Boomer Generation Radio

On this final episode of Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Rabbi Tsurah August and Yosef August discussing chaplaincy and compassionate care. Rabbi Tsurah August is a chaplain for Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Philadelphia. Yosaif August is a life coach, healthcare innovator and caregiver advocate, and author. About the Guests Rabbi Tsurah August – Read her bio here. Yosaif August – Read his bio here. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest. This is the last program in the Boomer Generation Radio series. All of the programs are archived on this website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.     The post Rabbis Tsurah and Yosaif August on chaplaincy and compassionate care, on Jan. 31 Boomer Generation Radio appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the January 24, 2017, the guests are William Benson, a principal in the Silver Springs, MD-based health benefits consulting firm, Health Benefits ABCs LLC, and Dorian (Dori) Mintzer, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and life coach, who is co-author of The Couple’s Retirement Puzzle: 10 Must-Have Conversations for Creating An Amazing  New Life Together. About the Guests William Benson, principal, Health Benefits ABCs, LLC Bill Benson has worked in aging and health for more than four decades.  As former staff director for the Senate Labor Subcommittee on Aging, Benson oversaw the successful reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1992. Under his leadership, that year’s reauthorization included Title VII, Subtitle B–Native American Organization and Elder Justice Provisions — the first federal law created to address the issues of elder abuse and elder justice for Indian elders. He established The Benson Consulting Group in 1998. In 2002 he joined with Sue Andersen to form Health Benefits ABCs (HBABCs), an independent consulting practice specializing in aging and health policy & services, program development, assessment and strategic planning, and training. Their clients include a number of national, state and private organizations, including n4a, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Consumer Reports Best [...] The post Health Benefits and ‘Couples Retirement Puzzle’ Discussed on Boomer Generation Radio Jan. 24, 2017 Show appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

In the January 17, 2017 Boomer Generation Radio, Marilyn Haskel of the Kendal community Collington discusses music for older adults, and Mark Dann, federal affairs director for Compassion and Choices, the nation’s oldest, largest and most active nonprofit organization committed to improving care and expanding choice at the end of life. Watch this video to learn more about Marilyn Haskel. Read Mark Dann’s LinkedIn profile. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.   The post Marilyn Haskel, musician at retirement community, and Mark Dann from Compassionate Choices, on Jan. 17, 2017 Boomer Generation Radio appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the January 10, 2017 Boomer Generation Radio show, Barbara Shaiman of Embrace Your Legacy discusses  strategies and activities to help people “live their legacies,” become more philanthropic and create projects for social change. In the second half of the show, Peter Hecht discusses financial planning in the New Year. About the Guests Barbara Greenspan Shaiman, M.Ed., began her career as a teacher, developing curriculum for at-risk youth, and later directed Eisenbud & Associates, an executive search firm that specialized in recruiting physicians and healthcare executives nationally. As a leader in this field, she presented frequently on human resources issues at conferences. In 1995, she founded Champions of Caring, a non-profit organization that has empowered more than 10,000 youth in Philadelphia and South Africa to become leaders in service and active, engaged citizens. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Barbara’s mother was incarcerated in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and is the sole survivor of a family of 65 people. Her father worked for Oskar Schindler, on whose story Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List was based. This family legacy, coupled with her professional experience and work with Champions of Caring, have motivated Barbara to help others to live their legacies. For 20 years, Barbara [...] The post Legacies, philanthropy, and financial planning, on the January 10 Boomer Generation Radio show appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the December 13, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, Jon Roesser, general manager of Weavers Way Cooperative Association, explains the coop movement and the organization’s mission of operating a grocery-based consumer organization that is owned and governed by its members. The second-half guest is Jerome Kerner of Sage-ing International, dedicated to helping elders reclaim their role as leaders, sharing wisdom and spirit essential to creating a better world for current and future generations. About the Guests John Roesser Jon Roesser was named general manager of Weavers Way in 2015. Before being named general manager, he was Weavers Way’s Human Resources Director, a post he had held since October 2008. Before coming to Weavers Way, Roesser worked for 13 years at Adecco Corp., a global HR services company, in a variety of roles including director of Adecco’s six-branch Philadelphia region. A native Philadelphian, he graduated from La Salle College High School (’88) and La Salle University (’92), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. He also has a Master of Arts in English from Arcadia University (’12). He lives in Cheltenham with his wife, Sharon, who owns a horticulture business, and sons Christian, 9, and Samuel, 6.   