Encore Management

How age presents itself in your life really is up to you. Successful aging isn't something that just happens to you, it is based primarily on emotional well being. You will learn the 7 secrets to successful aging and how to apply them to your life. You will also learn the two primary barriers to successful aging and how to overcome them. The choices you make determine the life you live. You can age into a joy-filled life.

In today's world, the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. As scarce a commodity as it is for you, it is even more scarce for your parents. Unfortunately, too many people embrace their eldercare role too late and see it only in its most negative terms. Change your role to facilitator of experiences and opportunities abound to bring joy to all.

It is estimated that eldercare responsibilities are costing corporations $34 billion per year in lost productivity. Although it's not yet the mainstream topic for workplace conversation, it certainly is everywhere else. And, eldercare is not just about women anymore, 52% of today's working caregivers are men. This is what corporations with aging workforces need to know and do.

The demographics and the costs associated with elder caregiving have changed dramatically in just one generation. The days of the non-working housewife as primary elder caregiver and the nuclear family are pretty much gone forever. Savings isn't primarily for retirement anymore; it's for long-term care - your parent's and yours.

Geriatric care managers are an underutilized resource in the healthcare profession. They can perform many of the responsibilities that you are now doing (or not doing), and more importantly will perform them as a qualified healthcare professional. Utilizing their services will not eliminate all of your responsibilities, but perhaps can do even more........by easing your burden, reducing your stress and providing  you hope.

Medicare Rx is a very detailed and confusing program with some significant pitfalls associated with incorrect enrollment. This presentation will highlight the most important features of Medicare Rx and show how to compare the various plan offerings.

Esther Koch is available for customized speaking engagements on a wide range of topics related to caring for an aging parent or boomer aging issues. These presentations can be structured specifically for entire employee groups, senior management teams, corporate off-site sessions, industry conferences, clients or organizations. A sample of companies and organizations presented to include Cadence Design Systems, The Commonwealth Club, Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rotary, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, U.S. Air Force and Wilson Soncini Goodrich & Rosati.