Jane Iddings, Attorney and Elder Mediator; Cate Griffiths, Executive Director of Recourse Mediation Services. What happens when you are in the hospital and the staff asks who they can call to get help returning you home? Has it been years since you’ve spoken to your son or your sister? If you are estranged from family, […]
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Carol Nelson, Retired R.N. and Charles Nelson, Retired Professional Handyman. Listeners have heard me refer to my parents on past shows. Now is their chance to be heard! I will ask them how they set about their plans for retirement and find out how they now spend their time. Their open discussion and disparate examples
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Yvonne Baginski, Owner/Publisher, Born to Age Directories. April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Yvonne is a senior advocate who publishes widely on caregiving, aging, chronic illness and community resources. We will discuss the importance of Advance Healthcare Directives, the POLST form, and ways to ensure that your health care wishes are carried out.
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Julie Bennett, HICAP Community Outreach Specialist. We’ll talk about Medicare, Medicare D, supplemental insurance plans, and why you might need one. HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) provides free and objective information and counseling about Medicare. Volunteer counselors can help you understand your specific rights and health care options.
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Lowell Kepke, Deputy Communications Director, Social Security Administration. Find out when you’re eligible and how to apply for Social Security. Social Security is the largest source of income for most elderly Americans today, but it was never intended to be the only source of income after retirement. Some project that Social Security funds will be
Ron Finley, Clinical Pharmacist, UCSF Memory and Aging Center, will discuss memory medications being used, how they work, how effective they are and what may be coming in the future. He’ll review medications used to calm symptoms that accompany memory loss too.
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Harry Carpenter is a healthy 90 year old man who has been caring for his wife of 60 years who has Alzheimer’s disease. He’ll describe how he went from living in their home by the beach in San Francisco to now living together in the memory care section of an assisted living home.
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Elizabeth Edgerly, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Alzheimer’s Association and Charles Symes of Alegre Home Care. They will discuss how relationships change when your loved one has memory loss. We’re even going to talk about a little talked about subject: what happens with intimacy and sex with a spouse who has dementia. Learn about the importance
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Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA Dementia Care & Training Specialist. Entertaining dementia expert will explain why people with dementia act as they do and how to meet their needs. Learn techniques you can use the same day you listen to the show!
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Kate Hoepke, Director of Sales and Marketing from San Francisco Towers, an elegant live care facility.
