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Sean Beck
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Sean Beck is a certified elder law attorney and co-owner at CK Quade Law PLLC who specializes in Medicaid planning, wills, and trusts,. He is deeply passionate about solving complex long-term care problems for his clients, drawing on years of diverse legal experience in Idaho to build supportive planning structures for families.
(November 2020)
Sean Beck
Advanced Legal Planning PLLC
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Advanced Legal Planning PLLC, formerly known as CK Quade Law PLLC, is an Idaho-based firm dedicated to providing compassionate legal strategies in elder law, disability advocacy, and estate planning. They specialize in highly technical areas like Medicaid, special needs planning, and trust administration, with distinction as one of the few firms in the state recognized by the national Special Needs Alliance.
Sean Beck
Guardianship & Conservatorship
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Learn about these important legal processes that provide protection for adults who can no longer make decisions for themselves
(September 2021)
Sean Beck
Dee Childers
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Dee Childers is a certified aging life care manager and the owner of Life Changes Eldercare Consulting, which provides comprehensive care management, assessments, and medical advocacy for seniors. Inspired by her own personal experience navigating a complex system while caring for her father, she founded her business to maximize the quality of life for clients and support distance caregivers
(October 2020)
Dee Childers
Life Changes Elder Care
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Life Changes Elder Care Consulting is a professional care management agency in the greater Boise area dedicated to helping older adults live safely, with dignity, and as independently as possible. By assessing the whole person, they connect families with local resources and build tailored care plans to manage health needs, prevent crises, and support long-term peace of mind.
Winning Strategies for Family Caregiving
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Learn how to create a caregiving game plan for your family so you can reach the “finish line” with the best quality of life possible, with family relationships and resources intact.
(October 2021)
Dee Childers
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Jessica Evert
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Dr. Jessica Evert is the medical director for palliative care services at Ancora Health Services, where she provides home-based palliative care to manage symptoms, guide advanced care planning, and advocate for patients facing severe diagnoses. Drawing from nearly two decades of medical experience and her own personal experience supporting her mother through cancer, she focuses on empowering families to stay in the driver's seat of their medical care, separate from end-of-life hospice services.
(May 2024)
Jessica Evert
Ancora Health
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Ancora Health Services is a locally owned and operated healthcare provider serving the Greater Treasure Valley of Idaho and Eastern Oregon. The website highlights their patient-centered hospice, palliative, and house-call services, which bring specialized medical, emotional, and comfort care directly to patients wherever they call home.
Jessica Evert
Benefits of Palliative Care
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The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life for both patients and their families. Join us to learn about this specialized type of medical care that focuses on providing patients of any age and at any stage of a serious illness with relief from pain, stress, and symptoms.
(March 2022)
Dr. Jessica Evert
Sheldon Forehand
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Sheldon Forehand is a mediator and problem solver with the NeuroMediation Group, where he serves as a neutral third party to help individuals work through intense conflicts and establish actionable future plans. Having experienced mediation firsthand as a former client, he understands the underlying anxiety involved and uses his perspective to ensure both parties feel heard, apologize when appropriate, and successfully preserve their relationships.
(March 2022)
Sheldon Forehand
Forehand Mediation
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Forehand Mediation is a professional conflict resolution practice based in Meridian, Idaho, led by certified mediator Sheldon Forehand. The firm specializes in family-focused services—including child custody, divorce, and elder care probate—providing a structured, neutral environment designed to help individuals and families reach constructive settlements outside of the courtroom.
Sheldon Forehand
Mediation for Family Dynamics in Elder Care
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Certified mediator Sheldon Forehand introduced the concept of mediation and explained the role and value of mediation in managing contentious family dynamics in elder care.
(July 2023)
Sheldon L. Forehand
Honey Goodman
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Honey Goodman is the program manager for Aging Strong, a Boise-based nonprofit powered by Jannus that supports family caregivers and helps older adults live purposeful lives. Her work focuses on combating social isolation and encouraging community contribution through specialized initiatives like the Foster Grandparents program, "Powerful Tools for Caregivers," and memory cafes.
