The Seniortopia Show

Tom Fisher of Minnesota Design Center on how autonomous cars will change mobility for us all, downsizing our homes and designing to reduce isolation.  We also discuss an app to bring generations together, whether robots can replace human caregivers, and much more!

2:30 Reditt co-founder Alexis Ohanion predicts major changes in the near future for senior living

8:45 Interview with Tom Fisher, Director of the Minnesota Design Center and Dayton Hudson Chair in Urban Design at the College of Design of the University of Minnesota

RESOURCES WE MENTION IN THE SHOW

UMN Minnesota Design Center https://designcenter.design.umn.edu/

Salmela Architects https://www.salmelaarchitect.com/

University of Arkansas Community Design Center - Aging in Community http://uacdc.uark.edu/work/thirdplaceecologies?rq=aging

Ross Chapin Pocket Neighborhoods http://pocket-neighborhoods.net/

Article:  Redditt co-founder Ohanian: Expect senior living to be disrupted in next decade https://seniorhousingnews.com/2019/03/14/reddit-co-founder-ohanian-expect-senior-living-to-be-disrupted-in-next-decade/

Papa Pals App http://www.Papapals.com

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Accommodating a special needs child in retirement planning; relying on side gigs to get you through late-in-life job losses; unexpected benefits of older and younger people working together and more on this Slice of Life episode with guests Terry Johnson and Virginia Carlson. Also, Julie and Jeri discuss how much house do you really need?

3:00 The 10,000 square foot "Dream Home"

11:00 Slice of Life interview with Terry Johnson and Virginia Carlson (UPDATE:  we at the Seniortopia Show are sorry to report that Terry Johnson passed away in March 2020 of cancer)

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Links to things we mention on the show:

The New "Dream Home" Should Be a Condo https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/01/opinion/dream-home-condo-cloverdale.html

Balance, why it's important and how to improve it (Zibrio the Balance Company); TomBot companion animals; expert interview with guest Katharine Forth.

2:15 What health topics do you want us to cover on the show?

5:00 TomBot companion animals

14:00 Interview with Katharine Forth of Zibrio The Balance Company.   - how balance works, why our balance gets worse as we age, what we can do to maintain our balance, and the Zibrio SmartScale

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Links to things we mention on the show:

• TomBot https://tombot.com/
• Eden Alternative https://www.edenalt.org/
• Zibrio The Balance Company https://www.zibrio.com/
• Zibrio Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zibrio_balance/

Transformational learning at any age; retiring abroad; closing a location dependent business; saving for retirement and more on this Slice of Life episode with guest Mary Anne Machado.

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Links to things we mention on the show:

Nomadtopia Collective 
https://collective.nomadtopia.com/

Miracle Swimimg
https://www.miracleswimming.org/

Live Lingua
https://www.livelingua.com
This is the online language school where I’m taking weekly Skype lessons. They teach 11 languages.

Beginning
Coffee Break Spanish
https://radiolingua.com/category/coffee-break-spanish/

Lightspeed Spanish
https://lightspeedspanish.co.uk

Notes in Spanish
https://www.notesinspanish.com/spanish-audio/

Spanish Obsessed
https://spanishobsessed.com/spanish-podcasts/ https://spanishobsessed.com

Doorway to Mexico
https://doorwaytomexico.com

SOL School of Language (Español en Episodios)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoodrxEfqxYH3zhB9l5dwkg

Intermediate to Advanced
Español Automático (this podcast has changed the way I think about language learning)
http://www.espanolautomatico.com

SpanishPodcast.org
http://www.spanishpodcast.org/index.html

SpanishPodcast.net
https://www.spanishpodcast.net

Hoy Hablamos
https://www.hoyhablamos.com

Advanced
Podcasts in Spanish for native Spanish speakers. Some of my favorites include:
Radio Ambulante (http://radioambulante.org)
Las Raras (http://lasraraspodcast.com)
El Valle de los Tercos (https://www.elvalledelostercos.com)
Entiende tu Mente (https://entiendetumente.info/blog/)

