Mavericks of Senior Living

“There is fear among the LGBTQ community to access senior care services, and there are barriers to accepting them into care. While that is considered illegal discrimination, it still happens. Our goal is to raise awareness, provide education, and take action to solve this problem.” Carey Candrian , CU Anschutz About The Episode Talk about fire power! We are blessed to have three amazing influencer...

“The care plan must be thought of as a living, breathing document. It is never ‘done’ because human beings change and grow every day. True person-centered care must include constantly learning and adapting to the needs of the older adult.” Juliana Young , Champion of Aging Well & Business Development Director, Home Care Assistance of Douglas County About The Episode The Mavericks sit down with...

“As the founder of Seniors4Seniors, I was honored when my fifth grade daughter chose to write a paper about mental health and senior care. She has grown up around older adults due to my profession, and is an inspiration to me every day.” Eric Peterson , founder, Seniors4Seniors About The Episode What a treat to speak with Ms. Belle Peterson, a fifth grade student who wrote an articulate paper on “...

“My dad taught me that if I didn’t like the way something was going, change it. My parents did not want to move into senior living, but at a certain point they needed a higher level of care than we could provide. If I want to see my future differently, now is the time to create change.” ~ Katherine Wells , Chief Inspiration Maverick at Mavericks of Senior Living, and CEO of Serenity Engage About T...

“When I help people through the journey of downsizing or moving, I bring with me the stories my grandmother shared when we helped her through it. We spend some time talking about the emotional value of things as well as the financial value, and understand what they want to make space for in their future.”  ~ Theresa L Cashman , Owner, TLC Clearing Space About The Episode Theresa shares the st...

"When my grandparents moved into assisted living, we knew the basics were taken care of, but we wanted to ensure they had what they needed and also what they wanted. Things like the brand and size of toothpaste mattered so much to them. So we created a way to make it easy for families." Jimmy Zollo , founder, Joe & Bella About The Episode Jimmy Zollo is Co-Founder of Joe & Bella, a new ser...

“We are celebrate older adults through education, interaction, and workshops to help people understand how to make change in the things that matter. This includes age discrimination at work, dealing with rural versus urban issues, and much more.” Jodi Waterhouse , Program Manager, Multidisciplinary Center for Aging at Anschutz Medical Center About The Episode Jodi Waterhouse hasn’t been in Colorad...

“Senior living is an ideal environment for SimpleAir to be constantly deactivating pathogens such as SARS-CoV2, mold spores, E. coli, and others in the air, on surfaces and even on hidden surfaces.” Tim Robertson, Owner, SimpleAir About The Episode Katherine’s mind was blown by the stats for deactivating viruses in commercial buildings, senior living, residential homes and more by this simple mach...

“I’m curious how it might impact our ability to truly enjoy life to its fullest, to the very end, by spending time planning for how we want to age? I think it could be profound.” Francis LeGasse , Chief Curiosity Maverick, Mavericks of Senior Living About The Episode Our scheduled guest today had a dental emergency, so Francis and Katherine talk about the idea of planning for how we want to age th...

“Families would tell us that their aging mother didn’t want to be on a nanny cam, and honestly they didn’t want to watch their mom on a nanny cam! But they did want to know that their mom was okay.“   John Robertson , CEO, HomeExcept Nobody wants to be spied on! But we do want to know our loved one is okay. So John Robertson and his team at HomeExcept spoke with Francis and Taylor about how t...

The Mavericks sit down and chat with Mr. Nathan Watkins, CEO of Troy Technologies.  We talk wheelchairs and how design, manufacturing and thinking outside the box can improve the way we live and age.   Mr. Watkins and his team continue to push the limits on the wheelchair so that anyone can have the option to age in place with dignity!    “Why should a wheelchair look like...

“I’d like to see all of us continue to think creatively, use technology, and rethink our systems in order to move the industry forward so it’s better for everyone.” Taylor Hulett , Chief Ingenuity Maverick at Mavericks of Senior Living ------------------------ Welcome to our new Maverick! Taylor Hulett joins Francis and Katherine as the Chief Ingenuity Maverick, bringing his passion for improving...

