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Marc and Valarie Ellsworth share their experiences helping Marc's mother Cleora as she ages from selling her car, getting her to move in with family, dealing with dementia related behaviors, placing her in assisted living, etc. It is a genuine conversation with 2 great people doing their best to care for one they love.

Death Doula, Jen Paul, talks about her experience with death and passing. We cover how can we support the dying and those dealing with loss. She talks about her experience with https://thresholdchoir.org/ and as a life celebrant http://www.lifepassages.co/ Check out the five wishes document: https://fivewishes.org/Home - It's a good place to start having the conversation with those we love. Mentioned was the "We Don't Die" podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/we-dont-die with Sandra Champlain There are many other resources on the topic for your piqued interest: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Death-Midwifery-Introduction-Beginners/dp/1439229066/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1574898451&refinements=p_27%3AJoellyn+St.+Pierre+DDiv&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Joellyn+St.+Pierre+DDiv https://www.qualityoflifecare.com/founder.html https://www.darrenhartmedium.co.uk/439502235

Attorney Jake Carlson discusses Living Wills, Long Term Care Insurance, and how to pass on one's values as well as their assets upon death. He also shares some experiences from those who didn't take the proper steps and it caused much expense and heartache.

Tyler Maxson's psychology practice focuses on age related disorders. He spends a lot of time with seniors and their families helping them deal with the mental part of aging. This is one of my favorite conversations to date as Tyler is as genuine a person as he is kind. One of the great benefits to doing this podcast is talking with people like Tyler who truly love the work that they do with seniors.

Beth O'Connor discusses the challenges that seniors in rural areas face and how to help and assist them. We cover many items in the conversation and links to things that came up are below: Virginia Rural Health Association - https://vrha.org/ Arizona Rural Health Association - https://www.azrhassociation.org/ Maricopa Area Agency on Aging - https://www.aaaphx.org/ Automatic Pill Dispenser (there are many) - https://www.amazon.com/pill-XL-Automatic-Medication-Institutional/dp/B00020BK9S For advocacy Arizona representatives Twitter handles: @SenatorSinema, @SenMcSallyAZ, @repohalleran, @RepKirkpatrick, @RepAndyBiggsAZ, @RepDavid, @RepRubenGallego, @RepDLesko, @RepGregStanton

Elder Care and Senior Attorney Charlotte Johnson covers the many facets of providing care for seniors and how an elder care attorney can help. https://elderlawofaz.com https://www.davismiles.com/attorney/charlotte-c-johnson/ Charlotte Johnson: 480-344-4033

This conversation with Rebecca Stokes and Anthony Jensen covers what in-home health care is, what services are involved, and how is it paid for.

Brian Waters, Funeral Director and co-host of Undertaking a Podcast, discusses how to prepare to bury our loved ones, how to have the conversation with them on how they would like to be remembered, and resources for family members.

Audra interviews Lin Sue Cooney is the Director of Community Engagement with Hospice of the Valley and a well-known figure in the Phoenix area as she had over 30 years as a newscaster with Channel 12. Lin Sue helps us understand what hospice is and what services Hospice of the Valley offers to those in the Maricopa and Northern Pinal Counties.

Audiologist Dr. Lilach Saperstein brings her passion for hearing to this episode. 75% of people will experience hearing loss by the age of 80, and it goes up from there. What? Exactly, it will affect nearly everyone. I really enjoyed chatting with Dr. Saperstein and know you will too. References made in the conversation: All About Audiology, All About Hearing: https://allaboutaudiology.com/all-about-hearing-episode-3/ All About Audiology, All About Hearing Loss: https://allaboutaudiology.com/5/ Body modification of the concha: https://twentytwowords.com/man-gets-inside-ear-removed-bizarre-new-body-modification-trend/ Music: Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin/From the Free Music Archive/CC PD

Dr. Charles Reinertsen, DMD (aka Dr. Chuck) shares his 40 years of dental experience with us, specifically as it relates to the senior mouth. Dr. Chuck has over 250 patients in the 90+ age bracket so he knows what he is talking about! Please also visit yourfilthymouth.com to listen to Dr. Chuck's own podcast. He is a wealth of knowledge and a great guy on top of it.

In this episode, we chat with Julie Wentz of Real Time Senior Living. It is a free app to help match seniors in need of housing whether it be assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, etc. Julie's personality and experience makes for a fun and informative conversation. https://realtimeseniorliving.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scasearchfacility

Brit Haws is a physical therapist currently located in the Prescott area with experience in both assisted living facilities and in-home health care treating seniors. He shares his incredible experience with us.

In this wide-ranging episode, Dustin Baker with Assisted Living Locators East Valley provides loads of information useful for seniors or families caring for seniors. Because of his spirit of service, Dustin has earned awards as the best franchise in the company. He is a resource not just for assisted living facilities but probably knows the answer to most senior-related questions or would know where to point someone to find the answer. Dustin's contact info: http://www.chandler.assistedlivinglocators.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ALLChandlerTempe/ Cell (480) 589-5530 Office (480) 649-0008

How do you convince your family member they need to go to assisted living? What things can happen if you don't? We discuss these questions and more with Mark and Lynnette Harper. They have over 13 years running assisted living facilities. Website: https://serenade-assisted-living.business.site

The Arizona Sunset Podcast presents a conversation with John Hamblin. Life long Arizonan and all around great guy, John discusses a bit of his life history, caring for one spouse with ALS, caring for another spouse with Alzheimers, and more.

Inaugural episode and I went with who was close at hand. It can only get better from here ;-) Audra shares some of her philosophy on running an assisted living facility and how people can have that conversation with there loved one when the time comes.