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.

Nutrition and Hydration for Older Adults, Leading Assisted Living Chef Secrets

By Linda Sherman / August 6, 2024

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.…

Fitness, Fall Prevention, AgeTech Product Founders Design Discussion

By Linda Sherman / August 6, 2024

Experts in Fitness and AgeTech discussed the importance of designing both products and digital platforms with accessibility in mind, user testing, and collaboration with healthcare entities. They also emphasized the need for tailoring fitness programs for seniors with dementia and supporting caregivers. This outstanding group of leaders includes product founders. Recorded on 3-17-22, this episode…

International Women’s Day with Sky Bergman, Susie Singer Carter, Melissa Davey, Dr. Zhu Shen, Jennifer Lagemann, Bonnie Marcus, Clara Berta, Debbie Howard and Ilyse Veron

By Linda Sherman / August 5, 2024

This episode celebrated International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month by sharing insights and experiences of women in the Rethinking Aging Club community. Key speakers included Sky Bergman, who discussed her film “Lives Well Lived,” which highlights positive aging stories and her discussion guide; Susie Singer Carter, who shared her film “My Mom and the…

Caregiver Friendly Products Braze Mobility, PeelAways, Intuition Robotics, TheGerontechnologist, LivPact, EB Lifestyle, ABBY and Koelsch Communities

By Linda Sherman / August 5, 2024

This episode focused on caregiver-friendly and mobility products. Key presentations included John Debenedette’s Abby, a lightweight, foldable smart wheelchair, and Dr. Puja Viswanathan’s Brave Mobility blind spot sensors for wheelchairs. Daniel Rumack discussed Robotics Care’s bathing machine for independent hygiene. Maxwell Cohen introduced Peel Away Labs’ multi-layered bed sheets for easy changes. Dor Skuler highlighted…

Caregiver Friendly Products and Services

By Linda Sherman / August 4, 2024

Pedro Ruiz of IDEO U reminded us of the importance of human-centered design. Frances West emphasized digital inclusion for aging and disability markets. Liz Miller from GetSetUp shared their social learning platform with over 4 million users. Deborah Harlow discussed community solutions for caregivers. Nathalie de Vazeille introduced StackCare, a passive monitoring system for seniors.…

Digital Skills Training with GetSetUp, Koelsch Communities, Saltbox TV, OATS, CarterJMRN, Lives Well Lived, Brett Adler, Joan Green, Frances West, Daniel Marrello and Gary Barg

By Linda Sherman / August 4, 2024

This episode focused on digital skills training for older adults, emphasizing the importance of making technology accessible and engaging. GetSetUp, a video social learning platform, tailors tech training to different skill levels, fostering confidence through peer communication. Aging Connected and Senior Planet provide virtual technology training, addressing the digital divide among older adults. Debbie Howard…

How to Publicize a New Book in the AgeTech and Caregiving Space

By Linda Sherman / August 3, 2024

This episode focused on raising awareness for books on aging and caregiving. Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard discussed the importance of social media for book promotion. Debbie shared her publicity strategy for her upcoming book, “The Caregiving Crisis,” which includes LinkedIn, podcasts, and webinars. Keren Etkin highlighted her pre-order campaign on Indiegogo and the success…

Dementia Product Startup Challenges and Marketing Advice

By Linda Sherman / August 2, 2024

In this episode we featured two dementia care products and asked several caregiving professionals and fellow entrepreneurs to offer advice for their start up challenges. Most of the issues centered around marketing. Benjamin Surmi introduced the two companies: Zinnia TV and elovee A consistent marketing challenge for these products is the need to reach both…

Health Monitoring with Hon Pak MD, SVP Samsung Electronics

By Linda Sherman / August 2, 2024

We were very pleased to feature Hon Pak MD, SVP, Samsung Electronics. The concept for this episode was to discuss the importance of establishing baselines of health numbers so that we will have them when there is an incident. The discussion migrated to how tech can help with monitoring health. Dr. Pak detailed how wearables…

Rethinking Aging Club on Clubhouse History

By Linda Sherman / October 25, 2022

Updated March 2025; December 2024; November 2023; May 2023. We reported Clubhouse feature updates through 2023. Clubhouse has continued to make changes, we hope for their survival. Their audio recordings are still excellent and we will continue to host our live podcast episodes there where we can have a live audience interacting through their chat…