Boomers Today

Boomers Today episodes:

• 04.12.2024

  Benefits of non-Emergency Travel Companions

  Bob Bacheler is the owner and managing director of Flying Angels, Inc. based out of Philadelphia, PA where he manages a team of medical escorts comprised of highly skilled nurses and doctors. In addition to being a Critical Care Registered...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Understanding Lewy Body Dementia

  Mary Lou Falcone is an internationally known classical music publicist/strategist who for five decades has helped guide the careers of many prominent artists and institutions. Combining her communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she now adds...

  
• 03.29.2024

  The Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease is Closer

  Dr. Andrew Budson is Chief of Cognitive Behavioral Neurology at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Associate Director of the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Professor of Neurology at Boston University, and Lecturer in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Working on Mental Health and Self-Care

  Gregory Scott Brown, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a mental health writer and the author of The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life. He also co-hosts Friday Sessions, a popular Instagram Live...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Long-Term Care Benefits for Veterans and Surviving Spouses

  Dr. Glenn Osborne is the Managing Director for Elder Veterans Legal Aid Group. He is a gerontologist with many years of experience in the senior living industry, and during that time Dr. Osborne learned most people either did not know...

  
• 03.09.2024

  Preparing Seniors for Emergencies and Disasters

  Indigo Perry is the program director for Emergency Prep Help emergencyprephelp.org, a nonprofit that helps seniors prepare for emergencies and natural disasters. She has 30 years of experience in emergency preparedness and was burned out in a devastating wildfire in...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Other Health Risks Due To Hearing Loss

  Katy Crisp a board certified (mobile) audiologist licensed to practice in NC and SC. She has been pursuing audiology since she was 16. Katy graduated with a Bachelor Science in Communication Sciences & Disorders and later graduated with her doctorate...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Difficulty Sleeping? How to Fix The Problem

  Dr. Michael Grandner is Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine in the School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Sciences, Associate Professor of...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Preserving Legacies through Story Telling

  Kelly Fortner is the owner and founder of Lifelong Legacies. She has a master's in occupational therapy, an undergraduate degree in psychology, health sciences, holds a certification in grief counseling and is trained as an end of life doula. She...

  
• 02.01.2024

  Starting Early to Prevent Dementia

  Dr. Richard Restak has published 25 books on the human brain, three of them New York Times best sellers. His essays and articles have appeared in the Washington Post and New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, Vogue...

  
• 01.24.2024

  Increasing Quality Lifespan

  Lesley Ranft is a veteran medical journalist and publicist with over 20 years of experience. With 800 plus peer reviewed articles in medical publications worldwide, Lesley has been well recognized for her contribution to medicine and has been featured in...

  
• 01.05.2024

  Moving Forward by Decluttering and Downsizing

  Matt Paxton is one of the top downsizing and decluttering experts in the country. He is the host of the 2-time Emmy nominated series Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS and was a featured cleaner on the hit television...

  
• 12.22.2023

  Caregiving while Working

  Liz O’Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, an organization dedicated to keeping family caregivers in the workplace by making care and career compatible. Working Daughter advises companies on how to support employees and customers who are caregivers, supports people...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Getting to a Pain-Free and Active Life

  Dr. Alan M. Reznik, MD, MBA, FAAOS, is a Board-Certified Orthopedic surgeon specializing in Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Connecticut Magazine has named him a “Top Doc” for more than two decades. He is also recognized as one of “America’s...

  
• 12.08.2023

  Caregiving: Past and Present

  Sherri Snelling is a corporate gerontologist, authorpreneur and founder/CEO of Caregiving Club. She has an expertise in caregiver wellness, well home design and brain health and Alzheimer’s. She is the author of the new book, Me Time Monday – The...

  
• 11.28.2023

  Growing Young as You Age

  Bill Dooley is an accredited exercise scientist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), author, teacher and lecturer. He has been helping people to exercise for almost 20 years through one on one, small group and online sessions. Almost 8...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Grief and Loss - Don't Do It Alone

  Walt Kasmir, Ph.D., is a gerontologist and behavioral expert who lectures, trains, and consults throughout the continental United States, Africa, and the UK on grief, eldercare, and resilience. Dr. Kasmir developed expertise from over 25 years of clinical experience, including,...

  
• 09.08.2023

  The Montessori Approach to Dementia Care

  With over three decades of dedication to the applied and translational research of gerontology, dementia intervention, and cognitive intervention, Dr. Camp has earned international renown for his work to improve the quality of life for persons with dementia and memory...

