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Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily Support#121 | Why Power of Attorney Isn’t Enough for Social Security When Supporting a Loved One With Dementia (POA Series Part 2)Are you relying on power of attorney to handle Social Security for a parent with dementia? You might be in for a surprise.When managing the care of a loved one with dementia, having power of attorney feels like it should cover everything. But when it comes to the Social Security Administration, that powerful document doesn’t hold much weight. This episode unpacks what really works—and why federal agencies play by their own rules.Whether you're a daughter supporting your mom or a son trying to protect your dad from financial missteps, this episode give...2025-05-3113 minDementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily Support#113 | Can Dementia Be Prevented or Reversed?To learn more about improving cognitive function and brain health, go toAMindForAllSeasons.com/JoinTo contact the show host Patrick CawleyContact Patrick What if dementia wasn’t inevitable? What if there were steps you could take today to reduce your risk—or even improve cognitive function for a loved one already diagnosed?Many caregivers worry that dementia is a one-way street with no hope for improvement. But emerging research suggests otherwise.In this episode, Patrick Cawley sits down with Eric Collett, CEO...2025-03-1431 minDementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily Support#105 | How to Make a Long-Term Care Insurance Claim for Dementia CareAre you struggling to navigate the complicated process of filing a long-term care insurance claim for a loved one with dementia? Feeling lost in the fine print while trying to secure the care they desperately need?Trying to access insurance benefits can be overwhelming—especially when you're juggling work, family, and caregiving responsibilities.Long-term care insurance policies are complex legal contracts, and one mistake in the claims process can mean a costly denial. But understanding how to build a strong case can ensure that your loved one gets the care they de...2025-01-3130 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportConcierge Medicine: A Partnership with Your DoctorCompared to a generation ago, information and strategies to maximize health and longevity are widely available. Is your primary care physician working those strategies with you?Most primary care practices are driven by accountants and insurance companies for efficiency. But determining the unique needs of each patient really requires more time. Prevention of illness may require tools that are not covered by insurance.The concierge model of primary care aims to build a partnership between the patient and the physician. Dr. Theresa Burick of the Burick Center for Health and Wellness explains how her concierge...2024-09-1645 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportCandidate for PA Attorney General: Eugene DePasqualeHow you plan for decision-making if you get sick, how your life savings is distributed, how much tax you pay, and how you protect assets are all issues fixed by law.Elected officials gather information and make decisions that impact your life. Understanding who they are as people and how they think about their responsibilities is important to planning in the later years of life. In this episode, the Democratic candidate for Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Eugene DePasquale, explains who he is as a person, what he achieved and learned as a state representative and...2024-09-0943 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportYour Frequently Asked QuestionsThis is your whole life. It's improving the lives of family members with your hard-earned savings. It's managing incapacity if you get sick.There are many moving parts to protecting what is yours and having a seamless transition for decision-making if you get sick. At Keystone Elder Law, we break it all down into plain English so that people can make better plans. During weekly webinars and seminars, we teach the concepts and answer questions. People show up eager to learn, and they ask great questions. In this episode, we share some commonly asked questions...2024-09-0444 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportYour Business, Your RetirementImagine owning a business and wanting to retire, but you can't. You're stuck, without a buyer in sight. This is a failure of planning.Later in life planning starts before you're old, and an exit plan for your business starts as soon as you start it. Whether it's training your successor, ensuring that revenue does not depend on you, or modernizing your operations to increase the profit margin, these are all aspects of planning that must be done for a valuable asset -- your business. In this episode, Mark Sussman (StrategicBizGroup.com) discusses...2024-08-2744 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily Support5 Tips for Dementia CareWhile any illness in the later years of life can cause emotional turmoil for family members, none seems to cause as much anguish as dementia. Relationships are never the same. The loss of memory and rational thinking skills disrupts the person's ability to socialize in the same way, to reminisce or plan for the future, and even to recognize spouses and children. The focus on these lost competencies, however, ignores the skills that are retained. These retained abilities offer opportunities for connection and fulfillment. The way we communicate with a person living with the brain...2024-08-2044 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportCreative Aging with ArtA 100 year old woman is given some supplies and general directions. She creates art that brings forth a cherished memory of picking mushrooms with her grandmother in Poland.As a lesson on overcoming limitations, a group of older adults take a page from bed-bound Henri Matisse, who satisfied his drive to create by using a six-foot bamboo rod with charcoal in the tip to draw on his walls. The older people come up with an idea, pick up their bamboo rods, and get to work. Some have poor eyesight and others have limited mobility, but Matisse's example...2024-08-1344 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportThe Athos DietMount Athos is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece where monastic communities have existed for a thousand years. The inhabitants live long and healthy lives. Their secret?According to Dr. Pete Patitsas, there is science to explain why religious traditions and wisdom have allowed the inhabitants of Mount Athos to live into their 80s, 90s, and 100s with little or none of the chronic diseases that plague Americans. Dr. Pete wrote The Athos Diet (TheAthosDiet.com) to give people a very low cost pathway to longer and healthier lives. The diet involves...2024-08-0644 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportExperience in the Land of What If'sEvery professional working with older adults is a social worker at least part of the time. We ask questions about family dynamics. We ask "What if..." and find solutions and resources for people. We educate people about our health care system and the legal planning necessary to navigate that system. Having an experienced guide is the best way to spot potential problems down the road and to solve the problems that arise. In this episode, you'll hear stories from an experienced guide. Brittany Klinger is the Care Coordinator at Keystone Elder Law (KeystoneElderLaw.com). She draws on...2024-07-3044 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportBringing the World to the HomeboundYou may have a parent or a neighbor who has been sidelined by a stroke, a fall, or a surgery. You know that person has travelled the world, read lots of books, or has a passion for music. Now what?Our library system has evolved to provide much more than books. They offer classes and music and movies and direction to resources. What happens when a person who wants to experience the