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Senior Care LiveSenior Care Live: July 26, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Senior Wealth Manager and President of Rally Wealth and Benefits. Bruce reviews highlights from the One Big Beautiful Bill including energy and taxes as well as economic and portfolio considerations. Steve reviews what you should know when searching for a long term care community. And, if you are faced with having to make a quick placement decision when being discharged from a hospital, Steve discusses how Senior Care Consulting can help with their 2-step placement process! #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #SeniorCareAdvisor #Franchise #Seni...2025-07-2944 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: July 19, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions. Ben shares a story of a client that received a competitive offer that wasn’t so competitive after all, explains that many large corporations are selling more inventory than they’re buying, and explains why your mortgage payoff could be different than what you expect. Steve reviews the hidden risks and liabilities of hiring your own private caregiver and offers his “homecare provider screening tool” FREE of charge to Senior Care Live listeners. Steve also explains that IF you’re planning o...2025-07-2244 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: June 14, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, reviews a little bit of everything including how the waiting list works at a senior care community and what happens if you decline an available space. He also explains what a Care Contract is, why you need one, and what could happen if you don’t have one. Spoiler alert: not having one could cause a major Medicaid penalty! If you do encounter a Medicaid penalty, Steve discusses the Medicaid Penalty Divisor and how to calculate your penalty. Can you transfer your house to your adult child? Learn about t...2025-06-1644 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: May 31, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Craig Sprinkle, CEO, and Dana Janssen, Chief Product Officer, from MedCerts. MedCerts is a leading online education company offering career training programs in senior care, with a strong emphasis on practical, job-ready skills. They discuss how MedCerts can help with training, retention, and certification of new and existing staff, leading to higher quality care and outcomes. With today’s severe staffing shortage in senior care, MedCerts’ advanced online training programs are more important and valuable than ever before! Steve discusses what to do when living in an Assi...2025-06-0244 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: May 24, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Senior Wealth Manager and President of Rally Wealth and Benefits. Bruce provides a market update and discusses healthcare planning in retirement. Steve reviews the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit, a valuable and little-known benefit for veterans and their surviving spouses to pay for the high cost of senior care. Then, Steve discusses Senior Care Consulting franchise opportunities all across America! #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #SeniorCareAdvisor #Franchise #SeniorCareFranchise #Fiduciary #WealthManagement (800) 331-6445www.SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com/SeniorCareLivewww.l...2025-05-2844 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: May 10, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, warns everyone to be protective of their Long Term Care Insurance policy, as there seems to be a trend in receiving calls asking if you want to “upgrade” your policy. Many times, this “upgrade” would change your lifetime benefit to a 3-5 year benefit, which is NOT in your favor. Don’t miss the Consumer Alert where Steve will share some shocking, publicly available, Better Business Bureau complaints about a “free” referral service. Steve exposes the revenue model of a new flavor of “free” referral service and encourages you to ask the fair a...2025-05-1245 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: May 3, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Scott Lien, CEO and Co-founder of GrandPad. Scott explains what GrandPad is, how it works and who it’s for. The GrandPad has some amazing technology following their 90/90 principle: A 90-year-old can start using it and love it within 90 seconds! Scott shares their new Grandie Games, games for seniors, and Grandi Chat, where a senior can have a chat with their GrandPad. GrandPad helps with connection, depression, isolation and cognitive decline. Scott offers Senior Care Live listeners a generous $250 discount and that offer is good through Mother’...2025-05-0545 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: March 29, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, says he is finding lengthy waiting lists at most senior care communities as we near the end of the peak-demand season and explains what to determine BEFORE beginning your search for a senior care community. Then, Steve visits with Lorraine Wiseman, PhD. MBA, CPA, President and CEO of Leading the Wise Way, a consulting firm specializing in strategy and change management. They discuss her upcoming book that will focus on helping those nearing retirement (or in retirement) avoid losing their identity, avoid depression, and discover