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Architecture and Aging-in-Place expert Aaron Murphy , owner of ADM Architecture , joins Suzanne. If you're a Baby Boomer concerned with how to live longer in your home, this hour is for you. With 10,000 people turning 65 each day, Murphy's site foreverhome-us.com takes what he does in his business, designing houses with aging in place and universal design solutions, and helps more people by bringi...

Aaron Murphy , owner of Aging-in-Place-focused ADM Architecture in the greater Seattle area, joins Suzanne. While going to college in architecture, he realized that his grandmother's split-level house was not conducive to what she needed later in life. He designed commercial building for ADA compliance. He saw that there was a real-world housing issue when he learned how much assisted living would...

This hour addresses the process of facing a chronic diagnosis, not just with the loved one, but also their caregivers. Suzanne is joined by Lianna Marie , author of '' The Complete Guide for People With Parkinson’s Disease and Their Loved Ones '' and the upcoming book ''The Parkinson's Path." She explains, "We talk about facing our fears, but my Mom and I talked about 'faithing' our fears. None of...

If you're a caregiver for someone with a chronic condition, you'll appreciate this hour, as Suzanne is joined by Lianna Marie , author of '' The Complete Guide for People With Parkinson’s Disease and Their Loved Ones '' and the upcoming book ''The Parkinson's Path." After denial, some go through an anger phase. It's a thing and we shouldn't ignore it. For Lianna's mother, her independence was bein...

Lianna Marie , author of '' The Complete Guide for People With Parkinson’s Disease and Their Loved Ones '' and the upcoming book ''The Parkinson's Path,'' joins Suzanne to talk about the shared path families experience when a loved one gets a chronic diagnosis. Initially, there's denial. Lianna says what we often don't think about isn't about the loved one's feeling of denial, but caregivers as we...

This hour addresses the shared feelings that come when a loved one is faced with a chronic diagnosis, whether it be from Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer, or some other disease. At the beginning and end of the process, there are feelings of being alone for various reasons. Suzanne is joined by Lianna Marie , author of '' The Complete Guide for People With Parkinson’s Disease and Their Loved Ones '...

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living joins Suzanne to present a checklist of items to review each year regarding your legal paperwork, to make sure everything is up to date. Review your powers of attorney documents: make sure your wishes are still accurate, because your viewpoints may have changed. If you have a healthcare directive, make sure it's filled out in detail, because it can save a...

The healthcare power of attorney is the person who's called when mom is in the hospital, who will make medical decisions for care at an assisted living community. They're asked to make decisions if mom becomes incoherent and is unable to speak for herself. For instance, if she's medically unable to sign the paperwork to get rehab after an accident, the power of attorney would come and sign that pa...

It's a scary and deeply personal thing families deal with when a senior loved one needs to transition to an assisted living community. It's also scary just to turn 65 and have to sign up for Medicare. The underlying question: will they be taken care of, “can I trust you with the care of my loved one?” This follows through with selecting a power of attorney, the person who will become your advocate...

As 2023 begins, if you're wondering whether your senior loved ones have all their legal documents in order, or a transition is impending as they move into a senior living or assisted living community, or you just want to be sure their documents are up to date, this hour will answer your questions. Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living talks about how people are often happy to speak about thei...

Senior Resource’s content manager Jennifter Otto joins Suzanne to talk about visions for the future at our sister website SeniorResource.com . Our joint goal is bringing together the best of the best senior experts to share their knowledge, advice, and guidance. Nobody knows better what's right for your senior loved one than you. If they can't speak for themselves and you have to intervene, it's i...

SeniorResource.com empowers and educates caregivers, with access to many senior experts, not just those from Answers for Elders. Aging is a heavy topic – it's hard to think about if you might need care some day, what are you going to do with your life, how can you sustain yourself through all the possible scenarios. Senior Resource’s content manager Jennifer Otto joins Suzanne to talk about podcas...

Senior Resource focuses on people over 50, thinking about retirement, those who are wondering about navigating not only their own life but possibly also a senior loved one – how do you make good caregiving decisions, good financial decisions for my future, and all the different scenarios that we all face. Senior Resource’s content manager Jennifer Otto joins Suzanne to talk about our sister websit...