Jerome [...] The post Weavers Way Grocery Cooperative and Sage International, Sharing Elders’ Wisdom, on Boomer Generation Radio 12/13/2016 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the December 6 Boomer Generation Radio program, Stephen Maag, director of residential communities at LeadingAge, formerly known as the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, is the first guest. He discusses the organization’s role in advocating for residential communities for the aging. In the second half of the program, Susan Collins, executive director of the Transition Network, discusses the community of women and its efforts to develop reinvention strategies for women over 50. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.  Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post Stephen Maag, LeadingAge advocacy for senior living, and Susan Collins of The Transition Network on reinvention appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the November 29, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, the guest is Cornelia Biddle, author and descendant of Francis Martin Drexel, grandfather of Saint Katharine Drexel. She is currently writing about her ancestor Nicholas Biddle, president of the Second Bank of the United States. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts, or subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts .   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post Author and historian Cornelia Biddle, guest for the hour on 11/29/16 Boomer Generation Radio appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Anndee Hochman, writer, teacher, and educator, is the first guest on the November 22, 2016 edition of Boomer Generation Radio. Pat Tadel, MSN, RN, a clinical ethicist from Gundersen Health in LaCrosse, WI, visits during the second half of the program to discuss end of life planning.   About the Guests Anndee Hochman Anndee Hochman has been writing, teaching, listening and pondering— professionally, at least—for more than 20 years. She is the author of Anatomies: A Novella and Stories (Picador USA, 2000) and Everyday Acts & Small Subversions: Women Reinventing Family, Community and Home (The Eighth Mountain Press, 1994). Anndee’s articles, essays and book reviews have appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Working Mother, Child, Redbook, Cooking Light, Philadelphia Magazine and OUT. She has written extensively about the changing facets of the family, including adoption, foster care, assisted reproduction and same-sex parenting. She has also written about spinach hoagies, urban chickens and a tattoo artist with a degree in fine arts. Anndee has received awards for fiction and creative non-fiction from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Astraea Foundation and the Leeway Foundation. Twice, her short stories have been featured in InterAct Theatre’s Writing Aloud program in Philadelphia, and [...] The post Writer Anndee Hochman and Clinical Ethicist Pat Tadell on Boomer Generation Radio 11/22/16 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

The guests on the November 15, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program are Dennis and Judy Cook, residents of the Kendal community in Oberlin, OH, who produce a traveling historical music program focusing on Civil War and Mark Twain-related songs; in the second half of the program, the guest is the Rev. Brian McCaffrey, coordinator of the National Forum on Spirituality and Aging. NAFOSA is an ecumenical / interfaith coalition of traditions, organizations, and individuals who believe that people of faith need to challenge the ageism that is prevalent in the world and our own thinking. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.  Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.   The post Traveling Historic Music Programs and National Forum on Spirituality and Aging – Boomer Generation Radio 11/15/16 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Barbara Walvoord, a resident of Kendal Corporation’s Lathrop Easthampton Community, discusses her role as chair of the Lathrop Community Land Conservation Committee, a committee of residents that works closely with Lathrop management to manage Lathrop’s land so as to nurture native plants and wildlife in a healthy ecosystem, position our land for future uses in a changing climate, practice sustainable agriculture, bring the riches of nature to current residents, attract prospective residents, and enhance relations with surrounding communities. Harvey Austin. MD, the author of Elders Rock!: Don’t Just Get Older: Become An Elder, is the guest in the second half of the program. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these [...] The post Lathrop Land Conservation and “Elders Rock” on Boomer Generation Radio 11/8/2016 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

The November 1, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio guests are Callie Janoff, director of ARCH (Aging Resources Consultation and Help) at the New York Yearly Meeting of the Quakers, and Michael Steinberg of Senior Planning New Jersey. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 11/01/2016: Callie Janoff of Aging Resources Consultation and Help (ARCH) and Michael Steinberg, Senior Planning New Jersey appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the October 25, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, Dr. Richard Stern, a family and child psychologist in private practice, discusses Boomers dealing with adult children, and Dr. Susan Lieberman, a Houston-based end-of-life consultant and author of Death, Dying and Dessert: Reflections on Twenty Questions About Dying. About the Guests Dr. Richard Stern’s website Read Susan Lieberman’s bio on her website. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 10/25/2016: Boomers talking to adult children, and conversations about dying, held over dessert appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On this episode of the Boomer Generation Radio show, Rabbi Address’ guests are Robert Cothran, an artist and resident at Kendal at Oberlin, Ohio, and Helene Cohen of Crossroads Elder Advocacy Solutions and Services. