Inspired Caring

Lisa is passionate about helping people enjoy their memories through organizing their photographs. Our pictures are the keys that unlock our stories. Our stories are part of the legacy we leave for our families!

Lisa helps with larger organizing projects by consolidating the locations of your pictures and putting them in order. She is also able to put together slide shows for celebrations, memorials, and accessibility for enjoyment.

Lisa shares tangible tips on what to do with the boxes and albums of physical pictures and how to dig out of the thousands of digital images that have accumulated.

Connect with Lisa through any of these platforms!

Website: HOPEorganizing.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HOPEorganizing

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HOPEorganizing

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/HOPEorganizing

A few specific things Lisa mentioned:

Memories Hub and Ollie - iPhone app

When it's time to begin to think about Senior Living, you want to make the best decisions for your family. Check out Illuminating Senior Living for critical information you need to know and guidance on how to have these conversations.

Sharon Riff Ackerman passed away 1/1/2020 from Parkinson's Disease and her son, George, has been on a mission ever since to honor his mother through the movement his family created, Together For Sharon.

Their mission is to raise awareness of Parkinson's Disease in hopes of a cure. George is making headway by connecting with caregivers, organizations, and Government officials to elevate the urgency, to spare other families from losing a loved one to PD.

In this episode, he shares some of the blessings and challenges his family faced as they cared for his mom.

The website, https://www.togetherforsharon.com/, features many resources for families, partnerships, interviews, and ways to share your own story and support this important mission.

Several years ago I began doing an end-of-year reflection and have learned it has brought tremendous value in several areas of my life. In this episode, I outline my process. Why do this?

First, you will find that you got more done than you realized. Often we are so caught up in the day-by-day, and lose sight of how much we've accomplished over time. I took 2 trips to CA to see my Dad and had 2 mini trips with my Mom to KC. That's a lot! We need to pause and celebrate, not just keep plowing forward towards our goals.

Second, you will discover what felt good over the last year and want more of in the coming year. What lights you up? You'll also figure out what didn't work for you and need to cut out.

Third, you will be living an intentional life and not feel like life is just happening TO you. Reflecting on the last year will help you set your intentions for the coming year. What do you want more of? How can you be sure to support yourself? Did you make it to the doctor this year or do you need to get that colonoscopy scheduled?

We're all in this together!

I'm so grateful to have had this year with you, thank you for sharing time and space with me, it's truly a privilege to walk this journey with you.

2024 here we come!

If you're concerned it may be time for Senior Living for your parents, Illuminating Senior Living will help you find clarity and confidence to have those conversations.

Managing the holidays can be tough under the best of circumstances, but when we have new situations at play or living arrangements happening, it can make it much harder. As family caregivers, we have our share of challenges.

As you step into these next couple of weeks, I want to share some strategies to help you have the best possible outcomes so you can relax and enjoy the season.

Radio Talking Books is an extraordinary service that helps keep people connected, informed and entertained!

Their mission is to provide human-voiced information choices to individuals who have disabilities that prevent them from reading.

RTBN programming includes: readings from 17 Nebraska regional newspapers, including the Grand Island Independent and Scottsbluff Star Herald as well as live daily readings of the Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star; weekly regional grocery and department store ads; current information from over 70 magazines; and more.  We recently added programming including: Mind Your Business, featuring Midlands Business Journal and Strictly Business; Nebraska Virtual Newsstand highlighting online news sources like NOISE, Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska Examiner, and Nebraska Sunrise; and Southeast Nebraska Newspapers and Sioux City Journal to our newspaper readings. 

Additionally, The Listening Link program assists blind, visually impaired, and learning disabled students in eliminating educational barriers they face by working with area schools and colleges, providing human-voiced recordings of textbooks and other course material required for degree completion and academic success. 

Volunteers provide over 2,000 hours of recorded textbooks and other educational materials that are not already available commercially or through such sources as the Library of Congress or Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic.

“It has been a godsend. I listen daily. I have been depressed because I can no longer read. I depend upon your news and ads,”

Reach out to RTBS through their website to see what options are available for you! https://rtbs.org/

Illuminating Senior Living is the only program of it's kind that helps family caregivers figure out the confusing maze of senior living! This online program helps you know exactly what to look for and how to choose the best place for your family member. It also offers suggestions on how to best have this conversation. You've got this! These videos will totally help.

I love connecting dots and finding common denominators, not in real math, but with relationships and people.

Curiosity, Communication and Compassion are soooo important, not just as family caregivers, but in our daily life too.

In this episode I share stories of how these three C's came in to play with different family members and the value of getting recentered on them.

Are you increasingly worried about your parents ability to stay in their home? Here is more information on Illuminating Senior Living!

This new Documentary TV Show, Inside Senior Living, is going to take you on an eye opening journey behind the scenes with real families navigating the conversations and decisions to move into a senior living community.

Executive Producer and Host, Melissa Fritz, is a certified lifespan wellness coach. Her passion for helping seniors and their families started as a Sales Manager for Brookdale Senior Living and with her own experience being the daughter of a father who had Alzheimer’s Dementia and recently passed away after living in a memory

The idea for creating Inside Senior Living was born after witnessing the isolation of older adults at the senior living community level during the Covid-19 pandemic coupled with her search to find quality informative, inspirational and entertaining content to share with caregivers and family members. Shows like HGTV’s “House

Her mission is to bring the conversation of aging and senior living choices into mainstream culture. She has an unwavering compassion and energy that I know you'll love.

The next season of this show is being recorded in Minnesota. If you would like to be considered as a featured family apply HERE!

If you need help understanding what the options are for Assisted Living, Memory Care and Nursing Home care and how to have these sensitive conversations with your family members, check out: Illuminating Senior Living!

Michael McGregor has been a Physical Therapist for 22 years and works with people to help them identify risk factors that can contribute to a fall and potential injury. His goal is to keep people at home and independent for as long as possible!

He has experience working with patients who have complex health profiles and works with people who needs a higher level of care.  Chronic conditions such as vision and hearing loss, arthritis, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are associated with an increased risk of falls and require a specialized approach.  

Working with Michael, people are able to regain strength, flexibility, and mobility, thus enhancing their ability to perform tasks such as getting up from a chair, climbing stairs, and walking independently.

Michael shares specific warning signs it may be time to have some strength training and strategies to prevent a fall so your family member can avoid injury.

https://michaelmcgregorpt.com/

[email protected]
(336) 575-7570

www.michelemagner.com

Don't wait to get the information you need about Assisted Living and Nursing Home care! Illuminating Senior Living will light the way.

If you listen to this podcast, but aren't the person who is doing the coordinating and juggling of the older family member, you have an important role in the family caregiving relationship!

Who is the Primary Family Caregiver and what is a Secondary Family Caregiver?

If I'm in the Secondary role, how can I help the other person?

How can you help our family, Michele?

All of these questions are answered in this episode, so let's get going!

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Many women I've spoken with recently feel they are struggling with their friendships and admittedly I've been in the same boat.

People change, situations change and maybe we're still in a covid hangover? How do we have a deeper connection with one another that feels authentic and meaningful?

What I do know is we need people to thrive, especially during these middle years and everything this chapter entails.

I offer some thoughts on creating meaningful connections and where to find people you're interested in having as "finish line friends."

www.michelemagner.com

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