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Lifelines Academy is an online community for educating and connecting people serving seniors. Its mission is to prepare businesses, professionals and families to meet the challenges of – and to realize the opportunities associated with—the aging of America. Baby Boomers turning 65 and the extension of life spans due to modern medicine are megatrends leading to a “Senior Tsunami” that has only just begun.

Raleigh Geriatric
Care Management

Raleigh Geriatric Care Management provides the highest quality older adult care assistance to families as they attempt to navigate alone the myriad of adult care resources.

Transition Aging Parents

Providing insight and information to adult children of aging parents so they may "thrive and find joy" in every stage of life!

I began writing my blog to share my experiences and lessons learned as I helped my mother through her health crisis. I helped her through a recovery period, helped her find interim home services, and also helped her select and move to a retirement community. I started from knowing nothing about eldercare, stages of aging or the range of options. I educated myself quickly. While I wanted my mother to have “quality of life”, I was very careful to listen to what she wanted. This was a huge learning experience for me… a major life changing experience. My perspective about aging has changed … for the better! I knew I had to share what I learned with others.

It is indeed a challenging time in our lives, but it can also be one of great joy, renewed bonds and reflection of lives well-lived!

Technology for Life Transitions is owned and operated by Gerontechnologist Emily Abel. For more than 20+ years she has partnered with individuals, their families, and other professionals to assist them in reaching their goals in independent living, employment, education, communication, and social activities through the use of assistive technology.

Technology for Life Transitions

Promoting opportunities for healthy, safe, purposeful engaged living
through utilizing technology and services for aging

Technology for Life Transitions is an excellent resource for families as you endeavor to support the physical, cognitive and emotional functions of your loved-one, while simultaneously helping to maintain their presonal independence and dignity.

Keeping Us Safe Technology for Life Transitions

Deaconess Associations Foundation, in partnership with the Vision Coalition, has recently signed on as the 14th affiliate of the Independent Transportation Network®, known as ITNAmerica®. Trained volunteers help older adults remain independent by driving them to appointments, shopping or even out for lunch. A membership program with a pre-paid Personal Transportation Account™, ITN is a door-through-door service which includes help with steps and packages, heavy doors and walkers. Now in its fourteenth year, ITN recreates the comfort and convenience of private auto ownership and will supplement existing transportation system in Greater Cincinnati.

ITN Greater Cincinnati

Dignified Transportation for Seniors

Nancy Schuster, Executive Director

Greetings. I am Leslie Selig, owner of Synergy HomeCare of Cleveland, Ohio. I feel fortunate that the sense of community in Cleveland and surrounding areas is strengthened by having many retired seniors and their families who call this home. Synergy HomeCare is proud to provide excellent living assistance services to residents of Cuyahoga County and northern Summit County, including the cities of Parma, Strongsville, Solon, Twinsburg, Hudson, and Cleveland’s east side.

Synergy HomeCare of Cleveland

We're Here For You...24 Hours A Day (440-746-1855)

Leslie Selig, Owner

You are looking for a caregiver that will provide the same attentiveness and love that you give to your parent every day. You are also looking for a caregiver with the proper skills and special training to tend to your loved one’s specific needs. At Synergy HomeCare, we look for the same qualities and characteristics that we would want in a caretaker for our own parents. Not only do we conduct national background checks; we enhance the performance of our caretakers through regular supplemental career training.

Aging with Grace offers solutions to caregivers throughout the United States & Canada who experience the stress of eldercare issues.

After a recent telephone to Aging with Grace, Suzanne M. explaines that "I felt encouraged by the end of our call because a whole new set of resources and options were presented that may allow us to meet the same objective of high-quality care within our means."

Aging with Grace is able to assess your current caregiver situation, and offer the healing touch of compassion, understanding and expertise needed to make informed decisions. In addition,they provide you with the knowledge, tools and resources to address your specific needs.

Keeping Us Safe AlwaysConnected Solutions

At AlwaysConnected Solutions, we understand the value of independence. That’s why we’re committed to providing affordable, practical solutions for improving the safety of seniors and those with disabilities who chose to live independently.

We do not sell products. Rather, we offer solutions whether it's a technology aid or an education program. If you have a need, we try to find a solution to that need. Adding the Beyond Driving with Dignity program to our spectrum of services is yet another essential tool we will use to help families keep safe.

Jay Wasack, President & CEO

AlwaysConnected Solutions

Quick Response Means Better Outcomes

Lauren Watral, MSW, Owner

Raleigh Geriatric Care Management

Attending Angels

Praying for help? There's an Angel on your side!

