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Please give a warm welcome to my guest Jeffrey Anderzhon, FAIA. He is Senior Planner/Design Architect for Eppstein Uhen Architects specializing in environments for the elderly. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Illinois Institute of Technology where he received the 2008 Alumni Professional Achievement Award. He is licensed as an Architect in 26 states and a member of the College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects. He is co-author of the books “Design for Aging Post Occupancy Evaluations” and “Design for Aging, International Case Studies of Building and Program,” and contributing author for the books “Managing the Long-Term Care Facility” and “In Pursuit of the Sunbeam.”

Jeffrey has written numerous articles on environments for the elderly and is a frequent speaker at professional organizations, both nationally and internationally, on environments for the aging and their relationship to quality of life. He served as 2005 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design for Aging Review Jury Chair, 2006 Chair for the AIA Design for Aging Knowledge Community, 2007, 2009 and 2011 Jury Chair for the International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing Design Symposium, and juror for the Design for Future Aging, Student Competition, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea in 2006 and 2007. He has designed and consulted on senior living projects throughout the U.S., in the U.K., Australia and South Korea.

Considerations in designing environments for senior living

• Creating community and engaging residents in that community
  • Residents within the campus
  • Family and outside community members
• Financial sustainability of community
• Understanding needs and desires of residents and how they might change
  • Versatility of design considering future needs
• Addressing physical, intellectual and spiritual wellness
• Operational efficiency considering shrinking work force pool
• Gaps in senior living environments to serve diverse population
• Consideration of healthy environments considering epidemics or pandemics

You can also listen on our website Podcast.BoomerLiving.tv at the link https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/designing-a-vibrant-thriving-and-respectful-home-for-the-baby-boomers-with-jeffrey-anderzhon-faia-ncarb/

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Jeff's Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyanderzhon/

EUA (Eppstein Uhen Architects): https://www.eua.com/

I Full rulles tredje avsnitt pratas det covid-19 utifrån perspektivet av isolering inte som något självvalt, utan en fråga om liv och död. Riskgrupper och vårdprioriteringar har blivit det nya svarta, men som alltid är det normaten som sätter ramar.  Det diskuteras hur man förhåller sig till att vara i karantän och potentiella lösningar på tristess som exempelvis ökad alkoholkonsumtion och arbetsnarkomani.

Vi avslutar med att anamma vår inre Carrie Bradshaw: Emma kör safe card med sina leopardboots, medan Tobias vill spicea upp det hela med ett par guldiga Converse Hi.

Producerat av Emma Åstrand och Tobias Holmberg. Möjliggjort med stöd av STIL, Stiftarna av Independent Living i Sverige. Musik av Anders Åstrand. Ljud: Tomas Bolin.
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Please join me today in welcoming GeroPros founder Dr. Michelle Olson, a social gerontologist and creative arts therapist. Michelle has spent over two decades working closely with older adults in eldercare settings and also with their care partners in the community. In fact, it was Michelle’s desire to empower older adults and improve their care and support those who care for them, that propelled her to obtain a PhD in gerontology leadership.

As a gerontologist, Michelle recognizes that older people are all unique individuals from various walks of life with unique experiences over their lifecourse–these experiences and perceptions contribute to one’s aging process and well being.

As a licensed and board-certified and registered clinician, Michelle recognizes that the emotional, mental and spiritual health needs of older adults are often not given enough attention in fast-paced, medicalized settings where daily tasks are often prioritized–and challenging conversations and emotions are pushed aside.

Michelle’s mindful, empathic and holistic approach to eldercare includes slowing down, paying close attention, empowering older people and carers and providing opportunities for greater connections.

You can also listen to this podcast on our BoomerLivint.tv pocast website at https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/aging-journey-a-work-in-progess-with-michelle-olsen-phd-lcat-atr-bc/

Listen to many other episodes at https://BoomerLiving.tv/

Michelle's Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-olson-phd-lcat-atr-bc-6a82b57/

GEROPROS Mindful Aging Consultants: http://www.geropros.com/

I Full rulles andra avsnitt diskuterar vi att överkompensera sin funktionalitet. Emma har vunnit på sina akademiska meriter, men det är Tobias som landar jobben. Vi pratar även om att orientera sig i samhällets byråkrati. Mellan att stämplas med nedsatt arbetsförmåga och långa handläggningstider på trösklar.

Vi avslutar med att förkasta vuxenpoängen och drömmer oss tillbaka till barndomens bästa leksaker. Bered er på en nostalgitripp bland Barbie och Action Man!

Producerat av Emma Åstrand och Tobias Holmberg. Möjliggjort med stöd av STIL, Stiftarna av Independent Living i Sverige. Musik av Anders Åstrand. Ljud: Tomas Bolin.

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I Full rulles pilotavsnitt diskuterar vi hur man mest raffinerat kan profitera på sin funktion, om det egentligen finns fördelar med välgörenhet samt vilka TV-serier som lyckas med sin funkisrepresentation. Hur gick det egentligen för Emma och Bamseburken?

Vi tittar utåt på Amerika och på våra fränder Squirmy & Grubs och Wheelchair Rapunzel. TV-serierna vi pratar om är förövrigt dessa:

• Hjälphunden Dude (Netflix)
• The L Word: Generation Q (HBO Nordic)
• Years & Years (HBO Nordic)

Producerat av Emma Åstrand och Tobias Holmberg. Möjliggjort med stöd av STIL, Stiftarna av Independent Living i Sverige. Musik av Anders Åstrand. Ljud: Tomas Bolin.

Jeff Gronemeyer is the Director International Census Development with Meridian Senior Living. They run 23 senior living communities between US and China, one of which is in Wuhan. Jeff is here to share his experience weeks in China during the Coronavirus outbreak and how he managed to get back to his family.

