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The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME explores the best ways to ensure quality care and an active lifestyle for seniors who wish to remain in their own homes. The podcast is brought to you by LivHOME, the nation's largest provider of professionally led at-home care for seniors.
Format : Aging |
Episode 24 - Travel Destinations for Seniors Updated: 2011-07-20 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Steve Barlam, LivHOME’s Chief Professional Officer, walks us through some summertime travel destinations that are particularly well suited to seniors. He discusses the attributes that make travel destinations a good choice for sen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 23 - Aftercare for Seniors Updated: 2011-02-23 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Steve Barlam, LivHOME’s Chief Professional Officer, discusses the importance of aftercare following a hospitalization and how to organize an aftercare program to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. Topics include dividing t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 22 - Fitness for Seniors Updated: 2010-12-01 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Mary Beth Hardy, LivHOME’s Midwest Regional Director, discusses the importance of fitness for seniors. She addresses a number of topics including how to incorporate an exercise program into a senior’s overall care, the types exe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 21 - Advance Directives Updated: 2010-08-31 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Darlene Mann, a LivHOME Care Manager in Southern California, discusses the issue of advance directives. She addresses a number of topics including the difference between a living will and a durable power of attorney, what caregivers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 20 - Protecting Vulnerable Seniors Updated: 2010-06-03 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, speaks to the important topic of protecting vulnerable seniors. He breaks down the vulnerabilities likely to strike seniors into four specific areas: physical, emotional, financia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 19 - Sex After 60 Updated: 2010-04-07 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Mary Beth Hardy, LivHOME’s Midwest Regional Director, discusses a number of issues related to sexual activity among seniors. The topics Mary Beth addresses include: the relatively high incidence of sexually transmitted disease amon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 18 - Understanding Long Term Care Insurance Updated: 2010-02-05 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Rob Pohls, an attorney who works with long term care insurance companies, explains the ins and outs of this type of insurance. He addresses topics including: at what age someone might consider a long term care policy; understanding t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 17 - Holiday Gifts That Connect Updated: 2009-11-19 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Steve Barlam, MSW, LCSW, CMC, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, presents a number of holiday gift ideas that focus on things family members can do rather than items that must be purchased. Technology enabling gifts such as sett...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 16 - Nutrition for Seniors Updated: 2009-09-09 15:00:00 Description: In conjunction with Healthy Aging Month, the Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME has released Episode 16 -- Nutrition for Seniors. In the new episode, Mary Beth Hardy, LivHOME's Midwest Regional Director, discusses the importance of good nutrition and how...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 15 - The Myth of Independence Updated: 2009-07-01 15:00:00 Description: As Independence Day approaches, Steve Barlam, MSW, LCSW, CMC, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, discusses the idea of independence as an aspiration for seniors. He explains just what seniors mean when they say they want their independence, and p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 14 - Advances in Alzheimer's Research Updated: 2009-05-19 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Dr. Douglas Galasko, Director of the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of California, San Diego, discusses advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Galasko also provides ad...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 13 - Paying for Care: Part 2 Updated: 2009-03-30 15:00:00 Description: Rick Alphonso, President and CEO of The Financial Advisory Group in Houston, discusses the financial considerations surrounding paying for care in difficult economic times. Topics include the impact of declining yields on seniors' ability to finance ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 12 - Paying for Care: Part 1 Updated: 2009-02-17 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Steve Barlam, LivHOME's Chief Professional Officer, discusses programs and approaches to help seniors and their families pay for care during today's challenging times. Topics include programs such as Medicare Part D, Medicaid and spe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 11 - The Holiday Blues Updated: 2008-10-28 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Bunni Dybnis, LivHOME's Director of Professional Services in Los Angeles discusses the Holiday Blues, which can strike seniors in particular at this time of year. She addresses topics including what to watch for to identify the Holid...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 10 - Brain Aerobics Updated: 2008-09-19 15:00:00 Description: Mary Beth Hardy, LivHOME's Regional Director, Central Region, in this episode discusses the practice of Brain Aerobics and the great value it can have for seniors. She explains how caregivers can help work Brain Aerobics into a senior's everyday life...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 9 - Selecting Your Caregiving Provider Updated: 2008-08-12 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Kirsten Goulde, Vice President of Human Resources at LivHOME, discusses the different types of caregiving providers available to seniors. She addresses the differences between large providers, smaller caregiving companies, and indivi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 8 - Understanding Elder Law Updated: 2008-07-14 15:00:00 Description: Stuart Zimring, an elder law attorney based in California, discusses in this episode just what elder law is and what types of issues elder law attorneys can address on behalf of seniors. He explores topics such as the documents a senior needs to have...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 7 - Planning Ahead for Care Updated: 2008-05-27 15:00:00 Description: In this episode, Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, discusses how seniors and their families should tackle the very sensitive topic of planning for the future care needs of the senior. He deals with issues including the "right time"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 6 - Getting Started with Your Caregiver Updated: 2008-04-08 15:00:00 Description: Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, in this episode discusses how seniors and their families should handle the very beginning of the caregiving relationship. He discusses important topics such as preparations the senior and his or he...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 5 - Long-Distance Caregiving Updated: 2008-03-18 15:00:00 Description: Sharon Rosenfield, a Care Manager for LivHOME in Los Angeles, discusses the challenges of providing care to senior family members who live at a distance from their grown children. She deals with issues including the importance of noticing the little ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 4 - Caring for Seniors with Dementia Updated: 2008-01-21 15:00:00 Description: In this first episode of 2008, Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, provides valuable advice for those who care for seniors suffering from dementia. He describes common mistakes, ways to identify the causes and precursors to challengi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 3 - Preparing for Emergencies Updated: 2007-12-10 15:00:00 Description: Preparing for Emergencies features a discussion of LivHOME's experiences caring for seniors during the recent San Diego fires. It focuses on the importance of advance preparation, essential steps in the planning process, the value of communication to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 2 - Thinking Ahead for the Holidays Updated: 2007-11-13 15:00:00 Description: Thinking Ahead for the Holidays discusses gift giving, lodging, creating memories and the value of acknowledging caregivers. Steve Barlam, LivHOME's chief professional officer and a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of geriatri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 1 - Enhancing Your Parents' Quality of Life Updated: 2007-09-27 15:00:00 Description: Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, discusses the steps adult children can take to help their parents truly enjoy their senior years. Topics include the importance of effective communication, planning successful events, items childre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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