world can no longer leave his or her house? Across the country, there are programs to bring the library's resources to the homebound...2024-07-2344 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportDecisions You Make. Decisions Made for You.Certain decisions get made for you. How much control do you want over your life? If you know who you want to receive property from you when you pass away, you could make a choice and draft a will. If there are potential challenges that stand between you and achieving that goal, you can make different planning choices, probably involving a trust.People are walking around without making these choices for themselves. So the government makes decisions for them.Even for those who make decisions for themselves, the government still makes decisions that...2024-07-1644 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportAging is a Legal PuzzleWhen a former colleague called me from her nursing home bed, it was out of the blue. We hadn't spoken in years. The conversation covered a maze of legal issues. Here was a smart person being pressured by a non-attorney "Medicaid company" to sign an agreement for Medicaid planning. The Medicaid planning seemed to overlook important issues like my colleague's real estate and her goals for her estate. There are nursing facilities that partner with these "Medicaid companies" or directly tell residents that the residents do not need to hire an attorney. My colleague, and many like...2024-07-0944 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportDementia is Not an InsultThe 2024 Presidential debate and the commentary that followed was discouraging for many reasons. One of the more disturbing aspects of the experience was how casually and heartlessly people lobbed the words "dementia" and "elder abuse" as insults at political opponents. A person living with dementia is undergoing brain changes. Skills are lost, but their humanity is not. When famous people have experienced dementia in the past, a more productive and educational conversation followed. That's what this episode is all about: knowing more about the experience of dementia and how to support a person whose brain is changing...2024-07-0244 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportFamily Caregiving While WorkingWhen a co-worker announces that she will be taking maternity leave, there's a celebration. Of course her job is safe and there's a plan to cover for her while she's out. What happens when your Dad has a stroke and needs you for support and care?Employees are choosing in record numbers to retire early, pass up promotions, or find part-time work so that they can care for aging parents or spouses. Others cannot afford to stop working, so they burn the candle at both ends while juggling work and caregiving. While unpaid leave may be available...2024-06-2544 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportA Trip to the Hospital...Then What?Going to the hospital is relatively common in the later years of life. If you fall and break a hip, you may have surgery and be admitted for a few days. What happens next? Can you recuperate at home, or do you need skilled rehab? Will you need home health or a home care agency to help you in your home? Just because a physician prescribes a medication or orders follow-up care does not mean that your insurance will automatically pay for it.There are many questions that arise about the next step for you after your...2024-06-1843 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportTaking Care of Your FeetYour feet can send signals about a larger problem in the body. They can be the entryway for germs and infections. With good maintenance, your feet can keep you independent. In this episode, Dr. Jason Sweeley of Silver Spring Foot and Ankle discusses how to take good care of your feet in the later years of life. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving reso...2024-06-1043 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportDriving in the Later Years of LifeAdult Child: "Dad, you're not safe to drive. We're taking away the car keys."Dad: "Like hell you are! I'm fine to drive!"Aging often comes with changes in eyesight, hearing, reaction time, memory, and the ability to multi-task. Certain conditions, such as diabetes or heart issues, can lead to sudden loss of consciousness. Adult children want to protect the safety and health of aging parents, and driving is a big concern. But driving is also a crucial part of a person's independence, dignity, and autonomy. Having the conversation with an aging parent...2024-06-0343 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportParentcare: A Journey with Your Aging ParentsAdults are busy every day working, paying bills, planning for retirement, thinking about how their children are doing, and maintaining a relationship with their spouse or significant other. How many plan for the commitment of time, energy, and money to support an aging parent?If you ask your friends, the chances are good that some of them have had to help a parent to manage medications and doctor appointments, pay bills, and even to bathe and use the bathroom. Parentcare is so seldom discussed or considered until adults are in the thick of it. By then, it...2024-05-2744 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportA Transition in Where You Call HomeThere comes a point for many older adults when maintaining a property is a burden they would prefer not to have. Maybe a person is concerned about safety when using stairs is necessary every day. Loneliness is reason enough for some people to make a transition to living in a community. With all of these good reasons for downsizing to a community setting, what holds people back? Stuff! Their personal belongings, furniture, holiday decorations, and all the other stuff in the house seem so overwhelming. People don't know where to start. It helps to know that there...2024-05-2144 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportOn Whom Can We Rely?The actor Bradley Cooper is producing a documentary called "Caregiving." He shares the lifelong admiration that he had for his father. When his father was dying from cancer, Bradley was a caregiver, even bathing his own father. Many adult children can identify with this stage of life. Some adult children will be unable to provide care for aging parents because of geographical distance, family or job responsibilities, or the extensive needs of the parent. While there are levels of care and support available in a facility setting, policy makers in the government are placing great stress on...2024-05-1444 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportNavigating Senior Living OptionsMom lives alone in her home. After Dad died, Mom is lonely, getting confused, and prone to falls. Dad managed the bills and household finances, and Mom is at a loss. For those of us who serve older adults, the red flags are piling up.The adult children may also be concerned, but they have no idea where to start with resources or living arrangements to support Mom. In this episode, Angela Merkel of Country Meadows Retirement Communities discusses the risks of living alone in the later years of life, the benefits of senior living options, and...2024-05-0744 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportVaricose Veins: Something to Worry About?As the weather warms up and the shorts come out of storage, there will be a common sign of older adulthood on display: varicose veins. Those dark purple or blue lines on your legs have a fascinating story behind them. They are probably linked to your age because of what happens to valves inside the veins. They may be linked to your gender, your occupation, or your lifestyle.But for some people, the mind races to poor health outcomes. Do these veins mean that a heart attack or stroke is coming? Vascular health is nothing to mess...2024-04-3044 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportCare Management for Stressed-Out FamiliesThe so-called Sandwich Generation has a lot on its plate. They are