their purpose in t...2025-03-3145 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: January 4, 2025Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, wishes everyone a Happy New Year and reviews the next steps to take when realizing a loved one needs care. Steve discusses solutions to remaining independent at home including homecare services, bringing in home equipment, installing a stair lift if needed, and their associated costs. Then Steve discusses what to determine before searching for a senior care community. Steve also reviews some specific examples of how Senior Care Consulting has worked with recent clients when needing to move from an assisted living community to long term care and ex...2025-01-0946 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: December 7, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, discusses the seasonal demand for all types of senior care. Spoiler alert: we’re just about to reach the peak demand of the entire year! Pro tip: the best places already have a waiting list even before we reach peak demand, so do not delay, ACT NOW! By delaying your search, you may not be able to get into your chosen community or it will make your wait for that place much longer. Steve reviews when to consider moving from home to a senior care community and what you mu...2024-12-1046 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: November 30, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, reveals the truth about free referral services and explains why these services are not free at all. Don’t miss the Consumer Alert with real-time Better Business Bureau information about a free referral service. Steve shares stories of how they are now “saying the quiet part out loud” and even fighting over who gets the kickback! Then, Steve shares tangible proof of the amount of commission the free referral services receive. Steve also discusses a much better option available for families searching for a senior care community, a placement...2024-12-0246 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live - Kansas City: November 2, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, and Denyse Hite, Director of Inpatient Services, with KCHPC. David shares that November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and explains the importance of this special month. David also shares some of the significant differences between for-profit and non-profit Hospice providers. Denyse discusses the difference between Hospice and Palliative Care and explains where hospice care is provided. Steve has a Consumer Alert regarding the “free” referral services and the inherent conflict of interest in thei...2024-11-0845 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live - KC Broadcast: October 5, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care as well as Caryn Honholt, Chief Development & Communications Officer and Bill Riek, Associate Director of Gift Planning, both with KCHPC. David and Caryn discuss their signature fundraising event of the year SNL:Sunday Night Live held Sunday October 6th from 5pm-8pm at Kansas City Power and Light. For more information about this incredible event or to donate (every dollar stays in KC to help local families in our community), please visit KCHospice.org/sn...2024-10-0845 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: September 7, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, explains the purpose of doing a “division of assets” when qualifying for Medicaid. Spoiler alert: the community spouse must be able to live independently without becoming impoverished due to the high cost of care provided for their spouse. Steve explains how it all works and then does some Medicaid myth busting with “Myth vs. Fact”. Then, Steve answers his most frequently asked question “when to consider moving from home to a senior care community”. #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #SeniorCareAdvisor #Medicaid #DivisionOfAssets (800) 331-6445www.SeniorCareLive.co...2024-09-1047 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: August 31, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Stacy Schultz, Constituent Events Manager with the Alzheimer's Association Heart of America Chapter, about The Longest Day, a unique DIY fundraising program. Stacy also discusses their signature fundraising event The Walk to End Alzheimer’s here in Kansas City on Saturday October 5th at the National WW1 Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. Other walks are taking place throughout the country in September and October. For more information, visit Alz.org. Steve has a Senior Care In The News Report on the national crisis in nursin...2024-09-0347 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: August 17, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions, about the “catch 22” of selling your house and moving to a senior living community. Ben also discusses the Home Downsizing’s 6-month plan as explained on page 180 of Ben’s new book “Stress Free Home Downsizing” a senior’s guide to selling your house and simplifying your life. Steve has a Consumer Alert comparing Senior Care Consulting to the “free” referral services. Spoiler alert: they are not “free” at all! Then, Steve reviews the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit that helps pay for senior...2024-08-1945 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: July 20, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions. Ben discusses