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Desperately Seeking Senior Living — 174 episodes
From Moving Across States to Finding Help in Unexpected Places: Jessica Guthrie's 12 Year + Caregiving Journey - EP 172
Caregiving & Your Other Job - What Every Boss Should Know - EP 171
A Grandson's 20-Year Dementia Caregiving Journey: Lessons Every Family Caregiver Needs - EP 170
Assisted Living Asked You to Move Out - Aging in Place Explained - EP 169
When Assisted Living Doesn’t Feel Right - Expectations vs Reality - EP 168
Is the Hospital Discharging Too Soon? What Families Can Do - EP 167
When In-Home Care Stops Working - Ep 166
It May Not Be Forever: Rethinking Senior Living Decisions - Ep 165
One More Christmas at Home - Ep 164
New Jersey Senior Living and Care Options with Kat Verdi - Ep 163
Washington State Senior Living and Care Options with Morgan Nelson - Ep 162
What Is PACE? Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly with Kara Jovag - Ep 161
Missouri Senior Living and Care Options with Erin Dwyer - Ep 160
Colorado Senior Living and Care Options with Jan Peterson - Ep 159
The Senior Living Amenities Trap - Ep 158
Florida Senior Living and Care Options with Carline Cadet Francois - Ep 157
Hospice Conversations and Games to Spark Discussion with Lisa Paul - Ep 156
Why Do Memory Care Communities Have a Bad Reputation? - Ep 155
Hospice, Prayer, and Cultural Traditions with Hospice Nurse Penny - Ep 154
Are Assisted Living and Memory Care Communities Safe? - Ep 153
Why the Holidays Are the Perfect Time to Talk Senior Living - Ep 152
Hospice, Family Dynamics, and Guardianship with Ginni Ryan - Ep 151
Why Choose Independent Living? with Ginni Ryan - Ep 150
Should You Give Your Phone Number to Senior Living Communities? - Ep 149
Dementia in Public and Caregiver Isolation - Ep 148
Don’t Wait for the Money to Run Out: Paying for Senior Living - Ep 147
How Do I Convince My Mom to Leave Her Home? - Ep 146
Hospice, Death, and Cultural Traditions with Hospice Nurse Penny - Ep 145
When a Community Changes Its Mind About Medicaid - Ep 144
Can Your Loved One Fail the Assisted Living Nurse Assessment? - Ep 143
What's Love got to do with Assisted Living & Memory Care? - Ep 142
What's Under Lock & Key in a Memory Care Community - Ep 141
Dementia Caregiving, Grief, and Joy with Patty LaFleur - Ep 140
Embracing Dementia and Overcoming Denial with Ana Burnes - Ep 139
Activities and Expectations in Senior Living - Ep 138
Ageism in Healthcare and How to Advocate with Dr. Corinne Auman - Ep 137
When Your Parent Is No Longer Safe at Home - Ep 136
Helping an Aging Parent Accept Care with Angela Garcia - Ep 135
Losing a Loved One to Dementia, Rehab & Adult Care Homes with Sharon Miller - Ep 134
Helping Your Doctor Diagnose Dementia - Ep 133
Advocating in Memory Care for What Your Loved One Used to Love - Ep 132
Advocating in Assisted Living for the Things Your Loved One Loves - Ep 131
Hospital Discharge to Rehab: Do You Have Other Options? - Ep 130
Medicaid Spend Down and Senior Living Implications Explained - Ep 129
What You Don’t Know About the Senior Living Industry with Melissa Fritz - Ep 128
First Responders, Caregivers, and Dementia - Ep 127
What Happens During a Senior Living Home Visit? - Ep 126
Behind the Scenes of a Senior Living Community with Tina Nutt - Ep 125
Assisted Living & Care - Terminology Through Story - Ep 124
Types of Dementia and Their Affect on Your Search for Senior Living and Care - Ep 123
Who Can Help You Find Assisted Living or Memory Care? - Ep 122
Why Is Senior Living So Hard to Navigate? - Ep 121
Should You Disclose Everything to a Senior Living Community? - Ep 120
What If the Community Tour Guide Isn’t Available? - Ep 119
Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Driving - Ep 118
Understanding the Mini Mental Exam - Ep 117
Can Families Provide Care in Assisted Living? - Ep 116
What If You Disagree with the Nurse Assessment? - Ep 115
How Senior Living Communities Determine Cost - Ep 114
Will Independent Living Call 911? What Families Should Know - Ep 113
Explaining Alzheimer’s to Children with Alder Allensworth and Brenda Freed - Ep 112
Moving to Assisted Living, Downsizing & Asking for Help with Leslie Fuller - Ep 111
Language Matters in Assisted Living and Memory Care with Leslie Fuller - Ep 110
Considering a Cash Home Buyer During Care Transitions with Brian and Ranny Ray - Ep 109
Caregiver Resources You Should Know with Dementia Darling - Ep 108
Dementia Care Tips with Dementia Darling - Ep 107
Gaslighting and Caregiving Challenges with Dementia Darling - Ep 106
Finding Your Community as a Caregiver with Dementia Darling - Ep 105
When Pets Become a Problem in Senior Living - Ep 104
Loss of Independence and Senior Living - Ep 103
Googling Senior Living: What Families Should Know - Ep 102
Why Birthdays Matter More Than the Cake in Aging - Ep 101
Rehab Stays, Medicaid, and Losing Your Apartment - Ep 100
How to Choose the Right Senior Living Community - Ep 99
Social Isolation in Seniors - Ep 98
Caregiving and Technology with Ryan Herd - Ep 97
Is Your Loved One Safe Behind Closed Doors? with Ryan Herd - Ep 96
When They Forget Who You Are - Ep 95
The Assisted Living Conversation and Common Objections with Bekah Wolken - Ep 94
Signs Your Loved One May Need More Help with Bekah Wolken - Ep 93
Understanding Denial in Aging - Ep 92
Transfers and Mobility Challenges in Assisted Living - Ep 91
Weight and Care Needs in Assisted Living - Ep 90
Call Systems in Assisted Living - Ep 89
Alcohol in Senior Living: What Families Should Know - Ep 88
Privacy in Senior Living - Ep 87
Showering Challenges in Assisted Living - Ep 86
Caregiving and Financial Concerns with Traci Crump - Ep 85
Food and Dining in Senior Living - Ep 84
Alzheimer’s, Judgment, and Media Portrayal with Filmaker Kim Plumridge - Ep 83
What Is Guardianship and When Is It Needed? - Ep 82
Understanding Power of Attorney (POA) - Ep 81
Hearing Loss and Senior Living - Ep 80
When Someone with Alzheimer’s Refuses Help - Ep 79
The Assisted Living Nurse Assessment Explained - Ep 78
Is It Alzheimer’s? What’s Going On with Mom? - Ep 77
What Is Elder Mediation? - Ep 76
When Family Members Disagree About Care - Ep 75
What Is a Respite Stay in Assisted Living? - Ep 74
Are You Still a Caregiver After the Move? - Ep 73
Are You a Caregiver If You’re Helping Your Mom? - Ep 72
Understanding Senior Living Move-In Paperwork - Ep 71
What to Expect When Moving Out of Senior Living - Ep 70
Protecting Your Loved One’s Legacy with Tim Roberts - Ep 69
Who Should You Take Complaints to in Senior Living? - Ep 68
Can You Negotiate Assisted Living Costs? - Ep 67
What Is Occupational Therapy and When Do You Need It? - Ep 66
Home Healthcare vs In-Home Care: What’s the Difference? - Ep 65
What Is a CCRC or Buy-In Senior Living Community? - Ep 64
What Are Adult Family Homes? - Ep 63
What Is a Memory Care Community Really Like? - Ep 62
Caregiver Tips from Families Who’ve Been There - Ep 61
Senior Living Tips from Industry Professionals - Ep 60
What Is Skilled Nursing Rehab and Who Is It For? - Ep 59
What Is Assisted Living and How Do You Know You Need It? - Ep 58
What Is Independent Living? - Ep 57
Caregiving Apps and Technology Support with Mike “The Caregiver Guy” - Ep 56
Keeping Couples Together When One Has Alzheimer’s - Ep 55
Does Your Senior Living Community Accept Medicaid Later? - Ep 54
When Someone Is Preventing the Sale of the House with Lilia Anderson - Ep 53
