Carol-Ann Hamilton Introduction
Carol-Ann Hamilton brings over 25 years’ experience as an organizational development specialist in Fortune 500 and consulting settings to her eldercare ADVOCACY work. An expert in change management, performance coaching and communications, she helps companies and people achieve prosperity, whether in business or personal life.
When she faced her own Un–cope–able Systems nightmare, she realized these same skill sets can be used to create urgent transformation within the eldercare industry.
Author of Coping with Un-cope -able Parents: LOVING ACTION for Eldercare, Carol-Ann is a popular speaker at professional conferences across North America. She has appeared via print, radio and TV in locations from Australia to Washington. Her mission is to significantly alter how our society supports aging populations and their caregivers.
Interview Topics
#1 Loving Action for Eldercare
Latest studies show that caregivers of aging parents have a 63% higher death rate than the rest of us, and they experience more depression, anxiety plus serious long-term medical issues like heart disease and diabetes. Carol-Ann has discovered and tested 12 Innovative Keys to Coping that help you succeed with even an ultra difficult mother or father.
#2 Advocacy for Eldercare
Have Government & Big Business Hijacked Eldercare? Carol-Ann says “Yes…and we’re heading for a crash”. Carol-Ann has trial-and-error tested 8 ADVOCACY Attitudes and Actions that give power back to the consumer to cope with stretching healthcare, legal, financial, funeral, automobile, real estate and other industries…
Suggested Interview Questions for Loving Action for Eldercare
- What does the term “un-cope-able parents” mean? How can I find out if my Mom or Dad fits that description?
- Define what you mean by LOVING ACTION.
- What if I feel like I’ve tried every strategy to prevail with my challenging parents and still nothing works?
- Can’t I just tell them what to do, given I know what’s best for my folks?
- How can I come away from our trying conversations and not be completely drained physically, emotionally and mentally?
- Speaking of difficult subjects, describe how you successfully “took away the car keys” from your boastful 88-year-old father, “Bill the Truck Driver.”
- What insights have you learned about the reasons aging parents and relatives behave so “badly” – kind of like the terrible twos turned into the entitled eighties?
- What is the shocking reality caregivers don’t realize that is costing them their health and relationships?
- What are your 3 top tips to help stressed-out caregivers survive the grueling eldercare marathon?
- If you could only say one thing to those in the Sandwich Generation trapped between the competing priorities of work, family and caregiving, what would that be?
Suggested Interview Questions for Advocacy for Eldercare
- What does the term “un-cope-able systems” mean? Expand on the consumer service providers you’re referring to.
- Your definition of ADVOCACY is rather different from traditional healthcare models. Tell us more about your approaches.
- Prove to us why the businesses and organizations supporting aging populations need a radical overhaul – now.
- What are the 3 important things caregiver-advocates need to know to protect their interests in the face of bureaucratic healthcare and government agencies?
- What are the 3 biggest myths adult children believe about assisted living that will get them in trouble every time?
- What are the 5 critical questions children of aging parents need to ask before it’s too late?
- You describe your 89-year-old father’s home as a “hoarders-on-steroids” situation. How did you clear out 50 years of accumulated possessions to ready his house for sale while maintaining your own health?
- Share with us your successful collaboration tactics to persuade your ultra-stubborn Dad to take responsible actions legally, financially and insurance-wise.
- What are the 3 most essential Human Resources policies companies must revise to retain their top talent as increasing numbers of employees contend with stressful eldercare issues?
- Let us in on the urgent call-to-action you want to impart with consumer service providers who support aging populations.
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