AIM Aging Issues Mediation

So What Is Elder Mediation?

Elder mediators facilitate conversations and mediate disagreements to help older adults and their families discuss important aging issues. Dispute resolution professionals are neutral and support all the parties in the discussion. An elder mediator helps spouses, parents, children and grandchildren calm down and listen to each other. We help them identify their critical issues and then offer education on related aging issues and make referrals to services and professionals who can help. My role is to keep the family focused and moving forward to find solutions that meet the needs of the elder(s) at the heart of the controversy.

When Can Elder Mediation Help?

When Can Elder Mediation Help?

When family members disagree on a plan of care, including end-of-life decisions
When an older, ill or differently abled adult and family cannot agree on whether it is time to move from the family home and, if so, to where
When driving safety becomes a concern
When there are conflicting plans (or no plans) for financing long-term care
When families disagree on fairly dividing opportunities to provide care
When families disagree on whether a guardian needs to be appointed, or about who should serve as guardian
When families disagree on how to best meet the needs of a person who is differently abled
When family members cannot agree on funeral arrangements
When families disagree on the distribution of estate assets
When residents in senior housing are in conflict with staff or each other
When there are quality of care or payment disputes between care facilities and residents or health care providers and patients

During the COVID-19 crisis, many of our human interactions have moved on line. Elder mediation has done the same. AIM Mediation now offers on-line mediation so that families may come together, even when they can't be physically in the same space.

Call me at 972-809-0247 to learn how a facilitated/mediated discussion can assist your family. There is no cost for the initial phone consultation.