The Care Advocates with Lance A Slatton & Sharon's Son, George "Sharing in the Care Journey"
- The Care Advocates with Lance A Slatton & Sharon's Son, George "Sharing in the Care Journey" Lance A. Slatton 34:32
The Care Advocates is brought to you by the All Home Care Matters Media team and focuses on providing family caregivers and their loved ones with support, resources, and discussion on the issues facing them in the matrix of long-term care.
The topic of this episode is “Sharing in the Care Journey”
About Lance A. Slatton:
Lance A. Slatton is an author, writer, host, producer, healthcare professional for over 20 years, and renownedly known as “The Senior Care Influencer”.
Lance A. Slatton is the host of the Award-Winning podcast & YouTube show All Home Care Matters. He is also a senior case manager at Enriched Life Home Care Services in Livonia, MI. Lance was named as “50 under 50” for 2023 and received the distinction as the Top Influencer for Healthcare and Advocacy for 2024. Lance is also a columnist for multiple healthcare and news websites and and is the author of the award winning book “The All Home Care Matters Official Family Caregivers’ Guide”.
About Sharon’s Son, George:
Dr. George Ackerman (Sharon’s son) is from Brooklyn, N.Y. Now residing in Florida, he works in the fields of law, police, and Education. George lost his mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman on 1/1/2020 due to Parkinson’s Disease.
George wanted to honor his mother and continue to help in the Parkinson’s awareness cause and did not know how to bring change. George started TogetherForSharon® as a family for the purpose of keeping his mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman’s, memory alive and to share the message of Parkinson’s Awareness and hope for a cure. Today, https://www.togetherforsharon.com/ reaches thousands of individuals across the country for PD Awareness. George currently interviews individuals throughout the Parkinson’s community including various foundations, caregivers, and Parkinson’s warriors to help share their stories and causes.