"Caregiving - Choices Made, Lessons Learned" is Subject of Free Seminar on November 1 in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri … “Caregiving – Choices Made, Lessons Learned” is the topic of a free elder advocacy seminar set for 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday November 1, 2005 at the Clayton Recreation Center, 50 Gay Avenue.

The forum hosted by the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman and Home Instead Senior Care of St. Louis is free to anyone who wants to learn about caring for aging loved ones. It is part of the monthly “Encyclopedia of Aging” series of free elder care education programs hosted in St. Louis.

The November 1 event coincides with “National Family Caregivers Month,” which is observed annually in the United States to address issues facing family caregivers, advocate for stronger family care policies and raise awareness of elder care community programs.

Shirley Behr, Ph.D., FAOTA, associate professor and senior scholar in Saint Louis University’s Doisy College of Health Sciences, will be keynote speaker at the free public event moderated by Kathie B. Dudley, an elder care attorney at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman who is a former judge in Missouri’s 11th Judicial Circuit.

“This forum will offer encouragement and insights for people who provide care for aging family members and, also, for people who are confronting decisions about how to best care for elderly loved ones,” Ms. Dudley said.
“Caring Every Day” is the theme for National Caregivers Month 2005, an initiative supported by the National Family Caregivers Association, a non-profit organization headquartered in Kensington, Maryland (www.thefamilycaregiver.org).

To register for the November 1 seminar, please contact Kathie Dudley at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman by phoning 314.615.6000, extension 7125, or email KBDudley@gjn.com.

“The Encyclopedia of Aging” is a free monthly forum featuring professional experts in matters of healthcare, finance and lifestyle issues that impact adults and elderly people.

Home Instead Senior Care is the world's largest provider of comprehensive, non-medical companionship and non-medical home care services for seniors. These services are provided through offices in St. Louis at 8107 Delmar Boulevard and also throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Portugal and Australia. See the website www.HomeInstead.com.

Gallop, Johnson & Neuman is the ninth largest law firm in St. Louis according to the St. Louis Business Journal “2005 Book of Lists.” The firm, founded in 1976, renders a diverse range of legal services and has grown by serving public and privately held corporations, small companies, start-up enterprises and not-for-profit entities, as well as individuals and families. The law firm’s offices are at 101 South Hanley Road, Suite 1700.

For more information about Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, please contact Ms. Dudley or Daniel P. Mauzy at 314.615.6000 or visit the website www.GJN.com.

Media contact: Jeff Dunlap @ Powerline Public Relations, LLC. 314.721.5505.

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