Elder Mediation

 

Holidays and tough conversations – Part I

Today is Thanksgiving and some families are gathering together, face to face, for the first time in many months. The general press talks about how large a role family dynamics — or dysfunction — can play in these get-togethers.  The holidays are also a time to witness change in an aging loved one. A physical […]


Elder Medation talk at Fowler Nursing Center- Postponed

I was scheduled to speak at Fowler Nursing Center, Guilford, CT on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7:00.  That talk has been postponed as a precaution against H1N1.  As Connecticut shoreline residents know, Guilford has been hard hit by H1N1.  So many students have been struck by it, that school administrators decided to close  Guilford […]


Presentation on Crisis Intervention in Elder Mediation

On October 22, 2009 I gave a presentation on Crisis Intervention in Elder Mediation at VNA Community Healthcare in Guildford, CT.  This presentation was a “return engagement” in a sense: in April, I had given an overview of elder mediation, including how it fits into mediation as a field and how it fits into the […]


Elder mediators and geriatric care managers

Yesterday’s New York Times included an article by Lesley Alderman titled “When Elder Care Problems Escalate, You Can Hire an Expert.”  The article described the valuable role that geriatric care managers can play in helping elderly loved ones age safely. When families need help with health assessments, living accommodations, medication management, attending doctors’ appointments, finding […]


Elder Mediation talk at Shoreline Eldercare Alliance (SEA)

Last week, I had the welcome opportunity to talk to the Shoreline Eldercare Alliance about elder mediation at their regular meeting in East Haven, Connecticut. The Shoreline Eldercare Alliance, or SEA, describes itself as “a  group of ethical business owners and representatives of area organizations who provide senior adults and community members with information, resource […]


When is the “right” time for elder mediation?

Sometimes people wonder just when they should consider elder mediation.   The time is right whenever the parties (and, where it applies, their advisors, including attorneys) feel the time is right. Mediation can be helpful when the family is faced with making plans for the future well-being of an aging loved one. Communication or caregiving plans […]


What Elder Mediation doesn’t mean

Twice in the last few weeks, I have used the term “Elder Mediation” and the person hearing it, perhaps for the first time, has assumed it meant something completely different from its true meaning. Elder Mediation is not a term for mediating disputes that occur between two or more elderly people, about whatever topics that […]


Last week’s VNA Elder Mediation program

My presentation on Elder Mediation last week at VNA Community Healthcare in Guilford was a pleasure. The room was full of professionals who work with elderly people on a daily basis.  Their dedication was plain to see, not the least because they attended to learn still more about how they could serve their clients even […]


Elder Mediation Program at VNA Community Healthcare

On Tuesday, April 21, 2009,  I will have the pleasure of presenting a program on Elder Mediation at VNA Community Healthcare, in Guilford, CT.  The program is part of the VNA’s ongoing series of Programs for Health Professionals.  The program runs from 9:00 to 10:30. The series includes a wide variety of topics that are […]


American Bar Association (ABA) Program on Elder Mediation

Earlier this month, the American Bar Association (ABA) held its mid-year meeting in Boston.  At that meeting, the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution co-sponsored a program with ABA groups related to aging, the Association for Conflict Resolution New England Chapter (NEACR), and another group of elder law attorneys. The program was titled “Elder Mediation: The […]


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