What is your plan for the extended care of yourself or someone you love? Elizabeth Swider, geriatric care manager and founder of Care is There, will give you practical ideas of what you can expect and what you can do to prepare. Join her on Tuesday, May 8, at the Good Life Design Collaborative. It’s free, and no registration is required. The meeting takes place from 9:00 - 10:30 at the … [Read more...]
Care is There Welcomes Charlene Easter to the Team
Care is There Geriatric Care Management would like to welcome Charlene Easter to the team! Charlene is our newest lifestyle coordinator at the Charlottesville and Central Virginia office of Care is There. Her impressive background of helping those in highly emotional, life altering events proves her compassion and dedication to ensuring those in her charge are able to live life to the … [Read more...]
Care is There Welcomes Maria Bolin to the Team
Care is There Geriatric Care Management would like to welcome Maria Bolin to the team! Maria is our newest lifestyle coordinator at the Charlottesville and Central Virginia office of Care is There. There, she applies experience gained working in the mental health field and caring for her father before he passed away from cancer to helping our clients and local seniors live life to the … [Read more...]
Care is There welcomes Tom Newman to the team!
Care is There is excitedto welcome Tom Newman to the team. Tom's interest in history brought him to Charlottesville, where he held several managerial positions at the University of Virginia. His nearly 40 years of experience hiring and training students, part-time workers and full-time employees taught him that: “Creating a positive atmosphere as manager in an encouraging and creative way, where … [Read more...]
Learning about hearing loss with Rivanna Hearing Aid Center
Bill and Donna Murphy of Rivanna Hearing Aid Center remind us that not all hearing loss is alike. There are four types of hearing loss, each presenting with different symptoms. In their website article “Different Types of Hearing Loss” explains the differences between these four types and, more importantly, how to recognize the symptoms. If you need more tips about recognizing hearing loss, … [Read more...]
You are not alone: Support Groups in Central Virginia
Life can send us unexpected twists and turns that often seem too big to handle. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, the sudden onset of a debilitating disease, the management of a chronic medical condition or another situation, we can be thrown adrift and left feeling isolated and alone. But we’re not alone. There are others going through a similar experience and there are experts … [Read more...]