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 10/18/2016: Artist Robert Cothran and Crossroads Elder Care and Advocacy appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the September 27, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, David Griffin, director of Episcopal Community Services, Debbie Derman, Ph.D., a grief counselor in suburban Philadelphia. , are the guests. About the Guests Episcopal Community Services empowers vulnerable individuals and families by providing high‐quality social and educational services that affirm human dignity and promote social justice. Dave Griffith joined ECS as Executive Director in May of 2013. Dave is a lifelong Episcopalian and he and his family are members of Trinity, Solebury. Prior to ECS, Dave served as President and CEO of Modern Group Ltd where he remains Chairman. Dave is also board chair of the Delaware Valley Floral Group and a director of the JJ Haines Company. In addition Dave serves as Vice Chairman of the Philadelphia World Affairs Council, and director of The Hepatitis B Foundation and Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center. Prior to Modern, Dave was an executive with IBM and MCI in a number of different functions. Dave has a lifelong passion for children and educational issues and has been involved with several nonprofits in these areas. ECS allows Dave to bring his passion for these issues, his business experience, and his experience with the Episcopal Church to bear [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 9/27/2016: Episcopal Community Services and Grief Counseling appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the September 13, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio Show, the guests are Dr. Jeanne Walker from the English Department at the University of Delaware, talking about teaching about poetry, and Andrew and Meredith Becker discussing issues of medical insurance and nursing home placement. About the Guests   Andrew Becker is a licensed insurance professional with First Financial Group LLC. Read his LinkedIn profile here.     Meredith Becker, LNHA, is executive director of Cadbury Cherry Hill, a continuing care retirement community. Jeanne Walker, English. Dr. Jeanne Murray Walker (BA Wheaton College, Chicago; PhD University of Pennsylvania) is the author of seven volumes of poetry, the latest of which is New Tracks, Night Falling (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2009). She is a frequent contributor to periodicals such as Poetry, The American Poetry Review, Southern Review, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, The Nation, and Image. She gives readings, runs workshops, and speaks across the United States and abroad. Her poems appear in print anthologies, as well as on the radio, the web, and in busses and trains under the auspices of the Poetry in Motion project. The author of many essays, she has also written extensively for the theatre. Her scripts include [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 9/13/16: Poetry for your soul, and medical insurance and nursing home placement appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the September 6, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio the focus is on the Creative impulse of aging and a examination of sleep apnea. In the first segment, Marilyn MacGregor of Art Smart Travel discusses how staying creative adds life to years. In the second half of the show, Dr David Laskin, a regular contributor to BGR, looks at the issue of sleep apnea as a rising concern among Boomers. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. The post Boomer Generation Radio 9/6/2016: The creative impulse of aging, and Boomer sleep apnea appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

The guests on the August 30, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio are Dr. Virgil Hoftiezer, retired Associate Director and Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Allan Spector, co-author with Keith Lawrence of Your Retirement Quest: 10 Secrets for Creating and Living a Fulfilling Retirement. More information about the book is at YourRetirementQuest.com About the Guests Virgil Hoftiezer was born and raised in northeastern South Dakota – the crossroad where four sets of great-grandparents from three different states intersected long enough for their descendants to establish roots and start families of their own. Virgil received his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Minnesota in 1973. After35 years of teaching, research, service,and administration, he retired from Indiana University School of Medicine,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology,where he was also Associate Director of the Northwest Center for Medical Education. Virgil and his wife of 51 years, Jan, have fulfilled one of many travel goals by visiting all seven continents. They now live at Kendal at Granville, the furthermost of a gradual eastern trek -the exact opposite of an innate desire to go west. The Hoftiezers have five grandchildren and four children, all of whom [...] The post BGR 8/30/16: Virgil Hoftiezer and Alan Spector on Retirement appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the August 23 edition of Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Laura Mosqueda, Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, in Los Angeles, CA, discussing elder abuse and neglect, and David Rubenstein, Psy.D., associate vice president for student wellness at Rowan University, discussing mental health issues relevant to college students. About the Guests Laura Mosqueda, M.D.Steve Cohn Photo © 2014 Laura Mosqueda, MD, FAAFP, AGSF Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics (Clinical Scholar) and Associate Dean of Primary Care, Keck School of Medicine of USC Laura Mosqueda, MD, FAAFP, AGSF, is a widely respected authority on geriatric and family medicine, elder abuse, and care of the elderly and underserved. She is also an expert on medical