In this episode we speak with Dr. Tina Sadarangani about how to navigate the healthcare system as as the caregiver of a senior citizen.

Dr. Sadarangani is a PhD-prepared NYU Assistant Professor who is a board-certified adult and geriatric nurse practitioner. Dr. Sadarangani’s expertise includes family caregivers, adult day care services, older adult nutrition, age-tech, and addressing the long-term care needs of ethnically diverse older adults.

In addition to being a clinician, Dr. Sadarangani is an NIH-funded scientist focused on aging and a tech-innovator; she is also a “sandwich generation” caregiver with aging parents and young children. She is passionate about social determinants of health and helping families navigate the healthcare system. She is a proponent of health equity,and has published extensively in this area in peer-reviewed academic journals, including in the American Journal of Public Health. She has been recognized as a Woman of Distinction/Rising Star in Long-Term Care. She attended Georgetown University, from which she graduated Summa Cum Laude, completed her Masters at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed her doctoral and post-doctoral training at New York University where she graduated in the highest bracket of academic preferment.

Dr. Sadarangani created an award-winning mobile application – CareMobiTM - out of her NYU lab that helps families, particularly those in which someone has dementia, communicate around the day-to-day care of their loved ones. She is also the creator of The Enlightened Caregiver – a social media community - which provides families with practical tips on how to get optimal, not usual, care for the people they love.

Learning Points:

• Why did you choose to study and focus on aging and tech innovation in this field?

• Does Ageism affect care?

• How has healthcare changed in recent years when it comes to the role and expectations of patients and families in healthcare decision-making?

Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enlightenedcaregiver

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Enlightened-Caregiver/61551774546099/?_rdr

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-sadarangani

X: https://x.com/dr_Sadarangani

Web: https://nursing.nyu.edu/w/caremobi