Nancy McPherson on the Powerful Services AARP provides for Caregivers & their Loved Ones

Episode14: Nancy McPherson, State Director for AARP California, visits with Susie and Kassi on Love Conquers Alz to share the many services AARP has established specifically for Caregivers - of ANY age - and their loved ones during the Covid-19 crisis.  She leads a team of staff and volunteers in tackling issues that help people 50+ in California live their best lives.These are the resources/LINKS Nancy shared with us:AARP WEBSITEELDER ABUSE OR NEGLECT CONCERNSALL RESOURCE CARD or email: [email protected] CONNECTIONFRAUD WATCH or call: 1-877-908-3360CALL  1-844-266-7967 to reach your Representative and say "NO" to blanket immunity for Nursing HomesAARP SOCIAL MEDIAFACEBOOKTWITTERINSTAGRAMNANCY MCPHERSON BIONancy started with AARP in 2007 in Louisiana to work on livable communities and health care reform in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  In New Orleans, she developed a partnership with Hollygrove, a neighborhood that was devastated by flooding and crime and a lack of critical services.  In 2011, with AARP, residents, and partners working together, the project received a national award from the MetLife Foundation for its positive impact on the well-being of older adults and a 67% reduction in violent crime.Before coming to AARP, Nancy worked for over 20 years on police reforms and community policing initiatives as a senior leader with the San Diego Police Department, the Seattle Police Department, and the Portland Police Bureau.In San Diego as part of a federal project, she was embedded for 18 months with a team of uniformed narcotics officers to provide technical assistance in identifying and solving major drug problems in high crime neighborhoods.  Within a year, the project was recognized by the National League of Cities as one of the nation’s top three drug enforcement programs for improving community livability.Nancy has been a consultant and advisor to police departments and government leaders throughout the U.S., in Albania, the Netherlands, and Canada.In 2007, she completed a five-year appointment as a Special Master appointed by the federal court to monitor police reform in the City of Cincinnati, a project which emanated from the 2001 race riots in that city.Nancy was one of two Americans to serve as an expert advisor to the British Columbia Royal Commission of Inquiry on Policing and served as the problem oriented policing advisor to the LAPD following the Rodney King incident.  Send us Fan MailIf someone you love experienced neglect in a nursing home…Then you know how desperately the system needs to change.  History has shown us that It takes people power to change anything worthwhile. That’s why we we’re launching something that’s never been done before. On September 27, communities across the country are coming together for the first-ever National Long-Term Care Reform Day.This is a peaceful national walk for dignity, accountability, and change in long-term care.We’rSupport the showNo Country For Old People; a Nursing Home Exposé is STREAMING NOW on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0F7D1RR5X/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) Visit the No Country For Old People Website for more information.Please watch. Review. Share.Be a ROAR-ior!! JOIN THE R.O.A.R. MOVEMENT (Respect, Oversight, Advocacy, Reform) for quality long term care! Visit the ROAR 4 LTC Website for more information and consider participating in the inaugural National National Long-Term Care Day, Sunday, September 27th The 1st ever ROAR 2026 National Walk for Long-Term Care Reform! Found out more here: https://www.roar4ltc.org/roar-2026-walkFollow us on Twitter, FB, IG, & TiK Tok 💜 Listen on your favorite platform 💜 If you like what you hear leave us some love.  💜