the timing of selling your house and then moving to a senior care community. With Home Downsizing Solutions, you can remain in your house even after closing, while waiting for a space to become available in your senior care community. In this season of lengthy waiting lists, this a valuable benefit offered by HDS. Steve discusses Long Term Care Insurance and why it is very important for your plan to be a “State Partnership Plan”. Steve also explains...2024-07-2045 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live 11th Anniversary: July 7, 2024Listen in to a SPECIAL EPISODE of Senior Care Live as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, will recognize and celebrate the 11th anniversary of the program! Steve welcomes 6 new affiliates to the Senior Care Broadcasting Network then visits with Glenn Stockton, estate planning and elder law attorney, from Stockton and Kandt. Glenn reviews Medicaid, how it’s different from Medicare, and what can cause a Medicaid penalty. Glenn also provides examples of what a “gift” is for Medicaid purposes, and why having a Care Contract is important. Glenn also explains that, by working with a qualified and experi...2024-07-0845 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: June 29, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, has a Consumer Alert about a Medicaid-qualifying related issue and ticking time bomb you may not be aware of, explains the Medicaid penalty divisor, and how to calculate a Medicaid penalty. Steve reviews the Care Contract, when and why it’s important to have one, and what happens if you don’t have a Care Contract. Spoiler alert: you’re not going to like the answer to that one! Steve answers the question “can you move to another nursing home while on Medicaid”? Then, Steve compares and contrasts his firm Seni...2024-07-0245 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: June 22, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, welcomes a new Senior Care Broadcasting Network affiliate KBYR in Anchorage Alaska then visits with Kristina Strickland, Managing Partner of The Glenn Team at Infinitas. Kristina discusses family financial planning where multi generations can get involved together in financial planning efforts and how specific types of insurance can mitigate financial risk. Steve discusses long term care, pricing models, and average daily costs. Spoiler alert: this information may cause heart palpitations! Steve also discusses the Medicare 5-star rating system and explains it provides helpful information but doesn’t always tell t...2024-06-2545 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: June 15, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions. What if you don’t have enough “stuff” to attract the services of an estate sale company? Ben’s company can help with that along with many other related issues surrounding the sale of your house. What if you need to sell your house to use the money to fund your next move, but can’t move into your next home for a while? With Home Downsizing Solutions, you can stay in the house, even after closing, while waiting for your next...2024-06-1745 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: May 25, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Owner and CIO of The Glenn Team at Infinitas. Bruce discusses important information about Social Security including how to qualify, when you can take it, and how much you can earn while on Social Security without incurring a major tax penalty. Steve announces 2 new affiliate radio stations joining the Senior Care Broadcasting Network and recognizes Memorial Day. Steve reviews the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit that can help veterans and their surviving spouses pay for the high cost of senior care and compares Senior Car...2024-05-2745 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: April 27, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Owner and CIO of The Glenn Team at Infinitas. Bruce discusses some common investment rating tools and other technical investment terms to be aware of. Bruce also discusses bonds and why yield can be important. Steve welcomes 2 new radio stations to the Senior Care Broadcasting Network and continues his review of Medicaid focusing on the division of assets for a married couple. Then, Steve has a warning about a longer than expected peak demand for senior care communities. #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #CCRC #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #Senio...2024-04-2945 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live Kansas City Broadcast: April 6, 2024Kansas City Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, and Melissa Basgall, Director of Volunteer Services with KCHPC. They recognize and discuss National Volunteer Month and share stories of how their volunteers are an integral part of their services, far exceeding the Medicare minimum requirement. Melissa explains the many ways volunteers help their patients and families and highlights one of their very own that won the prestigious “Heart of Hospice” award recently. David explains National Healthcare Decisions Day and the importance of pro...2024-04-0945 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: March 2, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, is feeling a little salty regarding some issues he has seen in the marketplace recently and informs you how to avoid them. Advocate for your loved one in