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This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World Podcast with Dr. MELISSA BATCHELOR

Dr. MELISSA BATCHELOR

Getting older? Guess what - so is everyone else! But aging doesn"t have to mean slowing down or settling for less. Because aging isn"t a problem to fix - it"s an adventure to embrace! 🎙️ Welcome to This is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World, the podcast that flips the script on what it means to grow older - and let"s be real, this show is for ANYONE BORN BEFORE 1997 (yes, that"s you, Millennials!). Hosted by Dr. Melissa Batchelor, nurse, nurse practitioner, educator, and aging

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EP47: The 4M's Framework: WHAT MATTERS with Tahira I....

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2021/02/02

The 4M's Framework: WHAT MATTERS with Tahira I. Lodhi MD "WHAT MATTERS means knowing what's important to an older adult, so that we can align care to specific health outcomes and the care preferences that are including but not limited to end of life care and across all care settings." -Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Everyone involved in healthcare has their hands full most of the time—especially with COVID-19. Health care providers in an Age-Friendly Health System should ask older

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24:04

EP46: The 4M's Framework: MEDICATION

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2021/01/26

The 4M's Framework: MEDICATION with Ayo Bankole PhD, RN and Tahira I. Lodhi MD "Do the Brown Bag with your pharmacist too; because there are drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and drug-supplement interactions to be aware of. Make sure that you're very clear about everything you are taking" — Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________ We all hear about the increasing rates of

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EP45: Age-Friendly Health Systems: History and Overview

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2021/01/19

Age-Friendly Health Systems: History and Overview "Age-friendly Health Systems create a system of care where there's good communication, good leadership, and information systems that track across (care settings)."— Alice Bonner, PhD, RN With nine years to go before the last Baby Boomers reach age 65, our nation is on a short timeline to develop the infrastructure needed to provide quality care for older adults in our hospitals and health care systems. With that vision in mind, a system of

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EP44: Introducing the AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home...

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2021/01/05

Introducing the AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network "The goal of the COVID-19 Action Network is to collaboratively advance improvements in COVID-19 prevention and infection management.”— Alice Bonner, Ph.D., RN Covid-19 exacerbated nursing homes' conditions; everyone was taken aback and did not anticipate the virus's overwhelming spread. It brought unprecedented challenges to nursing homes, considering older adults and immunocompromised patients are more vulnerable to the

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EP43: Getting Organized: Managing Your To-Do List

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2020/12/29

Getting Organized: Managing Your To-Do List "Make one year, three year, and five-year goals." — Melissa Batchelor, Ph.D, RN, FNP, FAAN The New Year is almost upon us; this means it’s time to start out new and fresh and make some New Year's resolutions. One resolution that many people make is to get organized - to minimize the chaos in their work lives. In this episode, I’ll walk you through how I think about time and how you could apply it to managing your master, weekly, and daily to-do lists

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13:30

EP42: How to Manage Repetitive Behaviors in...

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2020/12/22

How to Manage Repetitive Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease “Look for a reason behind the repetition.”— Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN Are you wondering why a person with dementia develops repetitive behaviors like asking you the same question, telling you the same story, or doing the same thing over and over again? Knowledge is power. In this episode, I’ll walk you through brain development, what’s lost and retained in Alzhiemer’s disease, and help you problem-solve how to manage repetitive

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34:14

EP41: Bringing the Washington, DC Healthcare Policy...

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2020/12/15

Bringing the Washington, DC Healthcare Policy Experience to Quinnipiac University “A critical part of that has to be understanding how policies develop and the implications that both national and state policies have on the ability to deliver high-quality care.”— Dr. Matthew O’Connor, Dean & Professor of Finance According to statistics, all Boomers will turn 65 by 2030. This will be about 20% of the American population, approximately 70 million Americans. It's estimated that we will need at least 3.5

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21:53

EP40: Role of Place in Healthy Aging With Ryan Frederick

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2020/12/08

Role of Place in Healthy Aging with Ryan Frederick “This pandemic has been a great reminder that place matters a lot.”— Ryan Frederick, CEO of SmartLiving 360 Have you ever wondered why the long-term care housing industry segregated itself when there's so much benefit to having intergenerational housing? Have you ever thought about our older loved ones living in a better community to make their aging experience more comfortable? Here are the important points covered in this episode: Ryan's focus

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25:20

EP39: Towards an Age-Friendly World with Wendy Miller

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2020/12/01

Towards an Age-Friendly World with Wendy Miller “As we get older, we use both sides of our brain, not in a compensatory way, but in a synthetic way.”— Wendy Miller, Ph.D. ATR-BC, LCPAT, REAT, LPC, BCPC Thank you for joining us for This is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World podcast. This special series is sponsored by a 2020 George Washington (GW) University’s University Seminar Series award, Towards Age-Friendly, and is brought to you by MelissaBPhD in collaboration with GW’s Center

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13:02

EP38: Ten Tips for Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

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2020/11/24

Ten Tips for Preventing Alzheimer's Disease “Your biggest risk factors are your lifestyle choices.” — Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death for people over the age of sixty-five. We can't slow it down once you are diagnosed, and we haven't cured it. Therefore, there have been no survivors of anyone ever diagnosed with Alzheimer's until we have a major medical breakthrough. In this week's episode, you'll learn about the top ten tips for

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35:40

EP37: Learning from What We've Lost: Protecting LTC...

