On Wednesday October 8, 2008, the Bridgeport Regional Business Council’s Women’s Leadership Council is presenting a panel on Eldercare & Aging: Issues that Affect Everyone. The panel includes: Marie Allen, SW Agency on Aging; Jane Beddall, Dovetail Resolutions; Michael Chiappinelli, Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull (our host); Ann Fowler-Cruz, Cohen and Wolf, P.C.; and Lisa Taccardi, […]
Striking a Chord
When I spoke at the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce Women in Business meeting last week, I described the focus of Dovetail Resolution’s mediation work: business conflicts, estate planning and settlement, and elder mediation. The group meets to discuss business issues and they were the main point in our discussion. When I introduced Dovetail, I’m […]
Elder Mediation
Elder Mediation (sometimes called “elder care mediation”) uses the same principles that mediation does in other contexts. Participation is voluntary, the sessions are confidential, and the mediator is a trained neutral who has no stake in the outcome. The focus is on decisions and communications directly involving the elderly and their loved ones. Usually, but […]
Why elder mediation is growing in popularity
The Wall Street Journal, online, recently ran an article by Tom Lauricella titled “Mediating Elder-Care Disputes.” The article discussed the growing popularity of elder mediation, or elder care mediation, as a method to help families manage and prevent conflicts over challenging decisions involving elderly parents and other loved ones. As Mr. Lauricella points out, elder […]
Mediation assistance in guardianship cases
A recent report by the AARP’s Public Policy Institute, conducted with the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, took a look at the guardianship process for incapacitated adults. The report highlighted innovative practices around the country, including the model guardianship court in Suffolk County, New York. That program was also featured in a […]
‘Tis the season — Part II
Last time I talked about the great benefit to a family that comes from creating a communications plan before one is needed and how having family together over the holidays can provide an opportunity to create that plan. Sometimes being together over the holidays and seeing everyone face to face provides unmistakable proof that some […]
‘Tis the season — Part I
“…’Tis the season to be jolly….” It’s no secret that the holidays can be a stressful time for families. Old wounds can be reopened, old grudges renewed, buried emotions reignited. People who are rarely see each other may be together for days on end. But the holidays also present an opportunity for families. Sometimes a […]
Elder Mediation
ABC World News recently ran a story about elder mediation, “Love, Care and the Inevitable Arguments: Mediators Can Provide a Welcome Rational Approach to Realities of Elder Care.” (You can read about the story at www.abcnews.go.com.) The story — even its title — captured some of the key points about using mediation in this context. […]
