Answers For Elders Radio Network

Suzanne Newman joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to talk about CarePartners' commitment to community, being involving in the chamber of commerce, rotary club, food drives, the Alzheimer's Association, and other outreach. Learn more at their website . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suzanne Newman joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to talk about The Arbor in Bremerton , CarePartners' newest community. Learn more at https://www.carepartnersliving.com/arbor-at-bremerton/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suzanne Newman joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to talk about their secret sauce, the evolution of their communities in the Seattle area. Learn more at their website . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suzanne Newman joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to talk about to talk about CarePartners' history and core values. Learn more at their website . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This segment focuses on misconceptions of clinical trials and who qualifies for the Lewy body dementia clinical trial. Dr. Daniel Burdick , a physician's investigator at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, covers these topics with Suzanne Newman. Regarding misconceptions, Dr. Burdick says he's often asked about placebos. He explains that people have an expectation that the t...

This segment focuses on what doctors test in the Lewy body dementia clinical trial, as well as the importance of the study participant's care partner. Dr. Daniel Burdick , a physician's investigator at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, walks Suzanne Newman through these aspects of the clinical trial. In the shape trial, doctors are looking at elements of safety and efficac...

This segment focuses on what it means to be involved in the Lewy body dementia shape trial. Dr. Daniel Burdick , a physician's investigator at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington walks Suzanne Newman through the process. Participating in a clinical trial is a donation of time to the global effort to develop better treatments for Parkinson's disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodi...

Dr. Daniel Burdick from the Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washingon, joins Suzanne Newman to talk about a type of dementia that's rarely discussed at Answers for Elders. Dr. Burdick is a physician's investigator trained in movement and neuro-psychiatric disorders. Lewy body dementia encompasses two separate disorders: Parkinson's dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies, which are v...

How should money be spent during a senior loved one's move? It's very emotional and sensitive time, with parents and their adult children having different perspectives and agendas. Rebecca Bomann , the CEO of SASH Services , and Suzanne Newman talk about these perspectives. Adult children are worried about the parents' money lasting long enough for their care. They worry that they might have to mo...

Who helps Mom through the sorting, packing and moving process? Everyone is well-meaning. Some Moms expect that their adult children will take four months' leave from work to go through every box, glass, and cross-stitch, remembering back to when family did that for each other. Many of today's adult children can't imagine how they'd be able to take leave from their job, travel out of state, and pay...

Adult children and their aging parents have wildly differing perspectives on moving. In this segment, Rebecca Bomann , the CEO of SASH Services , and Suzanne Newman talk about building a bridge to understanding each others' perspectives when it comes to the senior loved one's pet, which befuddles many adult children. Adult children are thinking of a monthly budget, trying to make funds last as lon...

When it's time for a senior loved one's downsizing, their adult children may not quite understand or relate to the parents' perspective earned from living 50 years in their home as they see more pragmatic concerns about home repairs and time-consuming chores, and want to schedule moving deadlines based on available free time. Rebecca Bomann , the CEO of SASH Services , and Suzanne Newman talk abou...

When talking to an elder law attorney, what questions should you ask about spend downs, and what questions you should be prepared to answer? If you have the power of attorney for a senior loved one, how do you start the conversation with the family about their assets, and how do you best navigate this with them? Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne Newman to answer these questions. Many pe...

How do you take care of your spouse if you need long term care now? What can you do with your money if your spouse is still at home? Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne Newman to answer these questions, by spending down your money to access Medicaid and VA benefits. In the previous two segments, Jim talked about financial eligibility for married couples for VA pension benefits and Medicai...

What is a Medicaid spend down? Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne Newman to answer this question, and shows how it differs if you're single or married. In the previous segment, we talked about what to do if you're married and you or a senior loved one needs care now — a crisis situation — and have some money available. With a single person, if they want VA coverage, they have the same as...

What do you do when you or a senior loved one needs care now — a crisis situation — and they have some money available? Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne Newman to answer this question.  In this situation, one option is to choose to private pay for the care. This segment focuses on financial eligibility for married couples to receive VA pension benefits and Medicaid. More providers don'...

Tracey Harvey from Cadence Living joins Suzanne Newman to update us on the new senior living community opening in Kent, Washington.  Many of their over-55 residents work, drive cars, and go to events and activities, and just want someone to help with cooking and cleaning. Tracey is Regional Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Planning, Northwest for Cadence at Kent-Meridian. Cadence Living...

The third foundational principle is safety, feeling safe and cared for, protected in your environment. Safety in mobility issues, medication, living environment, and outside safety. Elena Cuevas, Regional VP of Sales for MorningStar Senior Living , joins Suzanne Newman at MorningStar Senior Living at Silver Lake in Everett, Washington to talk about eight fundamental principals of wellness. Learn m...

The second foundational principle is environmental wellness, feeling comfortable in your environment. MorningStar asks residents to bring their own things, bring the comforts with you; you're downsizing, but bring your favorite chair, your artwork, and what's important to you. Your environment is an extension of your home. Elena Cuevas, Regional VP of Sales for MorningStar Senior Living , joins Su...

The first foundational principle of wellness is emotional wellness, which is coping effectively with life and creating satisfactory relationships.  Elena Cuevas, Regional VP of Sales for MorningStar Senior Living , joins Suzanne Newman at MorningStar Senior Living at Silver Lake in Everett, Washington to talk about eight fundamental principals of wellness. The process of moving into a senior livin...

Elena Cuevas, Regional VP of Sales for MorningStar Senior Living , joins Suzanne Newman at MorningStar Senior Living at Silver Lake in Everett, Washington.  Elena and Suzanne talk about the community and wellness as a fundamental principal they apply for their residents and family members. They introduce eight dimensions of wellness that encompass a holistic approach to making someone's survival m...

Suzanne Newman joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to provide a plan for starting the decluttering process for a transition to senior living. Once you've got Mom settled in her new senior living community, you still have to go back and sort through the rest of her things. This segment talks about three piles you need to make while sorting through her things: sell, donate, trash. For s...

Suzanne Newman joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to provide a plan for starting the decluttering process for a transition to senior living.  Kelley talks about how the conversation often goes, when Mom first sees a potential model unit. You know she'll need a couch, bed, table and chairs, nightstand — no brainers. But she sees no room for the things that matter to her. If her little...

Suzanne Newman joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to provide a plan for starting the decluttering process. This segment focuses on beginning stages, and putting the plan in action.  First: we're downsizing for a reason, whether Mom is moving in with an adult child, moving into an assisted living facility. Look at the space she's moving into and assess how much space is available. Vis...

Suzanne joins Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living to talk about how we can help our parents and ourselves so we don't leave a lot of clutter for our own children to deal with.  When a family member downsizes from a 2,000 square foot home to a 900-1200 square foot retirement apartment, or to an independent living or assisted living apartment, now you're looking at 500-700 square feet of spac...