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Senior Care Corner® Podcast

Summary: Solutions, tools and information for families, caregivers and other who care for and about senior adults. Our mission is to provide information and resources to help family members and other caregivers of senior adults to improve the quality of life of the seniors in their lives.

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  • Artist: Kathy & Barry of Senior Care Corner
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Podcasts:

 Kristi & Carole Yamaguchi: Faces of Influenza | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:06

Influenza, or “the flu”, and its complications result in 226,000 hospitalizations and thousands of deaths in the average year. 90% of those who die are seniors. Those statistics are why Senior Care Corner has been urging flu shots for senior loved ones each flu season. This year we decided to get help in communicating our message. […]

 Technology To Help Seniors Stay Safe & Healthy Aging in Place at Home | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:55

We stay on the lookout for technology that improves the lives of both seniors and their families as a key part of our mission at Senior Care Corner.  When we encountered GrandCare Systems at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, we knew this was a solution about which we wanted to learn more.  In this episode […]

 Technology for Families & Caregivers of Seniors: Preview of the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:33

Technology to improve the lives of seniors and let them stay longer in the homes they choose safely and comfortably has long been an important coverage area for Senior Care Corner. Staying up to date on technology and influencing those developing and marketing tech solutions led us to join the Consumer Electronics Association and participate […]

 Alzheimer’s Month Interview with a Dementia Practitioner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:25

Alzheimer’s is a mind-robbing illness affecting 1 in 8 adults.  In addition to the patients, this disease impacts the lives of their families and other loved ones. This episode of Senior Care Corner marks World Alzheimer’s Month with our first special guest, certified dementia practitioner Gina Kaurich of FirstLight HomeCare. We are pleased to have […]

 Preparing Aging in Place Senior Loved Ones for the Next Storm | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:57

Recent events in the US have reinforced the need for storm readiness, particularly for the elderly and those who care about them. We can’t stop storms but we can put our loved ones in the best position to weather the storm safely and soundly. Making sure our senior loved ones are prepared is even more […]

 Preparing for the Cost of Caring for Elder Loved Ones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:41

Caring for a senior family member can be very rewarding.  Doing so can also bring with it a number of costs, many of them hidden, that are borne by the family caregiver. Even when caring for an aging parent or grandparent is an act of love, financial costs can result in strains that impact other […]

 The BEST Device for Seniors to Access the Web & Social Media is… | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:09

There are many benefits for seniors in accessing social media and the web, but which device is the best one for that purpose out of the many options that are available (a number that is growing all the time)?  That question is one we hear frequently from both elder readers and their family members.  We […]

 Challenges for Family Caregivers Feeding Seniors with Alzheimer’s | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:09

Alzheimer’s disease presents many challenges to family members and other caregivers of seniors.  Key among those is making sure our senior loved ones continue to get the nutrition they need through the food they eat. The feature segment in this episode of the Senior Care Corner Podcast addresses those challenges are offers suggestions to help […]

 Key Financial Issues for Seniors and Their Family Caregivers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:13

Seniors — and the loved ones who care for and about them — face many financial issues once retired and as they age, though much less is written and said about those issues than saving for retirement. Many family members find themselves needing or asked to get involved, which can be difficult when it turns […]

 Planning Seniors’ Transition from Home to a Senior Living Facility | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:06

While most American seniors and future seniors want to live out their lives in their own home (often referred to as “aging in place”), the simple truth is that many will have a need for a greater level of care, such as may be found at an assisted living facility or nursing home. Many families […]

 Keeping Seniors Cool for Less When Aging in Place | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:33

Seniors, particularly the most elderly, are especially susceptible to heat-related illness and death, so the beginning of what is expected to be another long, hot summer means it’s time to plan ahead and assure your senior loved ones keep their cool.  While the CDC suggests an air conditioned environment as a preventive measure, the electricity […]

 Home Technology for Senior Care with Greater Independence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:48

In this episode we discuss technology that can help improve the lives of seniors in their homes and the peace of mind of seniors’ families.  We highlight some companies targeting the needs of seniors and point out where the consumer electronics industry misses opportunities with the senior marketplace. Home technology is already making a positive […]

 Home Seniorization for Seniors Aging in Place – Senior Care Corner Show | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:43

Many seniors – and, according to surveys, most of us as future seniors – prefer to age in place in their homes of choice as long as possible. That makes sense, since we want to be happy and comfortable. How many people, though, chose their current homes with that in mind? As we age, our […]

 Aging in Place Introduction for Family Caregivers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:19

The feature segment in this episode is an introduction to Aging in Place, the preferred living arrangement of a majority of current and future senior Americans. This involves living in the home of the senior's choice and the implications of that on the seniors' families and other caregivers.

 Seniors’ Five Wishes: Key Health and End of Life Decisions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:07

The feature segment in this episode is a discussion of seniors' five wishes, which is a process of making and documenting key decisions on health care and end of life issue to help keep a difficult time from being even more difficult for seniors and their families.

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