What If You Can’t Afford Senior Living? - Ep 52
Overmedication, Care Transitions, and Becoming the Caregiver with Dr. DeLon Canterbury - Ep 51
From Pets to Pot, What Not to Bring to Senior Living - EP 50
Is Your Loved One Overmedicated? with Dr. DeLon Canterbury - Ep 49
Asked to Move Out of Assisted Living Due to Memory Loss - Now What? - Ep 48
Can Assisted Living Work for Someone with Alzheimer’s? - Ep 47
Early Alzheimer’s and Refusing Help with Jennifer Fink - Ep 46
Denial, Therapeutic Lying and Transitional Trauma with Jodi - Ep 45
Legacy Songwriting for Families Facing Dementia with Hannah Pyett - Ep 44
Easier Outings with Someone Living with Alzheimer’s with Alicia and Jodie - Ep 43
Managing Pain and Anxiety Through Music with Hannah Pyett - Ep 42
Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s with Johnathon Gersen - Ep 41
How to Connect with Someone Living with Alzheimer’s with Johnathon Gersen - Ep 40
Alzheimer’s, Travel, Guilt, and Family Dynamics with Mike and Liz - Ep 39
Understanding a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order - Ep 38
Transfer Trauma in Alzheimer’s with Kelly Allen - Ep 37
What Does Rest Actually Look Like for Caregivers? with Kelly Allen - Ep 36
The True Cost of Caring for Someone with Dementia with Kelly Allen - Ep 35
Toilet Challenges in Senior Living and Care with Maria Lindberg - Ep 34
When to Consider a Residential Care Home with Chuck Bongiovanni - Ep 33
Burnout, Therapy, and Caregiving During Covid with Kelly Allen - Ep 32
Touring Assisted Living and Transitioning to Memory Care with Rosie Mankes - Ep 31
The Memory Care Move: What Families Should Expect - Ep 30
The Emotional Side of Moving to Senior Living with Tina Baril - Ep 29
Caregiver Burnout and Saying Goodbye with Kelly Allen - Ep 28
Moving Day to Senior Living: What to Expect - Ep 27
Stay Home or Move to Senior Living? with Sherrel Caprio - Ep 26
Out-of-State Caregiving and the Tough Conversations It Brings with Peter Gallagher - Ep 25
When Does In-Home Care Actually Make Sense? with Margaret Vander Hyden - Ep 24
Can You Compare the Cost of Assisted Living Apples to Apples? - EP 23
What to Say During That First Call to a Senior Living Community - Ep 22
When Care Needs Force Spouses to Live Apart with Angie - Ep 21
Why Is Moving to Senior Living So Difficult? with Amanda Kirilenko - Ep 20
Dementia, Hospice & The Chicago Cubs: My Family's Care Experience - EP 19
How Music Helps in Dementia Care with Alexis Baker - Ep 18
Grief After Caregiving: What No One Talks About with Adrienne Glusman - Ep 17
Using Art to Connect with Someone Who Has Dementia with Erica Curcio - Ep 16
Becoming a Caregiver at a Young Age with Adrienne Glusman - Ep 15
When Is It Time to Consider Assisted Living? with Max Oppenheimer - Ep 14
When a Caregiver Has to Let Go with Christine - Ep 13
What Happens on a Senior Living Tour? with Emilee Roy - Ep 12
What Memory Loss Really Looks Like in Daily Life with Julie - Ep 11
Does one move to senior living really mean one move? With guest Erin Dwyer - EP 10
When Memory Loss Makes Living Alone Unsafe with Donna and Sharon - Ep 9
Letting Go of Your Home to Move to Senior Living with Peter Gallagher - Ep 8
Accessibility for Seniors: The Small Changes That Matter with Greg - Ep 7
How to Stay Motivated After Surgery, a Fall, or Stroke with Jan Hunter - Ep 6
Planning Ahead for Memory Loss and Creative Care with Lee - Ep 5
Does Medicare or Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living or Rehab? with Erin Dwyer - Ep 4
Why Do So Many Memory Care Moves Happen? with Troy-Skott - Ep 3
Do I Need Independent Living? with Max Oppenheimer - Ep 2
Executor vs POA vs Trustee: What Families Need to Know with Floy - Ep 1
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