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Dementia Care on Cruises: "We will create opportunities so that we can be with them so that the family can have a little bit of room to breathe. But their loved one who has a cognitive or physical or mobility challenge is going to have the support that they need." ~Kathy Shoaf In the latest episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood, Kim talks to Kathy Shoaf, a registered nurse, and the mind behind...

Navigating Elderly Care When Mom Doesn’t Want to Go to the Doctor: "And he still needs to see you, so we're gonna have to set up another appointment. I mean, I hate it because he's all over it. Do you wanna.. why don't you go and tell him that you don't wanna see him again?" — Teepa Snow Title: Tackling Dementia Challenges: Teepa Snow's Insights on Managing Personality Changes In this episode of L...

Cognitive Health Myths: "None of that is true, I discovered, after 7 or 8 years of research. At that time, they thought it was. But very shortly thereafter, Harvard did the first study that proved that cognitive function is not maintained by playing games. It's not even maintained by just exercising your brain." Hello, listeners! Welcome back to "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood." This is your go-to...

The Importance of Patient Advocacy: "If you could sit down and have a cup of coffee with dad 10 years ago, what would he have said to you? He would have said, I don't want all this. You know? Usually, they're gonna say, why are you putting me through all this stuff?" — Jo Alch Title: Should You Hire a Nurse to Navigate the Senior Care Industry? In this episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood, our...

"The caregiver experiences a loss of the relationship before they experience the loss of that life." Elaine Messara Title: Coping with Caregiver Grief in Dementia: Insights with Elaine Messarra and Kim Hegwood In this episode of "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood," Kim Hegwood explores the topic of caregivers experiencing grief while caring for someone with dementia. She is joined by guest Elaine Mess...

The Impact of Aging on Mental Health: "So much change and transition going on... There's a lot of loss, whether it's a loved one or even just losing your independence, losing your home, the way you Lived in the past, even your car." — Rachael Golfeiz In this episode of "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood," Kim sits down with the insightful Rachael Golfeiz to discuss how aging adults cope with life chan...

Caregiving and Family Dynamics: "Family is how you define it, and it can be neighbors. It could be coworkers. It could be your organization, etcetera." — Bill Cohen In this episode of "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood," host Kim Hegwood is joined by Bill Cohen, founder of Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants. Bill shares his personal journey as a caregiver for his mother and offers insight into the c...

Person-Centered Care and Reminiscing: "I always say, you know, we took a trip to the mountains, and we saw, you know, whatever you saw, you know, however, the adventure went, include them in it without using the words, remember when." ~Brittany Bain Welcome to Life Happens with Kim Hegwood. In this episode, we delved into the world of psychotherapy for dementia patients and their families with our...

The Complexity of Dementia: "The hardest thing I think about dementia for families is that the person doesn't look physically ill until they lose about a pound of brain tissue and are in stage 6 of the disease." — Tam Cummings, PH.D. Welcome to "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood," the podcast that guides you through life's unforeseen challenges. In this episode, we have a very special guest, Dr. Tam C...

"When we look at roles, routines, and the day-to-day tasks, we can generate that into being able to support a group and facilitate, so that they can not only get the mental health component but also get the component of how do I do this life now? When there are changes, how do I make adaptations?" - Ashley Ballou highlighting the holistic approach of occupational therapy in supporting caregivers a...

Guilt vs Resentment: "If you have a choice between guilt and resentment, choose guilt." ~Karen Anderson Title: Dementia Caregiving for Mom When She's Also Difficult and/or Abusive 🔸 I had the honor of being a guest on the latest episode of "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood" podcast, where I discussed dementia caregiving and the complexities of family relationships with host Kim Hegwood. 🔸 We delved...

New Dementia Care Services: "So what makes the guide program exciting is, First, of all, you have CMS saying dementia matters. Everybody pays attention to CMS." Title: Learn More About the CMS GUIDE Model for Dementia Care "Unlocking the Guide to Dementia Care” - In this episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood, I had an enlightening conversation with Dirk Soenksen, the founder of Ceresti. We delv...

