Latest Episodes
059 – Interview: Long-Term Care Insurance & Financing Late-Life Care Needs
In This Episode: Dr. K talks with Howard Gleckman, a family caregiving and long-term care insurance expert who is a senior fellow at the...
058 – Avoiding Missed Flu in Older Adults
In This Episode: Dr. K explains why influenza is easily missed in older adults and what families can do, to help their older loved...
057 – How to Manage Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Better Brain Health
In This Episode: Dr. K explains cardiovascular risk factors, which often contribute to cerebral small vessel disease, a common brain health problem in older...
056 – Top 10 Checklist for Better Health This Year
In This Episode: Dr. K shares her top ten aging health suggestions, for older adults and family caregivers to consider for the New Year....
055 – Interview: Bill Thomas on Ageism & Innovations to Improve Aging
In This Episode: Dr. K talks with geriatrician Bill Thomas, MD, founder of ChangingAging.org, the Eden Alternative, and the Green House Project. They discuss...
054 – How to Make Difficult Decisions Easier:<br> Using Goals of Care & Weighing Benefits vs Burdens
In This Episode: Dr. K discusses a reader’s dilemma concerning his resistant 96-year-old father, and explains how using two foundational concepts — goals of...