education curricula design, development and implementation. Prior to joining USC, Mosqueda served the past 16 years at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine as associate dean of primary care, chair and professor of family medicine and geriatrics, and holder of the the Ronald W. Reagan Endowed Chair in Geriatrics. She was the principal investigator on a four-year, $2 million grant from the Reynolds Foundation that led to integration of geriatrics [...] The post BGR 8/23/16: Elder Abuse and Neglect, and University Student Wellness appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the August 16, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, the guest is the Rev. Dr. William B. Randolph, Director of Aging and Older Adult Ministries at the Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church, based in Nashville, TN. An agency of The United Methodist Church, Discipleship Ministries helps local church, district, and conference leaders fulfill the shared dream of making world-changing disciples. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. The post BGR 8/16/2016: Faith issues in aging appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the August 9, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Adam Brunner, Director of OSHER Life Long Learning at Temple University, and Carolyn Crouch-Robinson of Project Home of Philadelphia. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Temple University is a lifelong learning academy where people 50 years and older attend classes and pursue the joy of learning without the traditional academic requirements of tests and grades. All classes are held during the day in Center City Philadelphia. Since its beginning in 1989, Project HOME has been a leader in providing comprehensive and effective services to persons who experience chronic homelessness. With innovation, leadership, and an unyielding commitment to the dignity of each person, we have developed nationally recognized programs that have proven that homelessness can be solved. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. The post Boomer Generation Radio 8/9/16: Adam Brunner from the Osher Life Long Learning Institute at Temple University, Carolyn Crouch-Robinson, from ProjectHome.org appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the July 26, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program, the guests are Dr. Diane Reibel, who directs the Stress Reduction Program at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Jefferson Health; and Dr. Don Friedman, clinical associate professor of medicine at Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Diane Reibel, Ph.D. Diane Reibel, PhD, cofounded the Stress Reduction Program at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine in 1996. She has taught mindfulness-based stress reduction programs for more than 16 years. Dr. Reibel has participated in professional training under the direction of Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and is certified as an MBSR teacher through UMass Center for Mindfulness. In addition, she is a research associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson, and studies the effects of mindfulness on physical and psychological health. Her research is published and widely cited in both scientific journals and the popular press. She is coauthor with Don McCown of Teaching Mindfulness: A Practical Guide for Clinicians and Educators. Dr. Reibel brings both a scientific foundation and wholeheartedness to her work.     Dr. Don Friedman Donald M. [...] The post BGR 7/26/16: Stress Reduction, Mindfulness, and Spirituality in Medicine and Health appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the July 19, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, the first-half guests are Mary Ellen McNish, resident at Friends in the City, and Ted Reed, a board member, and Joan Countryman, board chair of Friends in the City. Friends in the City (FitC) is a non-profit organization of active older adults based in Center City Philadelphia who share common interests and purpose. In the second half of the program, the guest is Robin S. Goldberg-Glen, Ph.D., MSW, Co-President, Widener University Sexuality and Aging Consortium. (Mature subject matter. Listener discretion advised.) Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 7/19/16: Friends in the City and Widener University Sexuality and Aging Consortium appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the July 12, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program, Rabbi Address speaks with Sarah Matas, Resident Services Administrator at Barclay Friends, a Kendal Corporation senior living facility in Chadds Ford, PA, and Dan Cohen, founder and executive director of Music and Memory, a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, vastly improving quality of life. In the second half of the show, the guest is Mara Wei, Associate Director, Penn Program for Mindfulness at Penn Medicine. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post Boomer Generation Radio 7/12/16: Music, Memory, and Seniors, and Mindfulness Meditation appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the July 5, 2016 episode of Boomer Generation Radio, the guest for the hour is John Diffey, who retired recently as president and CEO of Kendal Corporation, the Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest. Kendal is the principal sponsor of Boomer Generation Radio. Over his 40-year career, Diffey has served on the Board of Directors of the 6000+ member nonprofit association LeadingAge, as chair of its committee on Continuing Care Retirement Communities, as a founding co-chair of its leadership development program, as President of its North Carolina affiliate, and as Vice Chair of the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission. Based on his contributions to the field, John received LeadingAge’s highest recognition in 2006, its Award of Honor. He also has served on numerous other boards in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. John received his MBA from Emory University in Atlanta, and his B.A. (History) from Duke University, Durham, N.C. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 7/5/2016: John Diffey, past president/CEO of Kendal Corporation appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the June 21, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, documentary filmmaker Martin Zied discusses his “Voice Messages” film project, a documentary that combines singing, speaking, science, sociology and history to examine the power and beauty of the human voice. In the second half of the program, Rabbi Address speaks with Alaine Portner, a spiritual teacher and medium. Portner is also the author of the book, Medium Memoirs: Messages of Love, Hope, and Reunion. About the Guest Martin Zied, documentary filmmaker Martin Zied (Producer/Director/Writer) is a six-time Emmy™ Award winner with extensive television and film experience. He has written and produced episodes and segments for TV shows including 20/20 (ABC) AND 48 Hours Mystery (CBS).  His 20/20 segment on “the history of terrorism,” featured an interview with Osama Bid Laden and never before seen footage of the first World Trade Center terror attack in 1993.  He is also a rabid sports fan and has written for Sports Illustrated online. Martin is also an Emmy Award winning Senior Producer and teacher at Drexel University’s Paul F. Harron Studios in Philadelphia. He is a sought after public speaker and a singer and aficionado of vocal harmony, including singing performances with glee clubs, choirs, barbershop [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 6/21/16: “Voice Messages” Documentary Filmmaker Martin Zied and Medium Alaine Portner appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the June 14, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program, the first-half guests are Diana Cox, executive director, and Neil Beresin, national program manager, of Vitalize 360, a coaching and assessment process for older adults that uses art and science to promote optimal wellness for successful aging. The program combines an award-winning, innovative, person-directed approach to wellness coaching with the power of information derived from a scientifically-grounded assessment system. Vitalize 360 is a joint venture between two not-for-profits: Kendal Outreach, LLC, a subsidiary of Kendal, a system of communities and services for older adults that is a sponsor of BGR; and Hebrew SeniorLife, a Harvard Medical School affiliate. In the second half of the program, Nancy Isaacs, a personal technology consultant, is the guest. For 12 years she has operated The Computer Maven, helping small businesses and personal users with their technology. About the Guests Diana Cox (RN, MSN, NHA) is Executive Director for Vitalize 360, a wellness coaching and assessment system for older adults. Cox has a BA and MS in Nursing from Russell Sage College, and an MS in Health Care Leadership from Dartmouth College. Since 1998, she has been the Director of Resident Health Care Services at Kendal [...] The post Boomer Radio 6/14/16: Vitalize360, coaching for older adults, and computer issues with ‘The Computer Maven,’ Nancy Isaacs appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the 6/7/2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, the opening guests are Anna Beresin and Lindsey Sparagana, educators from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, discussing their intergenerational work in the arts. In the second half of the show, financial planner Peter Hecht returns to discuss financial issues. About the Guests Anna Beresin Anna Beresin is a multi-disciplinary scholar with two Ph.D.s, one in Psychology and one in Folklore. A regular visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Anna serves as Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of the Arts. A Lindback Teaching Award winner, she has created several new courses for the University: Observing Humans, Observing Children, Introduction to Folklore, and Analyzing Talk, and teaches in the Game Design minor in Multimedia. All of Anna’s research focuses on play and creative processes, and she has published on a range of topics from toys and children’s museums to the history of movement games. Her first book, Recess Battles, won the Opie prize from the American Folklore Society.  Her second book, The Art of Play, has been recently published by Temple University Press. Dr. Beresin is a regular contributor to conferences in Folklore, Anthropology and Education, and is committed to [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio June 7, 2016: Intergenerational Arts Programs and Boomer Financial Planning appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Nationally known author, psychologist, and radio show host Dr. Dan Gottlieb is the guest on the May 31, 2016 edition of Boomer Generation Radio, to discuss the broad topic of love. About the Guest Dan Gottlieb began his practice in 1969 after receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees at Temple University. As a young psychologist, his early career specialized in addictions where he ultimately was the director of a community based treatment program at Belmont Institute in Philadelphia. At the time he was director of two outpatient clinics and one inpatient unit supervising over 30 staff. He was also a graduate of the highly respected Family Institute of Philadelphia, a program that later elected him as president. During this time he became a highly respected clinician, teacher and supervisor of psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical social workers. He taught at Hahnemann University and consulted with many other faculty members throughout the region. Personally, he was happily married and had loved being a father to his young daughters. However, his early successes were tragically interrupted. In 1979 Dan was in a near fatal automobile accident which left him paralyzed from the chest down. As expected, there were years of despair and depression. He [...] The post BGR 5/31/2016: Dr. Dan Gottlieb is guest, speaking about love appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