(June 2024)
Honey Goodman
Aging Strong
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Aging Strong is the website for a suite of community programs managed by the Idaho nonprofit organization Jannus, Inc. The site features volunteer-driven initiatives designed to support older adults and family caregivers, offering services such as the Foster Grandparent mentoring program, dementia support through local memory cafes, and free caregiver respite care.
Honey Goodman
Aging Strong Programs by JANNUS
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Aging Strong Through Service: We believe aging strong calls for a balance of service to self and service to others. We offer volunteer-powered programs serving children, elders, veterans, and family caregivers!
(March 2023)
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Stacy Gunnerson
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Stacy Gunnerson is the owner of Grannie on the Move, a placement and care coordination service that helps seniors find individual living care solutions and navigate the financial resources to pay for it. Through comprehensive assessments, she evaluates geographical preferences, care needs, social structures, and financial abilities to help families build proactive plans. Her focus is on reducing family crisis situations and strongly advises individuals to have difficult care conversations and document their wishes early on while they are of sound mind.
(November 2020)
Stacy Gunnerson
Grannie on the Move
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Grannie on the Move is a lifestyle and travel resource created by an active senior who shares tips, itineraries, and inspiration for older adults who want to continue exploring the world. The website focuses on accessible travel strategies, destination guides, and personal stories designed to empower seniors to stay adventurous and independent in their retirement years.
Stacy Gunnerson
Transitioning to Care
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Learn about various levels of care you may need as you age, and explore how you can take ownership of the care transition process to ensure the best quality of life possible.
(November 2021)
Stacy Gunnerson
Garth Hassel
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Garth Hassel is an author and fiduciary financial advisor with Global View Capital Advisors, specializing in helping families align their retirement and estate plans onto the same page. Emphasizing relationships over money, he helps clients navigate tough sunset-year decisions to build legal power, financial security, and flexibility for unexpected circumstances. He advises individuals to give up the expectation of having perfect information and to resolve to take action and adjust along the way.
(April 2021)
Garth Hassel
Global View Capital Advisors
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GVC Advisors is a specialized financial and investment consulting firm led by Gary V. Calkins, focusing on wealth management and retirement planning. The website details their approach to helping clients navigate complex market conditions and financial transitions through personalized strategies aimed at long-term stability and growth.
Garth Hassel
7 Habits of Highly Effective Retirees
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Gain the confidence, control, and relief that comes with knowing you've done all you can to optimize the rest of your life! Join us to learn how to identify the seven prevailing assumptions that lead to a series of disappointments in retirement, make the toughest decisions before crises compel decisions under duress, and establish an accountability team of loved ones and professionals so you can maintain control and harmony through your sunset years.
(February 2022)
Garth Hassel
Karen Keyser
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Karen Keyser is a senior mortgage advisor and reverse mortgage specialist at C2 Financial Corporation, where she manages residential lending with a focus on client transparency and long-term financial management. Transitioning from a 20-year career in law enforcement and driven by her own early experience navigating a poorly structured loan, she works collaboratively with estate attorneys and financial planners to review client mortgages annually and provide education on complex options like reverse mortgages.
(April 2023)
Karen Keyser
The Funding Master at C2 Financial
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The Funding Master is a professional residential mortgage brokerage website led by senior mortgage advisor and strategist Karen Keyser. The platform specializes in a comprehensive range of home loan products—including traditional purchase and refinance options, VA, and FHA loans—with a strong emphasis on educating clients about specialized financial tools like reverse mortgages to protect their well-being in retirement.
Karen Keyser
Benefits of the HECM Reverse Mortgage Line of Credit
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Discover the benefits of the HECM Reverse Mortgage Line of Credit for and identify the many ways the funds from the HECM Reverse Mortgage Line of Credit can be used.
