Sandwich Caregiver Radio Show Interviews Elder Care Expert, Howard Gleckman on Estate Planning

April 28, 2011 - PRLog -- Today, 40 million Americans are caring for an elderly parent or disabled relative. As our parents age, more than two out of every three of them will need some personal assistance and long term care planning. The most important thing to know: While caring for an aging and frail parent or disabled relative may be the hardest thing you’ll ever do in your life, it can also be the most rewarding. But only if you know where to begin, and that is where Author and Estate Planning Expert, Howard Gleckman comes in. Howard Gleckman joins Wriggling in the Middle” on North Ohio’s WHBC 1480 Talk Radio Show, Monday, May 2nd at 9:10 am (Eastern Time).

Author of “Caring For Our Parents”, Howard Gleckman will help us understand long-term health care issues, both past and current that will affect our families and elderly parents. Howard will break down the CLASS Act and will advise us on what roles Medicare and Medicaid play and how its future changes will affect our long term health care planning. He will also talk about planning for our own retirement and what we can do to better prepare our families for our own senior years.

Howard Gleckman is a resident fellow at The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, the author of Caring for Our Parents, and is a frequent writer and speaker on long-term care and elder care.  A former senior correspondent in the Washington bureau of Business Week, Mr. Gleckman has appeared on CNN, CNBC, C-Span, NPR, and the BBC and has written articles for USA Today, The Washington Post, the AARP and several other publications. He is also been a frequent moderator/speaker at The Urban Institute, The Heritage Foundation, The American Enterprise Institute, New America Foundation, Center for American Progress, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, Practicing Law Institute, and the National Governors’ Association.


Dr. Merle Griff is an expert on caring for both children and aging parents.  She has been a delegate to the last two White Conferences on Aging and invited to present at international conferences such as the World Congress of Family and Child and the Annual Conference of the National Council on Aging. She has written extensively on intergenerational dynamics, including LinkAges, a book on intergenerational programs, as well as numerous articles including “Intergenerational Play Therapy: The Influence of Grandparents in Family Systems.”  She is the founder and CEO of Sarah Adult Day Services (http://sarahcare.com), which provides health related care for the elderly in centers so they can remain with their families and socially connected.

DeLores Pressley, motivational speaker and personal power expert, is one of the most respected and sought-after experts on success, motivation, confidence and personal power. She is an international keynote speaker, author, coach and the Founder of the Born Successful Institute and DeLores Pressley Worldwide.  She helps individuals use personal power to live their ideal life, increase confidence and lead a life of significance. Her story has been touted in Glamour, Washington Post, Black Enterprise, Success, Essence, New York Daily News, Ebony and Marie Claire. She is a frequent media guest and has been interviewed on every major network: (ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX) including America’s top rated shows; OPRAH and Entertainment Tonight.

About the show:
Hosted by Dr. Merle Griff and Delores Pressley, this informative and interactive radio show, Wriggling in the Middle, talks about the dilemmas and sometimes the delights of being part of the ‘sandwich generation’ and responsible for the care of multiple generations.  Whether it’s caring for both your children and elderly parents, or an aging spouse and your grandchildren, the show will discuss not only the challenges seen every day in keeping a family together, but also the lighter side of trying to manage it all.

Wriggling in the Middle can be heard live on WHBC 1480 AM or online at http://www.whbc.com/ each Monday at 9:10 AM (Eastern).  A recording of the show is also available at http://www.wrigglinginthemiddle.com/ For more information, contact: Theresa Mazak, tmazak@sarahcare.com (330) 454-3200.

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This informative and interactive radio show talks about the dilemmas of being part of the ‘sandwich generation’ and responsible for the care of multiple generations. We discuss the challenges you face everyday in keeping your family together