Answers For Elders Radio Network

Rebecca Bomann , the CEO of SASH Services , joins Suzanne Newman to talk about eight things every senior homeowner deserves during a home sale. This segment focuses on the last two things, which are about the journey to say goodbye to the home, without minimizing emotions: 7: Space to grieve . Give a senior homeowner the space and opportunity to feel sad. When we sell a home in our 20s or 30s, the...

Rebecca Bomann , the CEO of SASH Services , joins Suzanne Newman to talk about eight things every senior homeowner deserves during a home sale. This segment focuses on the fifth and sixth things: 5: Home mementos . Let them take some home mementos with them. They don't have to be big. Often instinct is thinking of what "needs" to go in their senior living apartment, because there's limited space....

Rebecca Bomann , the CEO of SASH Services , joins Suzanne Newman to talk about eight things every senior homeowner deserves during a home sale. This segment focuses on the third and fourth things: 3: Decision-making : Every senior deserves the ability to make their own decisions, give them choices to make. Many times family members are in a hurry and want to get the process done. But this often ma...

Rebecca Bomann , the CEO of SASH Services , joins Suzanne Newman to talk about eight things every senior homeowner deserves during a home sale. Most realtors might treat the sale with the same frame of reference as any other sale; they might provide a to-do list to get it ready, and that's it. But if you've lived in a house for 50 years, they need someone who understands that it can be a paralyzin...

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler talks with Suzanne Newman about how to appoint people to represent you in situations where you're unable to act for yourself – a who's who of people who should be involved in your estate plan. This segment focuses on trusts. Revocable Trust Initial Trustee: Grantors (the people setting up the trust in the first place) Successor Trustee...

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler talks with Suzanne Newman about how to appoint people to represent you in situations where you're unable to act for yourself – a who's who of people who should be involved in your estate plan. We've been talking about powers of attorney and living wills. This segment focuses on after you pass away. You can choose between a will-based e...

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler talks with Suzanne Newman about how to appoint people to represent you in situations where you're unable to act for yourself – a who's who of people who should be involved in your estate plan. This segment focuses on living wills. One person does the job – pick one person. A power of attorney document should be written as though it's n...

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler talks with Suzanne Newman about how to appoint people to represent you in situations where you're unable to act for yourself – a who's who of people who should be involved in your estate plan. In this segment, Jim focuses on the people you select to have power of attorney and those involved with your living will – and to guide your sel...

Whether regarding skilled care, skilled nursing, or memory care, especially during the pandemic myths have persisted about senior living. This hour, Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living talked about the myths and realities of senior living. This segment focuses on family members who care for a senior loved one. It's important to understand your role to make sure they have the best quality of...

Whether regarding skilled care, skilled nursing, or memory care, especially during the pandemic myths have persisted about senior living. In this segment Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living focuses on quality of life: what to expect in a senior living or assisted living community. It's not what you might think, and there are a lot of preconceived ideas about skilled care. Nothing's perfect,...

Whether regarding skilled care, skilled nursing, or memory care, especially during the pandemic myths have persisted about senior living. In this segment Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living explains that the general public's impression of senior living is based on folklore. People think their mom will move in and be isolated, as when you changed schools as a kid. But that's not giving the c...

Whether regarding skilled care, skilled nursing, or memory care, especially during the pandemic myths have persisted about senior living. In this hour, Suzanne Newman talks with Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living about myths heard all the time about senior care. We remember great-grandma or great-grandpa being in nursing homes, which weren't pleasant places. They don't exist any more — ski...

There are 150 million caregivers in the United States. In this segment, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler recommends some nationwide resources for senior caregivers: Hiring Geriatric care managers Elder law care attorneys: National Academy of Elder Law Care Attorneys Elder law attorneys who work with care coordinators: Life Care Planning Law Firms Association Nationwide web resource...

This hour, Suzanne Newman talks about hearing loss with Dr. Hope Lanter , lead audiologist and director of partner success at Hear.com . Some health issues can be exacerbated by hearing loss. This segment focuses on the effects of hearing related to health issues, such diabetes, Alzheimer's and dementia. Diabetes creates blood flow issues and can impact the hearing nerve. Regarding Alzheimer's, th...

This hour, Suzanne Newman talks about hearing loss with Dr. Hope Lanter , lead audiologist and director of partner success at Hear.com . This segment focuses on advancements in hearing technology. Hear.com's hearing aids are bluetooth devices with an app to change modes for extra clarification in a setting like a restaurant, an omni-directional mode when walking outdoors, and other options. It dir...

Why miss out on life because you're not hearing well? Some health issues can be exacerbated by hearing loss. This hour, Suzanne Newman talks about hearing loss with Dr. Hope Lanter , lead audiologist and director of partner success at Hear.com . Hear.com has a resource center and a host of informative articles. Hope talks more about what happens after taking an assessment, a consultation, a recomm...

Statistics show that about 47 million adults have some level of hearing loss, many who are under 70 years old. This hour, Suzanne Newman talks about hearing loss with Dr. Hope Lanter , lead audiologist and director of partner success at Hear.com . Suzanne talks about being fitted with hearing aids thanks to Hear.com. Hope talks about the experiences of those who reach out to Hear.com, talking abou...

This hour, elder law attorney Jim Koewler at the Koewler Law Firm provides us with a guide to help people who are worried about long term care costs in the future. There are three basic strategies: do nothing, buy insurance, or give away assets. In this segment, Jim goes in further detail about buying insurance. There are two approaches: the "traditional" long term care insurance, and having long...

This hour, elder law attorney Jim Koewler at the Koewler Law Firm provides us with a guide to help people who are worried about long term care costs in the future. There are three basic strategies: do nothing, buy insurance, or give away assets. When giving away assets, there are two approaches: direct gifts, and an irrevocable trust. This segment focuses on direct gifts. A PowerPoint presentation...

This hour, elder law attorney Jim Koewler at the Koewler Law Firm looks at the criteria used to compare planning strategies. There are three basic strategies: do nothing, buy insurance, or give away assets. The criteria Jim uses compare those methods are: the cost to implement the strategy, the risk to your money, how convenient is it to carry out the strategy, how much control does it give you ov...

This hour, elder law attorney Jim Koewler at the Koewler Law Firm provides us with a guide to help those who are worried about long term care costs in the future. He talks about how older senior loved ones can protect their life savings and plan for the costs of long term care. Goals are to avoid becoming a burden to our children, leaving a financial legacy, military benefits, earning a feeling of...

Aaron Koelsch , the CEO and founder of Koelsch Communities , joins Suzanne this hour. In this segment, Mr. Koelsch talks about how a loved one, caregiver, or family member begins their journey to learn more about Koelsch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron Koelsch , the CEO and founder of Koelsch Communities , joins Suzanne this hour. In this segment, Mr. Koelsch talks about Koelsch's niche, what makes it unique. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron Koelsch , the CEO and founder of Koelsch Communities , joins Suzanne this hour. In this segment, Mr. Koelsch talks about the company's values, which are interwoven into everything they do. He talks about how that started and what made this framework so prevalent. Suzanne points out that the number one question caregivers and senior loved ones have about a community isn't money, but whether t...

Aaron Koelsch , the CEO and founder of Koelsch Communities , joins Suzanne this hour. In this segment, Mr. Koelsch talks about his background and the origins of Koelsch Communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.