How's Your Boomer?

Gun fatalities are a heartbreaking reality in this country, and it’s on the rise for the aging population. How can we create real change around this? Listen in to this conversation with Angela Ferrell-Zabala, the executive director of Moms Demand Action and Jessica Winchell, who shares how taking her mom to a neurology appointment that turned into an active shooter incident.

This week HYB connected with two experts to talk about the science of and the culture around aging. The result was a rich head-and-the-heart exploration with Sari Botton author, editor, and founder of Oldster magazine and Dr. Rosanne Leipzig professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and author of Honest Aging.

https://howsyourboomer.substack.com/p/act-your-age

Does mom need help filing insurance claims? Could dad benefit from an advocate at the doctor’s appointment that you can’t make? Then ask to speak to the manager — an aging life care manager.

For more information visit: https://howsyourboomer.substack.com/p/can-i-speak-to-the-manager

Tune in for this week's episode on community building, policy work, and social justice: An inspiring conversation with Nicole Jorwic, Chief Program Officer of Caring Across Generations the incredible organization forging a path forward to transform systems of care in this country. 

https://howsyourboomer.substack.com/p/care-is-a-justice-issue

Caught up with Jess Haghani founder and CEO of Lucille, a new whole food, high-protein nutrition shake for seniors. Its founding is as innovative as it is sincere — Jess named the company after her incredible grandma Lucille who, at 92, says her nineties have been the best years of her life. Tune in for the full story!

https://howsyourboomer.substack.com/p/raise-a-glass-to-your-health

Does your Boomer need an advocate that isn't you? Tune in for a conversation with Connor Sweeney founder of Baba, the healthcare advocacy platform that that pairs families with a dedicated advocate to coordinate care — and it's covered by Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid. 

#healthcare #caregiving #healthcareadvocacy 

Can caregiving and aging be cool, joyful, funny? Totally, according to Lisa Nahmanson and Tania Katan of dōt.age — a free, mission-driven storytelling platform supporting Gen X caregivers navigating the realities and complexities of caring for aging loved ones. Tune in!

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By 2030, all Boomers will be 65+ — for Gen X and Millennials that means if you haven’t done some caregiving for a parent yet, you soon. It's one of the reasons why I started How's Your Boomer? but finding my people out there has been slow going. So I was thrilled when I came across Gray Monster a smart, cheeky, free newsletter that’s geared towards supporting folks, supporting their folks as they age, founded by Kim Elliott. Drop in to learn more about Gray Monster and how we can all do better for caregivers and those they care for. 

Should your Boomer have a hospital "go bag" packed and at the ready? Probably. Older adults (average age 77) account for 70% of all ER to hospital admissions. We connected with Dr. Stephanie Mueller, MD, MPH, to talk about how to prepare for an unexpected-yet-(kindof)-expected hospital stay.

https://howsyourboomer.substack.com/publish/post/191278563

Tune in for my chat with Barry Jacobs, clinical psychologist, author, healthcare consultant, and family caregiving expert. He’s also a Boomer so I tapped him for his take on how Gen X and Millennials can prepare as the caregiving baton is passed from Boomers to us (if you aren’t already in the race).

https://howsyourboomer.substack.com/p/passing-the-caregiving-baton