After spending the past 20 years as an owner and operator of assisted living communities, I have turned my energies to a new focus: support, resources and training for all senior care providers. Families, caregivers and managers are each an important part of the network of caring for seniors. Someday we'll all be old, and that makes the training and support for today's caregivers personal -...
My current focus is on MaturityMatters.net, a whole senior wellness information project.
Our focus in on the health and lifestyle issues of older adults and their families.
We are currently seeking content contributors on the topics of health, finance and legal issues of older adults and their families.
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Fifteen years of studying Tai Chi, movement, balance, flexibility and...
After working with seniors and their families in Indianapolis area assisted living and nursing homes I decided it was time to empower families with knowledge to make informed choices. I developed www.agingavenues.com as a portal of elder care information, community resources and a complete provider directory. Aging Avenues also helps families one on one when it's time to make a difficult...
I am a healthcare expert who fell into a mission for boomers and seniors through entertainment. My platform is educated aging - physically, emotionally, financially. A consumer expert on aging issues and a voice working to assure our eldest are respected, I also serve as the about.com expert guide to assisted living.
I watched over Mom and Dad for many years as their health and memories began to fail. In 2005, they moved in with us. In December of last year, they moved into assisted living. In May of this year, Dad passed away.
During all of this, I developed high blood pressure and high cholesterol, had occasional episodes of lone atrial fibrillation, and was diagnosed with CLL (chronic lymphocytic...
Lon Thornburg, Assistive Technology Specialist, holds a Masters in education and technology, which he has applied to the use of assistive technology for students with disabilities. He is a nationally recognized trainer on incorporating online tools for print disability support and blogs for sharing assistive technology. He hosts the talk show "No Limits 2 Learning Live" on Blog Talk...
For the last 15 years I have been studying different healing modalities and learning how to assist people in personal self development. Since the age 19 I have been deeply interested in spiritual practices. I really enjoy teaching Reiki and sharing with people Reiki healing through Reiki treatments in Oxford and long distance. It is the one system that I keep returning to again and again....
