Answers For Elders Radio Network

The second of two Mama Blue special segments with Norb Caoili.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first of two Mama Blue special segments with Norb Caoili.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second of two Mama Blue special segments with Steve Raible.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first of two Mama Blue special segments with Steve Raible.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about finding a solution for every senior loved one's challenges. As we work through the process, she sees joy all the time. Adult family homes have really come through lately, as well as assisted living.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about overcoming challenges of communicating with the doctor, nursing staff, social workers, physical therapists at a hospital, rehab community or nursing home during the pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adaptive living poses further challenges for seniors at home during COVID. Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about ways we can all take advantage of creative ways to be sociable and safely interact.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about adjustments and improvements that have been made for allowing personal access to senior loved ones who are living in senior living environments. Engagement is also possible through Zoom with a tablet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Nisenson, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Genworth Financial, joins Suzanne for this show to discuss Genworth's trailblazing help for family caregivers. Nobody plans to be a caregiver – you're suddenly thrust into this role when you least expect it, and Larry has been through it twice. In this segment, Larry talks more about carescout.com, a recourse for caregivers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Nisenson, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Genworth Financial, joins Suzanne for this show to discuss Genworth's trailblazing help for family caregivers. Nobody plans to be a caregiver – you're suddenly thrust into this role when you least expect it, and Larry has been through it twice. In this segment, Larry talks about his caregiver stories. We share so many stories on our website about caregivers, and many resources. carescout.com houses caregiver service information, and elder-answers.com has more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Nisenson, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Genworth Financial, joins Suzanne for this show to discuss Genworth's trailblazing help for family caregivers. Nobody plans to be a caregiver – you're suddenly thrust into this role when you least expect it, and Larry has been through it twice. In this segment, Larry talks about how the challenges of the pandemic is affecting caregivers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Nisenson, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Genworth Financial, joins Suzanne for this show to discuss Genworth's trailblazing help for family caregivers. Nobody plans to be a caregiver – you're suddenly thrust into this role when you least expect it, and Larry has been through it twice. In this segment, Larry introduces Genworth, which originated long-term care policies more than 40 years ago. These policies help provide a way for people to finance their own aging. It takes the financial burden away, but it doesn't take the emotional burden away for caregivers. Larry's father had a long-term care policy but was still struck by all the other challenges. When he joined Genworth, he looked for what more the company could do for caregivers to provide help, education, and awareness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some are struggling with living with so many restrictions imposed on us. Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements suggests improving your mindset by plying the middle ground between personal compromise and seeing the bigger picture. Try and live “above the line,” not let ourselves get mired in negatively, and it will improve the microcosm of our lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about how family members can learn what's available for senior housing, what facilities are available when COVID prevents personal tours. Don't let fears of technology keep you from taking advantage of virtual tours and other advances.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the added complications of a senior loved one needing care during COVID-19, families are wondering if making changes will add to the risk factors for senior loves ones. But where and when senior loved ones need care has not changed. Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements suggests looking at how changes could be beneficial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In July, 2020, we're still sheltering in place, especially those of us 65 and older. Going into our fifth month of the pandemic, Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about becoming more self-aware of how this isolation affects us, and how it affects caregivers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With seniors having been in pandemic lockdown at senior communities for more than 120 days, this has been a difficult time for families. Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements updates us on where we are in the process and takes an emotional temperature of our seniors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements provides a snapshot of the status of senior care regarding COVID-19. Adult family homes provide a lot of flexibility in care and financing for senior living, and are the easiest for converting finances to Medicaid, to maximize the buying power of each person's estate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements provides a snapshot of the status of senior care regarding COVID-19. We all crave other connections now, but we need to be mindful of how families are coming together. Here are some success stories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements provides a snapshot of the status of senior care regarding COVID-19. With senior communities on lockdown, families can find help with senior loved ones. Now is the time to reach out for help, don't do it alone. Get real information that you need and confirm it, because there is a lot of help out there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements provides a snapshot of the status of senior care regarding COVID-19. Now that it's June, seniors have been in lock-down for 120 days, making it a difficult time for families and bring on some despair for senior loved ones, but there are some success stories as well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angelia Brigance describes the methods used to keep senior care staff and residents safe during the pandemic, and the various stages of reopening. Allowing visitors would be among the last stages. Angelia is executive director of Harbour Pointe Senior Living and author of “Finding Rose,” about how to support a loved one through dementia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

