Aging Matters: Japanese Culture

Hunter Beattie, owner of Endswell joins us to discuss the process of aquamation and important conversations to have surrounding wishes and end of life.

We welcome Esther Cromwell, Founder and Owner of Avendelle Assisted Living, for a discussion on family care homes and how they are the future of caregiving.

Marc Oslar, President of the Marc Oslar Experience, fields our questions as we discuss retirement planning.

Alexandra Pflaumer, a grief educator and coach with Whole Person Consulting, joins us to discuss experiencing grief in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. We also discuss all things Medicare with Rodney Butler, an insurance agent and owner of The Medicare Butler.

Betsy Barton, Senior Associate for Community Engagement and Learning at Transitions LifeCare, fills in for Mary Lucas as she interviews Judy Dove. Judy is a North Carolina playwright and discuss her play “Shinsei” and how her caregiving journey inspired the story.

Jason Kong and Mary Lucas of Transitions LifeCare are joined this episode by Haleh Shoa, the CEO and founder of Picturli, a company that specializes in curation and digitization of precious memories.

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.

Jason Kong and Mary Lucas of Transitions LifeCare are joined this episode by Dr. John Lewis of Dr. Lewis Nutrition to talk about polysaccharides.

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

Transitions LifeCare Grief Counselors Hannah Tosch and Anna Hicken join us for a conversation on dealing with grief and supporting loved ones who are grieving. Transitions LifeCare Marketing Specialist Carson Sellers provides her insight as well.