EverTogether Dementia Care, Mobile Phone Personal Health, Joseph Coughlin Financial Planning 9-1-26
On our September 1, 2026 News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club podcast episode:
Presented by Benjamin Surmi, Social Gerontologist; VP Senior Living Arvo.care
Senior Housing News 8-10-26 Innovative Memory Care Model Aims to Keep Older Adult Couples Together as They Age by Austin Montgomery
https://seniorhousingnews.com/2026/08/10/innovative-memory-care-model-aims-to-keep-older-adult-couples-together-as-they-age/
EverTogether is an innovative residential memory care model at Brookridge in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, created by ThriveMore to let older adult couples live in the same home even when one partner has dementia.
How the Design Works
Circular Layout: The community features 12 specially designed homes.
Independent Living Front: The front area of the home is an age-friendly space for the partner without cognitive impairment.
Secure Studio Back: The back of the home contains a secure studio suite for the partner living with dementia.
Shared Amenities: Residents share a secured interior courtyard and have access to an adult day care program.
Specialized Care Approach
Mindful Impressions Program: Care is guided by a signature dementia care program developed in partnership with Rachael Wonderlin and Dementia by Day.
Trained Staff: Team members complete extensive, dedicated dementia education.
Preserving Partnership: The model prevents the emotional distress of traditional care facilities by letting couples share daily life and waking hours.
We mentioned:
Wander Guard
Teton.ai
Project building links:
Brookridge
Thrivemore North Carolina
Brookridge Facebook Construction photos
Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, CAPS, Life’s Encore Planning
NY Times 7-9-26 How to Turn Your Phone Into a Personal Health Dashboard by J.D. Biersdorfer
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/technology/personaltech/iphone-android-health-tracking.html
J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to get more out of your smartphone and other gadgets every month in the NY Times Tech Tip column.
During the show we promised that we would provide this additional information in the show notes:
How Can Emergency Responders Access Medical Information on Your Locked Phone?
If you’re unconscious or unable to communicate during a medical emergency, first responders may be able to access your medications, allergies, medical conditions, blood type, and emergency contacts directly from your locked smartphone.
For iPhone users:
To set it up: Open the Health app → tap your profile picture → Medical ID → Edit. Enter your medical information and emergency contacts. Enable Show When Locked.
How responders access it: From the locked screen, swipe up to the passcode screen → tap Emergency → Medical ID. No passcode is required.
For Android users:
To set it up: On supported phones, open the Safety or Personal Safety app → Your info → Medical information. Enter your information and enable Show when locked.
How responders access it: On many Android phones, swipe up from the lock screen → tap Emergency → View emergency info. Steps may vary by manufacturer.
Important: Make sure emergency access is enabled, keep your medical information current, and include at least one emergency contact. Responders may not always have time or the ability to check your phone, so this information supplements rather than replaces other medical identification.
Official instructions:
Apple
Google
Presented by Ellen Khalifa, Habits Coach for Healthspan and Wellspan
Journal of Financial Planning (Financial Planning Assoc.), August 2026. A New Kind of Longevity Risk Financial Planning Clients Are Already Living by Joseph Coughlin, PhD
Today’s retirees are navigating compounding disruptions with little time to recover. What that means for planning—and how to respond
https://www.financialplanningassociation.org/learning/publications/journal/AUG26-stacking-problem-new-kind-longevity-risk-your-clients-are-already-living-OPEN
Joseph F. Coughlin, Ph.D., is the founder and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab, a global multidisciplinary research program working with business to translate demographic change and technology into new ideas, products, and services to enable living longer and living better.
He is a senior contributor to Forbes, the author of “The Longevity Economy” (PublicAffairs 2017) and coauthor with MIT AgeLab’s Luke Yoquinto of “Longevity Hubs” (MIT Press 2024).
Ellen said, “I presented an article on the show over a year ago about the World Health Organization developing the concept of intrinsic capacity as a way to finally put metrics to health span, and they included resilience in those calculations. But I tend to think of resilience as emotional and psychological regulation.” This is the August 2025 New Scientist article and the 12-9-25 News for the Ages episode it was presented in.
Elizabeth mentioned Prairie Fires by Laura Ingalls Wilder published 2017
Linda mentioned 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin published 10-13-25.
Discussion hosted with commentary by: Managing Editor Boomer Tech Talk, Rethinking Aging Club podcasts founder, executive producer and co-host Linda Sherman with co-host Ray Gordon, architect, urban planner, futurist, former Pratt Institute grad school professor and avid science reader.
Our Asia Pacific friendly schedule for our News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club live podcast episode recordings:
September 1, 2026 6-7pm EDT (September 2: 7am JST/KST; 6am SGT)
UK – 11pm GMT
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Nickie’s Tune written and performed by Richard Sherman
