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Today, 75 million Americans are caring for an elderly parent, many while working full time and caring for their own family. Barbara McVicker is a leading elder care expert, award winning author, national speaker for some of the largest organizations, including financial, insurance and healthcare institutions. She draws from her personal experience to be a source of support and essential information to help the caregiving generation.

For 10 years, she was a caregiver to her parents while raising two children of her own, and struggling to maintain her career. Since then, Barbara has dedicated her life toward helping the adult child caregiver and their elderly parents to become better educated and empowered.

Barbara delivers essential content and emotional support in a practical, poignant and powerful manner for overworked, stressed-out members of the “sandwich generation” — people “sandwiched” between raising children while caring for elderly parents. Sharing her personal story and caregiving tips, Barbara has:

• Hosted the national Public Television special: Stuck in the Middle: Caring for Mom and Dad

• Authored two books and a workbook about caregiving: - Stuck in the Middle: Shared Stories and Tips on Caring for Mom and Dad - Before Things Fall Apart: Preparing to Care for Mom and Dad - Before Things Fall Apart: The Essential Workbook on Caring for Mom and Dad

• Been featured by national media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, NBC, CNN, NPR and others.

Based in Columbus, Ohio, with operations in Roanoke, Va., Madison, Wis. and San Francisco, Calif., Barbara is available for interviews, speaking engagements and media appearances recorded or live upon request.

Enclosed you will find program information, media clips, Barbara’s biography, testimonials, client listings and book overviews. Barbara can offer your audience, whether they are your employees, clients or colleagues, a lifeline of support.

To schedule an interview with Barbara, call (614) 893-6467 or email barbara@barbaramcvicker.com.

BioBarbara McVicker, eldercare expert, national speaker and author, and host of Stuck in the Middle, a public television pledge special, knows firsthand the benefits and challenges of being a caregiver. Widely sought after, Barbara’s commentary is frequently featured by local and national media organizations including CNN, NPR, NBC, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

For 10 years, Barbara looked after her aging parents while raising two children and struggling to maintain her career as a high-level development director. She mirrored the typical caregiver in the United States – mid-forties, married and employed. Overwhelmed and feeling isolated, she eventually quit her job to care for her parents full time.

It was this decade-long struggle that inspired her to write her first book, Stuck in the Middle: Shared Stories and Tips for Caregiving Your Elderly Parents. Since then, she has written, Before Things Fall Apart: Preparing to Care for Mom and Dad and the companion workbook, Before Things Fall Apart: The Essential Workbook on Caring for Mom and Dad.

As an elder care expert and corporate consultant, she works with healthcare professionals, caregivers, financial institutions, human resource work-life balance departments, and Fortune 500 companies such as Anthem, Nationwide Insurance, Ameriprise, Met Life and many more.

Barbara offers emotional support and essential information to adult caregivers through keynote speeches, lunch and learns, webinars, workshops and corporate training. She shares key information on caring for elderly parents, addressing the emotional, financial, medical and housing aspects of caregiving, and directs employees to resources to balance work and home life.

Her resume includes being a Robert Wood Johnson researcher at Case Western Reserve Medical School, and more recently raising millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. Barbara’s degrees and graduate courses are from Wittenberg University, University of Vienna (Austria) and Case Western Reserve University.

In her free time, Barbara is an avid traveler and has visited all seven continents. She enjoys SCUBA diving and is an aspiring pilot. She is the mother of two grown children, and resides in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband Bob.

For more information on Barbara McVicker, her speaking engagements, books, and DVDs, please visit www.BarbaraMcVicker.com

Popular Speaking Topics: Are you looking for an eldercare expert who provides a lifeline to the caregiver? More than 75 million people are “stuck in the middle” of kids, career, and caring for elderly parents. Barbara McVicker will provide your employees, clients, and guests with essential information, Eldercare Checklists, and emotional support for the overwhelmed adult child care giver experiencing caregiver burnout.