The May 24, 2016 guests on Boomer Generation Radio are: Donna Butts, executive director of Generations United, an organization acting as a catalyst that brings single-age focused groups together to build and support a common agenda while providing a unique voice in public debate. We honor, support, and engage all ages. Andrew Becker, a financial planner, to discuss Medicare and health insurance issues. About the Guests Donna Butts is the Executive Director of Generations United, a position she has held since 1997. For more than 30 years, Butts has worked tirelessly to promote the well-being of children, youth and older adults through nonprofit organizations across the country and around the world. She began her career in her home state of Oregon as a youth worker with the YWCA, where she worked one-on-one with teens and saw the positive effects of intergenerational programs firsthand. Butts has held leadership positions with Covenant House, a New York-based international youth serving organization, and the National 4-H Council. She served as the Executive Director for the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention before taking the helm of Generations United. An internationally sought-after speaker, author and advocate, Butts frequently speaks on intergenerational connections, grandparents [...] The post BGR 5/24/16: Generations United and Medical Insurance appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

The May 17, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show includes interviews with Steve and Marcia Plotkin on “flunking” retirement, and Dr. David Laskin, MD, on stroke-related issues. About the Guests Read about Steve Plotkin on his LinkedIn profile. Read Marcia Plotkin’s LinkedIn profile. You can learn more about Dr. Laskin on his Facebook page, and in this video biography from Vitals.com. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.     Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 5/17/2016: David Laskin, MD on issues related to stroke; Steve and Marcia Plotkin on flunking retirement appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the May 10, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, GCS, Co-Director of Clinical Education in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware, talking about physical therapy issues, and in the second half of the show, guest Lynne Iser, director of Elder Activists, a Philadelphia activist organization, discusses engagement of Baby Boomers in social justice issues. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 5/10/16: Physical therapy issues, and engagement of Baby Boomers in social justice appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the May 3 edition of Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Coleen Kayden R.Ph., a geriatric and palliative care pharmacist to dsicuss the proper understanding of prescription drugs for boomers and elders; and Thomas Cole, Ph.D., Director, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics and McGovern Chair in Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), to discuss the Sociology of Aging. About the Guests Coleen Kayden, R.Ph. Coleen Kayden is a 1978 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and has been a staff and consultant pharmacist for Williams Apothecary, Lancaster, PA, since 1986. Her responsibilities include consultant work for several long-term care facilities in Lancaster County as well as Hospice of Lancaster County. She is a past chairperson of the Lancaster Community Health Plan Board of Directors, Past President of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association and a member in good standing of the American Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and the National Community Pharmacists’ Association. She has been involved in presentations on the local, state and national level concerning pain management, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Coleen currently serves as co-chair of the Pain and Palliative Care Partnership, devoted to improving pain [...] The post BGR 5/3/2016: Proper use of prescription drugs and the sociology of aging appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

  PROGRAM NOTE: The Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast, which is normally released on Fridays, is taking this week off for Passover, but will be back again next Friday. On the April 19, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program, the first guest is Chet Ross, managing director of Devon Associates, a consulting firm in Scottsdale, AZ, who is active in mentoring professionals. The second guest is Dotty Brown, who retired from the Philadelphia Inquirer as enterprise editor after 37 years with the paper. She blogs at http://www.unretiring.blogspot.com/. About the Guests Chet Ross Chet S. Ross is a senior executive with extensive, international experience.. He has thirty-seven years management experience in equipment manufacturing, marketing and operations. Chet is currently managing director of Devon Associates, an industry consulting group. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Arizona Business Council, an organization focused on growing Arizona businesses. As a volunteer he was a regional vice president in the southwest for the SCORE Association, a past district president for SCORE in Arizona and past chapter chair for the Greater Phoenix SCORE Chapter. Prior to that, he was president and CEO of Waterlink, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange company, which he led, through [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 4/19/2016: Mentoring with Chet Ross, Retirement with Journalist Dotty Brown appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

