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What is Mediation?



Mediation is an informal, confidential process.

Where
Mediation is available as private sessions and online through Zoom conferencing
.
Who
The mediator is the neutral third party in the mediation process. The mediator facilitates the process for disputants meeting to seek better understanding and common ground for their dispute.

Resolution
A workable solution that disputants agree on is drafted into an Agreement.



Practice.
The practice is specific to families and healthcare professionals planning and/or caring for dementia at home or facility based.
Co-mediation is also available to assist mediations with dementia expertise.
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My methods are grounded in active listening to understand the concern(s) and finding common needs, common values, common goals along with sensitivity to the elder's perspective during the mediation process.

CMS. Mediating quality of care complaints for CMS Medicare beneficiaries has extended awareness of the elder's perspective on service delivery and the quality of their care.
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Demand for online mediation escalated during Covid. Seemless transitions enhance convenience of mediation service resulting in client satisfaction.

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Differences
Mediation is different than other alternative dispute resolution processes in the following ways.

Negotiation

Negotiation involves opposing parties and a third party who is not neutral.

Arbitration

Arbitration uses a neutral third party who actually makes the decision on how to resolve the conflict.

Litigation

Litigation involves a judge who makes the final decisions. Litigation is far more time consuming, expensive and it is not as confidential as mediation.

Mediation may be voluntary or court ordered.

When mediation is court ordered, disputants are simply ordered to show up for the mediation. From there the process is voluntary.

In either case mediation is confidential.






Advantages of Mediation


The mediation process has several advantages.

The main advantage is that the parties retain control over the process and decision(s) they choose to agree to.

Win-win
outcomes fit the needs and interests of the opposing individuals.

According to Michigan Mediator Susan Butterwick, Esq. "because the outcomes also reflect the party's choices and priorities, in turn, there is a higher level of compliance (80-85%) with the written agreement than there is with court judgments which, is much lower."

Confidentiality
is a big plus for mediation.






The Options
Mediation process has various platforms
Online: Zoom Conference
Private Appointments



Experts claim that the increasing globalization of business makes ZOOM conference the effective choice emphasizing access . This is equally true for families made even more complex from physical barriers and/or distance caregiving.
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