About Us
Mac Dougall Consulting for Disabilities, LLC, led by a seasoned professional since 2005, specializes in serving the aging population and their caregivers. We offer unique services like specialized massage therapy, speaking training, and needs assessments for care homes or individual clients. We're passionate about promoting healthy aging and enhancing the quality of life for those 50+ and their caregivers.
As a management consultant, I help caregiving situations define problems and find solutions for those who are in their care, including staff. Healthy staff and clients mean a healthy bottom line and a happier environment.
I am also the author of my book and courses. Ask for my media one sheet if you'd be interested in having me educate caregivers of all levels.
How We Got Started
All my endeavors are aimed at making life less painful, easier and safer for those I serve.
The products and services we offer
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"Linda is an experienced and compassionate woman who is making the world a better, safer place for..."
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"Linda is an experienced and compassionate woman who is making the world a better, safer place for otheres."
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"Linda is so knowledgeable and cares so much about the well being of her clients. A great resource for her colleagues too !
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Products & Services
Seniors have special conditions and needs. These and the medications they take make hiring a therapist who is well trained important. I have work...
I recommend several companies whose products I take. Health in aging is my passion, as are my seniors. I see problems everyday that could have be...
Now using cannabis oil for pain relief in massage! Also selling the oil, salve, oral drops, and crystals for tea and coffee. Tame the Pain!
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"Very caring and experienced. Melanie is also very involved in the broader scope of senior care..."
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"Very caring and experienced. Melanie is also very involved in the broader scope of senior care through her contacts and activities in the space. Don't underestimate experience!"
"Fantastic young professional willing to go the extra mile to serve those who need her skills...."
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"Fantastic young professional willing to go the extra mile to serve those who need her skills. Hard worker, too."
Recent Activity
My contractor has these options. One had just on the cusp of 30% interest. Really?? They got me the other one with 0 % for a year which I will pay off by then.
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My contractor has these options. One had just on the cusp of 30% interest. Really?? They got me the other one with 0 % for a year which I will pay off by then.
The stimulus has been a lifeline for me and others. Returning to work, I only have two customers right now. Younger women have children without childcare or schools often. If the minimum wage were liveable and if women's wages matched men's wages, some of this would ease, but women often would...
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The stimulus has been a lifeline for me and others. Returning to work, I only have two customers right now. Younger women have children without childcare or schools often. If the minimum wage were liveable and if women's wages matched men's wages, some of this would ease, but women often would still be unable to leave the home until their children were able to be with care. Inequities have been exposed recently. Instead of blaming, let's work to correct those inequities so all can benefit from what this society could offer
It depends on what your exact goals are. I just released my new book on Amazon and from that have been asked to address a class for a massage school that is part of a chain. I also just signed up for the National Publicity Summit to learn how to pitch the media and then will meet with media...
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It depends on what your exact goals are. I just released my new book on Amazon and from that have been asked to address a class for a massage school that is part of a chain. I also just signed up for the National Publicity Summit to learn how to pitch the media and then will meet with media reps. That should bring more book sales and talks. The better you are known, the more opportunities will present themselves for clients and more. The more you can do, the easier the path forward if you should injure yourself or decide to follow another, but linked path. Always think beyond what is today and pave a path for the future.
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As a tiny business that follows the webinars, we the tiny have often been left out of these packages. I did not qualify for PPP, but did get EIDL, but only about half of what I thought would be needed then. With my clients and I being in the last stage of business to open due to age and risk, I...
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As a tiny business that follows the webinars, we the tiny have often been left out of these packages. I did not qualify for PPP, but did get EIDL, but only about half of what I thought would be needed then. With my clients and I being in the last stage of business to open due to age and risk, I may not be allowed to work for many more months. And if there keep being flare ups, longer. We the tiny will need help that hopefully isn't more debt. There needs to be help for everyone, not just the bigger or more affluent businesses.
Fifteen years ago, I saw the coming baby boomer market and have worked all these years to catch it. I have struggled with income all those years but was finally seeing a green light this year as retirement homes were finally welcoming my business. Then AB5 and Covid. I have never made enough...
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Fifteen years ago, I saw the coming baby boomer market and have worked all these years to catch it. I have struggled with income all those years but was finally seeing a green light this year as retirement homes were finally welcoming my business. Then AB5 and Covid. I have never made enough to add to such a fund. Additionally, I am now seventy-two.
Overall, yes, a promising idea. Specifically, for me, it wouldn't have worked. Will it also be a plan for when laws change and tear asunder your business model as AB5 did to me and many others? Will it help with the expensive pivots that these devastatinglaws demand you to make to survive? What exactly will it cover?
Since I am a senior who works with seniors in retirement homes hands-on, I don't expect to open until next year. However, Friday I sent in my book to be published, and a niche marketing firm stands ready to do its job when the book is ready. Year's end marketing, I suspect. I am hoping that...
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Since I am a senior who works with seniors in retirement homes hands-on, I don't expect to open until next year. However, Friday I sent in my book to be published, and a niche marketing firm stands ready to do its job when the book is ready. Year's end marketing, I suspect. I am hoping that this leads to training and teaching opportunities, as well as online courses as I go along. I was already being asked for courses by an online site anyway. Things were already heading in that direction and the pandemic has just emphasized the need.
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Not enough time in the day or the mental bandwidth to very often deal with those issues after dealing with what I actually do and need to do on a daily basis when I am actually working or now on lockdown. Lockdown has its own 'must do's' that are more like a full time job.
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Not enough time in the day or the mental bandwidth to very often deal with those issues after dealing with what I actually do and need to do on a daily basis when I am actually working or now on lockdown. Lockdown has its own 'must do's' that are more like a full time job.
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I know PPP has changed some. Does it still just cover 2 months or more now? Two months isn't much considering we may be coming into a second wave of the virus.
And PUA, will it still end the supplemental portion by the end of July? I have PUA now.
And EIDL, how much longer will they be...
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I know PPP has changed some. Does it still just cover 2 months or more now? Two months isn't much considering we may be coming into a second wave of the virus.
And PUA, will it still end the supplemental portion by the end of July? I have PUA now.
And EIDL, how much longer will they be serving just the agricultural community? I am in the queue, but still hanging in waiting. Too many small businesses and others will have to close without funding fairly soon.
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Nothing really new. Massage is a very personal business with 0 distancing. Still getting PUA, in the queue for EIDL and PPP. I will skip PPP as currently defined but may take it if it changes enough to be useful.
I am licensed in several cities so it will be interesting to see how coming back...
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Nothing really new. Massage is a very personal business with 0 distancing. Still getting PUA, in the queue for EIDL and PPP. I will skip PPP as currently defined but may take it if it changes enough to be useful.
I am licensed in several cities so it will be interesting to see how coming back to work will roll out. Each city has its own ideas of what prepares me to return. The county, too. I will be working on the written plan very soon. I have what I think will be necessary for PPE now. Time will tell.
I had applied twice for EIDL as the first confirmation had a bad email address as my contact. Tonight I finally heard from SBA telling me they had two applications so they were working with the first one and would disregard the second. At least they know I exist finally. Maybe some news soon.
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I had applied twice for EIDL as the first confirmation had a bad email address as my contact. Tonight I finally heard from SBA telling me they had two applications so they were working with the first one and would disregard the second. At least they know I exist finally. Maybe some news soon.
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