One Mediation

- Mediation allows a spouse, who often is an overwhelmed caregiver, to focus on their abilities rather than their limitations in a situation that could
otherwise consume them

- Mediation allows children to come up with and consider options not thought of previously

- Mediation encourages uninvolved family members to become involved or to give their consent and support to those who are involved, particularly in
day-to-day matters

- Mediation allows parents to express wishes and desires that had previously gone unspoken to adult children and others who may make decisions for them
in the future

- Mediation allows the mediator to challenge family members and make them take responsibility for their actions as it relates to the care or decision not to
personally provide care for the loved one

- Mediation promotes consensus among those individuals involved in the care of a loved one. Such consensus building creates a higher likelihood that
plans will be followed and that support for the care of the loved one will be a positive experience. Indeed, the success rate for compliance with elder
mediation is estimated to be about 80% to 85%

- Elder mediation's end result is to create a written plan with specific responsibilities for participants that is clear about who does and does not have given
responsibilities, when he or she has a responsibility, and how communications will be made amongst the stakeholders. These written plans make
compliance much clearer and more feasible.

Call One Mediation at 404-720-0599 or email at contact@onemediation.com for more information on elder
mediation options.

Elder Mediation can achieve results that the family by itself may not be capable of
realizing or have the expertise of achieving. There are many reasons that Elder
Mediation is so valuable:

- At their mediation appointment, families have the assistance of a trained expert
on communication which may not only shorten the time a family struggles with a
decision, but also provide the family with better results that it might obtain by
meeting together on its own

- All family members involved in the mediation appointment have the benefit of a
mediator who assists them with anticipating (and preventing) future issues and
other problems that might otherwise arise and cause disputes

- A Mediation appointment allows for the mediator to invite experts such as care
managers or other care providers into the meeting to educate the family and give
them a new perspective, if that would be helpful to the family who, if they are like
most families, have little experience with the convoluted issues of long-term care
and aging