Radio Show Podcasts

Eight things every senior homeowner deserves during a home sale. There are eight things they deserve, and doesn't matter what type of house they're selling or how much it's worth. This segment focuses on the first two items that every senior should experience: 1. Kindness. 2. Patience.

There are a lot of senior living programs, but it's important to understand that they're not the same. Brittany Fleshman joins Suzanne to talk about MorningStar Senior Living communities getting involved with a local charity of their choice.

Suzanne Newman talks with 14-year-old Hailey Richman from Long Island, New York. Hailey is executive director for two non-profit organizations that help seniors, giving...

Kitty Norton, director of the documentary Wine, Women, & Dementia, joins Suzanne to talk about her movie's premiere on many PBS markets at various times beginning November 2. New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles PBS stations will air it this month. Check local listings to see if it will air on your local PBS station.

Allyson Schrier, founder and CEO of Zinnia TV, joins Suzanne to talk about things in the environment to be mindful of for a loved one who has dementia or Alzheimer's. Environmental wellness is one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness, a focus of the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.

What is a Medicaid spend down? Elder law attorney Jim Koewler joins Suzanne Newman to answer this question, and shows how it differs if you're single or married. With a single person, if they want VA coverage, they have the same asset limits of $130K. If they want Medicaid long-term care coverage, they need to reduce assets to $2K, or their state's level, which is very different from the VA level. How you do that is through a spend down.

Steve Waltar with Legacy Estate Planning joins Suzanne to talk about the particulars of choosing beneficiaries when planning for your estate.

Seattle's Joe Tafoya talks about his personal experiences with Alzheimer's. His mother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements builds relationships to understand the heart of what's happening at your family. She also sees the emotional highs...

Family dynamics: how to be the most supportive and work well in the care of a senior loved one with Alzheimer's. It's more complex...