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PODCAST

Rethinking Aging Club Podcast

Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard

We support the creation of products, education, advocacy and services that better the lives of people aged 50 plus, including older adults and their caregivers. <p>We feature a different theme and live panel each time with founders and leaders of global AgeTech and longevity products and services. Topics include Longevity, Smart Home, Marketing, Fitness, Caregiver Support, Robotics, Social Isolation and Ending Well. <p>Our lively discussions, including comments and questions from our

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All Episodes

51:42

Ending Well with Ivor Williams, Tracy Wheeler,...

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2024/08/13

Our episode focused on Ending Well with the Executive Director of End Well, her advisor and other experts in this field.Ivor Williams discussed the rise of "death tech" and the challenges of advanced care planning. Kimberly Whiter introduced a guide for millennial caregivers. Tracy Wheeler highlighted End Well's mission to change cultural conversations around death and dying. One of their big projects right now is with the Norman Lear Center Hollywood Health and Society at USC

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63:46

Living Choices Alternative Housing Options with AARP,...

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2024/08/12

Bill Armbruster highlighted the need for middle housing and home sharing. Susan Ryan from the Greenhouse Project described their 371 homes in 32 states (as of July 2022), focusing on dignified, home-like settings. Rebekah Churchyard introduced Canada's first dementia care farm, Green Care Farms, which offers outdoor activities and sensory engagement. Jamie Gold discussed co-living and co-housing as alternatives to traditional living arrangements. Kathy Gillespie presented the Village of Hope, a

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50:46

Project Updates with Mary Furlong, Benjamin Surmi,...

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2024/08/12

Daan introduced his non-invasive sleep sweat monitoring system, Q Strip, which measures nocturnal perspiration. He is designing a product for other researchers to be able to take advantage of this technology.Benjamin discussed initiatives at Koelsch Innovation Lab, including virtual reality for seniors and a communication platform for senior living communities. Mandy presented Mentia's virtual environment for dementia patients to improve daily living skills. Mary Furlong highlighted Get Set

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54:19

Smart Home with Ryan Herd, Bob Fields, Carol Chiang,...

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2024/08/10

Key points included the importance of user-friendly interfaces, such as voice control and video doorbells, to ease older adults into technology. Bob Fields highlighted Hibersense's smart thermostat system, which can save up to 40% on heating and cooling costs by controlling individual room temperatures. Jerry Wilmink emphasized the need for accurate fall detection and health monitoring systems, noting a 69% reduction in falls in senior living communities with CarePredict. The conversation also

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46:54

Caregiver Friendly Products and Services for Dementia

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2024/08/10

This Rethinking Aging Club Podcast Caregiver Friendly Products episode focused on Alzheimer's and brain health, highlighting the importance of awareness and education. Key points included the need for more dementia training for caregivers, with only 7,000 of the required 30,000 geriatricians currently available. Statistics showed one in nine people over 65 has Alzheimer's, and 66% of those diagnosed are women. The discussion emphasized the role of personal stories and media in raising

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40:32

Intergenerational Connections with Reading2Connect,...

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2024/08/09

Sky Bergman discussed her film "Lives Well Lived" and its intergenerational projects, reaching over 500 students and older adults. Susan Ostrowski introduced Reading2Connect which provides age and dementia-friendly reading materials to facilitate conversations between older adults and younger people. Readable and user-friendly for older adults. The books are easy to handle and navigate, printed on durable washable paper, and also available as ebooks and video books. Paige Wilson shared

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35:48

Project Updates with Alex Rochestie, Ilyse Veron,...

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2024/08/09

Alex from Spiro 100 highlighted their fitness and wellness programs for older adults. Elizabeth Magallon Fleury discussed her consulting business for family caregivers generally aged 45 to 70, providing resources and support in the Reno area.Ilyse Veron shared insights from her article with Cindy Weinstein on supporting caregivers, emphasizing cognitive reserve and the power of music. Michael Phillips raised concerns about the potential link between COVID-19 and dementia. Liz Miller introduced her

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50:45

Authors Featuring Bradley Schurman and Kerry Hannon

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2024/08/08

We were honored to have leading authors Bradley Schurman and Kerry Hannon join us for a discussion of their books. Book publicist Robert Newman provided book promotion tips to all authors in our field. Our own Debbie Howard spoke about her Caregiving Crisis book.Bradley Schurman gave some insights from his “The Super Age Decoding Our Destiny” emphasizing the importance of inclusive product design and the success of companies like Apple and Peloton in catering to older consumers. Bradley is the guy

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42:23

Project Updates with Virtual Senior Center,...

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2024/08/08

This episode honored Earth Day.Introduced by Ilyse Veron, Carole Douglis spoke about her new book “Climate Restoration” launching for Earth Day.Michael Mann enjoys working with health care related startups and is also passionate about art. He published “Longevity Unleashed - Health Span Opportunity” book in 2025Ana Semedo shared about SelfHelp which has been around for 85 years and Virtual Senior Centers which were created in 2010, offering interactive, virtual and hybrid classes. Joan Green is a

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40:09

Photavia, GetSetUp, Zinnia TV, Clara Berta Art,...