COVID-19 has affected dementia patients, with their symptoms being mildly more pronounced from the disruptions to their daily routines, as they're no longer participating in daily activities and coming to meals three times a day. They don't understand why they can't hug their family members, or have to talk to them through glass Even those with dementia at home are dealing with this: Facial expression is a huge component of communication, and mask wearing blocks that and contributes to fearful feelings. Angelia Brigance described things people can do in the community to help interact with seniors. Angelia is executive director of Harbour Pointe Senior Living and author of “Finding Rose,” about how to support a loved one through dementia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about COVID-19 changes and operating in the “new normal.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about COVID-19 changes and operating in the “new normal.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about COVID-19 changes and operating in the “new normal.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about COVID-19 changes and operating in the “new normal.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements gives us more things to be thankful for during COVID crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements gives us some action items while staying at home COVID crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements helps us think of things to be thankful for during COVID crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements updates us on how Pinnacle can help during the COVID crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tips for working through COVID-19 while Aging in Place are provided by Annie Jacobsen, client care manager at Home Care Assistance in Seattle and dementia coach & trainer at Jacobsen Dementia Care Coaching. She also describes how dementia affects brain functions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tips for working through COVID-19 while Aging in Place are provided by Annie Jacobsen, client care manager at Home Care Assistance in Seattle and dementia coach & trainer at Jacobsen Dementia Care Coaching.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karrie Austin at DispatchHealth dispels myths about COVID-19.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karrie Austin at DispatchHealth talks about the specific symptoms of COVID-19. If a patient reports symptoms of the flu, or suspects they might have COVID-19, DispatchHealth asks additional risk-assessment questions. The CDC.gov site answers most questions. King County has set up a COVID-19 hotline at 206-477-3977 to answer questions and direct people. DispatchHealth had partnered with MultiCare to provide free COVID-19 e-visits to anyone with those symptoms. Visit multicare.org/virtualcare and type in the promo code COVID-19 to get a free consultation. DispatchHealth can also send out a team to care for you in your own home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karrie Austin at DispatchHealth explains how to protect ourselves from COVID-19 and alleviate fears.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the current state of emergency regarding the outbreak of Coronavirus in Washington, Karrie Austin at DispatchHealth dispels common misconceptions about COVID-19.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cheryl Guenther and Terri Wilson at Koelsch Senior Living Communities talk more about their organization.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cheryl Guenther and Terri Wilson talk about Koelsch Senior Living Communities, the presenting sponsor for Discovery 2020 in the Linwood Convention Center on April 1. They will introduce Benjamin Surmi, a fantastic speaker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Living discusses Alzheimer's and Dementia care in Washington state. They provide support groups for family caregivers, a safe place where they can talk about caregiving. We also do family nights and respites, even for early onset seniors. If we do an assessment and they're not a good fit for us, we'll refer them to the right service.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Living talks about medication management. It's a big deal because as we age we can get forgetful. There are a hundred reasons why we're on certain medications. If you take too much or too little, the medication could either cause damage or be ineffective. Certain medications for seizures, blood pressure, diabetes or pain have to be taken regularly or they don't work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Living talks about assisted living, which means something different for everybody because it's so customized. Every single resident has an individualized care plan, whether it be medication management or their activity levels have tapered off, all based on the nurse's full assessment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelley Smith from CarePartners Senior Living talks about the top concerns family members have for their senior loved ones: nutrition, fall risks, medication concerns, and socialization.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses aspects of physical health and wellness. This segment focuses on integrating these aspects of body, mind and spirit: having the courage to have conversations, to talk to someone, about having a life of living, vs. one of just surviving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses aspects of physical health and wellness: the body, mind and spirit. This segment focuses on our spirit, which covers your happiness level, your spirituality grounding and core that keeps you centered. These are the things that give you a sense of joy, peace, satisfaction, contentment, happiness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses aspects of your physical health and wellness: the body, mind and spirit. This segment focuses on our mind, various aspects of mental health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Valentine's Day is about connections, acknowledging those you love and appreciate, as well as taking time for yourself. Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses aspects of your physical health and wellness: the body, mind and spirit. As we age, there are definitely changes in our body, our machinery. It is a machine and it does need to have some tweaking, some oil changes and tune-ups. Don't be afraid to do those things to keep our bodies at optimum efficiency. Keep in mind nutrition, medication and hydration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Redler from We Speak Medicare walks us through different types of healthcare plans for seniors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Redler and Dan Leary from We Speak Medicare talk about how healthcare for seniors comes from primary care, specialists, and from the insurance side. There are multiple types of insurance, from Medicare to people with low incomes that qualify for low income coverage. Dual eligible people are on Medicaid and Medicare. There are Veterans benefits. Given the gamut of plans, you need to go over the options to find the right plan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Redler and Dan Leary from We Speak Medicare walk us through what to expect during a consultation and needs analysis when selecting your annual Medicare plan. Bring a list of medications so we can look up their costs with differing plans. We can look up your specialists, primary care physician, physical therapists, occupational therapists to see if they'll be in your network next year. Sixty percent of the time you're paying more for your medications than you need to. If you talk to an agent who only represents one line, they'll only be able to present you with options from them. A broker who looks at multiple lines can find the best plan for you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.