On Dec. 31, the government in Wuhan, China, confirmed that health authorities were treating dozens of cases. Days later, researchers in China identified a new virus that had infected dozens of people in Asia. At the time, there was no evidence that the virus was readily spread by humans.

The world odometer indicates over 421,367 active cases and more than 18,810 Deaths and at least 108,388 recovered to date March 24, 2020. The World Health Organization has declared the situation a global pandemic.

You can also listen to this podcast and other episodes at https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/

Direct link to this audio interview: https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/insights-from-the-coronavirus-fight-in-china-with-jeff-gronemeyer/

Jeff’s Links:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jeff-gronemeyer-38916116

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ingeniillc

Email: jeffgronemeyer@gmail.com

Scientists who study the biology of Aging agreed that we would someday be able to slow down the aging process substantially.

Dr. Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer at SENS Research Foundation and VP of New Technology Discovery at AgeX Therapeutics, believes that the critical biomedical technology required to eliminate aging derived debilitation and death is now within reach.

In his book “Ending Aging” he and his research assistant Michael Rae described the details of this biotechnology. They explained that the aging of the human body, just like the Aging of manmade machines, results from an accumulation of various types of damage. As with manmade machines, this damage can periodically be repaired, leading to the indefinite extension of the machines fully functional lifetime just as is routinely done with classic cars.

We already know what types of damage accumulate in the human body, and we are moving rapidly toward the comprehensive development of technologies to remove that damage.

By demystifying aging, Dr. Aubrey de Grey systematically dismantles the fatalist presumption that aging will forever defeat the efforts of medical science.

He is the author of “Ending Aging,” rejuvenation breakthroughs that could reverse human Aging in our lifetime. His book is available at Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Ending-Aging-Rejuvenation-Breakthroughs-Lifetime/dp/B01EBAP43C/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Ending+Aging+aubrey+de+grey&qid=1583555592&sr=8-1

Aubrey's Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aubrey-de-grey-24260b/

Personal Website: https://www.sens.org/

Company Website: https://www.mfoundation.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aubreydegrey

This podcast is also available on Podcast.BoomerLiving.tv at the link: https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/ending-aging-by-reversing-human-aging-in-our-lifetime-with-dr-aubrey-de-grey-phd/

Sarah Hoit is a social entrepreneur whose career has focused on strategies that impact significant issues affecting families and their communities.

She co-founded Connected Living in 2007 to create a private social network that bridges the “digital divide” for millions of seniors. Connected Living provides a “high tech and high touch” way for families to connect privately, access goods and services, and enhance their quality of life.

Sarah was previously Founder and CEO of Explore, Inc. It is an education company that operated programs that met the academic and social needs of every student.

Sarah also served as the Director of Business Planning in the White House Office of National Service, and then as Deputy Director of “AmeriCorps.”

Sarah holds a BA with Honors from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS), where she was awarded a public service fellowship.

You can also listen to this podcast at podcast.boomerliving.tv using the link https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/connected-living-for-baby-boomers-families-and-social-communities-with-sarah-hoit-ba-mba/

Sarah's Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahhoit/

Company Website: https://www.connectedliving.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahHoit

In this episode we will have a special guest, Jill Piazzi, an aging life care manager discussing common signs that it may be time to consider making a move.  She will discuss this from the point of a person living in their current home and considering a move and, additionally, from the perspective of an adult child or other loved one seeing signs that it may be time to encourage or support a move.  She will also discuss the lifeline that an aging life care manager can give when someone is overwhelmed with their current living situation.  She discusses retirement living, assisted living and other options.  She answers one of the toughest questions our listeners face, how do I know that it's time to move?

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Laurie Gunter Mantz, OTR, CADDCT, is an occupational Therapist, Educator, and Advocate who has worked in the dementia specialty of assisted living for 15+ years. She is a certified Alzheimer's Dementia Care Trainer for the last 7 years. She is Founder and CEO of Dementia Training for Life, Occupational Therapist and certified Dementia Care Practitioner, Instructor and Care Manager. By providing specialized training to healthcare providers, first responders, home care organizations and family members, individuals with dementia will lead more productive, rewarding, independent and individual centered lives.

Laurie is a member of the executive board for the revision of the Rhode Island State Plan for Alzheimer's and related dementia's and is certified by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners and is a member of the Leadership Council for The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care.

Laurie has developed a nonprofit organization called the Rhode Island Memory Cafes; she is doing it little bit differently by creating an organization that is helping to bring opportunity for socialization and engagement for people that are living with cognitive impairment.

You can also listen to this podcast at Podcast.Boomerliving.tv by clicking on this link: https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/social-cafes-for-loved-ones-with-dementia-with-laurie-gunter-mantz-otr-caddct/

Laurie's links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-gunter-mantz-otr-caddct-426a5020/

Website: https://www.dementiatraining4life.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurie_mantz

Please join me today as I talk with Patricia Faust MGS, CAt, Director of Initiatives for Successful Senior Aging at Wellness Wishes Incorporated. She is a Gerontologist/Brain Health Specialist; her focus is on the health and function of the brain. As a gerontologist she understands the impact of the Baby Boomer Generation and economic and medical landscape.

She has a master’s degree in gerontology and a nursing home administrators license, which allows her to understand the needs of the residents, the state and federal regulations for Long-term Care / Memory Care units. Patricia offers solutions to out-of-the-box problems and believes ultimately, it all comes back to the brain.

You can also listen to this podcast on Podcast.BoomerLiving.tv at https://podcast.boomerliving.tv/indiana-town-making-changes-to-accommodate-baby-boomers-with-patricia-faust-mgs-cat/

Patricia's Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-faust-4358037/

Company website: https://www.myboomerbrain.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pcfaust