The April 12, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program includes interviews with Dr. Judith Curtin, AuD, CCC A/SLP, an audiologist with ABC Hearing in Philadelphia, PA, and Dr. Stephen Goldfine, chief medical officer of Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice in Marlton, NJ. About the Guests Judith A. Curtin, AuD, CCC A/SLP Judith A. Curtin , AuD , CCC A/SLP – Dr. Curtin is a AAA Board Certified audiologist and a ASHA certified speech pathologist. Dr. Curtin is a AAA Board Certified audiologist and a ASHA certified speech pathologist. She has practiced aural habilitation /rehabilitation audiology for over 30 years. She was awarded her Doctor of Audiology from the University of Florida in December of 2006. Dr. Curtin is a renowned innovator in audiology being one of the first to implement a comprehensive, integrative audiology program focused on training an older person. The program ensures maximum benefits from the hearing aids and develops listening strategies. Her research and expertise resulted in Manhattan Eye And Ear receiving FDA approval to implant a congenitally deaf child in the mid 1980′s. Dr. Curtin understands that “no man is an island”. ABC Hearing clients are treated, their family is supported, and their community is offered training and [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 4/12/2016: Hearing Health and Hospice Care appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Jim Firman, Ed. D., president and CEO of the National Council on Aging, is the guest for the entire hour on the April 4, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program. You can listen to the program in the player below. About the Guest Jim Firman, Ed.D., president and CEO of the National Council on Aging For more than 30 years, James Firman, EdD, has been a leading force for innovation in services, programs, and public policies for older persons. Under his leadership, NCOA has developed many nationally acclaimed programs to improve the health, independence, and economic security of older adults. NCOA has also developed core competencies in collaborative leadership, fostering and scaling evidence-based innovations, and advocacy. Prior to joining NCOA as president and CEO in January 1995, Firman was, for 10 years, founder and CEO of the United Seniors Health Cooperative (USHC), a nonprofit consumer organization. At USHC, he directed the development of the early versions of BenefitsCheckUp®, now one of NCOA’s core bodies of work. Also at USHC, he oversaw the development of one of the nation’s first insurance counseling programs for older adults, which helped lead to the development of the national Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). [...] The post Jim Firman, president of National Council on Aging, guest on 4/5/2016 Boomer Generation Radio appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

this week's guests are Rabbi Lawrence Troster, one of the country's leading eco-theologians, and Denise Lettau from Wells Fargo, to discuss financial services. The post BGR 3/22/16: Eco-theology with Rabbi Lawrence Troster, Senior Finances with Denise Lettau of Wells Fargo appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

In this edition of Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Glenn Bergman, president of Philabundance, Philadelphia’s food bank, and Liliana Abramson, a patient advocate and nurse liaison who helps seniors navigate the healthcare system in South Florida. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. About the Guests Glenn Bergman Glenn Bergman Executive Director Glenn Bergman joined Philabundance as Executive Director on June 1, 2015, after serving for 11 years as the General Manager of the Weavers Way Co-Operative Market. Over the course of his tenure at Weavers Way, Glenn expanded the co-op to include 5,200 members and 155 staff; increased annual [...] The post BGR Podcast: 3/15/16, Philabundance and Helping Seniors Navigate Healthcare appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the March 8, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, Rabbi Address welcomes Rabbi Mordechai E. Liebling, director of the newly created Social Justice Organizing Program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC). In the second half of the program, the guest is Michael Lyons, professional actor and motivational speaker. About the Guests Rabbi Mordechai E. Liebling Rabbi Mordechai E. Liebling Rabbi Mordechai Liebling has worked throughout his career toward tikkun olam, repair of the world. He is the first to direct RRC’s unique Social Justice Organizing Program; he leads the College’s initiative to invest rabbinical students with the clarity of purpose, vision and voice to become uniquely effective, spiritually strong leaders in the drive toward social justice and environmental sustainability. Through his own experience, Liebling came to realize that spiritual leaders hold unique power to demonstrate and inspire ethical choices, and to lead a pursuit of justice fueled by caring rather than rage. Most recently he served as the executive vice president of Jewish Funds for Justice; prior to that organization’s merger with The Shefa Fund, he held the title Torah of Money Director at TSF, providing guidance to help people apply Jewish laws and values to how they spend, invest and donate. For [...] The post BGR 3/8/16: Environmentalism and Social Action; Boomer Reinvention appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the March 1, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program, the guests are Sharon Daitz, Regional Vice President, Programs & Institutional Giving of the Arthritis Foundation and Katie Nathan, head of operations, CaregiversDirect.com. About the Guests Katie Nathan Katie Nathan, Head of Operations, CaregiversDirect.com Katie Nathan serves as the Chief Operating Officer of CaregiversDirect. Previously, she held positions in creative development for a range of production companies, bringing her passion for storytelling to branded content campaigns in partnership with AT&T, BBDO, and Tim Kring. Katie began working with Lisa Greer in 2008, helping to launch the Beverly Hills Egg Donation’s award-winning blog, as well as their “Ask Kate” forum. She is a graduate of Ball State University, where she received a BA in Acting and Digital Media. An accomplished actress and writer, Katie’s first full-length sketch show made its debut at the Comedy Central Stage in late 2013 and was brought to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2014.     