Podcast covers the important documents care recipients need to give caregivers legal authority, the importance of power of attorney, types of trusts, essential agreements, wills and other vital documents, including how to avoid court proceedings.

Guest: Katy Graham is a graduate of the University of Windsor and University of Detroit School of Law. She is currently retired from Neighborhood Legal Services, Michigan. She is the former program director and managing attorney, Elder Law and Advocacy Center. Graham is former chair and current member of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She is a member of the Hannon Foundation, and is a member and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Advisory Council for the Detroit Area Agency on Aging. 

Podcast focuses on asset building and financial stability programs serving vulnerable populations.

Guest: LaToya Hall, MSW, is currently a research assistant and program coordinator at Wayne State University's Institute of Gerontology (IOG). LaToya earned dual bachelor’s degrees at Wayne State University. She completed the Master of Social Work program at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout her graduate career and early professional MSW experience, LaToya dedicated her focus to asset building and financial stability programs serving vulnerable populations. In LaToya's current position she directs the Successful Aging through Financial Empowerment (SAFE) program.

Podcast covers how to help older adults get proper nutrition, especially during a pandemic or when they cannot go out of the house; general nutrition tips, including supplements and special dietary concerns. 

Guest: Kelly Wall has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in Dietetics. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and is currently assistant nutrition manager for the Matrix Headstart program where she manages nutrition services by planning daily meals and arranges education opportunities for staff and families, continuing to maintain established community partner relationships. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in public health from Benedictine University. Kelly is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; the Southeastern Michigan Dietetic Association and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Podcast covers the range of emotions and responsibilities in taking care of Harbin’s father who suffered a stroke and the day-to day care, devotion, dedication, commitment and sacrifice experienced as a caregiver.

Guest: Anthony T. Harbin II, brother of Antonia Harbin-Lamb, has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and a master’s certificate in Business Management from Eastern Michigan University. He is the founder and president of Aseptic Solutions, LLC., focusing on cleaning and properly disinfecting indoor spaces from Sars-Cov2/Covid19 using the electrostatic sprayer technique. He is also the president of Harbin Steel where he supplies, fabricates, and installs steel components and structuresthroughout Southeast Michigan. Anthony is also an advocate for first generation high school students and has recruited students to the Cranbrook Horizon Upward Program (HUB) to ensure their chances of getting into college with a scholarship. He has also worked as a basketball coach for middle school students at Cranbrook Schools. 

Podcast concentrates on what caregivers need to know before they enter into contracts, including new employment opportunities, signing documents, document negotiations, accountability, power of attorney responsibilities and the guardianship and conservatorship process. 

Guest: Michael Lamb is a graduate of Western Michigan Cooley Law School and has a master’s degree in General Administration from Central Michigan University. He is principal attorney at Lamb Legal and Consulting Servicesin Pontiac, focusing on areas of criminal defense, appellate law, landlord/tenant issues, guardian and conservatorship and other areas of general civil legal issues.

Podcast provides advice, services and representation to older adults and their caregivers in a wide range of scams including COVID19, grandparents, identity theft and social security. 

Guest: Erma Yarbrough Thomas is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Michigan State University Law School. She is currently the Managing Attorney for the Elder Law and Advocacy Center at Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan, providing advice, services and representation to older adults and their caregivers in a wide range of poverty law matters focusing on housing, consumer/finance, public benefits, disability, employment, guardianship and probate issues. She has participated in coordinating and providing law-related education and community outreach services. She serves on the Board of Directors at Detroit Edison Public School Academy and the Michigan Poverty Law Program Advisory Board, and is a member of State Bar of Michigan’s Elder Law and Disability Rights Section’s Council and the State Bar of Michigan.

Podcast discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act and the exhausting and demanding role of caregiving for those with disabilities, citing examples and suggestion on how to manage.

Guest: Melissa Machac has a bachelor’s degree from Texas A & M University in psychology and journalism, and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Sam Houston University. She is a community education facilitator for Oakland and Macomb Counties disability network and co-chair of the Coordinated Community Response Coalition addressing elder abuse prevention. 

Podcast highlights educating older adults on mediation, senior bullying and elder abuse and offers experiences/suggestions/solutions on how to deal with them. 

Guest: Betty Gonzalez is a mediator and educator of the Great Lakes Legal Mediation Division. She is a graduate of Madonna University with a bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies and is currently a paralegal at the Elder Law and Advocacy Center, a division of Neighborhood Legal Services.

Podcast focuses on how caregivers can obtain the best information to make a good decision on all aspects of real estate, including how to save money on home maintenance, appraisals, sales, taxes, insurance and other critical issues. 

Guest: Sharon Harbin, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, Commercial Real Estate Appraiser is owner of The Harbin Group Inc., Detroit. She is author of Appreciate your Real Estate Creating and Sustaining Value, treasurer of the Great Lakes Chapter, The Appraisal Institute, president of the Motor City Doll Club and a distinguished Toastmaster. 

Host Antonia Harbin-Lamb explains mediation and all the ins and outs that families may experience, how to deal with the myriad of issues and the path to achieve sound solutions.