  
• 09.06.2023

  The Importance of Patient Advocacy

  Dr. Gerda Maissel is the go-to person to repair medical nightmares. Dr. Gerda is board-certified as both a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician specialist and a patient advocate. She helps people with complicated medical problems, often in the hospital or...

  
• 08.25.2023

  Leqembi - Progress in Alzheimer’s Treatment

  Claire Day has been on staff of the Alzheimer’s Association since 2001. She is the Chief Program Officer at the Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter and as such, oversees all care and support operations and research initiatives. Ms. Day...

  
• 08.04.2023

  Benefits of Utilizing a Certified Financial Planner™

  RJ Devick, Partner, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and has been a financial advisor for more than 25 years, specializing in investment management, sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investing, and retirement planning. RJ joined Penny Bond & Associates in 1993...

  
• 07.22.2023

  Your Home Will Be the Exam Room in the Future

  Jay H. Sanders, M.D. is President and CEO of The Global Telemedicine Group, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Adjunct), and a Founding Board Member of the American Telemedicine Association. Dr. Sanders has spent the majority...

  
• 07.07.2023

  Parkinson’s Disease - Helping to Slow Disease Progression

  Dr. James Dunnick is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. He is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and is also certified in Health Care Quality and Management (CHCQM) by the American...

  
• 07.01.2023

  Joy in Senior Romance as We Age

  Eme McAnam has worn many hats: She certified fitness instructors, was a financial advisor, ran an assisted living facility, and even had a song on The Top 100 Country Billboard chart. But above all, she has lived life passionately and...

  
• 06.23.2023

  Dementia Can Be Preventable

  Mitchell Clionsky, PhD is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with 45 years of experience evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury. Together with his wife Emily, who is a Medical Doctor, they developed the Memory...

  
• 06.22.2023

  Processing Grief Through Grief Games

  Leslie Robinson is a therapist in private practice, who spent 30+ years working in many diverse capacities within underserved and marginalized communities. In 2009, Leslie founded Trance4mation Games. She just launched REMEMBRANCE – a resource to help people to process...

  
• 06.22.2023

  Self Care for Parents and Adults

  Deb Johnstone is the founder of Transformational Pathways Australia and Women Reinventing MidLife. She is also the creator of her signature program HER Rediscovery and signature product Your Success Planner. Deb is the creator and host of the Women Reinventing...

  
• 06.16.2023

  Ageism in the Workplace

  Patti Temple Rocks is an Author, Speaker, Business Leader, Mentor and Storyteller. After a career in marketing and communications, she became an author and her first book, “I’m Not Done: It’s Time to Talk About Ageism in the Workplace” was...

  
• 06.14.2023

  Clinical Trials - Why?

  Amy Schenk, RN, BSN, MSEd, CDP, Community Engagement Lead, The Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida Amy began her career as a Registered Nurse in Neurology in Northwest Ohio. After obtaining her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of...

  
• 05.16.2023

  Do’s and Don’ts When Visiting People Living with Dementia

  Marcy Baskin, owner of the Senior Care Authority franchise in San Francisco North Bay, is an advocate for families offering them strategies to calm the very difficult communication issues inherent with cognitive decline and to simplify their decision-making process. Her...

  
• 05.16.2023

  Awakening from Alzheimer’s

  Peggy Sarlin wrote Awakening From Alzheimer's, the first book to investigate alternative remedies for Alzheimer's, which she just updated for the third edition. Peggy's three video series on dementia have garnered over five million views and helped to spread the...

  
• 05.16.2023

  Working Daughters Power the Economy

  Liz O’Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, which supports women balancing eldercare, career, and more. An award-winning writer, her book, Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Earning A Living, was named one of the...

  
• 05.16.2023

  Organizing Life's Daily Demands

  Peter Gordon is the president of New York Financial Organizers, Inc. (NYFO). After learning to navigate the tricky waters of Medicare, Medicaid, community trusts and estate planning for his own parents, Peter began NYFO in 2015 with the goal of...

  
• 05.05.2023

  Understanding MedicAlert and Personal Emergency Response Systems

  Karen Cassel is the President and CEO of MedicAlert, a nonprofit organization founded in 1956, with a mission of saving and protecting lives by sharing its members’ vital health information with first responders and medical providers in an emergency. Karen...

