Living Choices
Our Project Updates topic allows us to bring together speakers with different specialties. We were pleased to have Mary Furlong, longevity economy thought leader, introduce Sean Liu and Jason Wei. Sean Liu from PingCares discussed their wearable technology for older adults, emphasizing emergency calling, GPS tracking, mood monitoring, and vitals tracking. Jason (Jay) Wei from…
This episode honored Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month! Bill Uniowski from Zinnia TV discussed their platform, which offers over 200 immersive videos designed for people with dementia, helping with engagement, anxiety reduction, and daily living activities. Benjamin Surmi, Social Gerontologist and Koelsch Communities executive, gave us a 10 minute summary of a recent one…
This episode focused on community building and community engagement strategies. Jack Perez discussed her Kuel Life initiative, emphasizing the need for midlife and beyond support using a model that includes membership, content from experts and product offerings from sponsors. Gary Barg highlighted the importance of personal stories in caregiver communities, noting the success of his…
Elizabeth Magallon Fleury shared her business, Life’s Encore Planning, which helps families navigate caregiving and aging. Delon Canterbury is a geriatric pharmacist. GeriatRx is a Telehealth Concierge Deprescribing consulting service helping patients, providers, and senior facing businesses. Delon highlighted the importance of pharmacogenomics. Joyce Waterhouse PhD talked about the company she founded Inlet Health; and…
Carol Chiang and Rebeca Sternbach were able to offer their perspectives as both occupational therapists and aging in place housing consultants as commentary on the Silvernest and Village to Village Network offering. Michael Skaff also offered his perspective. The leaders of Silvernest and Village to Village Network introduced their alternative senior living options. This Living…
Special Guest Benjamin Surmi introduced our PT OT topic. Paul Petitt: ‘The value we provide to the individual is to focus our services on prevention and proactively address issues that would otherwise interfere with the older adult.’ David Richards: ‘We have a tool called Performance plus which is like Peloton for an older individual. It’s…
Bill Armbruster highlighted the need for middle housing and home sharing. Susan Ryan from the Greenhouse Project described their 371 homes in 32 states (as of July 2022), focusing on dignified, home-like settings. Rebekah Churchyard introduced Canada’s first dementia care farm, Green Care Farms, which offers outdoor activities and sensory engagement. Jamie Gold discussed co-living…
Six different aspects of fitness for older adults are discussed. You will learn about some great innovations. Recorded on 6-23-22, this episode is part of our Fitness and Wellness series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance. Andy Tubman, Co-Founder and Chief of Music and Therapeutics, Musical Health Technologies aka SingFit SingFit is an…
Learn about nutrition for older adults. Why haven’t we devoted more space for this category at retail? Mature dogs get more space for their dog food. Star Director of Culinary Services for Koelsch Communities shares secrets to making easily consumed food more tasty. Hydration is very important for older adults, especially for those with dementia.…
Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show. Presented by Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International Washington Post 6-9-24 BUoyed by Regulatory Vacuums, Silicon Valley Is Building a Booming Online Wellness Market That Aims to Leave the Doctor’s Office…