(August 2023)
Karen Keyser
Carly Kyle - Golden Oak Elder Care
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Carly Kyle is the owner of Golden Oak Elder Care Management, where she serves as a centralized point of contact to coordinate medical wellness, home safety, and local resources for seniors. She is passionate about helping clients proactively plan for care and serving as a trusted advocate within a complex healthcare system.
(January 2026)
Carly Kyle
Golden Oak Elder Care
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Golden Oak Care Management is an Idaho-based service that provides compassionate care coordination and navigation for seniors and their families to simplify the aging process. They offer personalized support ranging from medical and wellness planning to home property management, helping clients maintain independence and thrive in their own homes.
Carly Kyle
Jeremy Maxand
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Jeremy Maxand is the executive director of the Living Independence Network Corporation (LINC) in Boise, Idaho. LINC serves a 16-county area in southern Idaho, offering resources, in-home care, medical equipment loans, and support for individuals with disabilities and older adults to live independently. Using a wheelchair since 1989, Maxand emphasizes self-advocacy and the removal of systemic barriers, urging involvement in the disability rights movement for a more inclusive community.
(May 2021)
Jeremy Maxand
LINC: Living Independence Network Corporation
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LINC, or Living Independence Network Corporation, is an Idaho-based nonprofit center for independent living that provides resources and advocacy to help people with disabilities live autonomously. The organization offers core services including peer support, skills training, and transition assistance to help individuals navigate community resources, housing, and assistive technology throughout the state.
Jeremy Maxand
LINC Idaho - Independent Living & Medical Equipment Lending Programs
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This video features a community spotlight on LINC Idaho (Living Independence Network Corporation), an organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities live as independently as possible. Director Lana Gonzalez outlines their core programs, including transportation assistance, advocacy training, and their highly utilized medical equipment and modular ramp loan programs.
(October 2021)
Lana Gonzales
Teresa McCully
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Teresa McCully is an insurance broker and retirement benefit specialist based in Meridian, Idaho, operating with Silver Key Benefits and the nationwide settlement firm Life Care Exchange (LCX). With a decade of experience, she helps retired individuals manage Medicare benefits, life insurance, annuities, and income planning while using Life Care Exchange tools to help clients convert obsolete life insurance policies on the secondary market to fund long-term or in-home care costs.
(November 2020)
Teresa McCully
Akamai Advisors
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Akamai Advisors is a professional financial planning firm that focuses on wealth management, retirement strategies, and personalized investment consulting. The website outlines their client-centric approach, which integrates comprehensive financial goal-setting with long-term planning to help individuals and families achieve lasting financial security.
Silver Key Benefits build their educational seminars, retirement workshops, and individualized planning around this concept, focusing on giving clients peace of mind through secure income planning, healthcare strategies, and wealth protection.
Teresa McCully
ABC's and D's of Medicare
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Insurance expert Teresa McCauley presents the "ABCs and D's of Medicare." This video covers essential topics such as enrollment timelines and various options, including original Medicare, Advantage plans, and Medigap. It also provides valuable insights on selecting the most suitable plan tailored to individual financial situations and healthcare needs.
(June 2021)
Teresa McCully
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Karen Midlo
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Karen Midlo is the founder of End-of-Life Doulas of Idaho, a holistic network providing non-medical emotional, mental, and spiritual support to terminally ill individuals and their families. Inspired by the comfort she received from seniors following the early loss of her husband, she is deeply passionate about normalizing conversations around death and dying through tools like "The Death Deck" and community education on advanced directives.
(June 2024)
Karen Midlo
End-Of-Life Doulas of Idaho
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End-of-Life Doulas of Idaho is a community-focused organization that connects individuals and families with non-medical professionals who provide emotional, spiritual, and practical support during the end-of-life journey. The group emphasizes death-positive education, advance care planning, and grief support to help the community navigate the realities of dying, caregiving, and honoring life with dignity.
Karen Midlo
End-of-Life Doulas of Idaho
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End-of-Life Doulas of Idaho is an organization that seeks to connect the terminally ill and their families with emotional and practical support. But we know death isn't just for the dying... Our doulas also focus on community education, preplanning, eco-conscious practices, and grief support. Browse our Directory, Blog, and Resources to get to know us better.