the hospital; Steve shares stories of some recent experiences from his clients. Be protective of your long term care insurance policy; IF you have a LTCi policy that has a lifetime benefit, some insurance companies seem to want you to convert that incredibly valuable policy to a much less valuable “new and improved” policy. Don’t miss the Consumer Alert where Ste...2024-03-0445 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: February 17, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions, about their full-service concierge approach. Not only can they buy your house as-is for a fair cash price, they will also connect you to other related services offering a turn-key solution. Ben also offers his valuable weekly newsletter free of charge at HomeDownsizingReport.com. Listen and learn about exciting franchise opportunities with Home Downsizing Solutions! Steve explains the little known but very valuable “VA Aid and Attendance Benefit” that helps veterans and their surviving spouses pay for the high cost of...2024-02-1945 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: February 10, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Chris Dhooghe and James Moburg, owners of America’s Favorite Bathroom Remodeling Brand, Bath Wizard. They discuss their new Platinum Walk-in Bathtub, which has been in development for 8 years! Bath Wizard has solved the majority of the shortcomings of walk-in tubs. Learn about some of the issues with traditional fiberglass tubs versus their high tech polymer material that has a lifetime warranty. Also learn about their patent pending Rifle Jet technology, Therastone heated seat and back rest, and expansion into several other states! Steve demonstrates the peak d...2024-02-1545 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: February 3, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. David explains the difference between hospice and palliative care, where a patient can receive hospice care, and when it’s appropriate to move to the Kansas City Hospice House or the NorthCare Hospice House for end-of-life care. David also discusses their tremendous volunteer program and announces February’s “fun-raiser” Mustache Month! Then, Steve visits with Steve Johnson about long term care insurance. They discuss what LTC insurance pays for and review the primary elements of a long term...2024-02-0845 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: January 6, 2024Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, announces 2 new affiliate broadcasting partners joining the Senior Care Broadcasting Network in Houston-Galveston Texas and Kihei Hawaii. Steve explains the first step of providing care for your elderly loved one is to assemble a team of volunteer family and friend caregivers. This effort is truly the backbone of our entire senior healthcare system valued at a stunning $600 Billion annually! Another option is to hire a homecare company to provide care. How do you find a quality homecare provider with so many to choose from? Steve offers his Homecare Provi...2024-01-0945 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: December 30, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, has a Senior Care In The News Report to begin the program. Then, Steve explains the seasonal demand for all Senior Care Providers. Spoiler alert: peak demand begins NOW! Steve reviews the primary levels of care available at care communities, what they provide, and their associated monthly costs. #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #CCRC #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #LongTermCare #AssistedLiving #SeniorCareAdvisor #SeniorCareConsultant #SeniorLiving #MemoryCare #AlzheimersCare #DementiaCare #ContinuingCareRetirementCommunity (800) 331-6445www.SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com/SeniorCareLivewww.linkedin.com/in/stevekukerwww.twitter.com/SeniorCareLivewww.Se...2024-01-0245 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: December 23, 2023Listen in as Steve welcomes a new affiliate station in the Senior Care Broadcasting Network: KTLR-AM and FM 103.7 in Oklahoma City, OK heard on Saturday and Sunday mornings! Host Steve Kuker visits with Bruce Glenn, CIO and Owner of The Glenn Team at Infinitas. Bruce provides a recap of the 2023 financial markets and reveals the silver lining in the turbulent markets. Don’t miss the Senior Care Live Question of the Week, as you will be VERY surprised by the answer! Bruce also explains what he expects to see in 2024 and reviews the 2024 contributions changes. Steve explains that families will be...2023-12-2745 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: December 16, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions about how he can work with other professionals when serving his clients, and refer to other businesses to make the entire process much easier. Ben compares and contrasts his service with that of a traditional retail real estate transaction and describes the ideal candidate for a Home Downsizing Solutions franchise. Did you know that with HDS you can stay in the house even after closing, while waiting for your space to become available in a senior living community? Also, Ben created www.GetMyHouseValues.com to det...2023-12-2045 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: November 18, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions about working with other professional senior-related services to offer a turn-key solution