Sheryl has been an RN for almost 4 decades, with the majority of her career spent in direct patient care. She is the host of the podcast, engAGING Conversations, found under her name, Sheryl Smith RN (that’s Sheryl with an S!) wherever you listen to your podcasts. Sheryl has always considered herself a strong patient advocate. Through her podcast, she is advocating for not only patients, but their families as well. By encouraging early dialogue about end of life choices and providing resources f...
Aug 24, 2021•54 min
Ryan speaks with Kara Harvey the who runs Elder-Well adult day services in Natick and is also the CEO and co-founder of the Elder-Well franchise system! https://elderwelladultday.com/franchising/ https://www.mwhomecare.com
Aug 17, 2021•29 min
Ryan speaks with Margie McNally a universal design interior decorator who help seniors age-in-place by renovating their homes for older age. www.interiorelementsdesign.com www.mwhomecare.com
Aug 03, 2021•42 min
Ryan talks with Renee Coleman from Cross Country Mortgages to discuss reverse mortgages and how the current housing market is affecting seniors who wish to down size. www, teamreneecoleman.com www.mwhomecare.com
Jun 21, 2021•39 min
Ryan speaks with Rob and George Colantuoni from Well Aware Care, who are making fall detection technology software and devices. https://wellawarecare.com/ www.mwhomecare.com
Jun 14, 2021•41 min
Ryan speaks with Carol Marak a solo aging coach and consultant. Carol's Links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/elderorphans https://www.carolmarak.com Ryan's Links: www.mwhomecare.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmceniff/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caregivers-toolbox/id1183027228
Jun 07, 2021•39 min
Ryan speaks with Scott Fullerton of Home Ideations a home remodeling and design expert. https://www.homeideations.com/
May 17, 2021•44 min
Ryan speaks with Autumn Hotaling of the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Association about upcoming events and how COVID has affected her company. 24/7 Helpline: 800-272-3900 Website: https://www.alz.org/manh Virtual programs link: https://www.alz.org/manh/helping_you/community_family_education Family Conference: https://www.alz.org/manh/events/family-conference Walk Website to register or donate: act.alz.org/NEM...
May 11, 2021•29 min
Ryan sits down with Justin Oakley to talk about his home modification company for seniors, Oakley Home Access.
Jan 25, 2021•52 min
Ryan speaks with Tara Ballman, the president of Home Works Physical Therapy and the Board of Directors for the National Aging In Place Council. http://www.homeworkspt.com/
Jan 18, 2021•42 min
Ryan talks with Heather Hersee, an aging life manager, about a quiet problem we face as a society, orphaned seniors.
Jan 09, 2021•42 min
Ryan talks with Randy Veragaus from Boston Senior Medical. BostonSeniorMedicine.com
Dec 15, 2020•28 min
Ryan talks with Mike Harrington of Life Time Insurance Planning about long-term care insurance. mike@lifetimeip.com lifetimeip.com
Nov 09, 2020•33 min
Ryan talks with Jon "The Locator" Younger of Assisted Living Locators.
Nov 02, 2020•35 min
Liann DiMare iTrip Vacation Rentals liann@itrip.net
Oct 26, 2020•35 min
ActiveMed Research Laura Rocha lrocha@activmedresearch.com https://activmedresearch.com/
Oct 17, 2020•47 min
Ryan speaks with the owners of Well Aware Care, Bob and George Colantuoni. Well Aware Care provides technology that can alert caregivers when a fall has occurred. https://wellawarecare.com/
Sep 22, 2020•32 min
Ryan talks with Denise Brown the CEO of Caregiving Years Training Academy, who provides training and certifications for family caregivers. https://www.careyearsacademy.com
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Ryan talks about the many CNA heroes that are scared to go into work. Also, he talks about social currency vs monetary currency and how important both are in the services industry.
Jun 04, 2020•27 min
Ryan talks about how Walmart is aggressively entering into health care and trying to compete with other companies like CVS and Amazon to disrupt the current health care system.
Jun 01, 2020•22 min
Ryan discusses the Baker Administration releasing the specific death tolls at Massachusetts nursing facilities, where 20% have 20+ COVID deaths.
May 29, 2020•27 min
Ryan talks about an op-ed written by the chief operating officer of a nursing home who claims that nursing homes are the victims of COVID19 and not the perpetrators.
May 28, 2020•20 min
Ryan talks about the bombshell report from the Canadian military that shows widespread issues at the five nursing homes the Canadian military has been supporting.
May 27, 2020•56 min
Ryan talks about a recent NPR article that points the finger at nursing homes being for-profit as a big reason why infections continue to occur.
May 26, 2020•33 min
Ryan talks about how hospitals are hemorrhaging cash and struggling to stay open. With revenues down and the future uncertain, will M&As be the future?
May 22, 2020•14 min
Ryan talks about a recent ominous quarterly earnings calls from Capital Senior Living, one of the largest ALF companies in the US.
May 21, 2020•16 min
Ryan talks about how nursing homes across the nation are receiving immunity by law or from governors' orders so they can not be liable for deaths or negligence due to the pandemic.
May 20, 2020•33 min
We talk about whether or not nursing facilities or assisted livings will survive COVID themselves.
May 14, 2020•17 min
The discussion on the show is some people have pointed the finger directly at nursing homes for letting COVID in and decimating the population of these facilities - so are they to blame?
May 11, 2020•26 min
We give an update on how things are going during the peak of the COVID crisis in Boston.
Apr 28, 2020•10 min