“We want to help people be more independent by ensuring the proper use of their walker with discrete visual or vibrational feedback, allowing them to rely less on others.” Timothy Visos-Ely , Cofounder & Chief Product Officer, StrideTech The Mavericks are all about pushing the envelope and taking action. Nothing says action like Stridetech and their incredible team! They are revolutionizing ho...

“Senior care is one of the most rewarding, challenging, important things we can do and I want to show people the future of what we can and are creating.” Kris Chana , CEO, Chelsea Place About This Episode---- Kris Chana, is the Founder and CEO of Chelsea Place Senior Care. Kris’ story is one of true passion and commitment (even living in his own assisted living, more on that later!) Kris and his t...

“When we design senior living, we focus on what makes life worth living for our residents.” William Brummet, Principal Architect, William Brummet Architects   Sponsored By Serenity Engage is a HIPAA-compliant conversation platform that increases move-ins, streamlines communications, and reduces risk for senior care providers. And because better communication means less litigation, ask us how to ge...

“We have over 50 studies showing our efficacy and are FDA approved. With the amount of hand washing required for infection control in today’s world, we give users a great, almost spa-like experience in 12 short seconds.” Pat Burke, Senior Living Sales Manager, Meritech Sponsored By  Serenity Engage is a HIPAA-compliant conversation platform that increases move-ins, streamlines communications, and...

“I saw that there were different apps to detect incontinence, or to predict falls, or to help remind seniors to take medications. With my technology background and my love of home automation and technology, I looked at how we can use these and leverage artificial intelligence to build a wholistic image of where someone is in the aging process.” Jeffrey Hill, Chairman of the Board, Sentient Industr...

Communication is key for any relationship but it is especially important in the first two weeks of a move into a new residence. Join the Mavericks as we sit down, in round table fashion, with members of the Collaboration Circle. The members of the collaboration circle where gracious enough to share their time, talents and expertise to create actionable change for our older adults.  Watch this...

Sponsored By Serenity Engage is a HIPAA-compliant conversation platform that increases move-ins, streamlines communications, and reduces risk for senior care providers. And because better communication means less litigation, ask us how to get a 10% insurance premium discount for using Serenity. Learn more at www.serenityengage.com. The Mavericks sit down with Dr. Michelle Olson to discuss her rece...

“We’re doing aging wrong. Our healthcare system delivers quick interventions that act as band-aids and fail to include the entire family. Our medical model focuses on the body and neglects the mind and soul, which are essential to our healing and comfort. Older adults are often scared and alone when they need more attention, support and love.” Stephanie Erickson, Author, Plan For Aging Well Sponso...

“The main reason families are afraid to move someone into long-term care right now is that they won’t know what’s happening with their loved one. The problem is easily solved with intentional communication – especially in the first 14-days.” Katherine Wells, CEO, Serenity Engage Sponsored By Serenity Engage is a HIPAA-compliant conversation platform that increases move-ins, streamlines communicati...

“We need good data if we are to understand what we need to change in the current model of healthcare and senior care. I’ve been working on improving our data systems intensely in the last six months because I think we need to go back to first principles if we are to solve some of the issues in our COVID-impacted world.” Jon Warner, CEO, Silver Moonshots ---------------- EPISODE SPONSORED BY: Seren...

“Even with unemployment paying a good chunk of money, we had staff members showing up to work every day who didn’t forget about our seniors, and we are grateful for that. They are heroes.” Manda Ayoub, COO, Pomeroy Living    Sponsored By Serenity Engage increases move-ins, streamlines communications, and reduces risk for senior living communities. Connecting care teams with family members illumina...

"Communication is a massive problem in senior care. Families want more, staff is already stretched thin, and everyone suffers. So we asked the community to create a collaborative solution. What they developed is SIMPLE and POWERFUL." Mavericks of Senior Living       At Mavericks of Senior Living and Serenity Engage, we saw a massive problem with communication in senior care, so we asked the commun...

“This has been a Call to Action. COVID has exposed the flaws that have been in senior care for quite some time. And the flaws are systemic. Now we have the chance to take a long hard look at how we got here, our role in it, and advocate for reform.” Susan Ryan, Senior Director, The Green House Project    Sponsored By Serenity Engage increases move-ins, streamlines communications, and reduces risk...