Facing Long-Term Care or Other Challenges?

Lean on Cleveland Senior Network

Sometimes, life’s troubles pile up and become overwhelming. If you’re struggling with the physical, emotional and financial stress of needing long-term care for yourself or a loved one, you can lean on Cleveland Senior Network to help guide your way forward.

Each Cleveland Senior Network member has the professional know-how and the personal mission to Network With a Heart as we serve the community with skilled senior services. You can contact any number of professionals in the Network to build a support team that will best serve your needs.

Attorney Jim Koewler of Koewler Law Firm specializes in elder care law. He helps people who need long-term care to get that care without having to exhaust their entire life savings. He also helps those with chronic illnesses who want to delay their need for long-term care.

Further, Jim helps people with special needs and their families provide for long-term care and support. Through strategic planning and legal formalities, he helps clients qualify for Medicaid or VA benefits (or both) to pay the otherwise overwhelming costs for care. He helps disabled veterans to get disability payments from the VA’s compensation program, a great source of support for health or personal care.

He can also guide you through the asset protection and government benefit application processes, or shelter assets for those with special needs while also creating opportunities to receive government and charitable support.

Registered nurse Roberta Brofman is president and founder of Five Star Clinical Solutions. She works with elder law attorneys like Jim to coordinate “life care services” that help clients handle issues arising from health challenges. Five Star helps bridge the gap between patients, families and the health care system as patient advocates. Nurses provide a personalized assessment and plan of care that fits each patient’s health care and financial needs.

Larry Lesiak of Medicare Advocates can also help clients review all the Medicare options available and match the optimum services to your individual needs. Larry will meet with you to review coverage options, free of charge.

Check out our listing of Cleveland Senior Network sponsors and board members to see how we can best serve you, whether you need support while aging at home, want help downsizing or transitioning to senior housing, or seek advice selecting the best senior community to join. Unsure where to start? Ask us for a referral by emailing clevelandseniornetwork@gmail.com.

Whatever your challenges may be, remember to laugh along the way. Join us for a live performance of “Not a Day Over Fabulous,” a musical comedy about aging, to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association’s

The Longest Day Campaign

This original set of rib-tickling vignettes and musical spoofs set to ‘70s hits is the brainchild of playwright and director Jill Koslen-Freireich and will be performed by local actors.

Performances will be

Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 11 at 2:30 p.m. at Beachwood High School Auditorium, 25100 Fairmount Blvd. note the change in venue). Tickets can be purchased online through ClevelandSeniorNetwork.org or Eventbrite. If you cannot attend, you can donate directly at act.alz.org/goto/CLESeniorNetMusical

Cleveland Senior Network Sponsors

Electronic Caregiver: Offers Connected Care Technologies with easy-to-use tools to coordinate and improve the way we care for ourselves and others.

Melinda Smith, Connected Care Partner: 216-409-8140. msrimelda@gmail.com

Right at Home: We employ amazing caregivers & companions! Call the Plotkin Family - A Tradition of Caring.

Shalom Plotkin, Owner: 216-752-2222, shalom@ohioseniorcare.net

Board Members

Koewler Law Firm: Attorney Jim Koewler helps people who need long-term care, have chronic illness, or have special needs by working with their wishes and needs rather than cost-driven decisions.

Jim Koewler, Attorney: 330-659-3579, jkoewler@ProtectingSeniors.com

Five Star Clinical Solutions: As Patient Advocates, we ensure you receive the best possible medical care and services.

Robera Brofman, President/Founder: 216-513-9622, roberta@ fivestarclinical.com, fivestarclinical.com

Residence Home Care: A skilled nursing agency dedicated to providing the highest quality of care and customer service in a patient-focused environment.

Tracy Debevits, Community Liaison-East Side: 440-725-8601; Gayle Richards, Community Liaison-West Side, 216-269-9057

Benjamin Rose Institute: Mary Norris-Pack

BigHearted Blooms: Sue Buddenbaum

Care Patrol of Northeast Ohio: Tiffany Fields

Right At Home West: Donn Kramer

Solon Pointe: Jelena Kirkland

Medicare Advocates: Licensed Insurance Broker helping clients navigate the “Medicare Maze” for the best benefits and coverage for individual needs. No-cost review of coverage options provided.

Lawrence Lesiak, Licensed Insurance Broker: 330-523-7002, Larry@MedicareAdvocates.US

North Coast Residential: Advocates for seniors making a move, helping to plan your transition and the sale of your home with unsurpassed service, care and dignity. We provide free confidential consultations. Call us.

Lee-Ann Spacek, CRB, SRES, President & Broker: 216-513-6800, LSpacek@NorthCoastRelo.com

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services: Stephanie McFearin, Realtor expert for Northeast Ohio. Call, text or email anytime for info on a free market analysis or buyer consultation.

Stephanie McFearin, REALTOR®: 440-554-7712, StephanieMcFearin@HowardHanna.com

Tapestry Senior Living Wickliffe: A senior community dedicated to helping your loved ones live full and meaningful lives with Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care.

Angela Simon, Director of Sales & Marketing: 440-855-1722 (mobile), angela.simon@ tapestrysenior.com, tapestrycompanies.com

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers – Mentor: Helps restore and maintain the ability to walk confidently so you can LOVE YOUR LIFE! Our physical therapists can help you get stronger, improve your balance, and help you get your confidence back.

Aaron Cook, Dr. of Physical Therapy/Clinical Director: 440-740-8877, mentor@ fyzical.com, fyzical.com/mentor-oh/

Boomer Bash West

THE DISCO WAS A BALL

We danced, we talked, we ate and we sipped. Our April 12 Boomer Bash West at LaCentre in Westlake was so much fun that we’re doing it two more times this year: in June in Willoughby Hills and in October in Aurora.

Several hundred people poured into the spacious and lively LeCentre to meet with our sponsors and more than 50 vendors, enjoy the music and food samples, and revel in Northeast Ohio Boomer magazine’s premier event that’s like no other around.

With a disco theme (and plenty of disco-style outfits to match), the Bash provided a terrific way for our readers and advertisers to mix and mingle. It was lively, it was entertaining, and it perfectly reflected the energy and interests of people 55 and older.

We hope you can join us in June. Watch our website and Facebook page for details.