Rethinking Aging Club Podcast

Daan introduced his non-invasive sleep sweat monitoring system, Q Strip, which measures nocturnal perspiration. He is designing a product for other researchers to be able to take advantage of this technology. Benjamin discussed initiatives at Koelsch Innovation Lab, including virtual reality for seniors and a communication platform for senior living communities.  Mandy presented Mentia's virt...

This Project Updates episode included unique solutions for dementia care, hearing aid insertion support, physical and occupational therapy support and a grant offering.  Recorded on July 7, 2022, this episode is part of our Project Updates series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance. Grace Andruszkiewicz , Director of Marketing (through July 2024), Intuition Robotics -ElliQ David Rich...

Six different aspects of fitness for older adults are discussed. You will learn about some great innovations. Recorded on 6-23-22, this episode is part of our Fitness and Wellness series . Speakers are listed in their order of appearance. Andy Tubman , Co-Founder and Chief of Music and Therapeutics, Musical Health Technologies aka SingFit Katharine Forth , Ph. D, Co-Founder and CEO, ZIBRIO Eric Le...

Key points included the importance of user-friendly interfaces, such as voice control and video doorbells, to ease older adults into technology.  Bob Fields highlighted Hibersense's smart thermostat system, which can save up to 40% on heating and cooling costs by controlling individual room temperatures.  Jerry Wilmink emphasized the need for accurate fall detection and health monitoring syst...

This Rethinking Aging Club Podcast Caregiver Friendly Products episode focused on Alzheimer's and brain health, highlighting the importance of awareness and education. Key points included the need for more dementia training for caregivers, with only 7,000 of the required 30,000 geriatricians currently available. Statistics showed one in nine people over 65 has Alzheimer's, and 66% of tho...

Sky Bergman discussed her film "Lives Well Lived" and its intergenerational projects, reaching over 500 students and older adults.  Susan Ostrowski introduced Reading2Connect which provides age and dementia-friendly reading materials to facilitate conversations between older adults and younger people. Readable and user-friendly for older adults. The books are easy to handle and navigate,...

Alex from Spiro 100 highlighted their fitness and wellness programs for older adults.  Elizabeth Magallon Fleury discussed her consulting business for family caregivers generally aged 45 to 70, providing resources and support in the Reno area. Ilyse Veron shared insights from her 5-16-22 article with Cindy Weinstein on supporting caregivers, emphasizing cognitive reserve and the power of music. nc...

We were honored to have leading authors Bradley Schurman and Kerry Hannon join us for a discussion of their books. Book publicist Robert Newman provided book promotion tips to all authors in our field. Our own Debbie Howard spoke about her Caregiving Crisis book. Bradley Schurman gave some insights from his “The Super Age Decoding Our Destiny” emphasizing the importance of inclusive product design...

This episode honored Earth Day. Introduced by Ilyse Veron, Carole Douglis spoke about her new book “Climate Restoration” launching for Earth Day. Michael Mann enjoys working with health care related startups and is also passionate about art.  He published “Longevity Unleashed - Health Span Opportunity” book in 2025 Ana Semedo shared about SelfHelp which has been around for 85 years and Virtual Sen...

Joe Hausch from Photavia noted that music is found to be a powerful tool for reducing anxiety and improving engagement in care settings. Michael Phillips from AARP emphasized the need for standards to help older adults navigate tech products.  Liz from GetSetUp shared their startup accelerator and job skills training for older workers. She mentioned the popularity of art classes on their platform...

Learn about nutrition for older adults. Why haven’t we devoted more space for this category at retail? Mature dogs get more space for their dog food. Star Director of Culinary Services for Koelsch Communities shares secrets to making easily consumed food more tasty. Hydration is very important for older adults, especially for those with dementia. Zinnia TV provides excellent short videos to encour...

Experts in Fitness and AgeTech discussed the importance of designing both products and digital platforms with accessibility in mind, user testing, and collaboration with healthcare entities. They also emphasized the need for tailoring fitness programs for seniors with dementia and supporting caregivers. This outstanding group of leaders includes product founders.   Recorded on 3-17-22, this episod...

This episode celebrated International Women's Day and Women's History Month by sharing insights and experiences of women in the Rethinking Aging Club community. Key speakers included Sky Bergman, who discussed her film "Lives Well Lived," which highlights positive aging stories and her discussion guide; Susie Singer Carter, who shared her film "My Mom and the Girl" ab...

This episode focused on caregiver-friendly and mobility products. Key presentations included John Debenedette’s Abby, a lightweight, foldable smart wheelchair, and Dr. Puja Viswanathan's Brave Mobility blind spot sensors for wheelchairs. Daniel Rumack discussed Robotics Care's bathing machine for independent hygiene. Maxwell Cohen introduced Peel Away Labs' multi-layered bed sheets...

Pedro Ruiz of IDEO U reminded us of the importance of human-centered design. Frances West emphasized digital inclusion for aging and disability markets. Liz Miller from GetSetUp shared their social learning platform with over 4 million users. Deborah Harlow discussed community solutions for caregivers. Nathalie de Vazeille introduced StackCare, a passive monitoring system for seniors. William Unio...

This episode focused on digital skills training for older adults.  GetSetUp, a video social learning platform, tailors tech training to different skill levels, fostering confidence through peer communication.  Aging Connected and Senior Planet (from OATS) provide virtual technology training, addressing the digital divide among older adults.  Debbie Howard emphasized the importance of involving old...

This episode focused on raising awareness for books on aging and caregiving. Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard discussed the importance of social media for book promotion.  Debbie shared her publicity strategy for her upcoming book, "The Caregiving Crisis," which includes LinkedIn, podcasts, and webinars.  Keren Etkin highlighted her pre-order campaign on Indiegogo. Benjamin Surmi suggeste...

In this episode we featured two dementia care products and asked several caregiving professionals and fellow entrepreneurs to offer advice for their start up challenges. Most of the issues centered around marketing. Benjamin Surmi introduced the two companies: Zinnia TV and elovee A consistent marketing challenge for these products is the need to reach both the adult child of the caregiving recipi...

We were very pleased to feature Hon Pak MD, SVP, Samsung Electronics. The concept for this episode was to discuss the importance of establishing baselines of health numbers so that we will have them when there is an incident. The discussion migrated to how tech can help with monitoring health.  Dr. Pak detailed how wearables are evolving and how they can be part of “caregiving as a team sport”.  B...

Linda Sherman (Rethinking Aging Club Founder) and Debbie Howard co-organize the Rethinking Aging Club's Age-Friendly Product Alliance shows. We have published all of our 2024 Rethinking Aging Club episodes as podcasts and are working on 2023 and 2022. We plan to publish the remaining 70 or so by end first quarter 2025. Episodes are now published soon after they are recorded. We have added sea...