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How should I communicate with management when I don’t like a change at an assisted living facility?
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Question: My mom is 76 and in assisted living. The owner recently made some changes that resulted in additional commotion and noise outside her window. Any ideas on how to handle this issue with management at the community? Answer: All communities will have either a general manager (GM) or executive director (ED). It’s best to […]
Topic: Housing & Aging in Place
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Question: What are some activities that provide exercise my mom can do when she’s feeling drowsy all the time because of medication (and doesn’t want to move)? Answer: When my stepfather became alarmingly less and less active due to the pandemic, back pain and his medication, I had to resist the urge to get behind […]
Topic: Exercise & Fitness
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Question: Are any meal-delivery services covered by Medicare? Answer: While Medicare can be great coverage for health insurance, there are options through certain Medicare programs to get more added benefits with your plan. However, choosing a Medicare program on extra perks like meal-delivery services is not something we recommend. Medicare coverage There are two types […]
Topic: Financial, Insurance & Legal
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Question: What are some easy changes we can incorporate at home for my dad to help minimize the chances of another heart attack? Answer: I’m sorry your dad had a heart attack, but it’s great you’re helping to support him. Having a heart attack is a life-changing event. According to the CDC, approximately 25% of […]
Topic: Health & Safety
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Question: My mother has lowered kidney function and has been on a renal diet (low in sodium, phosphates and potassium) for a couple years, but she has lost a drastic amount of weight. I’m getting worried and need to find someone who can help her build a meal plan that fits her doctor’s requirements while […]
Topic: Food & Nutrition
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Daniel LeafFinancial and operations senior living professional
Daniel has more than 15 years of experience managing all aspects of senior living, including working with seniors in India and China. His strong customer service and team-building skills move his operations initiatives forward. Starting off as Regional Vice President of Operations for Pegasus Senior Living in 2019, Daniel was responsible for multiple territories and then broadened his experience to the entire company as Senior Vice President of Operations. In previous roles, he has been Regional Director and Executive Vice President of Operations with various senior living providers.

Jennifer Christian-HermanStony Brook University: PhD, MA, Clinical Psychology; Southern Methodist University: BA, Psychology; Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Jennifer Christian-Herman, PhD, is vice president of Mind Body Medicine at Blue Shield of California. She leads strategy and a portfolio of innovations that leverage technology and clinical interventions focused on lifestyle medicine, behavioral health, social drivers of health, and digital therapeutics, with a goal of transforming total-person health and improving engagement and clinical outcomes for members. Dr. Christian-Herman has a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Stony Brook University and is a licensed clinical psychologist.

Kathleen MillerProfessional Organizer
After spending several years helping her family and friends find calm in their previously chaotic spaces, Kathleen found that her passion for organizing had become her calling. She uses talents and skills honed in the service, education and legal fields to support her clients as they work through prioritizing the possessions that are in their spaces—releasing the ones that no longer serve them and reorganizing the items that stay to transform those spaces into ones that are manageable, functional and peaceful. Kathleen normalizes the process of decluttering to remove shame and judgment in order to focus on the shift in energy of a space that works for you rather than against you.

Keith SiegelMBA, RRT, CPFT, FAARC
Keith Siegel, MBA, RRT, CPFT, FAARC, serves as executive director of the U.S. COPD Coalition and is a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). Keith has 40 years of experience as a respiratory therapist and is a lifelong pulmonary patient, which makes him a passionate advocate for those living with chronic lung disease.
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