Navigating The Healthcare System For Seniors with Dr. Tina Sadarangani

In this episode we speak with Dr. Tina Sadarangani about how to navigate the healthcare system as as the caregiver of a senior citizen. Dr. Sadarangani is a PhD-prepared NYU Assistant Professor who is a board-certified adult and geriatric nurse practitioner. Dr. Sadarangani’s expertise includes family caregivers, adult day care services, older adult nutrition, age-tech, and addressing the long-term care needs of ethnically diverse older adults. In addition to being a clinician, Dr. Sadarangani is an NIH-funded scientist focused on aging and a tech-innovator; she is also a “sandwich generation” caregiver with aging parents and young children. She is passionate about social determinants of health and helping families navigate the healthcare system. She is a proponent of health equity,and has published extensively in this area in peer-reviewed academic journals, including in the American Journal of Public Health. She has been recognized as a Woman of Distinction/Rising Star in Long-Term Care. She attended Georgetown University, from which she graduated Summa Cum Laude, completed her Masters at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed her doctoral and post-doctoral training at New York University where she graduated in the highest bracket of academic preferment. Dr. Sadarangani created an award-winning mobile application – CareMobiTM - out of her NYU lab that helps families, particularly those in which someone has dementia, communicate around the day-to-day care of their loved ones. She is also the creator of The Enlightened Caregiver – a social media community - which provides families with practical tips on how to get optimal, not usual, care for the people they love. Learning Points: • Why did you choose to study and focus on aging and tech innovation in this field? • Does Ageism affect care? • How has healthcare changed in recent years when it comes to the role and expectations of patients and families in healthcare decision-making? Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enlightenedcaregiver Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Enlightened-Caregiver/61551774546099/?_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-sadarangani X: https://x.com/dr_Sadarangani Web: https://nursing.nyu.edu/w/caremobi