Guyton & Frère
Phone: 865-694-0373
Fax: 865-531-9714
Lenoir City, TN 37771
Guyton & Frère celebrate 38+ years
Guyton & Frère have been in business for 38+ years! In our early years the concept of “elder law” was so new that other attorneys asked us what we were doing.
What is Elder Law?
Elder law attorneys focus on the legal needs of the elderly, and work with a variety of legal tools and techniques to meet the goals and objectives of the older client. The legal needs of the elderly are many, and include:
Durable Powers of Attorney
Trusts
Estate Planning and Probate
Long-term Care Planning
Health Care Decisions
Medicare
Medicaid and other public benefits and trusts
Additional Services
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Seeking Applicants for Senior Home Repair Program
Loudon County Habitat for Humanity is seeking applicants living in Loudon County age 60 and older for our Critical Repair and Aging in Place Program. To be eligible, applicants must own their home with a household income at 60% or less than the area medium income. The funding through this project was provided through a grant awarded by the Davidson County Chancery Court, Part III from the Senior Trust/Elder Trust settlement (Case No. 11-1548-III) and through a contract administered by the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.
Scope includes, but is not limited to: accessibility improvements, mobility modifications, weatherization enhancement and critical home repairs. Applicable city, state and federal regulations such as but not limited to Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109, and E.O. 11246 are required. We are pledged to the letter and spirit of the U.S. policy for the achievement of Equal Housing Opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status or disability of an applicant, their household members or the surrounding community. Habitat for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes all certified minority-owned, female-owned, and small business subcontractors.
The Application for the Home Accessibility and Critical Repair Program are available by contacting our office:
Loudon County Habitat for Humanity
238 Hwy. 70 W Loudon, TN 37771
865-458-0704 (Option 2, Extension 1) loudoncountyhabitat.org
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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
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People understand almost intuitively what “elderspeak” means. “It’s communication to older adults that sounds like baby talk,” said Clarissa Shaw, a dementia care researcher at the University of Iowa College of Nursing and a co-author of a recent article that helps researchers document its use. “It arises from an ageist assumption of frailty, incompetence, and dependence.” Its elements include inappropriate endearments. “Elderspeak can be controlling, kind of bossy, so to soften that message, there’s ‘honey,’ ‘dearie,’ ‘sweetie,’” said Kristine Williams, a nurse gerontologist at the University of Kansas School of Nursing and another co-author of the article. “We have negative stereotypes of older adults, so we change the way we talk.” Or caregivers may resort to plural pronouns: Are we ready to take our bath? There, the implication “is that the person’s not able to act as an individual,” Williams said. “Hopefully, I’m not taking the bath with you.” Sometimes, elderspeakers employ a louder volume, shorter sentences, or simple words intoned slowly. Or they may adopt an exaggerated, singsong vocal quality more suited to preschoolers, along with words like “potty” or “jammies.” With what are known as tag questions — it’s time for you to eat lunch now, right? — “You’re asking them a question but you’re not letting them respond,” Williams said. “You’re telling them how to respond.” Studies in nursing homes show how commonplace such speech is. When Williams, Shaw, and their team analyzed video recordings of 80 interactions between staff and residents with dementia, they found that 84 percent involved some form of elderspeak.
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Certified as Specialists in Elder Law by the National Elder Law Foundation.