  
• 04.21.2023

  Balancing Caregiving, Your Career and Your Life

  After being a primary caregiver for her mother for over six years, author Lynn Abaté Johnson understands the typhoon of emotions and responsibilities that come with caring for a loved one. Like most caregivers, Lynn juggled caregiving duties with a...

  
• 04.07.2023

  Impact of Pet Ownership on the Lives of Older Adults

  Jessica Bibbo is a Ph.D. and is a Research Scientist in the Center for Research and Education at Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, where she works on research and evaluation studies to better serve older adults and their caregivers. Dr....

  
• 04.07.2023

  Be The CEO of Your Own Aging Life

  Max Lambright is an 8 time CEO, who, until 3 weeks ago, was too old to hire and too young to retire. Now focused on coaching and mentoring current service C-suite executives as well as the next generation of small...

  
• 04.07.2023

  How To Find the Right Place for Your Loved One

  Laura Davis has 22 years of experience working with seniors and their families in assisted living, including independent communities, skilled nursing, memory care, rehabilitation, Hospice, and In-home care solutions. She is experienced with helping people through both planned and unplanned...

  
• 03.31.2023

  Reflections of an Adult Child

  Bruce Nathanson, MBA, CDP, has over 20 years of experience working with seniors in the healthcare and senior housing industries. He assists seniors and their families with finding the best assisted living or memory care communities based on their needs,...

  
• 03.24.2023

  Age-Related Memory Loss versus Dementia/Alzheimer’s

  Gary Small, MD, is Chair of Psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Small is a co-inventor of the first PET scanning method that provides images in living people of the physical evidence of Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to testing...

  
• 03.18.2023

  Living a Useful and Fulfilling Life as We Age

  Mary L. Flett, PhD is a keen observer of what it means to be an aging adult and offers her unique perspective on embracing the shift that aging brings. She is a passionate and engaging speaker on all things related...

  
• 02.24.2023

  Osteoporosis - What You Need to Know

  Dr. John Neustadt is the founder and president of Nutritional Biochemistry, Inc and has spent two decades as a clinician, researcher, writer and entrepreneur creating solutions that improve people’s health. His products have been shipped to people in 15 countries,...

  
• 02.10.2023

  Improving Memory and Cognitive Abilities

  Dr. Rob Winningham received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Baylor University. He joined the faculty at Western Oregon University in 2000 where he served as a Professorof Psychology and Gerontology. He helped create the Gerontology Department, served as the Deanof...

  
• 01.27.2023

  Hearing Care Redefined

  Nick Mengerink is Managing Director of HearUSA and responsible for strategy and execution within HearUSA’s 360 hearing centers, including external partnerships and benefits administration. As Managing Director, Nick is focused on achieving HearUSA’s ambition to change one million more...

  
• 01.20.2023

  Expert Advice on Dementia and other Memory Challenges

  Dr. Rob Winningham received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Baylor University. He joined the faculty at Western Oregon University in 2000 where he served as a Professor of Psychology and Gerontology. His focus has been on memory and aging for...

  
• 01.19.2023

  Alzheimer’s Support Network and Brain Changes

  Marianne Troy is a Family Consultant for the Alzheimer’s Support Network. She is a great listener and has a wealth of knowledge and skills in all things elder care. She honed these skills over a lifetime of involvement in elder...

  
• 01.06.2023

  Using Elder Care Mediation to Resolve Family Conflicts

  Kimberly Best, RN, MA, is a Civil and Family Mediator. Her practice focuses on Family Mediation, Health and Elder Care Mediation, Civil and Business Mediation, and Conflict Coaching. She is a working member of the Association of Conflict Resolution Elder...

  
• 12.30.2022

  Thoughts on Ageism and Senior Care

  Lauren Snedeker is a licensed clinical social worker, an Assistant Professor of Teaching, and the Coordinator for the MSW Certificate in Aging and Health Program at Rutgers School of Social Work. Her areas of practice and scholarly interests focus on...

  
• 12.23.2022

  The New Trend Away from Traditional Retirement

  Josh Sapan is the former President & Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks Inc. where, since 1987, he oversaw the creation and growth of entertainment brands including AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC and SundanceTV and signature series including “Mad Men,” “Breaking...

  
• 12.02.2022

  Senior Living Options Now and in the Future

  Ryan Frederick focuses on the intersection of place and healthy longevity. He is the author of Right Place, Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life. He advises real estate, health organizations and...