Aging Matters: Caregiving at the Holidays

How can we stay independent as long as possible? What steps should we take when we can no longer be independent? We cover those questions and more in this episode that is dedicated to answering frequently asked caregiver questions. Allison Lohf, Care Navigation Specialist at Transitions LifeCare helps us answer popular questions

This week on Aging Matters our special guests are author, artist, speaker, and executive coach Annelies Gentile with Conduit for Change and Greg Whitt with Drum for Change. The show deals with creative approaches to navigating change and especially how that affects caregivers.

Dr. Corinne Auman, Author, Speaker, and Care Manager, joins us to discuss how she is trying to change the conversation on aging. We cover ageism, retirement and health care.

On this episode of Aging Matters we talk with Carla Payne with Aging Care Matters about care management and how to be an advocate for a loved one needing your help.

What do we need to know about home care and aging in place? Coreen Lawoyin, a Social Worker in Care Navigation with Transitions LifeCare, joins us to answer these questions.

March is also Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. On this podcast of Aging Matters. Mary Lucas of Transition LifeCare talks with Colorectal Cancer Screening Advocate and cancer survivor Brooks Bell about why colonoscopies prevent colon cancer. She also shares new prep methods available and ways to make it an easier experience.

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. On this episode of Aging Matters, Carson Sellers of Transitions LifeCare talks with Daniel Pietrzak, Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina. We'll learn why seniors are more prone to brain injuries and how to prevent them. Daniel also gave us some tools his association has to help brain injury sufferers.

Author Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming discusses her new book “How to Have a Happy Birthday,” with Carson Sellers from Transitions Life Care. We talk about on making this a special day instead of a day when you’re turning older.

We discuss heart health and tips for preventing heart failure with Dr. Kishan Parikh, Program Director for the Heart Failure Program at WakeMed. And then we discuss palliative care and the heart with Hannah Brown, Palliative Care Physcian with Transitions LifeCare.

Dr. Sophia Paraschos, Medical Director of Transitions Kids, joins us to discuss all things related to Transitions Kids and it's role in palliative care, hospice care and bereavement.