At The Forefront

EPISODE 5:
In this episode, host Tim Mallad welcomes Janice Bentley, Presbyterian Village North (PVN) Resident and Shannon Radford, PVN Director of Wellness, to discuss health, wellness and longevity. In this thirty-minute podcast, the trio dives into the importance of being active, how to get started, how to stay motivated and inspiring stories that prove it is never too late to begin a wellness journey.

EPISODE 4: In this episode, John "Lucky" Luckadoo, WWII Veteran and Adam McGough, Dallas City Councilmember - District 10, discuss their common goal of establishing a national Home Front Heroes Day. Luckadoo explains the impact of the support from those on the home front during the war and why this recognition is so important and Councilmember McGough shares how he became involved and how he envisions it growing.

VETERAN'S DAY SPECIAL:
In this special edition of our podcast, WWII Veteran, John "Lucky" Luckadoo, shares a few memories of the path he took and how he found himself serving our country in the Army Air Forces during WWII. We hope you will enjoy this brief, yet informative special episode of At The Forefront!

ABOUT LUCKY:
John Luckadoo was a wide-eyed 21-year-old lieutenant assigned to the Eighth Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group when he manned the controls and took to the sky for his first bombing mission as co-pilot of a famed B-17 Flying Fortress. The aeronautical revelation at Luckadoo’s fingertips could fly at altitudes of 35,000 feet for up to 2,800 miles, and carried a hefty bomb payload supplemented by ten .50-caliber machine guns.

Luckadoo goes by Lucky, a nickname he earned while flying bombing runs over Nazi-occupied France and Germany. His group known as “The Bloody Hundredth” suffered staggering high casualties. By the war's end in 1945, 36 of Luckadoo’s 40 classmates from flight school had either withdrawn from flying, been shot down, or killed in action.

John “Lucky” Luckadoo earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions during WWII. He currently resides at Presbyterian Village North in Dallas, Texas.

EPISODE 2:
In this episode, Walter Levy discusses his life's journey which began in Germany and ultimately landed him in Dallas, Texas. Tim and Walter walk through what it was like to be Jewish in the early days of Nazi Germany, the obstacles he's overcome, achievements he's attained and the importance of documenting, sharing and remembering one's life story.

We are at the Forefront of many innovative and exciting things developing in the world of senior living. With Tim Mallad, CEO of Forefront Living as our guide, this show will shine a light on how older adults can embrace these changes to live active, happy, fulfilling and thriving lives. Through discussions with senior living and hospice professionals, architects and designers, and people of all ages, we'll help today's seniors envision the art of the possible and take steps toward achieving the future of their dreams.

EPISODE 1:
In this episode, Rocky discusses his love for designing for active aging, what inspires him, his thoughts on the future of senior living design and predictions of future needs. Tim and Rocky also touch on designing their perfect community, blending luxury hospitality into senior living communities and response to turbulence in the marketplace.