Bio

Throughout his career, Mike has concentrated on issues important to older Americans – from retirement planning to Medicare and elder care. Among his many accomplishments, he and an associate developed a substantially improved method for matching insurance benefits to the actual cost of the care being provided – an achievement for which they were awarded the first two United States patents for long-term care insurance. He founded Senior Solutions of America in 1991 to develop innovative new products and services related to retirement – solutions to help people get the most out of retirement with the fewest hassles.

Mike’s expertise was put to the test when, in September 2000, his parents began to need the assistance of formal caregivers. Later, in February 2001, he became the primary care manager for his mother who lived 1,200 miles away. As he quickly learned, elder care can be very frustrating, especially if you are new at it. Most of us don’t know where to go for answers, or even what questions to ask. Fortunately, Mike’s professional background helped guide him through the mountains of new and often unexpected challenges.

Early in 2002, he launched the Aging Parents and Elder Care website to share what he learned both personally and professionally – to help people find the reliable information they need, easily and quickly.

More recently, Mike launched Solutions for Seniors. That website offers helpful assistive products that people may not know about – whether they or their loved one needs a little help or a lot – to overcome some of the daily challenges of growing older. Solutions for Seniors also offers a wide variety of medical equipment, home health care products for the elderly, disability assistive devices, and more – solutions to help people to continue living independently in their own homes with increased confidence and peace-of-mind.

In the very near future, Mike will launch As Our Parents Grow Older – ultimately to become the most comprehensive “what to,” “why to,” and “how to” information resource anywhere to help family caregivers care for their elderly parents – and still have a life of their own.

“My goal with Senior Solutions of America, Inc. is to help families overcome the many challenges of caring for elderly loved ones in a manner that helps their loved ones:

• maintain as much control over their lives as feasible;
• considers their desires as well as their needs;
• truly respects them; and
• allows them to live out their lives with dignity.

We encourage the development of balanced partnerships, so to speak, between elders and their caregivers – partnerships that also recognize the needs of the caregivers and their own families.”