(March 2024)
Karen Midlo
Katy Nelson
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Katy Nelson is the founder of KNC-Movement Matters, where she provides Purposeful Activities for Therapeutic Health (PATH) to help individuals regain independence and physical function after an accident or change in health. Working in partnership with occupational, physical, and speech therapists, she helps clients practice prescribed exercises and guides them through community outings, music, and nature-based activities to help them rediscover joy in life.
(July 2024)
Katy Nelson
Movement Matters
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KNC-MovementMatters offers "Productive Activities for Therapeutic Health," providing personalized lifestyle opportunities that integrate with a patient's occupational, physical, or speech therapy exercises. Led by a certified dementia practitioner trained in Montessori methods, the service assists individuals in homes, care centers, and rehab units through engagement programs like assisted outings and interactive activity sessions.
Katy Nelson
Laureen Quick
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Laureen Quick is a life coach and the founder of The Transformational Journey, where she specializes in guiding women over 50 through major life transitions such as retirement, empty nesting, divorce, or widowhood. Inspired by her own personal realization at age 60 to stop waiting and start chasing her dreams, she helps clients define a clear vision for their futures and encourages them to confidently pursue a joyful, fulfilled life.
(June 2024)
Laureen Quick
The Transformational Journey
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The Transformational Journey, with a website on the way, is the Facebook page for a solo consulting and coaching practice led by Laureen Quick, a transformational life coach. The page highlights her services focused on empowering mature adults, particularly women aged 50 and above, to overcome obstacles, embrace aging, and unlock their full potential to create their desired life.
Laureen Quick
The Next Great Chapter: Finding Purpose & Passion in Your 50s, 60s, and Beyond
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Whether you are exploring your own next chapter or supporting someone navigating theirs, this session offers both inspiration and practical tools to help step into a more purposeful, fulfilling future
(September 2025)
Laureen Quick
Destiny Sisk
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Destiny Sisk is the executive director at Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, a continuous care retirement community in Meridian, Idaho, that offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Driven by a lifelong passion for supporting vulnerable populations, she focuses on enriching residents' lives through the seven dimensions of wellness and encourages families to explore retirement living proactively while they are still independent.
(February 2025)
Destiny Sisk
Touchmark
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This website represents Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, an active senior living community located on a nearly 100-acre campus in Meridian, Idaho. The site highlights its full continuum of care—including independent living cottages, assisted living, and memory care—alongside resort-style amenities such as a nine-hole golf course, a health and fitness club, and chef-prepared dining options.
Destiny Sisk
Marbeth Soler
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Marbeth Soler is the owner and operator of Gentle Hearts Living Solutions, a nurse-owned and operated placement agency that helps families transition their loved ones into individual senior living communities, including independent, assisted, and memory care facilities. Drawing from 30 years in the financial sector and her own challenging journey navigating care for her mother-in-law with Alzheimer's, she coordinates critical transition details like out-of-state medical setup, movers, and power of attorney resources to make the placement process smooth and less stressful for families.
(March 2024)
Marbeth Soler
Gentle Hearts Living Solutions
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Gentle Hearts Living Solutions is a registered nurse-owned senior placement and referral agency serving families in Idaho. Operating entirely free of charge to families, the organization provides compassionate advocacy and expert clinical guidance to help navigate the complex process of finding the right independent living, assisted living, memory care, or residential care facility.
Marbeth Soler
Christine Soza
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Christine Soza is the founder of True North Awakening, where she serves as a certified end-of-life doula and Reiki practitioner to support individuals and families navigating the dying process and intense medical journeys. Drawing from her own profound caregiving experiences and healing journey, she combines holistic energy therapy with gentle advocacy while encouraging everyone to embrace advanced care planning and simple legacy projects.
