All Home Care Matters

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Julio Barea as guest to the show.

About Julie Barea, VP of Sales at Ally and CareTime:

Julio Barea is the Vice President of Sales at CareTime and Ally, where he helps home care agencies and caregiver registries navigate the challenges of Medicaid and third-party billing. With years of experience in home care operations, Julio brings practical expertise on minimizing denials, staying audit-ready, and streamlining reimbursement. His insights combine both the business and regulatory side of billing, giving agency owners confidence to handle Medicaid's toughest challenges.

About CareTime:

CareTime is the full and complete in-home care software solution, focusing on helping agencies manage every part of their operations with confidence. Over the years we have gained a specialty in billing, specifically Medicaid, and recently expanded our services to support agencies with all third party billing needs.

By combining deep expertise with proven results, CareTime gives providers the tools and support to keep reimbursement flowing while they stay focused on care.

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Josh H. Hickman as guest to the show.

About Josh H. Hickman:

Josh H. Hickman was born in Washington D.C. and raised in various parts of Texas. He studied painting and sculpture at the Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, TX, later studying writing and film at the University of Texas at Austin.

A national award-winning journalist, his previous comic novels and short story collections include Through Tick & Tinn: The True Story of the Greatest Unknown Comedy Team Ever Known, Five Slices of Fear: A Connoisseur's Hoagie of Horror, Ambergris, The Kinfolk: Cult of Sex & Cheese, I Am Luney: The Untold Story of the World's Naughtiest Man, and Songs in the Key of H: Tales of Irony and Insinuation.

He has also produced three albums of spoken-word/music "word-jazz" albums, A Handful of Love, Something for the Ladies, and This House Is Haunted. After living and working in Hollywood for fourteen years, he returned to Dallas in 2019. His writing has appeared in anthologies such as the Central Texas Writer's Society and Beyond 2024 and publications such as Hindsight literary magazine and Park Cities People and Preston Hollow People newspapers.

Also a noted artist, his paintings have been shown in various group and solo exhibitions in Texas and California. He lives with his dog Sammy in Dallas, Texas.

About Forgetting:

Forgetting chronicles the unexpected life circumstances which led author Josh Hickman to his three-plus year journey of solo caregiving for a mother with whom he had a very difficult relationship. Left with the responsibility of taking care of her as her dementia set in, he shares his personal insights and struggles learning how to navigate through the process. This book is a highly relevant, timely and valuable resource for young people currently dealing with this evolving dilemma, who might have lived through it or who might be experiencing it in the near future.

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Krista Montague as guest to the show.

About Krista Montague, CDP:

Krista Montague, CDP, AT-BC. has managed and worked hands on de-escalating and engaging thousands of people with dementia as an Activity Therapist in a geri-psychiatric hospital that exclusively helps patients with challenging behaviors, worked in home health and in senior living.

Krista has also taught communication and engagement skills which have gotten results/wins with challenging dementia behaviors for thousands of dementia caregivers in several online workshops and educational videos.

About Dementia Success Path:

At Dementia Success Path, we create educational videos, resources and workshops to help you learn exactly what to say and do when facing common challenging dementia behaviors so you can calm your loved one/client quickly, spend less time struggling and more time enjoying being with them.

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Conscious Caregiving with L & L is "Tackling the Tough Conversations."

The topic of this episode is "Caring for Seniors" featuring hosts Lori La Bey and Lance A. Slatton.

About Lori La Bey:

Lori La Bey is the founder of Alzheimer's Speaks and is co-founder of Dementia Map global resource directory and the co-host of Conscious Caregiving with L & L.

Lori's mother who lived with dementia for 30 years. Her goal has always been to shift dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world.

She offers a variety of free resources to educate, empower, connect, and decrease stigmas; helping families and professionals live graciously alongside dementia.

Lori is an international speaker known for her multiple platforms and training programs.

About Lance A. Slatton - known as "The Senior Care Influencer"":

Known as "The Senior Care Influencer" Lance is a Writer, Author, Influencer, and Healthcare professional with over 20 years in the healthcare industry.

Lance A. Slatton is a senior case manager at Enriched Life Home Care Services in Livonia, MI. He is also host of the award winning podcast & YouTube channel All Home Care Matters and Co-Host of Conscious Caregiving with L & L with Lori La Bey along with The Care Advocates and The Caregiver's Journal.

Lance's book, "The All Home Care Matters Official Family Caregivers' Guide" was the recent recipient of the 2024 International Impact Book Awards.

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 Care Advocates are co-hosted by Lance A. Slatton & Dr. George Ackerman.

The Care Advocates are honored to welcome, Debbie Compton as guest to the show.

About Debbie Compton:

From navigating the toughest caregiving challenges to inspiring hope and laughter, Debbie Compton is on a mission to empower caregivers worldwide. She's out to reduce their stress, help them avoid burnout, and learn to laugh again. A three-time primary caregiver herself, Debbie turns her personal experiences with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and vascular dementia into invaluable support and resources for others.

Her latest book is a collaboration of 21 experts from 4 countries. The Caregiver's Advocate volumes 1 and 2 offer action steps for caregivers to reduce their stress, learn helpful information, and understand they are not alone. Plus, there is a full chapter of Resources to help, inspire, and support caregivers!

Both books are International Bestsellers! Debbie is a speaker on caregiver and dementia issues and teaches stress reduction for all. She is an Educator for the Alzheimer's Association and a Certified Caregiver Consultant and Advocate.

Debbie is one of only ten Virtual Dementia facilitators in Okla.