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2020/11/17

Learning from What We've Lost: Protecting LTC Residents & Staff “My passion for human rights and elder justice was rekindled.”— Cinnamon St. John, MPA, MA Over the past year, COVID-19 has swept through our nation, ruthlessly claiming lives and nowhere has its toll been felt more than in our nation’s nursing homes. While only accounting for 8% of total cases in the United States, almost 40 percent of all COVID-related deaths in the United States were nursing home staff and residents. Lawmakers are

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EP36: Policy Lessons from COVID with Lieke van...

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2020/11/10

Policy Lessons from COVID “Nursing home residents need access to technology to speak to their loved ones.”— Lieke van Heumen, PhD 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow Responding to COVID-10 required the Aging Services Network to become even more creative in responding to the constraints the pandemic put on service delivery. They now feel much more prepared to deal with the challenges that a pandemic brings. Even if there are new lockdowns, they can use the experiences 2020 required to continue

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13:09

EP35: Senate Special Committee on Aging: An Interview...

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2020/11/03

United States Senate Special Committee on Aging: An Interview with Senator Bob Casey One of the most substantial contributions that I've made to policy development amid the COVID-19 crisis is two bills focused on seniors and people with disabilities." — Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) Minority Leader, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Policy is the key to making positive changes in our communities. We need policies that secure the health and economic well-being of older adults and people with

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24:43

EP34: What Matters to Nursing Home Residents with...

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2020/10/27

What Matters to Nursing Home Residents with Anne Montgomery from Altarum “The presence of family and treasured people in a nursing home resident's life is incredibly important.”— Anne Montgomery COVID-19 has turned the whole world upside down, including the lives of nursing home residents. While nursing home residents only account for 8% of total COVID cases in the United States, they account for more than 40% of all deaths. The response to this nationally was to lock down all 15,600 nursing homes

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EP33: Voting with Alzheimer's Disease

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2020/10/20

Voting with Alzheimer's Disease “Just because you have a cognitive impairment doesn't automatically disqualify your right to vote.”— Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN (01:44-01:49) Should a person with Alzheimer’s disease be allowed to vote? The majority of people living with Alzheimer's disease live at home with family or have friends who help provide care. These family and friends may need to help the person living with dementia to vote, so in this week’s episode, we will review some things

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EP32: Nursing Homes and Families During COVID

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2020/10/13

Nursing Homes and Families During COVID “If the nursing home would allow one advocate, one compassionate care person, and let them visit their family members, that would be very helpful to them.”— Nettie Batchelor Skilled nursing homes are currently facing unique challenges with coronavirus. Previously, we talked about the role of social workers in nursing homes and mental health. In this week's episode, we're going to have a heart-to-heart conversation with my Mom, Nettie Batchelor. We're going to

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EP31: Mental Health and Older Adults: Important...

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2020/10/06

Mental Health and Older Adults: Important Concerns and Future Directions “Both older adults and younger folks die by suicide, which is why mental health is a big public health issue that is often underfunded.” — Luming Li, M.D. One of the top leading causes of death in America is suicide - making mental health a critical topic. In this week's episode, we are joined by Luming Li, M.D., and Michael Schoenbaum, Ph.D., who are helping to advance the work of prevention of mental health conditions. Part

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EP30: The Role of Social Workers in Nursing Homes

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2020/09/29

The Role of Social Workers in Nursing Homes “The social isolation caused by COVID-19 requires an expansive workforce considering not all nursing homes have trained social workers.”— Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW Nursing homes and COVID-19 are today's hot topics. With mounting cases of COVID-19, nursing homes have faced many challenges, especially with providing social services. On top of helping older adults adjust to their new life in a supportive care setting and advocating for their rights and needs,

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EP29: How Nurses Can Influence Health Policy (HAPF...

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2020/09/22

How Nurses Can Influence Health Policy (HAPF SERIES) with Alison Hernandez “Nurses and Nurse Scientists need to have the tools to INFLUENCE and understand HEALTH POLICY.”— Alison Hernandez, PhD, RN Health care policy has crucial implications for all of us who rely on our health care system. Behind this pursuit are dedicated nursing professionals who advocate for specific policies they believe will benefit us. In this week's episode, we are joined by Alison Hernandez, PhD, RN and Carla McGarvey. Part

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EP28: Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie...

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2020/09/15

Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie Gualtieri, PhD and Liz Albertine “For older adults in 2018, which is the most recent data that we have, approximately 5.3 million Americans, 60 and older, were food insecure.”— Marie Gualtieri, PhD (03:47-03:58) COVID-19 has elevated a lot of issues that impact older adults. So, we're going to dig into the details of the impact of aging and food insecurity. In this week's episode, I'm joined by Health and Aging Policy Fellow, Marie Gualtieri, PhD and her

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