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Redefining Aging (A Bacoa Podcast) episodes
- End-of-Life Options with Compassion & Choices
Join Bacoa and Compassion & Choices for a conversation on hospice, palliative care, and legislation around Medical Aid in Dying in Illinois.
18 min - Aging in Place with Occupational Therapist Karrie Stanley
What is aging in place and how do we do it safely? Karrie Stanley discusses aging in place, her work as an Occupational Therapist, and the Skills2Care Program.
16 min - Tech Tools for Caregivers with Benjamin SurmiIt's hard to be a caregiver of an aging adult. That's why Bacoa sat down with Koelsch Senior Communities Director of Education and Culture, Benjamin Surmi, to discuss the latest innovations in caregiver technology and his favorite new caregiver tools.23 min
- Barbara KarnesBarbara Karnes discusses how she became a hospice nurse, her worldwide best-selling books, "Gone From My Sight" and "The Final Act of Living," and why she thinks hospice work is her purpose.21 min
- Grief and Finding Connection Through Life & Death with Willow House's Mickayla BedenianMickayla Bedenian stops by Bacoa's office to discuss her work with Willow House, grief support, and how we process grief. You can support Bacoa's dementia-friendly and grief programs like "The Last Chapter: Things I Wish I Knew" by taking our Dementia-Friendly pledge at www.bacoa.org.20 min
- Combating the Negative Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults with Janine O'Leary
Janine O'Leary discusses her role as Bacoa's Active Aging manager and how Active Aging programs can help decrease social isolation for adults seeking connection and support as they age.
18 min - What Is Caregiver Burnout? With Denise Brown
Denise Brown, founder of The Caregiving Years Training Academy, discusses caregiver burnout and her book "The Caregiving Years". Learn more about caregiver resources and find support at www.bacoa.org.
24 min - What Does It Mean To Be A Dementia Friendly Trainer?
It's our first episode! Today, we sat down with Jeanette Palmer and Lynne O'Malley from the Barrington Office of Right At Home - In Home Care and Assistance to discuss dementia friendly training in our community. For dementia friendly resources visit www.bacoa.org. To learn more about dementia readiness training and to become a Dementia Friend visit www.dementiafriendsusa.org.
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About Redefining Aging (A Bacoa Podcast)
From the publisher's feed
We're all getting older, and as we age, we want to pursue vibrant, healthy lifestyles. So what does that look like? How do we navigate the financial, medical, social, and logistical challenges of…
aging? Bacoa's "Redefining Aging" podcast looks to answer these questions and more through interviews with experts in the field of aging.