Panelists addressed a variety of questions related to helping aging parents during the Morning Pointe Foundation’s free Knoxville Caregiver Café on May 2, “How to Make Tough Decisions for Your Aging Loved One.”
Attendees from around the greater Knoxville area attended the event at the Shoreline Church on Westland Drive. A panel of four local experts shared their most frequently asked questions regarding financial planning, Medicaid and Medicare, veterans benefits and geriatric care.
The event ended with opening the floor for direct audience questions.
The five panelists were Glen Kyle, owner of the Knoxville law office of Franklin & Kyle Law, LLC; Greg Boling, business development manager with Senior Financial Group; Dr. Deaver Shattuck, medical director for HouseCall Primary Care; and Charles McGhee, veteran service officer with the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services.
Gabrielle Blake, a licensed clinical social worker with Franklin & Kyle Law, LLC, moderated the discussion.
“We are all smarter after learning from these speakers,” said Miranda Perez, Morning Pointe Foundation executive director. “Our audience members asked some great questions about how to help their loved ones with transitions. Our experts were able to help provide answers and resources for them. You could tell this is a much-needed event, and Morning Pointe is looking forward to offering it annually.”
The Morning Pointe Foundation offers its Caregiver Café educational series as a free service to the community each spring as part of its mission to provide caregiver support programs. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living founded by senior healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and J. Franklin Farrow. In addition, the nonprofit sponsors educational awareness events and funds scholarships to advance the care of seniors throughout the Southeast.
Founded in 1997 by Vital and Farrow, Morning Pointe Senior Living owns and operates 38 assisted living, personal care, and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama and Indiana. Morning Pointe’s 40th community, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Hardin Valley, is under construction and expected to open late this year. Local Morning Pointe communities are located in Knoxville, Hardin Valley, Powell, Clinton and Lenoir City.
