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Holiday Meal Preparation, with Deborah Peterson

Deborah Peterson is a personal chef at Vineyard Catering and prepares meals for busy families and caregivers. She is also a boutique caterer. One...
Era Living art curator June Sekiguchi

How Art Exhibits Enhance Senior Living

June Sekiguchi, one of three art curators for Era Living, joins Suzanne to talk about art and how it plays into seniors and senior living.
With Seahawks Legends Jordan Babineaux and Fred Anderson

Join us, and SEAHAWKS LEGENDS for 12 Days of Goodness!

For the past six years for 12 Days during the Holiday Season, Answers for Elders teams up with the Seattle Seahawks Legends for 12...

Holiday Visits: Quality Time, with Daphne Davis

For our senior loved ones, visits are about quality time. Take time for really listening, hearing stories, inviting the stories, giving them a sense...

Introducing 6 Tips For Making Holidays Successful

Kelley Smith from CarePartners Senior Living joins Suzanne to share Teepa Snow's six tips for making holidays successful for those who have Alzheimer's and dementia.
Joshua Vickery, CEO of Encore Creativity

Encore Creativity: Singing For Seniors

Encore Creativity for Older Adults is the nation's largest choral organization for adults over the age of 55. They are just now coming to...

Holiday Visits: Keep It Simple, with Daphne Davis

Culture, Connections and Celebrations: how to establish rapport with our senior loved ones as the holidays approach. Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements advises...
Emily Jones, executive director of NEST – North East Seattle Together

Virtual Senior Village: North East Seattle Together

Courtesy of Era Living, Emily Jones, executive director of NEST – North East Seattle Together, joins Suzanne to talk about connections. NEST is a virtual community connecting members with each other and with resources to age successfully in the place they call home.
Nichole Smith

CarePartners Living: Gratitude for Providers

Nichole Smith from CarePartners Living: We in the senior living industry think of ourselves as co-petitors, not competitors, and we meet on purpose to know all of the services out there. Just this morning I met with a group of 140 providers, and I thanked them all for their help, because we just went through placing my own family in assisted living, putting my dad in hospice, him ultimately passing away, and it was the people in that room that I called upon when my family needed help. One provider can't do everything

Tips 1 and 2 For Making Holidays Successful

Kelley Smith from CarePartners Senior Living joins Suzanne to add insights and advice to Teepa Snow's first two tips for making holidays successful for those who have Alzheimer's and dementia.