Board-certified general surgeon Bardia Anvar, M.D. is founder and president of Skilled Wound Care in West Los Angeles. Through his leadership, Skilled Wound Care has grown from a small practice to the nation’s leading wound care group servicing nursing homes throughout the U.S. His expertise includes Medicare compliance, wound dressing selection, chronic wound care, remote electronic medical recording, and delivery of mobile health care services. Sponsor: Senior Care Authority ( www.SeniorCareAu...
Aug 26, 2016•29 min
Denette Mann is a licensed professional counselor based in Dallas who integrates mindfulness into her counseling practice. This is reflected in the name of her website: LivingBetterWithMindfulness.com. Her belief is that mindfulness can help baby boomers with stage of life issues which Denette will tell us more about.
Aug 20, 2016•32 min
Bruce Graf is going to expand our knowledge on the growth and popularity of Aging-in-Place. Bruce is a third generation contractor and is certified by NARI, the National Association of the Remodeling industry and is a National Association of Homebuilders Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist. He and his team work on a variety of home remodeling projects.
Aug 19, 2016•28 min
Robert Hall is a noted author, consultant and speaker on relationships. His book is This Land of Strangers: The Relationship Crisis that Imperils Home, Work, Politics and Faith. As co-founder and CEO of an international relationship management firm, he consulted for over 20 years with major corporations on customer and employee relationships. Ernst and Young named him a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year. He has authored more than 100 published columns, articles, and research studies on the t...
Aug 08, 2016•30 min
Dr. Sonia Mosch is a Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist (by the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology) working in the Twin Cities for the past 15 years doing diagnosis and treatment of dementia. In addition to dementia, her specialties include MS, Parkinson’s disease, Concussion, and Sports/Performance Psychology.
Jul 08, 2016•27 min
Dr. Huntington Potter is Professor of Neurology, member of the Linda Crnic Center for Down Syndrome and Director of the Rocky Mountain Alzheimer's Disease Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is devoted to studying the mechanistic relationship between Alzheimer’s Disease and Downs syndrome.
Jul 01, 2016•27 min
Dr. Josh Luke is a best-selling author, healthcare futurist, thought-leader and international motivational speaker. He is an experienced hospital CEO, health system Vice President and nursing home administrator. He is regarded as a "futurist" on the Affordable Care Act and how it will shape the continuum of care.
Jun 24, 2016•29 min
Dr. Josh Luke is a best-selling author, hospital CEO, healthcare futurist, thought-leader and international motivational speaker. He is an experienced hospital CEO, health system Vice President and nursing home administrator. He is regarded as a "futurist" on the Affordable Care Act and how it will shape the continuum of care.
Jun 24, 2016•29 min
Deborah Richman is the Vice President, Education and Outreach for the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota. She is certified as an Activity Consultant/Educator with the National Certification Council of Activity Professionals (NCCAP) and is certified by the Alzheimer’s Association to offer Foundations of Dementia Care.
Jun 17, 2016•30 min
Michael Molland is a highly rated trial attorney and elder advocate committed to ensuring that elders and their families are treated fairly by those they trust with their health and money. He uses his trial skills as a corporate lawyer to help the most vulnerable in our communities: seniors and the families who care for the them.
Jun 03, 2016•31 min
Dr. Michael Weisberg has been a practicing gastroenterologist for over 23 years in Plano, Texas. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Weisberg also serves as a board member of Digestive Health Associates of Texas.
May 20, 2016•30 min
Nina Angela Downie has been a practicing Physical Therapist since 2003. Prior to that work in cardiac rehabilitation, neurologic rehabilitation with specialties in spinal cord injuries, stroke and brain injury.
May 13, 2016•28 min
Bridget Mackay has been practicing law for over 20 years. She spent 10 years as a Deputy District Attorney and then began her own practice in Estate Planning and Medi-Cal (Medicaid) Benefits Planning. She is a member of the American Association of Estate Planning Attorneys, National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, California Association for Nursing Home Reform.
May 06, 2016•31 min
Carolyn Hobbs is an Author, Licensed Therapist, Lecturer, Workshop Leader and College Professor who is passionately committed to giving people quick, practical ways to bring freedom and inner peace into their busy lives.
Apr 29, 2016•28 min
Sherri Snelling founded and currently serves as CEO of Caregiving Club, a consulting service and digital content company focused on the nation’s 65 million family caregivers. She is the author of A Cast of Caregivers – Celebrity Stories to Help You Prepare to Care and is a contributing columnist on caregiving for PBS Next Avenue, Forbes.com, Huffington Post and USA Today.
