About Us

Aging America Resources (d.b.a. Care Ministry), based in Loveland Ohio, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is Helping People Care For One Another. Our resources and programs support clergy and lay leaders providing spiritual care and making a difference in the lives of the aging, the chronically ill and their caregivers.

For over 10 years we have had the privilege to:

• Provide support and encouragement to thousands of caregivers.
• Support over a hundred churches and their pastoral care ministries.
  
• Work with a variety of community agencies and organizations providing resources, training and workshops.

We are committed to:

• Helping pastoral caregivers understand the challenges, needs and perspectives of care receivers and their caregivers.
• Providing educational resources and programs to help caregivers make informed decisions and have a meaningful and rewarding experience.
• Pursing innovative and collaborative opportunities to churches address to practical and spiritual needs of caregivers and care receivers.

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Board of Advisors

• Charles Puchta, CSA, MBA, - Founder & President, wwwCareMinstry.com 
  
• Joseph “Jody” Burgin, ACC, MDiv, MA – Chaplain, The Christ Hospital 
• Doug Landers, MBA, BS – Partner, Branding Ground  
• Matthew Campbell – Chairman, Erin Campbell Ministries
• Evelyn Fitzwater, DSN, RN – Associate Professor Emerita, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
• Sherry Gevedon,Ph.D., MBA, MS, RN – President, Professional Education Seminars
• Kenneth “Jay” Kittenbrink,  MBA, BA – Exec. Dir. of Affordable Living Projects - Episcopal Retirement Homes
• Polly Wells, BS – Director of Prayer Ministry, Fellowship of Praise 

Founder and President

Charles Puchta, a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), is an award-winning and nationally acclaimed authority, consultant and speaker on the subject of aging and caregiving. Puchta became interested in aging and caregiving as a result of his personal experience. By the mid 1990's, both of his parents were diagnosed with a chronic illness (leukemia, dementia and rheumatoid arthritis) and their lives were becoming increasingly challenging. Frustrated by a lack of direction, support and helpful information, he left a successful career in corporate America in 2001 and founded Aging America Resources (www.CareMinistry.com).

Puchta has devoted his life to serving the Lord and sharing much needed information and insight for the benefit of family and pastoral caregivers. His distinctive gift is his ability to take complex subject matter, distill it and communicate it in a way that makes sense to the audience.

His first book was published in May 2002 and received national recognition within months. Puchta has been on various radio and TV shows, and in newspapers and trade publications including The Wall Street Journal, Aging Today, Journal of Geronotological Nursing, At Home Live (FamilyNet), Prime Time America (Moody Broadcasting), American Family Radio, Chicago Caregiver Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Woman's Digest and more.

Since 2005, Puchta also serves as the Director of the Center for Aging with Dignity (www.SAFEafter60.org) at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing. In addition to pursuing a Master's in Health Education at the University of Cincinnati he has an MBA from Xavier University and an undergraduate degree in Communications from Bradley University. To learn more about Charles Puchta, his personal journey, awards and recognition visit www.CharlesPuchta.com. 

Puchta is a member of Hope Church in Mason, Ohio (www.HopeMason.org) and is active in both care ministry and men's ministry. He has three teenage daughters and lives in Loveland, Ohio, a suburb just north of Cincinnati.