Helping Care for Aging Parents & Becoming a Family Caregiver
Episode #70July 21, 2021
If you are just starting out with helping care for aging parents, you might be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to help. Not only are you flooded with loads…
Preventing Elder Financial Abuse & Exploitation
Episode #67June 29, 2021
Facts About Elder Financial Abuse & Exploitation One out of every 20 older adults in the U.S. is a victim of financial exploitation, losing an average of $80,000 to $186,000…
Elder Abuse and Elder Abuse Reporting Resources
Episode #65June 15, 2021
As senior care professionals, mental health providers, and family caregivers, it's essential that we raise awareness and increase our knowledge around elder abuse, self-neglect, and resources for reporting suspicions of…
When Aging Parents Need Help: Family Caregiving Roles & Impacts
Episode #52March 23, 2021
When older adults begin to experience physical or mental health changes, like with dementia disorders, it can be difficult to know the steps to take to be helpful. It can…
Elderly Parent Calling Multiple Times a Day? 5 Expert Tips
Episode #46February 13, 2021
Dear Dr. Koepp, My 85 year old dad is calling me multiple times a day. It’s interrupting my time at work. Sometimes he needs something. Sometimes, he just wants to…
Managing Caregiver Guilt and Shame about Moving Aging Parent to Assisted Living
Episode #43January 26, 2021
Have you helped your loved one move to a senior living or assisted living community only to find that in the midst of experiencing relief that your loved one is…
How to Start a Senior Living Discussion with Aging Parents
Episode #42January 19, 2021
There may come a time when you're faced with the conversation of talking with your aging parents about moving into a senior living or assisted living community. Many people dread…
Expert Tips for Finding Senior Living with a Mental Health Condition
Episode #41January 12, 2021
When he was in his late 80s, Candy Cohn's father unintentionally stopped taking medication for a long-standing bipolar disorder and experienced a significant mental health crisis requiring hospitalization and intensive…
How to Talk About End of Life Wishes – with Patty Webster, The Conversation Project
Episode #37December 8, 2020
Have you had an end of life conversation with a loved one? What feelings came up for when you read this? Fear? Sadness? Longing? Remorse? Naturally, when we experience these…
Support Veterans with Loving Conversations. Expert Tips From a Former VA Psychologist
Episode #33November 11, 2020
You may be surprised to hear that about half of today’s Veterans are 65 and older. If you're caring for an aging Veteran, you may have many questions but not…
When Caregivers Have Chronic Medical Illness of Their Own with Dr. Kandi Schmidt
Episode #23August 25, 2020
As a society, we have so many unrealistic expectations for caregivers. As much as you hate to admit it, you may have even caught yourself thinking I can't believe that…
5 Next Steps if You’re Noticing Signs of Memory Loss
Episode #17July 14, 2020
Last week, I talked about the 10 "must know" memory loss warning signs. If you missed that episode, listen to this one, then go back and watch that one. Today…