About Us
Introducing
Starr and Bob
Bob & Starr Calo–oy were both born and raised in San Antonio and have been joyfully married for 27 years. From 1989 to 2006, they owned and operated a personal care home specializing in the care of terminally ill patients and people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in their San Antonio home. They also cared for the well–minded elderly who could no longer care for themselves at home.
In addition to caring for the elderly in their home, they have given in–service training for doctors, nurses, the staffs of hospices and home health agencies, sharing tips and unique ideas for caring for people with dementia. Starr also gives private consultations to individuals on how to start and operate a successful personal care home as well as helping family caregivers set up their home for care.
She is a columnist for SAWorship.com as well as an occasional freelance writer for the San Antonio Express–News.
In April 2004, they released their first book, “The Caring Caregivers Guide to Dealing with Guilt”, about their experiences over 18 years of operating their personal care home. This book is about the undeserved guilt families experience when they turn the care of their loved ones over to someone else. However, if the family desires to care for their loved one in their own home, it provides tips and directions to help them. It was written so that the medical field can benefit by empathizing while at the same time making it easy for the non–medical professional to easily understand its content.
In November 2006, they released “Hospice Care at Home: A guide to caring for your dying loved one at home.” This book provides the family caregiver with all the information necessary to keep their loved one in their home through death rather than sending them to a more institutional setting.
In January 2008, they released 2 books:
These books are now in Spanish and will be available soon. Please keep an eye on our website to find out when. All of their books are available on this website: www.caregiversadvice.net
Starr and Bob published their own monthly, 26–page tabloid newspaper, the TELESTARR, which was circulated throughout South Texas city, county and state agencies for eight years.
Presently, they counsel couples to help them to develop a more meaningful relationship and better communication skills. They host a live, weekly, one hour radio talk show called “Caregiving 101” as well as a segment on TV (CBS affiliate) every week by the same name. Listeners can call in and share their hearts and ask questions to make their caregiving easier. They also have a weekly segment called “The Lighter Side of Caregiving” in which a guest shares their humorous story of caregiving for a loved one on the air. In addition to this you can find them on “Caregiving 101” on KENS TV 5, Great DaySA Sunday! Join them every Sunday morning from San Antonio, Texas for caregiving tips starting May 4, 2008 from 6–7 am.
Starr and Bob speak at conventions, seminars, civic clubs, and health care facilities, do book signings at Barnes & Noble’s all over Texas, and make television and radio appearances.