This episode features Alex Johnson from TrueLife Financial Solutions. TrueLife specializes in educating seniors on insurance solutions that are affordable and suitable for their specific situations. The focus is on the needs of the client as opposed to a sale. Free services that TrueLife offers clients include: insurance reviews, travel booklets, and needs analysis. Tune in to listen to a great show with Alex Johnson!

Dr. Kevin Cuccaro discusses methods for treating pain (including opioids), as well as a different approach to understanding pain and how it is constructed in the brain. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience in response to perceived danger; it is comprised of emotion, cognition, and sensation. Tune in for part 2 of our series as it will challenge you to think differently about pain and remember to use the pain triangle!

Dr. Kevin Cuccaro discusses methods for treating pain (including opioids) as well as a different approach to understanding pain and how it is constructed in the brain. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience in response to perceived danger. It is comprised of three things: emotion, cognition, and sensation. Tune in for part one of a two-part series that will challenge you to think differently about pain!

In this episode, we talk about in-home care services with Toby Forsberg from Helping Hands Home Care. Toby explains what in-home care services do and do not cover and, most importantly, how you can get help with paying for these services to keep you or your loved one safely at home. There is a lot of information, so tune in to hear Toby give us the scoop!

Have you heard about the trend toward direct primary care? We discuss DPC with Dr. Rob Rosborough of Township Health DPC. Most primary care doctors are busy and see 25 to 30 patients per day. Not so with DPC! DPC doctors see fewer than 10 patients per day and spend about 30 minutes with them. They even make house calls when necessary! Tune in to find out more about the pros and cons of DPC!

This week we talk with Jennifer Garner, Senior Service Navigator, about what you need to know to successfully navigate long-term living options and resources to age in place. Many people experience overwhelming feelings that come with facing a long-term diagnosis or even simply seeking long-term care. Information should be easy to access and trustworthy because families and loved ones need support and guidance. Navigating through the murky waters of long-term care is NOT easy, so tune in for this exciting show!

During this episode, we discuss residential care (which is similar to assisted living) and memory care at Four Seasons & Blue Haven. These communities operate on a much smaller scale than the large buildings you may have seen before. Julie Waterhouse, Community Liaison, tells us why a smaller setting is better for some people and what makes these communities different from their larger contemporaries.

In this episode, Marilyn Daily the Director of Center 50+ explains the process of evaluating the city of Salem and the process to determine whether Salem is Age Friendly. There are 8 domains that are analyzed during this process: outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, respect and social inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication and information, & community support and health services. Tune in to learn more!

In this episode, Christy Turner, the Dementia Sherpa, is our guest, and we are talking about memory care at home. You've heard of memory care facilities, but Christy talks about keeping your loved one home instead of moving them to a memory care facility. It's not easy, but Christy gives guidance on how to do this for your loved one with dementia. You don't want to miss this episode and the riveting discussion!

Jamie Callahan of Team Senior Referral Services provides guidance and advice to seniors and their families when they're trying to find the ideal senior living option for their budget and needs. While running her business, Jamie encountered other advisers who do not research senior communities as she does, and at times, it seemed like they were only trying to get a paycheck. Jamie decided to make a difference and get more rules and regulations put into place on these referral agencies. She succeeded, there are new laws coming into effect in 2018!