Apr 15, 2016•29 min
Odell Glenn is an author and a public health advocate for asthma, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury related diseases. Odell is also a minister and currently the community outreach coordinator for the “South Carolina Diversity Program.”
Apr 08, 2016•29 min
Peggy Martin has been in the financial services industry since 1977. She is with Family Wealth Consultants, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory Firm as a Wealth Manager and with Legacy Planning Across Generations. She currently holds the role of CFO for the Morgan Hill Branch of the American Association of University Women.
Mar 25, 2016•27 min
Ryan McEniff is the owner of Minute Women Home Care, a private home care company located in Lexington, MA. Started in 1969, by his Aunt, Ryan purchased Minute Women in 2011 after caring for his mother in her battle with cancer. During that time Ryan experienced how home care and hospice help families and decided to help others the way his family was helped.
Mar 25, 2016•27 min
After working within the healthcare industry for over 15 years as a senior-level executive for Amgen and Merrill Lynch, Sherwin Sheik found himself the go-to person to solve many of the problems his family was encountering in caring for two family members. Out of this challenging time, Sherwin decided there had to be a better way and he founded CareLinx in 2011. CareLinx's mission is to improve the accessibility and affordability of quality home care.
Mar 11, 2016•31 min
Elece Hempel, is Executive Director of Petaluma People Services Center. PPSC is dedicated to improving the social and economic health of our community by providing programs that strengthen the dignity and self-sufficiency of the individual. In 2012 she was honored by the North Bay Leadership Council with the “We’re All in this Together, Community Building Award”; and was named California Woman of the Year for 2014, Assemblyman Marc Levin, representing Assembly 10th District. Senator Wolk, 3rd Di...
Mar 11, 2016•29 min
Jude Bijou, MA, MFT, is a respected psychotherapist, professional educator, and workshop leader. She discusses how to best deal with the fact that families can’t help but experience emotions when through the aging process together including emotions of sadness, anger, and fear.
Mar 04, 2016•28 min
Michael D’Agostino is the Founder/ Owner of MDCaregiving, a caregiver training and medical equipment resource. Michael is also a licensed Occupational Therapist and has been a practicing therapist for over 16yrs in various settings including: Skilled Nursing, Acute Rehab, Assisted Living, and Home Health Therapy for nearly five of those years.
Mar 04, 2016•28 min
Valerie Richards is a certified Advance Care Planning Facilitator and provides education for the community to improve understanding and interactions with the person with dementia, and coaching for families to help them maintain their relationships in a positive way.
Feb 26, 2016•29 min
John Grayson Heide is the author of new book called "The Flight of the Pickerings." It’s a soulful love story about aging and dying. John has dedicated the book to people all over the world who are dealing with end of life issues. John discusses his vision of a future society where individuals are naturally granted the right of self-determination and always guided by a deep love of life.
Feb 19, 2016•25 min
Ronnie Genser founded Bereavement Navigators to help widows, widowers, adult children, and other relatives who have lost a loved one, in hopes that her knowledge will make this process and the journey ahead easier for them.
Feb 05, 2016•30 min
Susan Miedzianowski, PhD, CPC, CSA, has more than 45 years of experience in the healthcare industry, and in her educator role focuses on the philosophy that education should always be a fun, experiential, empowering and meaningful process. Susan received her PhD in Human Services at the age of 63.
Jan 22, 2016•28 min
Vickie Dellaquila is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Organization Rules®, a company specializing in residential organizing, working with the chronically disorganized, senior downsizing, move management services and clients who have issues with hoarding.
Jan 08, 2016•28 min
Debbie Rosas is the creator and co-founder of the global fitness and lifestyle practice, Nia, which is based upon The Body’s Way: a system used to live, move and feel great at any age. She is the author of The Nia Technique and Non-Impact Aerobics. Her work is featured in over 800 publications and used by over 65,000 people weekly in over 51 countries, taught by 2600 teachers.
Dec 21, 2015•28 min
Martin Pazzani is the Founder of Act!vate Brain & Body, a revolutionary approach to fitness for the baby boomer generation that is focused on radically improving the trajectory of aging to enable people to live happier, healthier, and longer lives. Check out Martin's run up the Empire State Building to raise funds for the Challenged Athletes Foundation at http://goo.gl/ME92eh
Dec 18, 2015•28 min
Gloria Bernard has been designing residential and commercial interiors for over 35 years. She brings her expertise, style and passion to support aging with dignity. Gloria is also a college instructor for Interior Design. This keeps her current with today’s trends, technology, and social issues that affect seniors.
Dec 11, 2015•27 min
