Rethinking Aging Club Podcast
We support the creation of products, education, advocacy and services that better the lives of people aged 50 plus, including older adults and their caregivers.
We feature a different theme and live panel twice monthly with founders and leaders of global AgeTech and wellness products and services. Topics include Longevity, Smart Home, Marketing, Fitness, Caregiver Support, Robotics, Social Isolation and Ending Well.
Our lively discussions, including comments and questions from our audience, are always full of valuable content.
Steve Farber from Health Hive discussed a virtual platform for coordinating care, emphasizing its free access for individuals and enterprise integration for revenue. HealthHive is a Public Benefit Corp. Howard Tischler explained EverSafe, a service protecting seniors from financial exploitation. Costin Tuculescu introduced OnScreen, a TV-based video calling solution for older adults. Thank you to…
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…
Caregiving now touches most of the U.S. workforce. Nearly 73% of employees have some caregiving role, and about 30% support an older adult. The resulting absenteeism, presenteeism, and turnover cost employers an estimated $68 billion annually. Caregivers devote an average of 24 hours per week to care in addition to their jobs – making this…
Benjamin Surmi highlighted the loss of 400,000 nurses since the pandemic, with a need for 1.5 million more by 2028. We always love having Benjamin on the Rethinking Aging Club podcasts. He is a regular on our News for the Ages. Here is our NFTA 3-11-25. Carol Fujiyoshi noted a 27% turnover rate in some…
As part of our recognition of National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM), we delve into a variety of products that support caregivers – while improving life for care receivers. We learned about easy-to-change sheets that save time and improve efficiency, fashion forward adaptive clothing, an innovative design for hearing aids that greatly improves ease of fit,…
Our Project Updates episodes allow us to feature various players in our Rethinking Aging Club community. Steve Ewell described the five winners for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation’s Accessibility contest. This is done annually providing free booths in Eureka Park at CES for winners. Mary Furlong discussed the Washington, DC What’s Next Longevity Innovation…
October is Physical Therapy Month and October 27th is World Occupational Therapy Day. We honored these topics with a discussion of products and training. Michael Phillips from AARP spoke about the importance of Digital Skills Training in the fields of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy during our introduction. Brett Adler won the Amazon Alexa skills…
This Rethinking Aging Club Podcast episode focused on end-of-life planning and grief support. Marisa Renee Lee shared her book “Grief is Love,” emphasizing the importance of continuing bonds with the deceased. Jim Parker, editor of Hospice News, explained hospice care, highlighting its benefits and the need for advanced care planning. Kilie Crowley from Solace Cremation…
Streaming Film Entertainment and Edutainment is one of our favorite topics. This episode included the challenges and successes in producing films that address aging issues, such as Sky Bergman’s “Lives Well Lived” and Susie Singer Carter’s latest project. Joe Hausch discussed Photavia’s mission to create inclusive edutainment for seniors, highlighting their partnerships with Tranquility Lifestyle…
Michael Phillips discussed the “Fly Like an Eagle” report, highlighting that online training for older adults is twice as effective in combating social isolation than just providing broadband access. Benjamin Surmi introduced Lindsay DeLong who shared her journey from creating YouTube videos to building a community on Instagram to provide occupational therapy tips and tools…
