Answers For Elders Radio Network

Elder Law Attorney Jim Koewler talks about how to select a long-term care attorney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elder Law Attorney Jim Koewler talks about the dynamics of the legal side of elder care. Your elder care attorney can be your greatest asset. Jim talks about some of the changes that have happened during the pandemic. For instance, It's easier to stay on Medicaid and easier to get on Medicaid, but the general lack of ability to pay for long-term care hasn't changed. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Allyson Schrier , co-founder of Zinnia TV , talks about what's next for the streaming service optimized for people who are living with dementia and Alzheimer's: free versions, a subscription service, and other plans for the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allyson Schrier , co-founder of Zinnia TV , talks about the reasons why she developed a streaming service optimized for people who are living with dementia and Alzheimer's. She explained how she would visit her husband, who had dementia and resided in a senior living community, but while there she noticed that some of the residents were watching TV, some were asleep in front of it, and some were b...

Allyson Schrier , co-founder of Zinnia TV , talks about what happens exactly to the cognitive decline that comes with dementia and Alzheimer's. These diseases and others like them have four things in common. They all impact two parts of the brain, causing a loss of brain tissue. They are all chronic, progressive and fatal. When they impact two parts of the brain, the skills associated with those t...

Zinnia TV is an incredible new streaming service with programming optimized for people living with dementia. Allyson Schrier , co-founder of Zinnia TV, talks about the service, her story, and how she learned to communicate better with those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's. Allyson has been a Family Care Partner for loved ones living with dementia and firmly believes that there is life to b...

Senior fitness specialist Tracy Cromwell is a certified behavioral and nutrition coach and personal trainer. In this segment, Tracy talks about mind-body awareness. What are the things you're telling your body, unconscious choices you're making? She demonstrates the difference between how your body and brain will react to things you say. Learn more at www.tracycromwell.com . See omnystudio.com/lis...

Senior fitness specialist Tracy Cromwell is a certified behavioral and nutrition coach and personal trainer. In this segment, Tracy explains how your body is your number one teammate. It's always trying to do its best for you, and does everything it can for you. It's a miracle creation and it's very forgiving. Look at it with compassion and empathy – a lot of people have gained weight during COVID...

Senior fitness specialist Tracy Cromwell is a certified behavioral and nutrition coach and personal trainer. In this segment, Tracy talks about how our bodies change as we age. There are different states: chronological biological, and functional aging. Chronological aging is how long we've lived. Biological aging is the amount of decline evident in our tissues and organ systems. Functional aging i...

Senior fitness specialist Tracy Cromwell is a certified behavioral and nutrition coach, and personal trainer. In this segment, Tract talks about our evolving health as we age. She shares what led to discover her calling as a coach and trainer, learning how miraculous our bodies are, and realizing she was not alone, that her experience could help others. She is the author of the book "Your Personal...

Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching shares her experiences with her mom that inspired her to write her book "I Miss You Mom, A Daughter's Journey into Dementia Land" about that Alzheimer's journey. She also talks more about what services she provides when you call. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about how to honor, celebrate and navigate the grief that arises when a loved one passes and how she can help families ground themselves during the process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During this new normal, we've become more sensitive to personal space. Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about the hope that we reunite with our loved ones. Faith provides some advice for how to manage your expectations, by getting a feeling for how they're reacting to the new normal: seeing people on the streets wearing masks, people in lines at the store six feet apart,...

Families are seeing new developments with senior loved ones in senior care after having been apart from them. Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching provides advice for how to reconnect with senior loved ones after the isolation brought about by the pandemic and addresses the fear: Will Mom remember me when I visit her?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about helping families every day to go through the transitions process. How do you prepare yourself as children and as the person moving during the actual physical changes? There are emotional changes, physical responsibilities that are no longer yours. She talks about how to shift your perspective to having a caretaker be your eyes and ears for you...

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about the logistics of a move from a house to a senior living situation, as well as the medical issues and state requirements. You're downsizing, selling your home, you need delineated piles for downsizing, and lots of people get overwhelmed with it all. It's a universal issue, it's normal. There are people to help with those things. See omnystudio....

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about how to prepare for transition time, the early stages. Moves don't often happen right away, but it's important to be prepared. Pinnacle helps facilitate conversations about change. Change is very difficult for some people, but someday you're not going to be able to keep up the yard, or go up and down stairs. Don't make this topic the elephant i...

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about new transitions as things are opening up from the pandemic. A lot of families are thinking about how to being the transition from living at home to a senior living situation. Take this one step at a time. Have these conversations sooner than later, before there's an emergency, is commendable, as it can take six months to a couple of years of c...

Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching shares her story. She journaled her ten years of caregiving during her mother's journey with Alzheimer's and published it as a helpful guide in "I Miss You Mom, A Daughter's Journey into Dementia Land." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about coping with grief. Many people have lost someone to COVID or know of someone who has, which brings a heaviness to your heart. While dealing with that with someone with dementia is a bit of a challenge, her heart goes out to the families who understand the current situation and have lost someone they loved, and are faced with whether...

Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching talks about communicating and reconnecting with senior loved ones during the pandemic, as we've been programmed to be distant, respecting spaces and creating barriers, even when vaccinated. In this new normal, those in senior care have seen changes, but you have to connect with them as they're able, understanding that their memory is tricky and...

Faith Marshall of Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching is a published author and expert on Alzheimer’s and dementia with a new approach. In this segment, Faith discusses the fear that we’ve been reaching out to our loved ones in senior centers via Zoom, or phone calls or with a window separating them, and being afraid that they won’t remember us when we’re finally able to reconnect with them in pers...

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about how everyone needs the confidence to speak their mind from a place of kindness, but as families begin to face these sorts of challenges, the parent/child relationship often gets in the way. For instance, the child wants their parent to continue making decisions, while at the same time the parent may have reached a stage in their life where the...

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses what is involved when you face decisions regarding care for your senior loved ones when they live in a different state than you do.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this two-part show, Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses how to move forward with our senior loved ones during the COVID-19 reality. In this segment, Davis tells a story that started 2 1/2 years ago about senior care. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.