Answers For Elders Radio Network

This conversation with Heinz Gehner and Eric Wollan of MorningStar Senior Living has focused on retirement living, and the questions to ask to find the right fit for your senior loved one and what questions to ask. This segment helps you weigh the best type of community to move into, and the types of questions you should ask. Gehner is Executive Director, and Wollan is Director of Community Relati...

We've talked about types of senior living and independent living. At some point, there comes a time to intervene, when a senior loved one's health or situation changes. Heinz Gehner and Eric Wollan of MorningStar Senior Living talk about this time. Being proactive and responsible lets you make those steps in the easiest way possible. Change is hard at any age. This segment talks about how to appro...

This segment focuses on the issue of seniors who are living comfortably, but are feeling like the upkeep of the house is too much, or forgetting things, or have mobility issues, or start holding furniture to navigate around the living room. What are the roles of their adult children, and what types of lifestyles do the loved ones want to have? The longer they can do these activities of daily livin...

Heinz Gehner and Eric Wollan of MorningStar Senior Living provide an overview of the various types of senior living. Gehner is Executive Director, and Wollan is Director of Community Relations, for MorningStar Senior Living at Silver Lake in Everett, Washington. In this segment, Heinz and Eric talk about the basics — various choices available when faced with the idea that your senior loved one's h...

On this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Suzanne is joined by Suzanne Allbee and Kristen Christian at Bee Organized Seattle about the benefits, simplicity and peace you get from being organized. This segment provides tactics and tips as you ask three questions: what do you need - what do you love - what do you use? Reach Suzanne at suzanne@beeorganized.com . Her office phone number is 206.627.0957, a...

On this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Suzanne is joined by Suzanne Allbee and Kristen Christian at Bee Organized Seattle about the benefits, simplicity and peace you get from being organized. This segment focuses on the power purge. Reach Suzanne at suzanne@beeorganized.com . Her office phone number is 206.627.0957, and her cell number is 206.931.2970. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

On this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Suzanne is joined by Suzanne Allbee and Kristen Christian at Bee Organized Seattle about the benefits, simplicity and peace you get from being organized. Kristin is co-founder of Bee Organized and the Chief Marketing Officer of Bee Organized Enterprises. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Suzanne is joined by Suzanne Allbee and Kristen Christian to talk about how to prevent chaos from building up in our lives and in our homes. Professional home organizer Suzanne Allbee is the owner of Bee Organized Seattle . You can reach her at suzanne@beeorganized.com . Her office phone number is 206.627.0957, and her cell number is 206.931.2970. See omnystud...

Suzanne speaks with Phillip George , an elder law and estate planning attorney from Safe Harbor Legal Solutions at 360-746-7169. This segment focuses on what makes a successful retirement plan – it sets up your family so they know what to do, with explicit instructions for any given situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suzanne speaks with Phillip George , an elder law and estate planning attorney from Safe Harbor Legal Solutions at 360-746-7169. This segment addresses things you may be doing that may be a recipe for disaster down the road. A lot of people may think their retirement is set up well by their regular attorney, but regular attorneys aren't familiar with the details of estate plans – this requires an...

Suzanne speaks with Phillip George , an elder law and estate planning attorney from Safe Harbor Legal Solutions at 360-746-7169. This segment focuses on setting goals for retirement planning, and more specifically what those goals should be. The idea is to set up plans to avoid crises in the future. You want to set a direction, know what you're driving towards, and helps people articulate their ne...

Suzanne speaks with Phillip George , an elder law and estate planning attorney from Safe Harbor Legal Solutions at 360-746-7169. As we get close to 2022, it's time to talk about some key issues. No matter if you're 45 or 95, one of the most daunting issues is starting retirement planning. This segment focuses on why it's important to star retirement planning and to set goals. An elder law attorney...

Since the pandemic started, Dr. Shawn Weiss has seen a rapid decline with people that have cognitive impairment, due to isolation, decreased social interaction, decreased activity levels. Tons of medical studies show that daily activity improves the strength and balance of those with cognitive impairments, even though they might not remember you were there, improvements in appetite, digestion and...

In this segment, Dr. Shawn Weiss talks about Home Health eligibility. As long as you're under a physician's care, Medicare pays for these services. How does someone become eligible? Medicare lifted the home-bound status requirement to be eligible for home health services. You need to be under a doctor's care, who must certify that you need intermittent (part-time) nursing care, or therapy services...

In this segment, Dr. Shawn Weiss discusses the skilled side of home health. Since the pandemic, home health has moved to the forefront. Home health providers are licensed and Medicare-certified who come into your home and provide medical skilled services in cooperation with your physician. Providers includes nurses and physical and occupational therapists. There are also non-medical home care agen...

With winter coming, prepare now to avoid falls in your home or your parents' home. Dr. Shawn Weiss advises checking the outside of the house for safety at entryways, lighting, clearing pathways to avoid tripping hazards. Winter safety also includes shoes and shovels stored nearby. If there are issues getting in and out of the house, add or check the sturdiness of handrails. Inside the home, make s...

This segment with Dr. Shawn Weiss focuses on how to prevent falls. Fall prevention can be broken down into intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Extrinsic, or environmental, factors involve furniture placement, bed height, seat heights, lighting, rugs, power cords, general clutter in pathways, and so forth. Also, the potential tripping hazards of footwear and clothing. Do you notice whether you or your...

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler talks about Medicaid, specifically in the long-term-care process as we're aging. This segment focuses on more of the criteria that would allow someone to participate in Medicaid, in particular the ideas of resources and spend-down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler talks about Medicaid, specifically in the long-term-care process as we're aging. This segment focuses on more of the criteria that would allow someone to participate in Medicaid, in particular the ideas of resources and spend-down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this hour, Elder Law and long-term-care planning attorney Jim Koewler talks about Medicaid, specifically in the long-term-care process as we're aging. Medicaid is the single biggest payer toward long-term care in the United States. Medicaid for long-term care is different than Medicaid under Obama-care, different than Medicaid for people with disabilities. In this segment, Jim talks about what...

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler answers questions about the daunting world of Medicare. This segment focuses on Part D, the prescription drug coverage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler answers questions about the daunting world of Medicare. Medicare pays 80% of covered costs, and this segment focuses on how you choose to pay for the remaining 20%, clarifying the differences between Medicare Advantage and the supplement program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler answers questions about the daunting world of Medicare. This segment focuses on the differences between the various parts - A, B, C, and D, the big four parts of Medicare. Part A is free if you paid into it while working, and covers 80% of hospitalization costs with a 0 premium. Part B covers non-admission-related hospital costs such a...

In this hour, Elder Law and special needs attorney Jim Koewler answers questions about the daunting world of Medicare. This segment provides an overview of Medicare, the Federally-funded health insurance for people 65 or over. If you're approaching your 65th birthday, start thinking about this: you can sign up three months prior to and up to three months after your birthday. Don't miss that magic...

This hour with Dementia expert Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching deals with how to communicate with loved ones facing Alzheimer's and dementia. This segment recaps the previous segments and focuses on how Faith Marshall can help families faced with this situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.