(August 2024)
Christine Soza
True North Awakening
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True North Awakening provides holistic healing and support services both in person and virtually. The site focuses on her offerings as an End-of-Life Doula to guide families through terminal illness, alongside Reiki therapy designed to reduce stress, promote relaxation, and complement traditional medical care.
Christine Soza
How Reiki Helps the Senior Population
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Reiki is a complementary/integrative therapy that aids in stress reduction and promotes deep relaxation. Reiki is a holistic, non-invasive therapy that allows the body to deeply relax and helps to calm the nervous system so that we can experience life with a greater sense of ease and feel at peace.
(March 2025)
Christine Soza
True North AwakeningMary K. Spears
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Mary K. Spears is a support broker and the founder of My Places Community Events, a nonprofit that provides community integration and social activities for individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. As a third-generation caregiver with a lifelong history of advocacy, she helps families design personalized self-directed services in Idaho and passionately encourages individuals to build strong relationships and comfortably ask for the support they deserve.
(July 2023)
Mary K. Spears
My Places Community Events
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My Places Community Events is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating safe, integrated, and accessible social opportunities for individuals with physical, developmental, and mental disabilities. The website highlights their calendar of inclusive activities—ranging from bowling and crafting to an annual all-abilities carnival—and emphasizes a "Your Supports Included" initiative that covers event costs for accompanying caregivers.
Mary K. Spears
Applying for Adult Disability Services - Part 1
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Applying for adult disability services can be an overwhelming process. Watch part 1 in this 2 part series to learn more about qualifying conditions or diagnoses, entitlements versus needs-based programs, and the 3 types of benefits available for adults with disabilities.
(Spring 2023)
Mary K. Spears
Kristen Tracey
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Kristen Tracey is the government programs outreach manager at Blue Cross of Idaho, where she oversees a statewide team dedicated to educating the community about Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNP). With a master's degree in gerontology and 22 years of experience running anti-poverty programming and federal grants, she focuses on simplifying healthcare navigation for individuals qualifying for both Medicare and enhanced Medicaid by introducing them to unified care coordination. She helps dual-eligible individuals to find a trusted advocate and continually ask questions about their options.
(February 2021)
Kristen Tracey
Blue Cross of Idaho
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Blue Cross of Idaho is a prominent health insurance provider offering a wide range of coverage options, including individual, family, Medicare, and employer-sponsored plans for residents across the state. The website serves as a primary hub for members to manage their benefits, search for in-network providers, and access wellness resources to support their overall health and financial protection.
Kristen Tracey
Medicare / Medicaid Coordinated Plans in Idaho
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Discover how individuals dually eligible for Medicare and enhanced Medicaid in Idaho can simplify their healthcare coverage through zero-premium coordinated care plans,. Watch this comprehensive guide to unlock extra preventative benefits, understand your regional options, and learn how a dedicated Care Coordinator can eliminate the stress of navigating the system for you or your loved ones.
(July 2021)
Kristen Tracy
Sherri Waddell
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Sherri Waddell is the owner of Waddell Enterprises, a company that specializes in life insurance, fixed indexed annuities, and retirement planning support for seniors. Inspired by her own success overcoming debt and securing her finances after the pandemic, she is deeply passionate about providing free financial education and helping families review their policies to ensure they are adequately protected.
(February 2025)
Sherri Waddell
Western Seniormatics
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Western Seniormatics provides a camera-free, wearable-free fall tracking and monitoring system powered by Grand App-AI to help older adults live safely and independently. The website showcases how its privacy-first sensors discreetly detect falls and unusual activity, sending real-time alerts to families and care facilities to ensure smarter senior care.
Sherri Waddell
What is Your Financial Independence Number?
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Waddell Enterprises was born out of a passion for financial empowerment and prioritizes community empowerment through education and personalized financial strategies. Their mission is to guide individuals and families toward financial security, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to achieve their dreams.
