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This morning we had our Atlanta Senior Resources special.
We opened the show with Cheryl Mann, President of Atlanta Home Care Partners (pictured with her husband and partner Lewis). Cheryl talked about the challenges of hiring the right caregiver. To learn more about her firm please go to www.atlantahomecarepartners.com. She also mentioned the group www.atlantaseniorresourcesteam.com that she belongs to that comprises several other experts in senior services.
Next Metta Johnson explained how she offers comprehensive geriatric care management through her agency. Being a Registered Nurse has helped her help her clients solve a lot of today’s aging issues. To get Metta on your team contact her through her website www.mettajohnson.com
Next Annemarie Schwarzkopf explained her role as an Eldercare Advisor. Her free service helps families navigate the maze of agencies and service providers a family needs to deal with in a time of crisis. To learn more please go to her website www.aplaceformom.com
Next Dennis Lippy, president of DK Lippy Construction came on to talk about how to modify your home to make it safer and more accessible as you age. His construction company can advise you on the best solutions to renovate your bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchen while keeping your home’s personality. His website is www.dklippy.com
Next Jason Conn from HLM Mortgage explained reverse mortgages and how to determine if it is the right choice for seniors. To learn more please go to www.hlmmortgage.com
Next Angie Rehkop a Certified Financial Planner Professional with National Financial Services Group explained the benefits of working with a financial planner. To learn more go to her website www.nationalfinancialservicesgroup.com
Next Victoria Collier with the Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L Collier PC came on to explain Elder Law. Victoria explained the benefits of working with a specialist like herself when it comes to long term planning. She also explained the challenges of getting government benefits like Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Support. Please go to her website www.elderlawgeorgia.com for more information.
Next Patricia Ann Bowen with Get Ready For Tomorrow told us all about her downsizing, relocation and liquidation services. When you are de-cluttering a residence for resale Patricia is who you should call. Check out her website www.getreadyfortomorrow.com
Next Robert Ragsdale CEO of Health Benefit Plans came on to share the importance of working with an expert in Insurance Programs for Seniors. Since there are so many choices in healthcare, having an advocate that specializes in seniors is the way to go. Please go to his website www.healthbenefitplansllc.com to learn more.
We closed the show with Sunny Aasgaard, publisher of the Senior Resources Directory. Sunny’s annual publications are the most complete and accurate resource for seniors, their families and their caregivers. She has directories that cover 12 metro counties in and around Atlanta. Please go to her website www.seniorresourcesdirectory.com to learn how you can becomes a sponsor or how to get your copy.
Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show
This morning we had our not for profit special. We opened the show with Bruce Patterson founder of the Save A Smile Foundation. Bruce is a long time Atlanta entrepreneur who has switched gears from being a business owner to being a volunteer in his own foundation. Founded in 2008, Save A Smile engages in a wide range of activities in the community in an effort to not only raise awareness about cleft lip and cleft palate defects, but to raise funds in an effort to eradicate this birth defect. To learn more about how this organization helps children in America who suffer from these defects please go to 
management strategies – balancing risks against opportunity. He is an expert at identifying and capitalizing on what our new green economy holds and how to position organizations for success. Eric shared some of the creative ways he is helping companies lower their carbon footprint. To learn more please go to 
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me care business for over 27 years. They have learned best practices when it comes to this kind of homecare. Brad has been serving Dekalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties since 2003. He is opening another location in Lanier. Check out his website to learn more 
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national non-profit organization formed in 1997. After self-diagnosing and later confirming her own case of PCOS in the mid-1990’s, Christine noticed that there was a profound lack of patient-focused information available. At the same time, patients were not being readily diagnosed with PCOS despite presentation of classic symptoms. With a grass-roots volunteer staff, PCOSupport delivered both patient-focused and doctor-focused educational programs and online resources to fill the information gap. Through print, radio and television media outreach, including an appearance on NBC”s Dateline, Christine served as a spokesperson for PCOS awareness. Today, Christine is a proponent of the belief that PCOS is an “early warning system” that can benefit women by signaling their need for lifestyle change to prevent serious illness, and to extend lifespan. At the same time, she leads efforts to address the many quality-of-life issues brought about by PCOS, and the condition’s “attack on femininity” that can be devastating to a woman’s self-image. She advocates for the comprehensive treatment of PCOS at the fundamental level, addressing serious health issues, with simultaneous symptomatic treatment to achieve the highest possible quality-of-life. Christine currently represents the PCOS patient community for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “