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From the Heart Home Care: “We’re always here when you need us!”
Once in a while an extraordinary group of people are able to collaborate their services to provide superior, professional care for the eldery in our community. This week we are happy to feature From the Heart Home Care who has been working with Sonoma Country residents since 2001 and is a company that professionals and the public can trust to provide quality senior support services. They have also been ranked a A+ Better Business Bureau rated company.
World Alzheimer´s Day is September 21, 2009
World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21, is a day when the Alzheimer’s Association and other organizations around the globe unite efforts to raise awareness about the disease and its impact on our families, communities and nations. World Alzheimer’s Day was first launched on September 21, 1994 by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI).
There is a global movement to end Alzheimer’s. Be a part of it! Join ADI to spread awareness, raise funds and champion the Alzheimer cause. Click Here!
Columbo star, Peter Falk, is the subject of bitter conservatorship battle
Popular 1970´s television actor, Peter Falk, continues to find himself in a bitter conservatorship battle between his wife, Shera Falk, and his adopted daughter, Catherine. The star of the hit TV series, Columbo, was diagnosed with Alzheimer´s this past winter and has been under the constant care of his wife and caregivers in their Beverly Hills home. Now suffering from advanced dementia and unable to remember his multiple Emmy Award winning role, perhaps Mr. Falk has been spared this bitter blame-game that has gotten the attention of international media outlets.
A May 2009 article in the L.A. Times, reported that Catherine Falk had taken the witness stand in a conservatorship trail against her step-mother Shera after filing in December of 2008. Recovering from hip surgery earlier that fall, Catherine claims her step-mother refused to allow her and her sister, who was also adopted in Falk´s first marriage, to see their father. According to his wife, Catherine reportedly had a contentious relationship with her father that involved at least one lawsuit over outstanding education costs. Shera has placed a press release on PeterFalk.com stating that Catherine was an estranged child and had violated her father´s privacy by filing the public petition with the Los Angeles Superior Court. Mrs. Falk´s attorney told reporters that the motive for Catherine´s interest in her father´s estate was for the courts to decide.
On June 1st, 2009, a Los Angeles judge awarded Shera Falk with full conservatorship rights over the person and the estate of Peter Falk while granting 30 minute bi-monthly visitation rights to Catherine Falk. Attorney´s on both sides agreed to allow Catherine to visit her father at a neighbor´s home, unaccompanied by Mrs. Falk, since the ruling did not allow her to go into his private home. It is not clear what actions Catherine may take in the future to be closer to her father.
Resources:
Kim, Victoria. Relatives fight for conservatorship…, L.A. Times, May 28, 2009
MacCartney, Anthony. Columbo actor, Peter Falk, placed in conservatorship., The Huffington Post, June 1, 2009
PFAC 2009 Fall Conference
The week of November 4th, 5th, and 6th, the Professional Fiduciary Association of California, PFAC, will be holding it´s fall conference in Santa Rosa. The theme of this year´s symposium is “Growing and Cultivating our Industry” and will feature professionals throughout Sonoma County and California. Over the course of three days, speakers and panelists will discuss several key topics, including ethical investing, the management of litigating beneficiaries, and handling real estate in today´s economy.
Some exciting modules will offered this year highlighting technology in the sphere of elder care and informational sessions discussing the workings of the human brain. In this day and age, it is essential that professionals working with elderly and incapacitated clients be able to offer high-quality services using accessible 21st century technology. With this in mind, it is also important to understand, from a scientific viewpoint, what are the principal causes and symptoms of failures and disease in the brain, and how they effect a persons ability to communicate. Leading psychiatrists, neurologists, and psychologists will discuss ways that professional fiduciaries can better accommodate clients and their families. Special Needs Trusts will be the opening subject of this highly anticipated three day conference. We look forward to seeing you there!