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2024/08/07

Joe Hausch from Photavia noted that music is found to be a powerful tool for reducing anxiety and improving engagement in care settings.Michael Phillips from AARP emphasized the need for standards to help older adults navigate tech products. Liz from GetSetUp shared their startup accelerator and job skills training for older workers. She mentioned the popularity of art classes on their platform and the benefits of creative activities for older adults.Laura emphasized the importance of occupational

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46:02

International Women’s Day with Sky Bergman, Susie...

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2024/08/06

This episode celebrated International Women's Day and Women's History Month by sharing insights and experiences of women in the Rethinking Aging Club community. Key speakers included Sky Bergman, who discussed her film "Lives Well Lived," which highlights positive aging stories and her discussion guide; Susie Singer Carter, who shared her film "My Mom and the Girl" about Alzheimer's and her Love Conquers Alz podcast; Melissa Davey, who transitioned to filmmaking at

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49:21

Caregiver Friendly Products Braze Mobility,...

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2024/08/05

This episode focused on caregiver-friendly and mobility products. Key presentations included John Debenedette’s Abby, a lightweight, foldable smart wheelchair, and Dr. Puja Viswanathan's Brave Mobility blind spot sensors for wheelchairs. Daniel Rumack discussed Robotics Care's bathing machine for independent hygiene. Maxwell Cohen introduced Peel Away Labs' multi-layered bed sheets for easy changes. Dor Skuler highlighted ElliQ, a proactive care companion for older adults. Paige

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45:35

Caregiver Friendly Products and Services

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2024/08/05

Pedro Ruiz of IDEO U reminded us of the importance of human-centered design. Frances West emphasized digital inclusion for aging and disability markets. Liz Miller from GetSetUp shared their social learning platform with over 4 million users. Deborah Harlow discussed community solutions for caregivers. Nathalie de Vazeille introduced StackCare, a passive monitoring system for seniors. William Uniowski from Zinnia TV explained their immersive videos for dementia care. Yuta Endo introduced Voxella, an

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42:09

Digital Skills Training with GetSetUp, Koelsch...

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2024/08/04

This episode focused on digital skills training for older adults. GetSetUp, a video social learning platform, tailors tech training to different skill levels, fostering confidence through peer communication. Aging Connected and Senior Planet (from OATS) provide virtual technology training, addressing the digital divide among older adults. Debbie Howard emphasized the importance of involving older adults in product development and creating user-friendly onboarding systems.Benjamin Surmi suggested

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44:30

How to Publicize a New Book in the AgeTech and...

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2024/08/04

This episode focused on raising awareness for books on aging and caregiving.Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard discussed the importance of social media for book promotion. Debbie shared her publicity strategy for her upcoming book, "The Caregiving Crisis," which includes LinkedIn, podcasts, and webinars. Keren Etkin highlighted her pre-order campaign on Indiegogo.Benjamin Surmi suggested creating lending libraries for adult children and caregivers of senior living residents; and emphasized

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45:21

Dementia Product Startup Challenges and Marketing Advice

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2024/08/03

In this episode we featured two dementia care products and asked several caregiving professionals and fellow entrepreneurs to offer advice for their start up challenges. Most of the issues centered around marketing.Benjamin Surmi introduced the two companies: Zinnia TV and eloveeA consistent marketing challenge for these products is the need to reach both the adult child of the caregiving recipient and the provider. Especially with elovee, a telephone call is involved and a provider needs to put the

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50:11

Health Monitoring with Hon Pak MD, SVP Samsung...

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2024/08/02

We were very pleased to feature Hon Pak MD, SVP, Samsung Electronics.The concept for this episode was to discuss the importance of establishing baselines of health numbers so that we will have them when there is an incident. The discussion migrated to how tech can help with monitoring health. Dr. Pak detailed how wearables are evolving and how they can be part of “caregiving as a team sport”. Benjamin Surmi suggested how to get senior care staff to support device use by residents.Michael Skaff

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Rethinking Aging Club Podcast Introduction

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2024/07/15

Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard co-organize the Rethinking Aging Club's Age-Friendly Product Alliance shows. Linda has led several multinational subsidiaries in Japan and is focused on healthy longevity in her own life. At 75, she remains active in sports and fitness. She enjoys planning shows and recruiting expert speakers to support the club’s objectives. There is also synergy with her investment and participation in Marine Biology & Environmental Technologies Miracle of the Sea Na...

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71:44

CES 2024 Highlights Part 7- Holographic Beaming,...

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2024/07/13

This episode’s discussion features innovations from this year’s 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), including holographic beaming anywhere in the world, a medical records organization platform that improves health outcomes, and an easier way for older loved ones to tell their stories.This show was recorded on March 7, 2024, and included the following guests in the order they presented: David Nussbaum, CEO at Proto Hologram, an innovation that's allowing us to beam in “live” to meetings, in

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70:15

CES 2024 Highlights Part 6 - Easy Sleep Apnea...

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2024/07/13

In this episode, we feature more innovations from this year’s 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES): a new alternative to ease the sleep apnea diagnostics journey, a VR solution for improving vision with macular degeneration, a stadium-style sports experience for the vision-impaired, and a care platform that helps both care receivers AND their caregivers. Recorded on February 22, 2024, this show featured the following guests in the order they presented: Meagan R. Pitcher, Ph.D., CEO and Co-founder of

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