A new company, Provide Care for Life,
will launch at National Down Syndrome Conference
Provider Group, Ltd. of Frankfort, Ill., a financial planning firm for families of loved ones with special needs, will announce the launch of its new sister company - Provide Care for Life, at the National Down Syndrome Conference, slated for July 7-10, at the Fairmont Hotel, 200 N. Columbus Dr., Chicago.
Provide Care for Life helps families map out a lifetime plan for their loved ones with disabilities and complex medical needs. Provide Care for Life considers the challenges of each life stage and systematizes relevant information, history and documents into a comprehensive and detailed online reference for caregivers and professionals.
“For the first time in history, dependents with disabilities are outliving their parents and guardians due to medical advances,” said Dawn Zibricky, founder of Provide Care for Life. “Twenty, 30 years ago, there was very little need for long-term planning since most of these children didn’t survive into adulthood. Provide Care for Life offers a visionary planning program that averts a potential future crisis.”
For example, in the United States, people with Down syndrome typically live to about 55 years or older (Association for Children with Down syndrome).
Personal commitment
Because of the Zibrickys’ first-hand experience with their own son, who has autism, the couple dedicated their professional lives to helping other families plan effectively for the future care of their loved ones with disabilities. A third member of the Provider team, benefits consultant Michael E. Frantz, is the father of 12-year-old daughter Aarika Jayne, who has Down syndrome. Frantz brings equal passion to his career, knowing firsthand the importance of strategizing wisely for the future.
Drawing upon her experience as a nurse, educator, consultant and mother, Dawn recognized that many families, consumed by the day-to-day demands of caring for a loved one with special needs, overlooked the criticalnecessity of providing resources to secure the loved one’s lifetime care and well being.
Using a team approach, Provide Care for Life brings together family members and invested professionals to formulate customized plans for each client. By mapping out upcoming life transitions for the disabled person, the plan provides detailed action steps that families should take both today and in the future to ensure that their loved one will be able to live comfortably after the parents or other caretakers are gone.
Provide Care for Life protects the long-term interests of the loved one by structuring priorities around important topics such as:
Provide Care for Life’s sister company, Provider Group, Ltd. lends assistance with:
“The entire process is guided by a person-centered philosophy that focuses on a disabled person’s positive attributes, rather than on his or her disability,” Dawn Zibricky said. “This methodology allows families to build a plan that makes the most of the loved one’s abilities.”
Provide Care for Life distinctively blends compassionate concern with practical planning to deliver expert analysis, counsel and most importantly, peace of mind. It helps families rest easier knowing that their loved one with special needs will be able to live as full, happy and long a life as possible. For more information, call 815-717-9079 or visit www.providecareforlife.com.
Bio - Dawn Zibricky
Dawn Zibricky, RN, MS, CSN, is a Registered Nurse, Certified School Nurse and Disability Consultant for Provider Group, Ltd., in Chicago (Frankfort, Ill.). She is a former professor of nursing at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., and was a staff nurse at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, specializing in the care of persons with brain and spinal cord trauma.
Dawn is the conceptual architect of Provide Care for Life, a visionary planning program for families that she developed with her husband, Gregory Zibricky, and benefit specialist Michael Frantz.
Gaining a national reputation for her expertise with children and families, Dawn is a respected speaker and consultant. She has committed her professional life to realizing the dreams of special needs children and their families. She lives in New Lenox, Ill., with her husband and two sons, Aaron and Benjamin. Her work is inspired by her son, Aaron, who has autism.