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Crafting a Holistic Dementia Care Plan: Insights from a Caregiver Advocate
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On this episode of Advice From Your Advocates, Attorney Bob Mannor sits down with Senior Care Advisor and Advocate, Bill Cohen. Bill shares his own, personal journey as a caregiver for his mother who had Alzheimer's disease. He became her advocate and primary caregiver, handling her financial, legal, and care issues for 10 years. After her passing, he became a caregiving support consultant and advocate, turning his personal loss into his passion.
Both Bob and Bill emphasize the importance of a holistic approach to caregiving, bringing together different entities and professionals to provide comprehensive care. They discuss common advice, support, resources, and referrals, and discuss how Bill helps families manage the care of their loved ones with dementia. Bill also highlights the impact of choices and environment on the development of dementia.
The conversation focused on the importance of lifestyle, exercise, and exposure to chemicals in reducing the risk of dementia. It emphasized that dementia is not an inevitable part of aging and that there are ways to lessen the likelihood of experiencing it. For example, lack of sleep and stress are significant factors that can negatively impact caregivers' health.
The conversation also highlighted the need for comprehensive legal planning, including advanced directives and additional language in legal documents for dementia cases. Bill's role in and the importance of elder mediation was discussed as a way to help families come to agreements and avoid court battles. The importance of self-care for caregivers was emphasized, including support groups and holistic care teams. If you are a caregiver of a loved one or a patient with dementia, you do not want to miss this episode of Advice From Your Advocates.
Host: Attorney Bob Mannor
https://www.mannorlawgroup.com/staff-profiles/bob-mannor-cela/
Guest: Bill Cohen CSA
https://cohencaregivingsupport.com/services
Executive Producer: Savannah Meksto
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Mannor Law Group helps clients in all matters of estate planning and elder law including special needs planning, veterans’ benefits, Medicaid planning, estate administration, and more. We offer guidance through all stages of life.
We also help families dealing with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other illnesses that cause memory loss. We take a comprehensive, holistic approach, called Life Care Planning. LEARN MORE...
Chapters
1. Holistic Care for Dementia Advocacy (00:00:00)
2. Long-Distance Caregiving and Alzheimer's Awareness (00:11:20)
3. Preventing Dementia Through Lifestyle Choices (00:17:55)
4. Elder Mediation and Caregiver Support (00:30:17)
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