adults who tend to their job responsibilities while raising children and giving those children the best start in life possible. They look after their parents who are getting older and becoming less independent as they used to be. When the parent starts needing a great deal of support, the adult child scrambles to monitor medications, pay the parent's bills, and ensure that the parent is safe and eating. The adult child in the Sandwich Generation can easily burn out under such responsibilities. They need someone...2024-04-2344 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportWhat Would You Do If You Knew for Sure?A fascinating study in England has found a significant link between performance on a simple visual exam and the eventual diagnosis of dementia. With emerging treatments to halt the progression of dementia being dependent on early detection, the most astounding part of the English study is that it detected patterns of dementia twelve years before a memory test would detect the disease. If the future will bring testing for dementia a decade or two before the symptoms become life-altering, an important question arises: what would you do differently if you knew for sure that you will lose...2024-04-1644 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportFigure It Out Now.Planning for the later years of life is building a shield for yourself and your family. Building a shield necessarily means that you think about a threat or a challenge coming your way, you think about how you would like to protect yourself from that threat or challenge, and you take action to build something that will protect you.The costs and challenges of the later years of life are mostly predictable. There are tools in the legal toolbox that you can use to build your shield against these predictable challenges. But there are some challenges that...2024-04-0944 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportAn Overview of MedicareFor most of our lives, we have employer-based health insurance. It's how we pay for doctor appointments, hospital visits, and labs. When you approach the end of your working years, there are some very important factors to consider because Medicare becomes your health insurance. The timing of your enrollment in Medicare is critical. Even after enrolling in Medicare, there are times during the year when you may wish to make a change in your coverage. The type of Medicare plan you choose may depend on where you intend to live, how much you intend to travel, known...2024-04-0243 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportThe Political Courage We NeedIn challenging times, personal responsibility and political courage can prevent a catastrophe. What challenges are we facing? The population of people over the age of 65 is swelling. It is very likely that older adults will need long-term care. Long-term care is expensive and generally not covered by Medicare. So the hard-working Middle Class faces a financial disaster if a member of the household has a stroke, dementia, or any number of mobility-limiting conditions. Medicaid is the social safety net, but few people understand its rules. People lose their homes to Medicaid estate recovery, a program...2024-03-2644 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportEnrich Your Life with ServicePsychologists call it "role theory." For every role you have -- parent, coach, friend, coworker -- there is a source of purpose and meaning in your life. Older adults tend to lose roles as they see children move out, they retire, and they become less involved in their community. Volunteering not only provides a new role and a new purpose for older adults, but also research shows that volunteers report lower levels of stress and greater amounts of life satisfaction. Volunteers report less discomfort than non-volunteers in the population of people dealing with chronic pain or illness.2024-03-1945 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportPreventing Frailty of Body and MindLegal planning should address incapacity and protect your life savings from costly long-term care. But life planning should aim to extend the years of your independence and enjoyment of everything that brings you joy. It is very common for older adults to lose muscle mass and bone density, leaving them prone to life-altering injuries and unable to perform simple tasks like carrying groceries or laundry. Having the physical stability and strength to golf or play with grandchildren is just the start. There is a well established connection between physical fitness and positive mental health. And the good news is...2024-03-1244 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportFree Resources to Keep You Healthy and IndependentIn the practice of elder law, there is a long parade of people with chronic illnesses, cognitive decline, and impairments to their mobility. Good legal planning can make the necessary support and care much easier. But what if people could invest some time and energy in a program that prevented the decline in health from ever happening?In this episode, Amy Jacobs from the YMCA Center for Healthy Living explains the various programs that are offered free of charge to the community. These programs are evidence-based, meaning that careful research and testing went into the curriculum to...2024-03-0544 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportThe State of the Long-Term Care IndustryEvery older adult needing nursing home care has a legal right to protect assets and pay for that care with Medicaid. But for every resident on Medicaid, the nursing homes lose money every day. As the ranks of older adults swell, care facilities are under pressure. Care facilities provide a vitally important service in our aging communities and many are closing their doors. In this episode, Zach Shamberg, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association, explains Medicaid rates, workforce challenges, government mandates, and solutions that he brings to policy makers.2024-02-2844 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportEstate Planning Mistakes and MisunderstandingsWhen it comes to estate planning, people rarely understand the full scope of the project. They've seen gatherings on TV where there's a ceremonial reading of a will. Unless they've supported an aging parent, however, their understanding stops there. How do we protect the interests of each spouse's children in a blended marriage? What if everything I've spent decades earning and saving vanishes because of long-term care costs? My deed seems to be written in Greek -- do I even own this property?There are so many questions to be answered to arrive at a good plan...2024-02-2144 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportSudden. Cardiac. Arrest.In early 2023 millions of people watched intently as a young and healthy NFL player named Damar Hamlin took a hit to the chest and went into cardiac arrest on the field. The likelihood of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest is under 10%. Cardiac arrest takes the lives of over 600,000 Americans every year. It is the leading cause of death of student athletes, but people of all ages die of cardiac arrest with no involvement in athletics. Damar Hamlin was lucky. He had highly trained professionals on two sidelines who immediately knew how to save his life. Julie Walker...2024-02-1344 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportMusic TherapyThe stories of music as a therapeutic tool are breathtaking. A dying person alleviates worry for everyone in the room as music brings the family together. A person with advanced dementia who rarely speaks or shows any awareness of the world sings clear words in perfect melody and plenty of emotion. The patient recovering from painful surgery escaping the pain and struggle by playing simple chords on an instrument. Music therapists are trained to assess a person's challenge and use some form of music to aid the person in overcoming the challenge. In this episode, Melanie Walborn and Kristyn...2024-02-0643 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportPalliative Care for Limits on the Life You WantConsider someone with a challenging diagnosis. Not only may the medical condition limit the activities that brought the person joy, but so may the treatment for that condition. What if there were a medical specialty that focused on the goals you have for a good life and made a plan to deal with any limits on your goals? This is palliative care. In this episode, Kristi Altice from UPMC explains how palliative care works. