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Who in the World Is Martha Grove Hipskind?

Martha Grove Hipskind is a well-known author, speaker, and trainer who works in private practice as an eldercare consultant, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. She offers care management services to assist families in meeting complex issues associated with aging, provides education in a wide variety of community and professional settings, and brings new insights to corporations engaged in planning for the longevity revolution.

Over the years, Ms. Hipskind has had the privilege of working with families facing circumstances that surpass their ability to make sense of them. She has touched tremendous pain and suffering, but has also seen the rich gifts that come from the eldercare relationship. Families have told her time and again that knowing their experience would be used to help others would bring a sense of peace and healing to their lives. And now, she is excited to be creating the place for that wish to be fulfilled, opening the way for families - and all those who play a role in their decision making - to begin talking and planning for the “what ifs” of life.

 

Education

  • MSPH, Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • BS, Gerontology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Author

  • Understanding Long Term Care is Everybody’s Business. North Carolina Assisted Living Association Assisted Living News, 1(3), 26-27

  • Closer to Home: Seniors Get New Living Alternative. Fifty Plus, (November, 2000) 11

  • Removing the Blocks to Successful Caregiving. Work & Family Life, (1999), 13(2), 3

  • The Impact of Residence and Attitudes on the Use of Nursing Home Services. Carolina Health Services and Policy Review, (1997), 4, 193-214

Broadcast Media
  • Good Investment: Discussing Finances with Elderly Parents. Q&A with David Crabtree, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
  • Eldercare Today. Hear to Understand, CTV-10, Raleigh, NC
  • The Four Stages of Caregiving. The Caregiving Journey, 92.7 WCBR FM Radio, Chicago, IL
Presenter
  • Making Room for Alzheimer’s Care. Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Spring 2003 National Conference & Expo, Phoenix, AZ
  • Planning for an Aging Society. Carolinas Society for Healthcare Planning and Marketing, Charleston, SC
Speaker/Trainer
  • Aging Issues for Families: A Four-Session Course
  • Caring for the Caregiver
  • Inside Out: A Look at Memory Change with Age
  • How to Choose a New Living Arrangement
  • Brain Fitness for all Ages and Stages
  • Planning for Long Term Independence
  • Identifying and Preventing Aggressive Behavior in Memory Impaired Residents
Family Care Management
  • Hear and Understand the Issues
  • Generate Options by Identifying Resources
  • Coach and Support Family Members