Senior Care Live

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Chris Dhooghe and James Moburg, owners of the amazing company Bath Wizard.  They specialize in bathroom remodeling, they manufacture custom products right here in America, and their customers enjoy a double (and transferrable) lifetime warranty on parts and labor!  No cheap foreign made products that use a “planned-obsolescence” approach are ever used at B...

Kansas City Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Dr. Roya Tehrani, Associate Medical Director of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, and Patty Poore, Director of Clinical Services, with KCHPC.  Dr. Tehrani discusses the education and training that hospice physician’s receive, explains the role of the hospice and primary care physicians once hospice support begins, and reviews...

National Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker reviews the VA Aid and Attendance benefit, defines the term “memory care”, and explains what to determine BEFORE beginning your search for a senior care community.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting (800) 331-6445 www. SeniorCareLive.com www.facebook.com/SeniorCareLive www.linkedin.com/in/stevekuker www.twitter.com/SeniorCareLive ww...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Bruce Glenn, CIO and Owner of The Glenn Team Wealth Planning at Infinitas.  Bruce provides a Secure Act 2.0 Update discussing many important tax changes that will affect your investments and taxes.  Bruce also offers a FREE “Secure Act 2.0 Quick Facts” report that highlights the primary changes in this important and impactful legislation.  Steve has a Seni...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker introduces Chris Dhooghe and James Moburg, owners of the amazing company Bath Wizard.  They specialize in bathroom remodels and are a vertically integrated company making their own quality custom products, installing them, and they back up their work in a major way.  Learn about their “double lifetime warranty”, this is unheard of, and it’s transferrable!  Then, Steve...

Kansas City Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, about setting goals for the new year.  Caring for the Caregiver is the focus of the discussion with an emphasis on the caregiver’s health and wellbeing.  David also provides resources that are vital to the caregiver and explains how KCHPC supports patients, ca...

National Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker reviews Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) including what they provide, average costs, and the primary pricing models and contracts associated with this type of senior care community.  Also, don’t miss the Senior Care In The News Report!  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting   (800) 331-6445 www. SeniorCareLive.com www.face...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker acknowledges that this is the time of year representing the peak demand for all senior care communities, and right about now, there are tens of thousands of people flooding the market and taking all of the spaces available.  Because of this tremendous seasonal demand, Steve reviews when to consider moving from home to a senior care community as well as what to determi...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker explains what Assisted Living provides and does not provide, shares the top 10 reasons you could be discharged from the Assisted Living level of care, and how to avoid an unwanted or premature discharge and extend your stay in an Assisted Living Community.  Then, Steve gives a shout-out to listeners in all of the States that Senior Care Live is broadcast and wishes ev...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Bruce Glenn, CIO and owner of The Glenn Team Wealth Planning at Infinitas, about what should be done before the end of the year and how to get off to a great start financially in 2023.  Steve does some myth busting in “Myth vs. Fact” and shares the average monthly cost for senior care.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting  (800) 331-6445 www....

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions about selling your house “as is” for cash and why now is a great time to sell.   Did you know that with Home Downsizing Solutions you can stay in your house, even after closing… with cash in hand, while waiting for your space to become available in a senior care community?  Steve has a Consumer Alert and explains...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker reviews some of the most common mistakes made when searching for a senior care community, and what you can do to avoid these mistakes!  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting(800) 331-6445 www. SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com/SeniorCareLivewww.linkedin.com/in/stevekukerwww.twitter.com/SeniorCareLivewww. SeniorCareConsulting.com

National Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker shares the story of how he began his firm Senior Care Consulting.  Then, Steve explains what you should know BEFORE searching for a senior care community and when to consider moving there.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting  (800) 331-6445 www. SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com/SeniorCareLivewww.linkedin.com/in/stevekukerwww.twitte...

Kansas City Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, as well as Pam Puppe and David Moore, KCH supporters and family members of past patients.  Pam and David share their very personal stories of their experience at the Kansas City Hospice House and how they were inspired to give back by installing gardens at the...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Bruce Glenn, CIO and owner of The Glenn Team Wealth Planning at Infinitas, about the importance of conducting a year-end financial checkup and review.  Bruce explains tax loss harvesting and shares a little known way to make a charitable contribution without paying taxes on the money donated.  Each year at this time, families gather in person and many real...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions about when to consider selling your house “as is” for cash.  Did you know that Ben will allow you to stay in your house, even after closing… with cash in hand, while waiting for your space to become available in a senior care community?  This takes ALL of the stress out of timing the sale of your house and puts ca...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with The Medicare Whisperer, Mark Squires, about all things Medicare.  Learn about traditional Medicare policies and why you need a MediGap or Supplement policy to protect your assets and reduce financial risk.  Mark explains the reason the Part B deductible for 2023 is decreasing (yes I said decreasing!).  Steve and Mark also discuss Medicare Advantage plans a...

National Broadcast:  Listen in as host Steve Kuker discusses Assisted Living and defines that level of care.  In honor of the upcoming Veteran’s Day, Steve reviews the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit that helps veterans and their surviving spouses pay for the high cost of senior care.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #Veterans  (800) 331-6445 www. SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com...

KC Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Patty Poore, Director of Clinical Services with Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, and Kristin Dow, KCH Chaplain and chair of the We Honor Veterans committee.  Patty discusses the significance of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, which is every November, and explains the difference between hospice and palliative care.  Kristin...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with America’s Healthcare Advocate, Cary Hall, about all things Medicare.  It’s always a lively and informative conversation with Cary in studio so don’t miss this program!  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #Medicare (800) 331-6445 www. SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com/SeniorCareLivewww.linkedin.com/in/stevekukerwww.twitter.com/SeniorCareLive...

Tune in to Senior Care Live Saturday at 11:00am in Kansas City on Talk980AM-KMBZ!  For other locations across the country, check your local stations for the broadcast times in your area.  Host Steve Kuker visits with Bruce Glenn, CIO and owner of The Glenn Team Wealth Planning at Infinitas, about the tax risk of earning income while receiving social security before full retirement age. Bruce also...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions about when to consider selling your home “as is” for cash, especially when moving from home to a senior care community.  Ben also offers his book “Home Downsizing Secrets” FREE of charge to Senior Care Live listeners!  Steve reviews the top-10 reasons you could be discharged from Assisted Living, how to avoid disc...

Listen in as host Steve Kuker discusses when to consider moving from home to a senior care community and then breaks down what you need to determine before beginning your search.  Steve also has a Senior Care In the News Report!  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting  (800) 331-6445 www. SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com/SeniorCareLivewww.linkedin.com/in/stevekukerwww.twitter.com/Seni...

Kansas City Broadcast:  Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, and Mary Zahner Bauer, Director of Donor Relations with KCHPC.  Mary discusses the basics of estate planning and ways to donate that impact the mission of KC Hospice.  David discusses their signature fundraising event, Sunday Night Live, held at the Power & L...

 Listen in as host Steve Kuker discusses the Medicaid Division of Assets, how it works, and when to use it as an asset protection strategy.  This information is critically important to protect assets as to not impoverish the at-home community spouse due to the high cost of care for the institutionalized spouse requiring a care community.  Steve also reviews the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit that h...