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Ezine for Health and Elder Care Professionals April 2006
April 03, 2006

The Free Monthly Ezine for Health and Elder Care Professionals

Attention Seniors and Family Caregivers - See the Free Ezine for Seniors and Family Caregivers

What's the Secret to Getting Free Media Coverage?

by Barbara Comiskey

Have you ever wondered how your competitor keeps getting great media coverage and you are lucky to get a line or two on a back page? What do they know that you don't? Continue Reading

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Announcing the World Wide Network Group For Professionals Serving the Senior Citizen Population

by Barbara Mascio

The inspiration to create a networking group for health and elder care professionals (World Wide) is based on Thomas Friedman’s bestseller, 'The World is Flat'.

"The World Wide Networking Online (WWNO) group is modeled after many of the insights within Friedman’s book,' states Barbara Mascio, co-founder. "The Internet has made it possible for all of us to work together, help one another, learn from one another and prosper because of our ability to connect through our computers." Continue Reading

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Take control of your web site

Webmaster holding your site hostage? Do you have to pay every time you want a change or update? Are you limited to the amount of pages, do you have to pay extra for an ezine, or to submit to search engines? Then you may want to consider Site Sell

Scavenger Hunt Throughout University Circle

by Attorney Mary Ann Thomas

Support the work of Adult Guardianship Services as it advocates and makes decisions for vulnerable adults with mental illness, Alzheimer’s, and other diminished capacities. Continue Reading

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Welcome! New Certified Senior Approved Services

Denise Kotkowski will travel to your home (or your office) to provide a relaxing massage.

Fran Huddleston, Reverse Mortgage Consultant (web link coming soon) provides expert full service and specializes in Reverse Mortgages. Fran is also one of our featured Ask the Expert

Great Lakes Medical Supply specializes in diabetic and respiratory medical supplies and prescriptions - with home delivery and exceptional customer service.

Congratulations to Advanced Laser Solutions The only Stop Smoking program in Ohio Certified as a Senior Approved Service - for the second year in a row!

We are currently in the process of surveying a national company that offers a safe method to record and store vital records, a national service offering personal response systems, an Ohio based service offering an excellent choice for health and long-term care insurance which includes tremendous savings with Medicare Part D prescription coverage, and an organizing, downsizing, moving service specializing in helping seniors in New Jersey.

In order to be a Certified Senior Approved Service, a business contracts with us to conduct a customer satisfaction survey. We must know, before we endorse a business and recommend it to you, that it is a safe reliable company and these surveys provide this information. A business pays us for the survey. No one in these respective industries require the survey. We applaud our current Approved Services for being the leaders in the health and elder care industry.

Let your customers help you increase your business!

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Support for the Caregiver by Experienced Family Care Providers

by Barbara Mascio

It’s 2:00 A.M. and you’ve just been summoned to help your loved one to the bathroom … again. You can’t fall asleep and you are about to break under the pressure of responsibility. Couple that stress with sleep deprivation and financial pressure. You may find yourself at a breaking point. You are in great need of support, however at 2:00 A.M., what can you do? Continue Reading

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Calendar of Events

Do you have an event that you would like to promote? This is a free community service. To list your event, simply go to Calendar of Events for instructions.

(OH) Save the Date! Mystery in the Circle - a FUN Scavenger Hunt to benefit Adult Guardianship Services July 22 - 2006. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Put a team together - have fun - and - help a very worthwhile cause!

(OH) Northcoast Conflict Solutions is offering a variety of free workshops for seniors, adult children, and much more! this month. See for details.

(OH) Chair Yoga Classes are offered on Wednesdays during the afternoon. See for details.

(MA) 'Tools for Maintaining Sanity for Family Caregivers' See for details.

(OH) Senior Lunch and Learn Programs UHHS Richmond Heights See for details.

(MI) The World Health Wellness Fitness Expo - Endorsed by Governor Granholm See for details.

Call anyone in the world free of charge!

Hold meetings, conference calls, web cam conferencing, email chat and share documents! Free software! Skype
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Collaborative Partners

Our partners support our mission to advocate for seniors promoting and endorsing Certified Senior Approved Services to their clients. Each of our Certified Senior Approved Services benefit a great deal with this additional exposure. See Collaborative Partners - Local and National Exposure

Survey Design and Analysis a wonderful alternative for those of you that do not qualify for the Senior Approved Survey Process. SDA offers full-service survey design and analysis from hourly consulting to complete execution for your customer satisfaction surveys, customer service surveys, market surveys or whatever your survey needs are. To learn more about what SDA can do for your business see the Survey Design and Analysis website.

United Networks of America – Free Discount Card - No membership fees - No waiting. Offer this card to your valued clients!

Life-Ledger – a safe reliable method to record and maintain vital records

The Caregiver’s Resource Helpline – a 24-hour convenient toll free number to empower family caregivers with information and resources

Today’s Seniors – Designed especially for today's active seniors, it is filled with advice, tips, and articles about retirement, personal finances, Medicare benefits, and more -- with solutions to help seniors simplify their lives, eliminate the hassles, and get the most out of retirement.

If your clients are in the middle of a crisis and decisions have to be made quickly, or are planning ahead for an elderly loved one because of unsettling warning signs, Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care can help you with a variety of articles and helpful tools, and free checklists.

The Coalition for Senior Safety provides simple how to instructions to start senior safety programs within your own local community.

The Caring for Elderly Family Members On Line Support Group – a place for family caregivers to share and learn from one another

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Welcome! New Senior-Preneurs

 What is a Senior~Preneur? This is a senior that has become an entrepreneur - a person that has decided that retirement does not mean sitting. A person that wants to give back, contribute to society with his or her creative input, a book, a unique invention.

We warmly welcome Gail Goeller, author of Coming of Age with Aging Parents; The Bungles, Battles, and Blessings

Richard Harris, inventor of the Harmony System a chair that helps ease the pain a person may have to that he or she may enjoy healthy sexual intimacy. See also Is Sexual Intimacy Only For the Young and Fit?

Congratulations to a current Senior~Preneur, Tom Begert-Clark's first book has just been released. Rosie John Doesn't Live Here Any More...

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Employment

Telecommuting is a popular form of employment that offers great flexibility for those of you organized and disciplined enough to work from home. Senior Approved Services is actively hiring! See Telecommuting Positions

Feel free to submit ...

Articles wanted! Please review Article Submission Guidelines

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Focus on ROI with Customer-Satisfaction Surveys

by Barbara Mascio

When contracting with an independent professional survey company you ought to seek out a firm with experience in surveying the clients of the same industry that your business represents. Surveys vary in the end objective. A customer satisfaction survey can be quantitative, qualitative and it can also be a simple perspective of how your clients ‘feel’ about your service.

Some survey services offer you detailed comparative reports that help you see how you measure up against your competition. Continue Reading

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I Love My Job!

I love my job, I love the pay! I love it more and more each day. I love my boss, he is the best! I love his boss and all the rest.

I love my office and its location.
I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drabe and grey and the piles of paper that grow each day.
I think my job is really swell, there's nothing else I love so well.

I love to work among my peers. I love their leers, and jeers, and sneers.
I love my computer and its software
I hug it often though it won't care.
I love each program and every file
I'd love them more if they worked a while.

I'm happy to be here. I am. I am.
I'm the happiest slave of the Firm, I am.
I love this work, I love these chores.
I love the meetings with deadly bores.

I love my job - I'll say it again - I even love those friendly men.
Those friendly men who've come today
In clean white coats to take me away!

Submitted by Richard M. of World Wide Networking Online for Health and Elder Care Professionals

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