When seniors or others need long or short-term assistance with their daily living needs, home is the most comfortable and convenient place to receive care. Attending Angels is a Christian based non-medical care service for senior citizens, those recovering from surgery, new and expectant mothers, and others in need of a Personal Assistant. Options include 24 hour live-in or hourly care.

Attending Angels serves Stark and Summit counties in Ohio. Service available in surrounding areas, based on location.

Malinda Oakes, Owner

The consulting geriatric care manager is trained to support and facilitate the decisions for the immediate and long term care for senior adults thereby reducing stress of the family caregivers who face the overwhelming number of eldercare decisions.

Care Management services are provided by Lauren Watral, who graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1981 and earned her Masters in Social Work (MSW) in 1985 from the University of South Carolina. Lauren joined a geriatric care managment company in 2003 and was instrumental in the design of services, training of care managers, and client management.

Lifelines Academy & Network

Sheryl Hunter, CEO

Dale Carter, Owner

Emily Abel, Owner

Our “Angels” are compassionate caregivers ready to be your personal assistants so that you can maintain independence with dignity in the comfort of your own home.

To achieve its mission, Lifelines Academy offers over 500 online courses needed by people serving seniors, from healthcare providers and family caregivers, to entrepreneurs and non-profits. Courses are developed with and taught by subject matter experts, and most courses offer accreditation or a certification. Additionally, its Lifelines Network is a growing national network of providers of goods and services for seniors.

CEO Sheryl Hunter, J.D., says “Lifelines Academy proudly offers the Beyond Driving with Dignity workbook on our products page and recommends it to families and professionals.”

Lifelines Network is a national network of providers
of services and products for seniors and family caregivers

Aging with Grace

Patricia Grace, Owner

Your Solution to Eldercare Stress

Resources marked with Keeping Us Safe's "Mr. Happy Key" logo (right) indicate that that one or more individuals from that particular organization have been trained in the "Beyond Driving with Dignity Professional Certification program.

Mr. Happy Key

Attentive Home Care

Caring for a loved one is a joy and a responsibility. As the need for assistance with daily tasks increases, it's necessary to find new ways to meet those needs.

Attentive Home Care helps you navigate this part of life's journey and achieve the highest quality of living each day. We hope you find our website informative and everyone at our company helpful and caring.

We understand aging, change, and the benefits of a familiar environment surrounded by family, neighbors, and friends. If you are struggling with these personal choices or supporting a family member through this time contact us, we can help.

Caring for your needs or the needs of a loved one is our mission.

Loving Life...Making Homes Bright

Local Agencies are working together to ensure that the transportation needs of Allen County, Ohio residents are being met. This transportation coordination effort falls under the umbrella of the FACTS coalition (the Future of Accessible-Coordinated Transportation Services) and is a partnership of transportation stakeholders who recognize that in order to meet the transportation need in Allen county everyone needs to work together.

The coalition meets quarterly and its membership includes representatives from: Lima-Allen County RTA, the Regional Planning Commission, Allen County Council on Aging, Allen County Board of DD, Clymer Medical Transport, Lima Allen County Paramedics, Delphos Senior Citizens, Goodwill Easter Seals, Coleman Behavioral Health and others.

Leadership for the coalition is provided by Area Agency on Aging 3 Mobility Manager, Erica Petrie, who says “It is so imperative that we work together to use our finite resources efficiently so that we can help the maximum number of people. By working together everyone can benefit, most importantly, the people we are trying to serve”.

Erica Petrie, Mobility Manager

Ohio's Area Agency on Aging - 3

Working Together for You!

Rick Davis, President

Aging Wisely

“Helping caregivers to navigate an
increasingly complex system of elder care…”

Aging Wisely has been providing geriatric and disability care management and patient advocacy since 1998 in the Tampa Bay, Florida area. Our team of care managers helps families with advice on everything from what to do when diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or concerned about memory issues to what to do when you are worried your parent shouldn’t be driving or is unsafe living at home alone. We offer nationwide care consultations, as well as Tampa Bay/Clearwater area care management services (geriatric care management assessments, arranging for and monitoring home care services, patient advocacy, help with transitions to assisted care and much more).

Our care manager, Val Palla, has completed the Beyond Driving with Dignity certification to further equip her to assist families as they attempt to compassionately and wisely approach senior driving safety issues.

Linda R. Chamberlain, J.D., President

At HANDYPRO Handyman Service our mission is to provide to you a professional handyman service with customer satisfaction as our number one value. We can help you with residential and commercial repairs and improvements. Now helping with home modifications for seniors and disabled, walk in tubs and wheelchair ramps. Whether painting, carpentry, or bathroom remodels, call HANDYPRO Handyman Service for your free estimate at (800) 942-6394 for all your handyman needs. No job too small! Home or Commercial!

Robert Gurinowitsch, Senior Modification Specialist