Episode 3: Guest Ms. Karen Mullen McPhail: Should A Caregiver Seek Help And How?
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Bobbi and Mike welcome Ms. Karen Mullen McPhail, RN, BSN, MSN, LALFA, CCM,CDP. She is the Chief Executive Officer /Chief Operating Officer ofEldementals LLC, a care management organization in the DC Metro area. She is a professional care manager with over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has been working since 2001 as a private Healthcare Consultant, Care Advisor, and Care Manager in the DC Metro area.
Her specialty is managing complex care needs and providing concierge-style care
management for private clients. As a care manager, clinical aging expert, and an aging
life care professional, she has been educated in the various fields of human services,
including case management, psychology and mental health, medical / surgical, oncology, transplant, and critical care nursing, and gerontology.
She is trained to assess, plan, coordinate, monitor, and provide services for older adults, those with complex care needs, their families and care partners, with advocacy for older adults being her primary focus.
Ms. McPhail participates in a number of professional organizations, holding board and committee positions. She has been recognized on several occasions for her community service efforts on behalf of her area - most recently being awarded the Excellence in Memory Care Award thorough Insight Memory Care for her work with diverse populations. She has published work in the Journal of Nursing Administration Grit Women Empowered (recognized as a healthcare hero during Covid-19), and other professional publications.
She does private healthcare consulting for a variety of corporations, frequent public speaking engagements, and serves on expert clinician panels, along with speaking at numerous clinical and community focused education programs. She is extensively involved in many local charities and service organizations, authors a wellness blog titled "Eldementals™," which is a blog to support those with chronic conditions of all ages, older adults, and their caregivers. In addition, she participates in frequent podcasts, radio shows, and has been featured on WUSA-9, in the Loudoun Times (VA) Connection papers, and in other news publications. Ms. McPhail has
her first book series coming out in the fall.
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