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SEPTEMBER 2016 Aging Conversations Made Easier... pg. 4 Go Green and Save Green with LA Solar... pg. 10 Why We should Share Family Stories... pg. 12 MEET MARC HAIMES AND KC CHAN page 6 COVER PHOTO BY MAXX& ME PHOTOGRAPHY An exclusive magazine serving the residents of Sherman Oaks, South of the Boulevard NEIGHBORHOOD REAL ESTATE Home Listings and Sales September 2016 FROM THE PUBLISHER Welcome to the third issue of Sherman Oaks Living magazine! We’re happy and excited in Sherman Oaks to announce that our page count will be growing in the next few months. This means September • 2016 more custom content and relevant material just for you, as this publication is all about ACTIVE your community: the families and folks in the great neighborhoods and the shops and PUBLICATION TEAM businesses in the area. Address List Price Beds Baths Sq. Ft. Built Publisher: Daniel Lewin The recent months have brought us some serious heat waves, a lot of sunburned children, 4528-4546 Gaviota Crt. 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HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL 14141 Ventura Blvd., Suite 8, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 3700 Coldwater Canyon Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 Price: $2,499,999 (818) 487-6601 • [email protected] 818-380-2147• [email protected] 2 SEPTEMBER 2016 SHERMAN OAKS LIVING 3 EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Making Difficult Aging Conversations Easier By Sadaf Salout, Owner, Home Instead Senior Care Sherman Oaks for the older person. Look for answers that optimize strengths and compensate for problems. For instance, if your loved ones need help at home, look for tools that can help them maintain their strengths. Professional caregiver services provide Grand Opening assistance in a number of areas including meal preparation, light housekeeping or medication reminders. Alternatively, you can find friends who can help. Rugs & Furniture - Now In Sherman Oaks • Be aware of the whole situation: If your father dies, and soon afterward your mother’s house seems to be in disarray, it’s LIVING ROOM • BEDROOM • DINING ROOM probably not because she suddenly became ill. It’s more likely to stem from a lack of social support and the loss of a life-long xperts have said that by the time you’re approaching 40, and relationship. Make sure that your mom has friends and a social a loved one is around 70, you should have had the “talk” life. Eabout issues so many families want to avoid. The Home Instead Senior Care network refers to that as the 40-70 Rule. • Ask for help: Many aging-related issues can be addressed These conversations aren’t always easy. Barriers and hurdles by providing parents with the support they need to continue to can often get in the way of important family conversations about maintain their independence. Resources such as Home Instead a variety of topics such as living and financial choices, health, Senior Care, Area Agencies on Aging and local senior centers relationships and dating, driving, and end of life. can help provide those solutions. Families may be concerned about the You can learn more at www.4070Talk.com or contact me directly at Home Instead Senior Care at sadaf. cost of receiving assistance at home [email protected] or 818-988-6848. or moving to a care community, or not even aware of the different options Home Instead Senior Care and communication expert Jake Harwood, Ph.D., outlines six tips to help family caregivers communicate with their aging parents on sensitive subjects: • Get Started: If you’re 40 or your parents are 70, it’s time to start observing and gathering information carefully and thoughtfully. Don’t reach a conclusion from a single observation and decide on the best solution until you have gathered information with an open mind and talked with your parents. • Talk it out: Approach your parents with a conversation. Discuss what you’ve observed and ask your parents what they think is going on. If your parents acknowledge the situation, ask what they think would be good solutions. If your parents don’t recognize a problem, use concrete examples to support your case. New Store! nwrugs.com Sherman Oaks 14564 Ventura Blvd (818) 386-7847 • Sooner is better: Talk sooner rather than later when a crisis has occurred. If you know your loved one has poor eyesight Agoura Hills 28610 Canwood St (818) 706-3333 or has trouble driving at night, address those issues as soon as 3 location in Portland, OR, - (503) 682-7847 • Las Vegas, NV - (702) 737-7847 possible, before a problem arises. Monday - Saturday: 10AM to 7PM - Sunday: 11AM to 6PM • Maximize the independence: Always try to move toward solutions that provide the maximum amount of independence 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 SHERMAN OAKS LIVING 5 worked her way up from production assistant to co-producer on a few independent films, and gained contacts while working freelance on television shows. Her run on the “Amazing Race,” ran over three years “Growing up in the (Hawaiian) islands is very much about community,” KC muses.