Aug 29, 2018
Cycling without Agewas founded in 2012 by Ole Kassow
in Copenhagen. It now includes chapters in 35 countries, with
approximately 150 chapters in the US.
It was born of Ole's desire to return mobility to seniors in
nursing homes. To let them feel "the wind in their hair". It
has also had some amazing unintended side...
Aug 22, 2018
Caring Across Generationsis an organization, a movement, that believes that planning for long-term care is not just personal. It's political. According to their website, 70% of people over 65 are going to need some form of long term care for an average of three years. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, thats...
Aug 15, 2018
Why is policy change necessary to improve the plight of the direct caregiver. Robert Espinoza, the Vice President of Policy at The Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) talks with me today about the the reasons behind the present and ever growing shortage of direct caregivers. We discuss:
Aug 8, 2018
To me, understanding long term care insurance is like understanding Medicare. There are a lot of moving parts and you need an expert to help you navigate the process. My conversation with Honey Leveen, the self proclaimed "Queen of LTCi" really helped me get it. One of my take aways was that it is necessary to have...
Aug 1, 2018
Dr. Roger Landryand his cohorts at Masterpiece Living are on a mission to change how our society thinks about our senior citizens and the trajectory of aging. As a career flight surgeon in the USAF as well as a preventative medicine physician, it has been his life's work to keep people healthy and performing at their...