Ron Kauffman

For the past 15-yeas I have specialized in the area of caregiving and issues of aging. This has included authoring a book on caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's as well as many years field experience as a Consultant in the field of Geriatrics and Alzheimer's disease. I work with families dealing with the challenges of an aging, and often very ill family member. My experience includes a medical background as a former EMT, 10-years of successfully managing issues of patient care, facility placement, advance directives, and the stresses of caring and dealing with loss. Since a diagnosis of Alzheimer's directly affected my mother and our family in the mid-1990's, I specialized and became an expert focused on dementia and Alzheimer's disease as it relates to dealing with both the patient and family of a senior with Alzheimer's. My consulting includes issues and programs for Veterans and virtually all aspects of Medicare. My personal experience as a caregiver included direct responsibility for the care of my mother who had and died with Alzheimer's disease. Today, I continue to work with seniors, assisting them and their families to deal with the varied challenges that face them in the aging process. My overall experience in dealing with the special needs of our aging population includes: ·Author of the book - "Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease" ·Selected to attend the White House Conference on Aging (D.C. - 2005) ·Public Information Officer - Area Agency on Aging ·Syndicated columnist - Senior LifeStyles - Tryon Daily Bulletin - 6-years ·Expert & contributor to www.caring.com on Caregiving & Alzheimer's Issues ·Former Certified Senior Advisor ·Certified as a Dementia Care Team Leader by the Alzheimer's Association ·Medicare expert and adviser for the North Carolina Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) in Henderson County, North Carolina