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss...2024-01-3044 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportDownsizing: A Life's Worth of StuffWe all do it. We accumulate stuff. What happens when we need to move out of our homes, we need a higher level of care, or we pass away? Someone has to do something about all that stuff. Shannon Costill from Soldiers Hauling (https://soldiershauling.com/) joins us in this episode to describe what she sees: family members who wish they had downsized personal belongings sooner, the stress that family members face when they wish they weren't dealing with belongings in a house, and, the ways that this stuff may actually help other people who really need...2024-01-2345 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily Support"Retirement" Community vs. Life Plan CommunityLife is all about transitions. From school to your first job, from single to getting married, having your first child, planning for retirement, etc. Every stage of life comes with transitions. But what if you can find a living arrangement with all of the benefits with none of the downsides?In this episode of the Later in Life Planning Show, we speak with Maria Sapio about Life Plan Communities. You can travel, exercise, take in movies or the arts, and socialize with your friends. It is a plan for life in the later years, knowing that there...2024-01-2044 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportBeing MortalAbout ten years ago, Dr. Atul Gawande published Being Mortal and it became a New York Times bestseller. A trained surgeon, Dr. Gawande was trained to target a specific problem and fix it. In this book, however, he uses a mix of facts and stories to reveal a truth we must all accept. The body and the mind break down. Gawande skillfully captures the way people age and the ways we have supported older adults over time. More important, he issues a challenge. Over time, medicine, safety, and health standards have been given a supreme role in...2024-01-0944 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportEstate Planning: The Big PictureMaybe you have listened to all of the guests on this show and it has you thinking about your goals and concerns for the future. Cardiovascular disease, dementia, accidental falls -- these can be incapacitating medical conditions. With incapacity will likely come big expenses for long-term care. How your life savings will be distributed when you're gone is important, but it's crucial to address incapacity planning and asset protection to ensure that there will be something to distribute. That's what this episode is all about. For those who are updating their estate planning, this episode will give you the...2024-01-0543 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportExercise is MedicineAre you making a New Year's Resolution? Maybe something related to your health? You can make this resolution, this promise to yourself, at any time to improve your life. The long-term benefits for your independence and dignity and even your financial status can be incredibly important.Whether you have heard episodes of the Later in Life Planning Show about long-term care, estate planning, or specific health issues like cardiovascular health or dementia, one theme has become clear. Exercise is medicine.What stops people from being able to lift themselves out of a chair or from...2023-12-3044 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportEbenezer Scrooge Had a BreakthroughYou've heard the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. He was a miserable curmudgeon with a cold heart. Scrooge declined invitations to donate to poor children and only reluctantly let his clerk, Bob Cratchit, take the day off on Christmas. A vision of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, should have caused Scrooge to reconsider his behavior. But Scrooge only made a dramatic breakthrough after three ghosts appeared to Scrooge. The most important of the three showed Scrooge the future that will follow from the way he lived his life. A grave visited by no one and people happy...2023-12-1943 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportThe LIFE ProgramThe wife of a man living with dementia needs to go to work, but cannot leave her husband alone. She will care for him at night but needs him to receive skilled care during the day.A woman with limited mobility and a need for physical therapy can safely live at home and wants to avoid moving to a nursing home. She lives alone and would benefit from socializing with people like her. The LIFE program is an innovative solution for anyone whose medical need could be treated in a nursing home but who can...2023-12-1243 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportSCAMS!The phone rings and the caller claims to be from your pharmacy. The caller needs you to verify information so that your prescriptions can be filled. A flashing red message appears on your computer screen warning you about a virus and telling you to call a number for "tech support." You call and the helpful person offers to fix the computer problem if you allow them remote access. You answer some fun quizzes on social media, providing the name of your dog and your favorite vacation destination. These words just happen to be in the passwords to your bank...2023-12-0544 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportWatch for Cuts and Scrapes!Cuts, abrasions, punctures, skin tears, burns, blisters -- wounds can take many forms. There is a normal process that the body goes through to heal a wound. As we age, the process breaks down. This is especially true for people with diabetes, poor nutrition, or a smoking habit. If wounds are not monitored and treated appropriately, the consequences can be severe. On this episode, Shawna Souder, a nurse and certified wound care specialist, explains what to watch for and when to seek treatment from a health care professional. Join our podcast for expert insights...2023-11-2844 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportEating for Health and LongevitySo much of estate planning and elder law is about planning for incapacity and preserving a person's hard-earned savings from the high cost of long-term care. Many chronic diseases that lead to incapacity and the need for long-term care can be prevented with good nutrition. Whether it's calcium for bone health, protein for muscle mass, or fiber to control blood sugar, nutrition is a critically important part of planning for a long and independent life. In this episode, Charlotte Scheid, a dietitian with the Giant Company, explains how to make good nutrition a constant part of your lifestyle.2023-11-2142 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportSkilled Health Care at HomeImagine an older adult who sustains an injury and has surgery. That adult has different options when it comes to recovering and regaining full function. There are skilled nursing facilities that offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing care, and other skilled care. But people tend to want to stay at home. Home health care is often a great option. Jessica Zepp from Residential Home Health explains what home health care involves and how it is paid for. https://www.residentialhealthcaregroup.com/For free education about preparing for the costs and challenges of the later years...2023-11-1444 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportTalk Away the DarkOlder adults often face a series of challenges all at once: financial struggles, loss of independence