As Answers for Elders begins its seventh year as a podcast and radio show, we've upgraded our studio and partnered with Salem Media’s Senior Resource network to provide even more services for our listeners. Senior Resource’s content manager Jennifer Otto joins Suzanne to talk about the network. Visit our sister website SeniorResource.com to get knowledge, advice, and guidance for all aspects of li...

Suzanne joins Tiana Jackson and Kelaiah Erickson talking about the new senior living and memory care community MorningStar at Laurelhurst that is opening spring 2023 in Portland, Oregon. This segment focuses on MorningStar's involvement in the local community and its commitment to make a positive impact on the world. Each community works with a local charity, and Laurelhurst works with a local sen...

Tiana Jackson and Kelaiah Erickson join Suzanne to provide all sorts of information on MorningStar at Laurelhurst , a new senior living and memory care community opening spring 2023 in Portland, Oregon. This segment focuses on memory care. Tiana and Kelaiah discuss quality of care and Lavender Sky, their signature program that trains team members on how to properly approach a resident in memory ca...

Tiana Jackson and Kelaiah Erickson join Suzanne to talk more about MorningStar at Laurelhurst in Portland, Oregon, a brand new senior living and memory care community opening in spring 2023. This segment focuses on assisted living. Tiana and Kelaiah describe what a typical day is like for residents, services available, and the types of daily activities that are available through their comprehensiv...

Tiana Jackson and Kelaiah Erickson join Suzanne to talk about the brand new senior living and memory care community MorningStar at Laurelhurst in Portland, Oregon, which will open in spring 2023. Tiana Jackson is Senior Executive Director for the Oregon communities. Kelaiah Erickson is Director of Community Relations at Laurelhurst. Tiana and Kelaiah provide an overview of community planning, and...

Brittany Fleshman, VP of Culture and Program Development at MorningStar Senior Living , joins Suzanne from the corporate office in Colorado to talk more about MorningStar's guiding principles. The three principles are to honor God in their business practices and relationships, to invest generously in the team's ability to serve well, and to value all seniors as gifted and contributing individuals....

There are a lot of senior living programs out there, but it's important to understand that they're not all the same. Some of them stand for something, and during this hour Brittany Fleshman, VP of Culture and Program Development at MorningStar Senior Living , joins Suzanne from the corporate office in Colorado to talk about what sets MorningStar apart, with the principles and values of their organ...

Brittany Fleshman, VP of Culture and Program Development at MorningStar Senior Living , joins Suzanne from the corporate office in Colorado to talk about MorningStar's residents. The Radiance program communicates trust in numerous ways. When they have families come in, they sit down with them and start from ground zero, answering what is assisted living, what is independent living or memory care,...

Brittany Fleshman, VP of Culture and Program Development at MorningStar Senior Living , joins Suzanne from the corporate office in Colorado to talk about the company's foundational vision and mission. Their core values of love, honesty, kindness, goodness, fairness, and respect show up in everything they do, from new hire paperwork, to when residents move in, to their Radiance program, their custo...

Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne to talk about setting up your estate plan and the people needed to complete various documents, such as powers of attorney, wills, living wills, revocable trusts, and irrevocable third-party trusts. This segment covers setting up irrevocable third-party trusts. Irrevocable Third-Party Trust for disabled person Grantors are initial trustees Successor trus...

Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne to talk about setting up your estate plan and the people needed to complete various documents, such as powers of attorney, wills, living wills, revocable trusts, and irrevocable third-party trusts. This segment covers revocable trusts. Revocable Trust Initial Trustee : Grantors (the people setting up the trust in the first place) Successor Trustee (afte...

Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne to talk about setting up your estate plan and the people needed to complete various documents, such as powers of attorney, wills, living wills, revocable trusts, and irrevocable third-party trusts. This segment covers wills. Living Will Person to receive phone call (that Principal seems to have suffered traumatic brain damage): Probably spouse First alt...