How To Move Your Mom®
How to Move Your Mom (and Still be on Speaking Terms Afterward) is the place for that conversation we all need to have – because moving your mom, your dad, or yourself isn’t just about moving things from one place to another. It is so much more complicated than that! There’s an increasing number of generations living at the same time…and there’s a lot of life to live in later life. HTMYM features top experts in senior living communities, placement agencies, realtors, and family members who’ve been through it all.Please join us as we explore the possibilities, complexities, and potential of later life. We’ll search for answers to the questions most people don’t know to ask so that all generations can flourish together.
How To Move Your Mom®
016: Aging, Dementia & How to Navigate Both - Barbara Hament
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Marty Stevens-Heebner
This week's guest on How to Move Your Mom (and still be on speaking terms afterward) is Barbara Hament of Senior Care Navigator L.A.
Barbara has devoted her career to helping people age with grace, dignity, and the best possible professional care. Known for her work in dementia, Barbara is considered a pioneer in the field, providing expert support and caregiving services to older adults and their families in the Los Angeles area and beyond for more than 30 years.
For the past decade, Barbara has led caregiver support groups for Alzheimer’s LA and UCLA’s Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research. If you have a loved one with a dementia diagnosis, this episode is one you don’t want to miss.
Episode Sponsor:
Clear Home Solutions takes care of a lifetime's worth of treasures - and all the emotions attached to them - when it's time for you or your senior parent to move or make their home safe and organized for their later years. Got photos? We can organize and digitize those for you, too.
What you will learn from this episode:
- The first and most critical action you need to take when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia
- How an aging life professional can tremendously improve your loved one’s quality of life
- Important questions to ask to ensure the best outcomes for care
- Resources available to families that can demystify the complex options for elder care
Connect with Barbara Hament:
Website: https://seniorcarenavigatorla.com/
Alzheimers LA: https://www.alzheimersla.org/
Aging Life Care Association: www.AgingLifeCare.org
Connect with Marty Stevens-Heebner:
Website: https://howtomoveyourmom.com/
Email: marty@clearhomesolutions.com