(May 2025)
Sherri French Waddell
Carly Ward
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Carly Ward is an estate planning attorney at Idaho Estate Planning in Eagle, Idaho, where she focuses on helping clients prepare both legally and financially for life, potential incapacity, and asset distribution. Inspired by early exposure to the field and witnessing her own family navigate the estate of a grandfather who passed away without a plan, she treats legal preparation like an "organizational show" to line up her clients' affairs and strongly advises everyone to take the first step toward planning regardless of their age or current asset level.
(June 2021)
Carly Ward
Idaho Estate Planning
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Idaho Estate Planning is the website for a specialized law firm based in Eagle, Idaho, led by experienced estate planning attorney Mark E. Wight. The site showcases their comprehensive legal services, which include custom wills, trusts, probate management, and dedicated elder law guidance designed to help seniors protect their assets from rising long-term care costs.
Carly Ward
Estate Planning Made Easy
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Learn the process of planning for your legacy by arranging for the management and disposal of your assets at the end of your life.
(August 2021)
Carly Ward
JoEllen Watson
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Dr. JoEllen Watson is an advanced grief recovery specialist and the president of Gray Into Gold Life Coaching, where she provides age-friendly coaching designed to mend broken hearts and build fresh visions of passion and purpose. Drawing from her diverse background as an EMT, veterinary technician, and senior rights lobbyist, she positions herself as a "wounded healer" dedicated to combating systemic ageism across all generations.
(April 2023)
JoEllen Watson
Gray Into Gold Life Coaching
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Gray Into Gold is the professional website for a specialized life coaching and grief recovery practice led by Dr. Jo-Ellen Watson. The platform offers evidence-based grief recovery programs, individual life transition coaching, and resources designed to help mature adults navigate major life changes, heal from loss, and rediscover their purpose.
JoEllen Watson
The Graying of Divorce
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While the overall divorce rate in the United States has flattened for most age groups, there is one segment of the population where rates are increasing: older Americans in long-term marriages. The phenomenon is referred to as the Gray Divorce. This session explores the Graying of Divorce, Common Reasons for the Trend, Implications of Gray Divorce, Interventions for Avoiding Older Divorce, and Ideas for Thriving and Surviving Gray Divorce.
(July 2023)
JoEllen Watson
Tiffany Williams
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Tiffany Williams is a professional organizer, a chronic disorganization specialist, and the co-owner of Progress LLC, where she helps seniors safely age in place or navigate the stressful process of downsizing for a move. Drawing on her extensive background in behavioral health and adult care services, she works side-by-side with clients to sort through decades of items, clear home safety hazards, and connect families with local donation and auction resources.
(May 2024)
Tiffany Williams
Progress LLC
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Progress LLC is the website for a certified professional organizing and move management service led by Tiffany Williams, based in the Boise, Idaho area. The business specializes in decluttering, home office organization, and specialized support for hoarding, ADHD, and chronic disorganization, alongside dedicated senior assistance for downsizing, safety modifications, and moving.
Tiffany Williams
Darra Wray
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Darra Wray is the founder of My Care Companions and the creator of the My Care Diary information management system, which is focused on helping families efficiently organize and manage the administrative burdens of caregiving. She designed her platform to reduce the overwhelming chaos that families face during medical transitions. She helps individuals and families to take control of their personal history by proactively organizing their medical records, legal designations, and financial portfolios under a single, easily accessible system.
My Data Diary+ and My Care Companions
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My Care Companions is a support and consulting resource dedicated to helping family caregivers manage the logistical and emotional "business of living." The organization provides practical tools, education, and advocacy to help families navigate the complexities of caregiving.
My Data Diary+ is an essential resource from My Care Companions, serving as a comprehensive household information management tool. It empowers families to efficiently organize, securely store, and easily access vital personal and medical information, ensuring that critical data is readily available whenever necessary.
Darra Wray
Technology for Caregivers
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This video offers a gentle guide to organizing the many moving pieces of caregiving into a manageable "toolkit." It focuses on helping you find peace of mind by keeping important health and financial details in one place, ensuring you can spend less time worrying about paperwork and more heart-to-heart time with your loved one.
(November 2020)