and self-sufficiency, grief and loss, chronic illness or pain. This may explain why the rate of deaths by suicide is especially high among older people. When it comes to despair in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, there is a way out. It starts with spotting the risk factors or warning signs. There are communication strategies to help someone find connection and purpose. In this episode, Lauren Marshall, a volunteer advocate for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, shares insights to better equip...2023-11-0744 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportBeing Social, Having a PurposeThere is an epidemic happening that may be difficult to see. When older adults lose a spouse or friends, loneliness and isolation can be the result. This happens even when family members check in from time to time. It is well established that loneliness and isolation can be as harmful to a person's health as smoking, alcoholism, or over-eating. As much as older adults cling to the idea of maintaining their independence by staying in their homes, the solution of living in a community can often lead to greater joy, independence, and overall well-being. In this episode, Zeddie Neidig...2023-11-0144 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportWhat are you voting for?When you cast a ballot in an election, you see many names. Maybe you recognize some names, while others are people you don't know much about. In order to choose the right person, it's important to know what each part of government does. Your state and local governments make decisions all the time that have a direct impact on your life and your planning for the later years of life. Whether it's estate planning, long-term care planning, access to transportation, or being able to afford prescription medications, there is a government rulebook for each of these issues. Who makes...2023-10-2444 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportOn Halloween, Memento MoriEvery autumn people dress up as ghosts and goblins. Some people observe All Saints Day and All Souls Day. It all originated in a Celtic tradition called Samhain and the belief that spirits walk the earth. There is an adult conversation to be had about death, the afterlife, and all the issues that go with these topics. All around the world, there are meetings called Death Cafes (DeathCafe.com). Adults of all ages get together to say out loud the questions they've had about death. It's a sharing of ideas about a subject that most people just aren't willing...2023-10-1744 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportHanna's Challenges (and Solutions)Most people either fail to make a plan for the later years of life, or else they get a simple will and mistakenly believe they have an adequate plan. This episode tells the story of Hanna and her planning journey. It looks at Hanna's incapacity plan, and questions to ask about the roles that other people will play in her plan. This episode focuses on specific concerns that could cause problems for the family down the road, and solutions to address those concerns. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver...2023-10-1044 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportHaving a Family Caregiving PlanWhether you know someone whose health is declining or you are planning for your own future, there is no escaping the statistics that say that, by far, most of us will need a higher level of care, support, and assistance in the later years of life. A lot of questions come up. Who is best suited to provide that extra level of support? Geography, an emotional skill set, a skill set with organizing and addressing financial responsibilities, and communication skills all come into play. Who will be on your team? Are you ready to be on the team to...2023-10-0343 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportChanging Your Medicare CoverageJust like your estate plan or financial plan, you should consider whether changes need to be made to your health care coverage. Every year between October and December, you have the chance to make changes to your Medicare plan. Why might you make changes? Maybe you are taking medications that you did not used to take. Maybe you plan to travel a lot in the coming year and need a different network of providers. Bob Pease and Tessa Brosky of the Alera Group return as guests to explain this annual period to make changes....2023-09-2743 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportEmotional Well-BeingThere can be many sources of stress, sadness, or frustration in the later years of life. We lose loved ones, we receive a troubling diagnosis, we have aches and pains, and we worry about having enough money to live. Have you ever wondered how some people maintain a bright and positive outlook despite these challenges while others isolate and focus on their problems? There are strategies to promote emotional well-being. In this episode, Dr. Patricia Aguilera from Penn State University discusses the strategies to improve emotional health and, in turn, physical health.Join our...2023-09-1943 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportHow Do I Get Started?When it dawns on people that the challenges of the later years of life require planning, they commonly ask, "How do I get started?" This is a good sign that people realize they need more than just some legal documents. There is no need to be overwhelmed. Getting started comes down to Education, Preparation, Action, Follow-Through.These days there is far more education that is easily accessible than there used to be. At Keystone Elder Law, we offer regular online workshops on estate planning and long-term care payment strategies. Use the Workshops tab at KeystoneElderLaw.com to get registered...2023-09-1143 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportVeterans' BenefitsPlanning for the later years of life may include knowing about available benefits. If you served in any branch of the military, there may be benefits available to you for health care, long-term care and support, and your funeral and burial. In this episode Tom Coreau of the Dauphin County Office of Veterans Affairs explains the wide array of veterans' benefits. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stag...2023-09-0444 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportOral Hygiene for Older AdultsYou've heard since childhood that brushing and flossing your teeth is important. Failing to do it will lead to a buildup of plaques and bacteria and will lead to infection and inflammation in your gums. But did you know that poor oral hygiene has been connected to heart disease, strokes, and cognitive decline?What happens for all the older adults who can no longer easily get to a dentist's office? It is very common for older adults to reside in a care community or skilled nursing facility. And there are some dental conditions that arise more commonly for older...2023-08-2843 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportKnow What You're Planning ForWhen people hear the term "estate planning," they generally think it's one of those things that adults do. They think it's a positive step for their family. But they usually know very little more than the tools of estate planning. The wills, the powers of attorney, the trusts.If the same people hear the term "long-term care planning," they may write it off as irrelevant to them. But did you know that one in three people will have dementia in their later years of life? Did you know that an accidental fall after the age of 65 comes with a 30...2023-08-2243 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportAlzheimer's Facts, Resources, and HopeCognitive decline leaves many families scrambling for guidance, resources, and support. When a person has Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, today's care plan will not be the same as the care plan as the disease progresses. The Alzheimer's Association seeks not only to end the disease but also to help families navigate daily life