Patient Care: "So once we got him off the medication, he made a complete three-sixty, turnaround. He did not get a feeding tube, was able to go home independently and live with his wife again." ~Angie Galatas Title: Patient Advocates for Patient Safety In this episode of Life Happens, we delved into the world of patient advocacy with special guest Angie Galatas. As a board-certified patient advoca...

"Once you pass on, your heirs will have the same rights and responsibilities to repay the loan and keep the home or to sell the home and keep the difference." ~ Rodney McGraw Title: What is a Lifestyle Home Loan? Introducing the game-changing Lifestyle Home Loans with Rodney McGraw! Join us on Life Happens as we uncover this little-known strategy that's been helping baby boomers purchase their dre...

Loneliness and Dementia: "There are parts of the brain that are involved in Emotion regulation and processing of emotions and interaction. So, if you're not putting yourself in a position to be flexing those cognitive muscles, they’re going to start to deteriorate after a while."— Shadi Gholizadeh Are you concerned about the loneliness crisis among older adults? In this episode of Life Happens wit...

"And about 10 years ago, people started to come up to me in my talks, and they'd say, you know, I'm doing this for my parents, but who's gonna take care of me when I'm old?"— Joy Loverde Welcome to a special episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood. In this episode, Kim has a thought-provoking conversation with the renowned author, Joy Loverde, who wrote the book "Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm...

"Assistance for Seniors with Low Vision: A lot of our seniors being older in their seventy's, eighty's, even 90s vision is a problem, and that is one of the handicaps as we age that comes into play."— Debby Posso   Welcome to another episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood! In this episode, our special guest, Debby Posso from Senior Rides and More joins Kim Hegwood to discuss th...

"Our goal is to always sort of remove the overwhelm factor of getting started... So you can start by simply going to the room that you least use in your home and kind of working in that direction."— Linda Jordan Welcome to another episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood! In this episode, we have a special guest, Linda Jordan from Strategic Moves Realty, who will be sharing her expertise...

The Importance of Self-expression in Dementia Care: "Expressing sense of self, which is what we're focused on, is, to my mind, the single most important thing we can do for our loved ones and our clients. If imagine that we cannot say who we are, what we've done in our lives, what we think about the world, what we're experiencing now, imagine we can't do that. It is like being...

Therapeutic Support for Stroke Patients: "You give them those opportunities to do those portions because what you're doing is allowing them to strengthen themselves, gain strength, gain endurance, and gain a new way of independence."— Consuela Marshall   Title:  Strokes- What you need to know if you are the caregiver. Welcome to another episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood. In to...

Misunderstanding about Medicare coverage: "And what they're really referring to is, you know, my great aunt fell and busted her hip. And, she went into rehab, and she was in there for, you know, for a week or two, and then they sent her home, and now she's rehabbing at home. And Medicare is gonna pay that bill, but the delineation really is you gotta be getting better. And the point t...

The Difference Between Caregiver and Companion Services: "A caregiver is hands-on care. That's for a senior who has progressed their aging journey to the point where they may need some hands-on care with Dressing, and toileting. Whereas companion services, we are oftentimes, the 1st step that a family may take, or a senior may take when they're understanding, okay, I wanna age indepen...

The Challenges of Caregiving: "Yeah, there are several challenges. I would say the top three. One is definitely dealing with caregiver guilt. What happens for the family caregiver all of a sudden, all these choices, all these demands, all these responsibilities are on your shoulder."— Tami Anastasia Welcome back to another episode of "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood." I'm you...

Home Equity Conversion: "So the real advantage of the home equity conversion is you now have your own piggy bank because it's your own money. You can use it any way you want to use it. And if it's to take care of the spouse, that's fine."— Allan Berger   Welcome to another episode of Life Happens with Kim Hegwood. In today's episode, we have a special guest, Allan Berger...

The Link Between Periodontal Disease and Diabetes: "If you have periodontal disease and, say diabetes, the periodontal disease makes the diabetes much worse. And they found, actual research has been done, and they find that if they clean their teeth every 3 months, it lowers the A1C."— Dr. June Sadowsky  Welcome to another episode of "Life Happens with Kim Hegwood." In today&#3...