In workshops and as a keynote speaker addressing corporations, organizations, and health care institutions, Barbara delivers the important content that both professionals and caregivers who need to know. Through humor, tears and inspiring caregiving stories, Barbara gives hope with her passionate advice. With her help, audiences are armed with the information and tools they need to navigate caregiving and move from crisis to planning.

Barbara’s speeches qualify for CEU’s in most fields. She is also a National Speakers Association trained speaker.

CaregiversF Caregiver Challenge F Maneuvering the 10 Speed Bumps of Caregiving F Family Dynamics: Sibling Headaches F Long Distance Caregiving F Rewards of Caregiving F Cures for the Overwhelmed Caregiver F Caring for the Caregiver F The Family Meeting F Needs Assessment Checklist

Financial Advisors/AttorneysF 3 Generations Of Preparedness: Planning Across The Ages F No Plan + No Action = Conflict F Crucial Conversations: Communication F Action Plan: Checklist F Legacy Matters: Ethical Wills F 15 Actions to Take When a Crisis Hits F Financial Burdens: Money Matters F 6 Douments You and Your Parents Must Have F Long-Term Life Insurance F The High cost of Waiting F Soon or Than Later: Are You Ready? F Financial and Emotional Burdens of Caregiving F Nationwide

Health Care IndustryF Hospice and Dying F Recognizing Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias F Ways to Age Well F Life After caregiving: Coping with the Loss F Mourning: No Correct Way to Grieve F Questions to Ask a Possible Stroke Victim F Vascular Events - Stroke and Heart Attack

Corporations/HRF Caregivers In the Workforce: Balancing Work and Care F HR Departments/Benefits/EAP F The Overwhelmed Caregiver - Time Management

Service ProvidersF 9 Tips for Helping Mom Decide to Move F Hiring a Care Manager and Other Helpers F Housing Options

Clients

Financial/Insurance: Nationwide Insurance, Ameriprise, The Joseph Group, MetLife, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), Columbus Financial, International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC), National Association of Reverse Mortgage Professionals, others.

Health Care: Carilion Hospitals, Anthem, Sunrise, Westminster Thurber Retirement Center, Trillium, Friendship Village, First Community Village, First Ohio Health.

Human Resource: LifeCare, Nationwide Insurance, Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), Human Resource Association of Central Ohio (HRACO).

Associations: Area of Aging, The Virginia Governor’s Conference, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), National Association of Business and Professional Women (NABPW), Ohio Academy of Nursing Homes (OANH), Grove City Chamber of Commerce, Advocate of Not-for-Profit Services for Older Ohioans (AOPHA), Rotary.

Who Hires Her: Marketing Directors, Financial Advisors, Banks, HR Directors, Association Directors, Health Care Professionals, Retirement Communities, and In-home Care Providers

Books and DVDs One day most of us will have to face many hard issues regarding the care of our aging parents. For some, that day comes gradually. For others, it comes without a moment’s notice. In either case the big question is, “Are you ready?”

Stuck in the Middle: Caring for Mom and Dad (DVD–PBS Special) In this engaging video, eldercare expert Barbara McVicker speaks on the questions you need to ask, the information you need to gather, and the signs to watch for as you begin to assume the role of caregiver. Most importantly, she provides essential information and tools needed to navigate adult care giving and move from crisis to planning.

Stuck in the Middle: Shared Stories and Tips on Caring for Mom and Dad (Book or eBook) Written for the more than 75 million people in the United States who are caring for their aging parents, Stuck in the Middle provides emotional support and essential information to caregivers, through poignant stories and useful tips. Based on interviews with healthcare professionals and real-life caregivers, Stuck in the Middle offers a much-needed lifeline to stressed-out adults caught between the needs of their families, their careers and their parents.

Before Things Fall Apart: Preparing to Care for Mom and Dad (Book) Before Things Fall Apart contains all the essential information that you need during this stressful time. Friendly and easy-to-understand, Before Things Fall Apart guides you through challenges like talking to your parents, gathering important documents, assessing Mom and Dad’s capabilities, dealing with doctors and hospitals, holding a family meeting and more. Whether you are starting in crisis, or beginning in calmness, Before Things Fall Apart can help.