for you and your family when selling your house and moving to a senior care community. Ben and Steve also discuss how some online reviews may not be accurate or based on an actual experience with the company, so beware of what you read online! Steve reviews what to determine before beginning your search for a senior care community. #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #CCRC #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #LongTermCare #AssistedLiving #SeniorCareAdvisor #SeniorCareConsultant #SeniorLiving #MemoryCare #ContinuingCareRetirementCommunity #Alz...2023-11-2145 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: October 21, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions about the benefits of selling your house “as is” for cash, specializing in WORKING WITH SENIORS who are moving from their house to a senior care community. Ben offers his excellent book “Home Downsizing Secrets” FREE of charge to Senior Care Live listeners! Steve answers the question of when moving to a (CCRC) Continuing Care Retirement Community “should we move to Independent Living or stay home for Independent Living?” and explains the benefits of a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Steve has a loud warning regarding some CCRCs miss...2023-10-2445 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: September 30, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker reviews the average cost of Assisted Living and Long Term Care Communities. Don’t miss the “Myth vs Fact” segment where Steve does some myth busting regarding Medicare. Steve has a “Senior Care In The News” report about proposed federally mandated staffing requirements for nursing homes and some of the inherent issues with the proposal. Then, Steve reviews what to determine before beginning your search for senior care. #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #Franchising (800) 331-6445www.SeniorCareLive.comwww.facebook.com/SeniorCareLivewww.linkedin.com/in/stevekukerwww.twitter.com/SeniorCareL...2023-10-0245 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: September 16, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions about working together with other related service providers to provide a turn-key solution for the families they serve. Ben also discusses the ideal candidate to own a HDS franchise and offers Senior Care Live listeners a FREE copy of his book “Home Downsizing Secrets”. Then, Steve recognizes National Assisted Living Week, defines assisted living, highlights some of the limitations at the assisted living level, and explains why the assisted living level of care is the second most difficult for most people to navigate when conducting a sear...2023-09-1845 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: September 9, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Chris Dhooghe and James Moburg, owners of a booming company called Bath Wizard, specializing in wet-area remodeling. They discuss the challenges of using subcontractors and explain some of the major issues this can create. Spoiler alert: Bath Wizard only uses W2 employees which is a critical part of their Extreme Vertical Integration™ model. Chris and James also discuss their new showroom and invite you to drop by and see the Bath Wizard difference for yourself! Steve reviews the seasonal demand for all senior care as we now head into the Fall months...2023-09-1145 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live Kansas City Broadcast: September 2, 2023Kansas City Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, and Jesse Heilman, Board Certified Music Therapist with KCHPC. David explains that Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care uses expressive therapies, including Music Therapy, to enhance the overall quality of life of their patients. Jesse reviews her role and how she uses music to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of hospice patients. She even demonstrates this by singing and playing guitar, in the studio! David announces their major annual fundraiser “Sunday Night Live” held at...2023-09-0545 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live National Broadcast: September 2, 2023National Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker provides a comprehensive review of Medicaid including comparing Medicaid to Medicare, how to qualify for Medicaid, and what it pays for. Steve explains how Medicaid coverage differs between long term care and assisted living. Then, Steve reviews what happens to your income when qualifying for Medicaid and why having a Care Contract is SO important. Steve answers the frequently asked question: “what should we do when living in a private pay Assisted Living Community and we’re running out of money”? Spoiler alert: be proactive and do not wait until the last minut...2023-09-0545 minSenior Care LiveSenior Care Live: August 26, 2023Listen in as host Steve Kuker visits with Bruce Glenn, CIO and Owner of The Glenn Team at Infinitas. Bruce reviews Social Security, which is always a hot topic for seniors and their caregivers. You might be surprised by how much more your social security check could be if you delay receiving it a few years, and how that decision could impact your spouse. Bruce also explains how recent changes from the Secure Act 2.0 have affected required minimum distributions from a tax point of view and how that could impact your Medicare premiums. Steve has a Senior Care In The...2023-08-2845 min