Designing Your Home for Aging in Place Rosemarie has a compelling story that propelled her advocacy and work around universal design. She will explain what that is and how you structurally need to modify your home to live in it safely. Read more about our expert – Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti. Rosemarie Rossetti,...
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Aging in Place – Smilecast 135 – The Aging Experience – Patrick Roden
Aging in Place Patrick Roden was our expert for the Caregiver Smile Summit. He spoke to us about growing old in your home. Aging-in-place is a desire for many but do you really understand what is involved to do that with quality and in safety? Patrick discusses what this means, the...
Elder Abuse – Caregiver Summit – Smilecast 134
Elder Abuse Elder Abuse takes on many forms. Self-neglect, physical and sexual, financial. Would you know the signs of abuse when visiting mom or dad? Learn what to look for and what to do should your loved one be the victim. As part of our caregiver summit, Sue Susskind walks...
Guardianship – What You Don’t Know Will Scare You – Smilecast 133
Guardianship – What You Don’t Know Will Scare You I had the pleasure of interviewing Catherine Falk for our Caregiver Smile Summit. Even with advance directives and powers of attorney you may not be protected. Just ask Catherine Falk, daughter of Peter Falk (Columbo). She’ll cover a topic most of...
Senior Scams and Frauds – What’s the Latest and How to Avoid – Smilecast 132
Senior Scams and Frauds – What’s the Latest and How to Avoid Here is another installment from our Caregiver Smile Summit. See how you can avoid senior scams and frauds. You know the kind – the fake IRS agent on the phone, the Nigerian sweepstakes winner. There are so many scams...
Retirement Income Planning from an Economist’s Viewpoint – Smilecast 131
Retirement Income Planning from an Economist’s Viewpoint Here is my interview with Mike Seibert from the Caregiver Smile Summit. There are so many competing interests trying to tell us what to do with our money – from your 401(k) broker to the media to your brother-in-law Phil. Mike is decidedly...
Estate Planning and More – Interview w Wendy Witt – Smilecast 130
You Don’t Have to Own an Estate to Do Estate Planning! Wendy Witt, founder of AMillionFamilies.org, is one of my guests on the Caregiver Smile Summit. She is an Attorney and her social enterprise is focused on protecting a million families with responsible planning. She has mentored over 8,000 elder...
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVER – Smilecast 124
The Challenges of Being a Long-Distance Caregiver (from Sixty and Me) I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Amy Goyer, family caregiver expert for AARP, as part of our virtual Caregiver Smile Summit. We spoke about caregiving and being a long distance caregiver. Amy has been a caregiver for her...
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Smilecast 121
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Coordinating and Managing Finances for Loved Ones, and Spending $190 Billion on Them Annually A Merrill Lynch study, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that the 40 million1 family caregivers in the U.S. spend $190 billion per year on their adult...
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER – Smilecast 120
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER Being a family caregiver can be both a full-time job and life’s sole purpose during its duration. One thing is certain, though: The cycle of life continues, and loved ones die. What then? How do you cope with the void? How...