Aging Matters

Conversation w/ Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, President, APTA Geriatrics, and Owner, Living Well With Dementia, about geriatric physical therapy, benefits, and treatment for fall prevention and health disorders affecting older adults.

Conversation w/ Nancye Lewis, tax preparer, Thurston CPA, about Federal and State tax information to help prepare 2025 tax returns, free tax preparation resources, and volunteer income tax assistance.

Conversation w/ Catherine Diaz-Asper, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology/Associate Director of Research, Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University, Arlington, VA, about risk factors affecting brain health, tips for maintaining a healthy brain, and research about preventing cognitive decline and dementia.

Conversation w/ Stephanie Forster, E.P. CCRP, Cardiopulmonary Rehab Coordinator, and Sarah Nicodemus, CCRP, ACSM-EP, Exercise Physiologist, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, VHC Health. about risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments of PAD, how a healthy lifestyle can manage the disease, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program benefits.

Conversation w/ Santa Claus about aging in place with Mrs. Claus at the North Pole, toy production with elves, decision-making about who’s naughty and who’s nice, worldwide travel issues, and retirement considerations. 

Conversation w/ Elana Sullivan, MS, RD, Registered Dietitian, Arlington, VA Agency on Aging, about why healthy eating is key for older adults, how diet culture and food noise affect attitudes about food, and how intuitive eating can help develop a healthy relationship with food, especially during the holidays.

Conversation w/ Jason Elmore, EPIO, CPC-PIO, Deputy Director of Strategic Communications and Chief Spokesperson, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, about personal preparation for disasters and emergency events and how emergency management department programs provide resources and assistance to communities. 

Conversation w/ Greg Ferro, EdD, U.S. History Educator and Lecturer, about the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, past and present justices, how cases are selected and handled by the Court, and significant decisions the Court has made this year. 

Conversation w/ Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, Associate Professor, Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, about similarities and differences between palliative care and hospice care, and hospice facts, including eligibility, care providers, services, and care settings.

Conversation w/ Michelle Fiscus, MD, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Association of Immunization Managers, about when older adults should get COVID-19 and RSV vaccines, annual flu shot, and other immunizations needed to avoid health complications and stay healthy as they age.