with dementia. Clay Jacobs, Executive Director of the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, discusses in this episode the resources available for families and the exciting advances being made in detection and treatment of Alzheimer's. Join our...2023-08-1543 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportSocial Security Retirement Income QuestionsApproaching the retirement years, there is no shortage of planning decisions. There is estate planning and asset protection, there's Medicare planning for health insurance, and there are decisions about distributions from retirement accounts. But one type of planning that all Americans have in common involves the decision to start taking Social Security retirement income. It may seem like a straightforward question -- when do I start taking Social Security and how much will it be? There are, however, many variables that come into play. How long do you intend to work? Do you have a pension? What is your...2023-08-0844 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportSafety, Dignity, and Empowerment in Long-Term CareNearly 70% of people will need a higher level of care in the later years of life. There are ways to prepare legally and financially to preserve hard-earned savings. Still many people have an unaddressed fear about leaving home to enter a community or facility that provides necessary care. They worry about a loss of control, independence, and dignity. But there are allies to empower residents of care facilities and help to advocate of the residents' rights. Cori Hurley of the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging discusses in this episode the role of the ombudsman. The ombudsman program exists...2023-08-0144 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportGuardianship and Dementia ResourcesPlanning for incapacity is critically important. When people fail to plan with a power of attorney or trust, or they choose a decision-maker who is not up to the task, guardianship is the government's plan so that life-sustaining decisions will be made for the incapacitated person. Tina Hess of Good News Consulting explains in this episode the best practices for serving as a guardian. She also discusses training that Good News Consulting provides to family members who are caring for a loved one with dementia.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care...2023-07-2544 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportGiving LifeImagine attending a party where the guest of honor is happy to be surrounded by family, friends, and coworkers. Everyone at the party is celebrating a milestone: 25 years of good health, new relationships, and happy memories. Watching this celebration, you know that a decision you made under very difficult circumstances made all of this happiness possible for so many people. Cheryl Eshenour was the guest at this party. Her brave and considerate decision made this possible. Cheryl tells the story of her 12 year old son's tragic bicycle accident, sitting by his bedside in the Intensive Care Unit, and ultimately...2023-07-1843 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportProfessional Home CareTwo out of every three people will need a higher level of care in the later years of life. Like your legal or financial planning, the sooner you become familiar with your care options, the better the outcome you will achieve. In this episode, Richard Ruda of Visiting Angels discusses the conversations to have with older adults, the types of home care, and questions to ask to make sure that a home care agency will deliver high-quality care.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on...2023-07-1144 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportBeing a Family CaregiverThe population of older adults is exploding. Maybe you've heard about the largest transfer of assets in history because of this demographic change. But what happens before our older adults die and pass on their wealth? They will need care. Much of the responsibility for caregiving will fall on spouses and adult children. Before that happens, there are some crucial legal, financial, and other issues to think about and plan for. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care...2023-07-0646 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportOlder Adults and Real EstateThe home usually is the most valuable part of an older adult's savings. The older adult spent decades saving and being disciplined with their spending. The home this person owns is central to the person's identity and it represents a lot of money for the person's children. Decisions about the home require a dedicated professional who understands the value of the property and the decision being made by an older adult to sell that property.Paul Hayes with https://www.pahomesandland.com/ guides older adults through this major decision with skill and compassion. In this episode, Paul offers his...2023-06-2743 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportPreventing FallsAn older adult who gets injured from an accidental fall may never fully recover. A fall can set in motion a series of health consequences and may require a higher level of long-term care. In this episode, physical therapist Katie Martz of Fox Rehabilitation discusses the impact of falls and ways to prevent them. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving resources, managing daily rout...2023-06-2243 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportWhat the Media Are Telling YouKeystone Elder Law provides a lot of free education. If you don't learn from the experts, you're left reading articles online. Some of those articles offer great advice, but others miss the mark. This episode takes a look at what the media offer for later-in-life planning guidance. Learn how it really works in Pennsylvania!Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving resources, managing daily rout...2023-06-1344 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportTrusts for the Middle ClassThe Middle Class needs asset protection more than anyone else. While the very rich may need protection from taxes, long-term care can wipe out the life savings of a middle class family. Trusts are not just for the rich. They are a crucial part of estate planning to shield the middle class from a range of threats. This episode explains why middle class families should have trusts in their plans and how trusts work.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss...2023-06-0943 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportEstate Planning: Where to StartEstate planning is not a set of documents. It is a process of understanding who is involved, needs that they have, and threats that they will likely face. It is understanding what you own, how you own it, and how it will pass to someone else. It is incapacity planning and planning for when you are gone. Legal documents -- a will, a power of attorney, and health care advance directive -- are a crucial part of the process to secure a better future. But there are steps that should be taken before you jump to the legal documents...2023-05-3143 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportGrief and LossGrief and loss is part of life. Did you know that grieving often starts before the actual loss? Whether the loss is a spouse or partner, a job, a role in the family, or even a cherished pet, grief significantly impacts the body and the mind. Lori Peters, the owner of Starfish Counseling and a specialist in grief and trauma counseling, addresses how grief works and some of the common misconceptions that people have about grief.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care...2023-05-2243 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportReal Families, Real ChallengesThis episode looks at real family situations and how people decided to own property and why. It shows how people think about their arrangements and how it actually plays out when a family member encounters a predictable challenge. Your estate plan may not work if it's not set up to shield you from later-in-life challenges!Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving resources, managing dail...2023-05-1643 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportLife Planning from Personal ExperienceLife comes at you fast. Unexpected health problems emerge. Assembling a team to get you through challenges becomes essential. In this episode, Brian Kennedy of KCA Wealth Management describes the kind of planning he does with clients. His life planning approach is heavily informed a transformative personal experience. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving resources, managing daily routines, and preventing caregiver burnout. Whether you...2023-05-0943 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportThe A-B-C's of MedicareMedicare will play a crucial role in the later years of life as a person's health insurance. But Medicare does not arrive in a neat one-size-fits-all package. There is a dizzying array of coverages and copays. Choosing the right plan depends on a person's finances, lifestyle, health, and other factors. It helps to have a guide who is fluent in the A-B-C's of Medicare. Bob Pease and Tessa Brosky from the Alera Group break down the basics of Medicare, especially for people who may still be covered by an employer's group health insurance.Join...2023-05-0243 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportWhat if...?Estate planning is not a set of documents. It is shield to protect you and your family from predictable threats. The legal documents are an important part of that plan, but so is the way you arrange ownership of property and the way you record practical details about your life. Having a comprehensive plan for the later years of life means asking "What if...?" over and over. Identify the threats and build a shield.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss...2023-04-2543 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportHospice and Palliative CareMost people balance medical treatment options against the quality of life they will experience. But few understand the details of palliative care and hospice. In this episode, Lauren Smeltzer of Hospice for All Seasons explains when palliative care and hospice are appropriate, the team of professionals involved, and the scope of services that enrich the lives of the patient and the patient's family members. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and...2023-04-1843 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportThe Power of a Power of AttorneyAs you get older, it's important to have a guardian angel. If dementia or a stroke or an accident deprives you of the ability to pay bills, manage money, or sign agreements, you will need someone to keep you safe and handle those responsibilities. This is why the power of attorney is such an important legal planning tool. This episode goes into detail about what a power of attorney is and how it is used. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory...2023-04-1144 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportA Leader in Care CommunitiesWhen former Pennsylvania Governor George Leader group in a rural area, he saw people caring for older adults in the home. He knew then that more could be done to offer care and support for older Pennsylvanians. He not only created what is now called the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, but also he started Country Meadows Retirement Communities. George Leader's son, Michael Leader, carried on the family tradition as CEO of Country Meadows. In this episode, Michael Leader explains how independent living, personal care, assisted living, and memory care have evolved, what they offer, and what people should consider...2023-04-0443 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportAging and TechnologyIf using your smart phone is confusing and watching TV has become impossible, then this episode is for you. Technology has advanced rapidly, but it's the way the world works now. Understanding technology provides independence, convenience, and connection with loved ones. Barry Gordon of Senior Tech Tutor talks in this episode about common problems that older people have with technology and his service to teach people in simple bite-sized steps to use the technology they need to live. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on...2023-03-2843 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportMemory Care and the Dementia JourneyOn the Dementia Journey, there is no turning back and no way to get off the path. But there are helpful friends on this journey and resources to make living with dementia as full and rewarding as it can be. In this episode, Maureen Elliott and Serenity Hoch of Artis Senior Living explain how to determine if a family member may be on the Dementia Journey. They recommend next steps and compare care provided at home with care in a community. Gone are the days of institutionalized care for persons with dementia. Maureen and Serenity share stories about creative...2023-03-2143 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportSpecial Needs and EducationIf there is one thing that keeps a parent or grandparent up at night, it's wondering who will take care of a child or grandchild with special needs when older family members are gone. Special needs planning -- whether for a spouse on Medicaid for long-term care or a child with a disability -- is at the heart of elder law. This episode focuses on one type of special needs law: special education. For parents or grandparents who worry about a child getting the right plan of education, this episode is for you. From Individual...2023-03-1443 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportThe Benefits of Funeral PreplanningImagine the people closest to you. Your spouse, your children, your siblings. Now imagine what they will be feeling on the day you pass away. Will they be in any state to make decisions about the details of your funeral, burial, or cremation? Will the money be set aside? Funeral preplanning has many emotional benefits for everyone involved. There are also financial benefits to planning your funeral in advance. This episode, featuring Jill Lazar of Hoffman Funeral Home & Crematory in Carlisle, Pa., explains all the details of what can be accomplished by planning your funeral while you're...2023-03-0743 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportParents Supporting ChildrenParents generally want to protect their money, but the end goal is to help their children. Helping children might mean gifting or it might mean taking other steps to support a child for years after the parent dies. This episode looks at the legal issues that come up when parents want to help their children. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving resources, managing dail...2023-03-0143 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportNot Planning Costs MorePeople sometimes have reservations about doing good estate planning and asset protection. They don't want to think about getting sick or dying. They don't want to pay an attorney to prepare the plan. One thing is clear. The cost of NOT doing good planning is ALWAYS more than the cost of planning. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving resources, managing daily routines, and prev...2023-02-2543 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportCardiovascular Health and TreatmentsA combination of diet, smoking, lack of exercise, and other lifestyle factors have caused the rate of heart disease, strokes, and diabetes to skyrocket. Dr. Raj Dave, a world-renowned expert in interventional cardiology, explains the nature of the problem, how it can be prevented, and the types of procedures that can be performed in an outpatient setting. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving reso...2023-02-1443 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportA Deep Dive on DementiaWhat is happening in the brain of a person with dementia? How do those changes in the brain affect the person's speech and behavior? Dr. Rollin Wright from Penn State Health's Hershey Medical Center explains in detail what dementia is and how it progresses. Knowing in detail what dementia does to a person enables loved ones to be better sources of care and support. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and...2023-02-0743 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportInsider's Guide to Assisted LivingThere are over 100 communities offering assisted living or personal care to people living in Southcentral Pennsylvania. When you consider medical needs, financial resources, and other factors affecting quality of life, how is any family supposed to know which community is right for their loved one? In this episode, Rick Campomizzi of Assisted Living Locators gives an insider's guide to deciding when a care community is appropriate and the process of choosing one.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder...2023-01-3143 min
