Welcome to LifeStages’ blog! Let me introduce myself - I am Lisa Fuller and the owner of LifeStages. LifeStages is a company designed to help families with the many and varied challenges of aging. I recently took a giant leap and sold my partnership in a successful home care business which I ran for 8 ½ years because I have such a passion for this idea and I wanted to focus 100% on creating services that could help families no matter where they were in the aging continuum. I’ve seen so much need for smart, helpful and affordable solutions  as a Home Care provider, and I simply believe that our services - which combine advice and support with actually rolling up our sleeves to help you get it all done , are essential to the quality of our lives and those of our families.

This blog is an important aspect of what I do because it will allow me to share with you some of the challenges I see on a regular basis and the steps you can take if you are experiencing some of the same issues. I hope this means of communication will become a forum for discussion as well. Please send me reactions and questions and I will make sure to answer them here so we all can learn from one another. Hopefully this is a place where you will come as a point of reference for all people in southern Maine struggling with caring for an aging loved one while balancing all of their other responsibilities.

Initially you will be hearing from me, but I will also be having guest blogger’s who can answer questions on specific topics. Our LifeStages team consists of Nurse Case Managers, Geriatric Care Managers and Certified Elder Mediators. I also have a network of Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Long Term Care Insurance experts and other experts in the elder care arena. Between all of us, we should be able to get you the answers you are looking for.

So check back regularly.  I look forward to hearing from you!