"Making Better Eldercare Decisions: Can technology help?"; Plus Unconference

Talk: Making better eldercare decisions. Can technology Help?

Unconference: Your opinions and ideas.

Show & Tell: Want to show off an Aging in Place "Maker project", or a sexy new widget idea? Or socialize an aging-related challenge you want to see solved? Join us.

Agenda:

1. Networking and drinks and snacks. (6.30-7.00pm)

2. How we hope to co-create products and solutions together.(7.00-7.15pm)

3. Talk: Making better eldercare decisions. Can technology Help? (by Jack Herndon). (7.15- 7.45pm)

4. Show off your Aging in Place Maker project or tell us your new widget idea and get feedback. See below for details. (7.45-8.00pm)

5. Unconference (8.00-9.00pm).

Details

Talk: Making better eldercare decisions. Can technology Help? By Jack Herndon.

Abstract: Families face important eldercare issues when older adults lose functional independence. These decisions can have a significant impact financially as well as on the quality of life of older adults. Today families pay thousands of dollars each month for decision making and eldercare management services (ie, care management, in-home care, etc). In this discussion, Jack will cover the specific challenges that families pay service providers today to address.

Speaker Bio:

Jack Herndon, MBA, has over 20 years of experience in marketing, management and business development roles in companies ranging from Fortune 1000 organizations to start up organizations (for profit and not-for-profit). He has co founded two companies and has raised more than $22 million in venture capital funding. He and his wife Nina manage Sage Eldercare Solutions www.SageEldercare.com(link is external) (http://www.sageeldercare.com/), a leading Bay Area eldercare practice focused on care management and home care.

Jack consults with for-profit and non-profit organizations looking to expand eldercare services. In addition, Jack has taught care mangers thru the University of Florida certificate program (Ethical, Legal and Business Aspects of GCM) and is co-author of the forthcoming chapter in the Geriatric Care Manager Handbook “Adding GCM to a Home Care Agency”. He is a founding board member and former Treasurer of the San Francisco Village www.SFVillage.org(link is external) (http://www.sfvillage.org/). He recently published The Hospital Discharge Organizer and has led numerous workshops for families navigating the eldercare maze. Jack earned his B.A. from Brown University and his MBA from Stanford University.

Your project: To show off your Maker project or sexy widget idea, you should contact us first to be sure we save a slot for you. Just send us an email with some details about what you want to talk about. If it sounds interesting we will make sure you get a slot. If you prefer to just turn up, we will try and include you but no promises.

Plan on 5 minutes "airtime" in total. Use some of it to get feedback from the audience if you like.

Unconference: We will have a structured and moderated Unconference, with a choice of two topics relating to the talk. This is your chance to add your ideas to the discussion, or share your experiences.