Taking the Pulse: a Health Care PodcastEpisode 128: Dr. Patrick Cawley, Chief Executive Officer, MUSC Health, and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Medical University of South CarolinaThis week Matthew and Heather welcome Dr. Patrick Cawley, the CEO of MUSC Health, which has become an award winning provider of outstanding care to South Carolina residents under his leadership. Hear about how MUSC Health has fostered excellence across many practice areas, the provider’s rapid growth and expanded reach in rural communities, and its notable programs such as organ transplants and opioid treatment. Listen to this exciting episode on health care in South Carolina now!2023-01-2418 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportHow Will You Pay for Long-Term Care?Long-term care expenses are one of those significant -- and most predictable -- threats that middle-class families face. There are ways to plan ahead, but first you need to understand the levels of care, what they cost, and the various ways to pay for care. This episode covers all of these questions. Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to essential caregiving resources, managing daily routines, and prev...2023-01-2443 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportMyths, Mistakes, and MedicaidThere is so much information out there about how to protect assets from taxes and long-term care expenses. Some of that information is wrong and do-it-yourself asset protection will probably backfire on you. Knowing how Medicaid works in Pennsylvania is pretty important, but people have a lot misunderstandings about it. This episode goes over the most common mistakes that middle class families make.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and unde...2023-01-2243 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportMedical Treatment at the End of LifeMost people think of money and real estate when they think of estate planning. But what can be more important than choosing your quality of life when your health declines? Everyone has a legal right to say what medical treatment happens to their body. If you lose the ability to speak for yourself, how will your wishes be honored? Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to esse...2023-01-2242 min
Dementia Empowered: Confident Caregiving with Legal, Financial, and Daily SupportKnow the Threats and Build a ShieldThe Middle Class faces challenges in the later years of life that wealthier people do not worry about. Long-term care expenses can consume everything you have saved. In Pennsylvania, there are inheritance taxes that send your hard-earned money to the government. There are ways to shield yourself from these costs and make things go more smoothly for your family.Join our podcast for expert insights on dementia care, offering caregiver support and practical advice on senior care, memory loss, and elder care for aging parents—from Alzheimer’s tips and understanding dementia stages to esse...2023-01-2242 min
Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-FiAre DVD Promos Canon? PLUS: Neil Patrick Harris in Doctor WhoThe crazy Doctor Who casting keeps coming, so this week's podcast has a chat about Neil Patrick Harris before turning attention to Blu-ray boxset promos.
Do Mel's Dragon's Den antics count as "real" Doctor Who? Is the Fourth Doctor's chat with a disembodied head between seasons part of your canon? Or, is it fine to dismiss these as little more than promotional fluff?
Christian Cawley and James McLean also chat about the current trend for old stars of movies and TV to return to roles long since left behind. Not just David Tennant in Doctor Who...2022-06-2141 min
Advance with MUSC HealthMUSC Health Expands to More South Carolinians with Patrick Cawley, MDAn important part of MUSC Health’s mission to improve the lives of all South Carolinians. More people in South Carolina now have access to MUSC Health than ever before thanks to recent expansions and partnerships that touch every county in the state. In this episode, Patrick Cawley, MD, CEO of MUSC Health and Vice President for Health Affairs of the Medical University of South Carolina, shares exciting updates and goals for 2022 and beyond. 2022-03-0821 min
Maximum Lawyer"Finding an Opening in Your Market" w/ Patrick Cawley 209This week on the show we have Patrick Cawley, an attorney at Keystone Elder Law PC, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania where he prepares estate plans and helps navigate government programs to pay for long-term care, Medicaid, Medicare, and Veterans Administration benefits. He also works with care facilities, funeral directors, the government, and others to ensure that people get the best care without losing their hard-earned savings. In today’s episode we’ll discuss working with clientele that aren’t comfortable with technology, educating first and how videos establish trust. Jim’s Hack: If you can get your hands on the old Magn...2020-04-2130 minMaximum Lawyer"Finding an Opening in Your Market" w/ Patrick Cawley 209This week on the show we have Patrick Cawley, an attorney at Keystone Elder Law PC, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania where he prepares estate plans and helps navigate government programs to pay for long-term care, Medicaid, Medicare, and Veterans Administration benefits. He also works with care facilities, funeral directors, the government, and others to ensure that people get the best care without losing their hard-earned savings. In today’s episode we’ll discuss working with clientele that aren’t comfortable with technology, educating first and how videos establish trust. Jim’s Hack: If you can get your hands on the old Magn...2020-04-2130 min
Whatsoever1685: A Man for All Ministries with Patrick CawleyThis Jack-of-All-Trades and Ministries, while only 21 years old, is making a great bit of difference in the Rockledge Community! Patrick Cawley is a lector, an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, a table leader for youth retreats, a regular contributor to Helping Hands, and just an all-around, help-out-wherever-I-am-needed kind of guy. I cannot wait for you to hear his story and learn about how his special parents have influenced his walk with Christ.
If you’d like to reach Patrick, you can call him on his business line at 321-258-9354… let him know how awesome he is, and be sure to l...2019-10-1400 min
Before The White CoatDr. Patrick Cawley on Medicine, Leadership and Business“How do I create a career combining medicine and business?"
That was the question a young Patrick Cawley asked himself while still in pre-med courses at the University of Scranton.
Today, his combined interests in medicine, business and leadership have propelled him to become chief executive officer of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Medical Center and Vice President for Clinical Operations of the Medical University of South Carolina.
In this episode of Before the White Coat, learn about Dr. Cawley's career path toward leadership, which started with working in his father's podiatry off...2015-12-0826 min