About Charles Puchta

Charles Puchta - Executive Director

Charles Puchta (pronounced Puck-ta), a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), is an award-winning author and nationally acclaimed authority and speaker on the subject of aging, caregiving and long-term care. He has dedicated his life to developing information and designing interventions to help family, pastoral and professional caregivers support the needs of people facing challenges brought about by aging, illness or injury. Puchta’s distinctive gift is his ability to take complex subject matter, distill it and communicate it in a way that makes sense to the audience.

Puchta is Founder and Principal of Aging America Resources, Director of the Center for Aging with Dignity at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing, and an Adjunct Instructor for the [UC] School of Health Services. Puchta has an MBA from Xavier University and an undergraduate degree in Communications from Bradley University.

Puchta has been called the Paul Harvey of aging, as his ‘Big Picture’ approach to caregiving helps people realize “the rest of the story.” His unique approach helps families identify, anticipate and address the predominate issues they are likely to encounter as loved ones age. He groups information into four categories and demonstrates how the pieces fit together to help people make informed decisions to enhance health and quality of life.

Puchta’s interest in aging, caregiving and long-term care came as a result of his personal experience. By the mid 1990’s, both of his parents were diagnosed with a chronic illness and their lives were becoming increasingly challenging. Puchta's father had been diagnosed with Leukemia and his mother had dementia and rheumatoid arthritis. He spoke with their financial, legal, medical and spiritual advisors searching for direction and insight to help him provide the appropriate care and support, but to no avail. He read articles and searched countless websites only to be frustrated. He clipped articles and sought information from every source imaginable. It was after he had talked with dozens of friends and families that he realized that everyone was facing similar challenges and frustrations. Unfortunately, the common challenges are not adequately being addressed in a system that has become specialized and fragmented.

In 2001, Puchta left a successful career in corporate America to found Aging America Resources and provide much needed programs and resources. His first book was published in May of 2002 and received national recognition within months. Since that time, Puchta has written many other books which he updates every few years as the issues and options are constantly changing. He wants to make sure people have the most current and accurate information to help them along their journey.

Speaking: Charles Puchta is a regular on the national speaking circuit working with churches and faith-based organizations, health care providers, and senior services agencies. For more information about Charles Puchta or to inquire about his availability to speak at an upcoming event, please call 513-377-7965.

Recent Media Coverage: The Wall Street Journal, Aging Today, ABCNews.com, The New Harvest Show (LeSea Broadcasting), At Home Live (FamilyNet), Total Living with Jerry Rose (Total Living Network) Prime Time America (Moody Broadcasting), American Family Radio, Faith to Action (VCY Radio Network), Chicago Caregiver Magazine, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Metairie-Picayune (Baton Rouge, LA), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Cincinnati Business Courier, the Certified Senior Advisors Senior Spirit, Women's Digest, Cincinnati Magazine, and more.