Keys chased the American dream. She had a successful career, traveled, was financially stable, healthy and happy then on March 16,2013 at 3:42 everything changed. Her mother had a life changing stroke and was given 1% chance to live. She instantly went from career woman to caregiver. Within 3 years of caregiving for her mother she was financially, emotionally, mentally and physically bankrupt ..read more

Conscious Caregiving with L & L is "Tackling the Tough Conversations."   The topic of this episode is on "Mental Health & Seniors" and features an All-Star Panel.    Dr. Linda Ganzenmuller, Doctor of Psychology:   Dr. Ganzenmuller is a Doctor of Psychology and president of Supportive Psychological Services of Long Island, where she has dedicated most of her career to focusing on Senior Citizens and their caregivers. She is the author of the Tiny Professors series of children's therapy books intended to help children and the adults in their families cope with life's ..read more

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton spent a day at the Frenchtown Adult Center in Monroe, Michigan.   Many family caregivers are unfamiliar with what an adult day center is and what resources are available to them through adult day centers. Many people hear the word ‘dementia’ and wonder what it is, described as a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving, or language.   Often these issues are small to start with and can become severe enough to affect daily life. Dementia is often time associated with Alzheimer’s dis ..read more