Mary Sheridan (Executive Director of the Association of California Caregiver Resource Centers) on resources to help caregivers take care of themselves; Designing airports for the older traveler

2:30 Taking steps to assist older travelers

13:15 Mary Sheridan on the challenges of being a family caregiver, respite care, caring for someone with dementia, and apps to help caregivers

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Links to things mentioned in this episode:

Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) was the original Caregiver Resource Center (CRC).  During the 1980’s the system expanded to include 10 additional CRCs.  Now, every county in California is covered by a regional CRC.

The Family Caretiver Alliance hosts the web page for all the CA CRCs:  https://www.caregiver.org/californias-caregiver-resource-centers This page includes contact information for each CRC and the area that is covered by that CRC 

For caregiver support in the rest of the US:  https://www.caregiver.org/family-care-navigator  Is an interactive tool that will let family caregivers find out what is available in their state.

FCA has many caregiving information sheets (called Fact Sheets on their website) in quite a few languages.  The most common language available (after English) is Spanish (32 fact sheets available in Spanish).   There are direct care videos in English and some in Spanish available on FCA’s website, too: https://www.caregiver.org .

Social Media

Family Caregiver Alliance (San Francisco Bay Area)

Twitter - @CaregiverAlly

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FamilyCaregiverAlliance/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/CAREGIVERdotORG

LACRC: (City and County of LA)

Twitter: @uscfcsc

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/geroatUSCares

Del Oro (covers Sacramento and surrounding counties): 

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter - “handle” is @DelOroCaregiver

Toni Patrick, author of How to Grow Older, on healthy relationships, hobbies, meditation, organization, pets, inter-generational connections, end-of-life and more.

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Links to things we mention on the show (some notes shown are affiliate links. if you click on them we may earn a small commission):

 To see a list of all the books that we've reviewed on the show, check us out on Goodreads where our profile is Seniortopia

 To contact Toni Patrick, email her at [email protected].  Follow her on Instagram @howtogrowolder

The Holiday Inn retirement option, when your spouse is retired and you're not

1:50 The Holiday Inn retirement option in Senior Housing News

6:50 When your spouse is retired and you're not

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Brain health & Soft Wired (book review); dietician's secrets to weight loss.  

2:15 Brain health, Brain HQ, Soft Wired

15:30 Cietician's secrets to weight loss with Ciara Beck

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Links to things we mention on the show (some notes shown are affiliate links. if you click on them we may earn a small commission):

Brain HQ website https://www.BrainHQ.com

Brain HQ's Facebook Group:  @BrainHQ

Eat Right - website of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics https://www.eatright.org

To see a list of all the books that we've reviewed on the show, check us out on Goodreads where our profile is Seniortopia

Boomer retirees will want different services than the Silent Gen; Interview with Carol Nowak on aging with a disability; The Longevity Economy by Joseph F. Coughlin (book review).

2:00 Boomer retirees will want different services 

13:45 Slice of Life interview with Carol Nowak - aging with a disability

34:30 Book Review: The Longevity Economy by Joseph F. Coughlin

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Links to things we mention on the show (some notes shown are affiliate links. if you click on them we may earn a small commission):

2019 Survey:  The State of Senior Living: An industry grappling with Autonomy http://perkinseastman.com/white_papers

Senior Living Disruption Coming as Boomers Embrace Tech, Rely Less on Providers in Senior Housing News

Multifamily Developer Lloyd Jones Launches Aviva 55 Senior Living Brand in Senior Housing News

To see more info on the Senior Living Industry, check out the Seniortopia Show Resource Page at https://trello.com/c/cHn0ixnK

Creating community when you move; how human-centered design is changing our built environment.

1:20 Creating community no matter where you move

11:00 Interview with Jess Roberts, who leads the Culture of Health by Design Initiative in the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota.

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Links to things we mention on the show:

http://designcenter.design.umn.edu/