Before Things Fall Apart: The Essential Workbook on Caring for Mom and Dad (Workbook) Every caregiver needs this workbook. It is loaded with useful checklists and helpful tips. It streamlines caregiving tasks – organization, assessments, appointments, family meetings, and more.

Media Mentions:

Barbara in the News Barbara, a sought after elder care expert, provides insight to journalists, writers and bloggers on caregiving issues to provide resources and insight.

She is often requested to host events or be a keystone speaker for a community, organization and company events. Featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, AARP, CNN, NBC, Fox, NPR and a PBS Special on caregiving, Barbara discusses the plight of caregiving in America and provides tips for adult children of elderly parents. She shares key information on resources to help balance work and home life. Media mentions are listed on the following pages.

Print Media Mentions

“When Siblings Step Up” ~Anne Tergesen; “e Wall treet Journal”

“More Families Move in Together During Housing Crisis” ~tephanie Armour; “UA Today”

“Up Next: Barbara McVicker” ~Katy mith; “Business First”

“Coping with a heavy toll of caregiving” ~Meyers, Rhiannon; “Corpus Christy Caller Times”

“More multigenerational families are under one roof” ~Kellie B. Gormley; “Pittsburgh Tribune-Review”

“A Time to Talk: How to Discuss Care Options with Elderly Parents” ~Beth Macy; “Roanoke Times”

“Barbara McVicker Provides Hope and Help to Adult Caregivers” ~Gabrielle Antononidis; “Wittenberg Magazine”

“Who cares for the caregivers?” ~Jennifer L. Boen; “Fort Wayne News-entinel”

“Understanding Assisted Living ~by Katrina Baxter; “Village Family Magazine”

“50 Interviews: Professional Speakers” ~Laura Lee Carter

Online Media Mentions

“Demands Grow on Workers Who Are Caregivers at Home” ~Cynthia Ramnarace; “AARP Bulletin Today”

“Caring for your Aging Parents” ~“Midlife Crisis Queen Blog”

“Caregiving Elderly Parents” ~“Lifecare Podcast”

“Cures for the Concerns of the Overwhelmed Caregiver” ~Meggin Macintosh, Ph.D.; Teleseminar

“What I Wish I’d Known About Caregiver Burnout” ~Camille Peri; Caring.com

Radio Media Mentions

CNN Radio - Interviewer: Dr. Mary Harris

Sunny 95 Radio - Interviewer: Clark Conley

WMUB/NPR Public Radio - Interviewer: Cheri Lawson

WVTF/NPR Public Radio - Interviewer: Gene Marrano

WVTF/NPR Public Radio - Interviewer: Gene Marrano

Ft. Wayne, Indiana – 89.1 WBOI - Interviewer: Phil Shaull

Wisconsin Public Radio/NPR - Interviewer: Joy Cardin

And the Women Gather Radio - Interviewer: Lorna Owens

WCBS/CBS Radio New York - Interviewer: James Button

Wisconsin Public Radio/NPR - Interviewer: Joy Cardin

WCVX - Interviewer: Kathryn Raaker

WIGG - Interviewer: Dr. Dan Edney

WIGG - Interviewer: Mike Corley

Television Interviews

NBC 4 Daytime Columbus - Interviewer: Gail Hogan

WBNS CBS 10 Columbus, OH - Interviewer: Andrea Cambern

WTTE FOX 28 Columbus, OH - Interviewer: Kent Justice

WCMH NBC 4 Columbus, OH - Interviewer: Andy Dominianni

ONN TV Columbus - Caregiving & Eldercare

ONN TV Columbus - Family Caregiving

ONN TV Columbus - Family Care

WTTG Fox Washington, DC - Interviewer: Pat Corcoran

WGN - Chicago, Illinois

WSLS NBC 10 Roanoke, VA - Interviewer: Karen McNew

WMTV NBC 15; Madison, WI

WSET ABC 13 Lynchburg, VA

WDBJ News 7 Roanoke, VA - Interviewer: Joy Sutton