Sharon J. Daitz Sharon J. Daitz, Regional Vice President, Arthritis Foundation, Northeast Region Read Sharon’s profile on LinkedIn.com       Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 3/1/16: Arthritis and CaregiversDirect.com appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the February 16, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, Rabbi Address talks with Dr. Derenda Schubert, executive director, and Renee Moseley, associate director, of Bridge Meadows.  Bridge Meadows has the mission of developing and sustaining intergenerational neighborhoods for adoptive families of foster children that promote permanency, community and caring relationships, while offering safety and meaningful purpose in the daily lives of older adults. Peter Hecht In the second half of the show, Rabbi Address talks with Peter Hecht, principal of Hecht Investment Group, an affiliate of Janney Montgomery Scott, to discuss family financial planning issues for “club sandwich generation” baby boomers. Peter is a Certified Financial Planner and specializes in estate and retirement planning. About the Guests Dr. Derenda Schubert Executive Director Dr. Schubert is a psychologist with professional experience including counseling children and families as well as creating and managing programs in the realms of foster care, mental health and developmental disabilities. Prior to joining the Bridge Meadows team she was the Chief Operating Officer of Trillium Family Services and a Board Member of Bridge Meadows. Renee Moseley, LCSW Associate Director Renee Moseley joined Bridge Meadows in June 2010 after having moved from Los Angeles, CA. Renee obtained her MSW [...] The post BGR 2/16/16: Bridge Meadows and Intergenerational Neighborhoods, Boomer Financial Planning appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the February 9, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, Rabbi Address chats about gerontology and the new field of geropsychology with Dr. Peter Lichtenberg, Director of both the Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute and the Founding Director of the Wayne State University Lifespan Alliance. In the second half of the show, the guest is Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, CEO of Wellthy.com, a website that provides care coordinators to help family caregivers organize and manage care logistics. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post BGR 2/9/16: Geropsychology with Dr. Peter Lichtenberg, and Caregiving Help from Wellthy.com’s CEO, Lindsay Jurist-Rosner appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

In the February 2, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio program, Rabbi Address welcomes Dr. Harry “Rick” Moody for the full hour. Dr. Harry (Rick) Moody is the recently retired Director of Academic Affairs for AARP, and is currently Visiting Professor at Fielding Graduate University and also serves as a Senior Fellow of Encore.Org. Dr. Harry (Rick) Moody A graduate of Yale (1967) and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University (1973), Rick taught philosophy at Columbia, Hunter College, New York University, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. From 1999 to 2001 he served as National Program Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Faith in Action and, from 1992 to 1999, was Executive Director of the Brookdale Center at Hunter College. Before working at Hunter, he served as Administrator of Continuing Education Programs for the Citicorp Foundation and later as Co-Director of the National Aging Policy Center of the National Council on Aging in Washington, DC. Dr Moody is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and book chapters, as well as a number of books. For more information, visit Rick’s website. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 2/2/16: Dr. Harry “Rick” Moody appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the January 26 edition of Boomer Generation Radio, the guests in the first half of the program are Kate Curran and Leslie Milsap from Moving Station, a global relocation management company, which was founded in 1995 with a mission of revolutionizing relocation services by blending technology with operational expertise and personalized customer service. Moving Station’s senior division offers specialized assistance to seniors as they transition their lifestyles to retirement communities. And retirement communities benefit as Moving Station helps eliminate the most common yet debilitating obstacles seniors encounter in the course of their journey. In the second half of the program, the topic is substance abuse by seniors, with guest Rabbi Abby Michaeleski, a rabbi and addictions counselor based in Voorhees, NJ. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 1/26/2016: Moving Station senior relocation service and senior substance abuses appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the January 19, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, the opening guest is Dr. Ken Coburn, MD, MPH, FACP, president of Health Quality Partners, a non-profit research and development organization committed to designing, testing, and disseminating more effective systems of preventive care. In the second half of the show, Dr. Michael Levy, a geriatrician and immediate past chair of the Palliative Care practice at Fox Chase Cancer Center, joins the conversation with Rabbi Address. About the Guests Michael Levy, MD, Ph.D.   Dr. Ken Coburn, MD, MPH, FACP President, Health Quality Partners Dr. Ken Coburn, MD, MPH, FACP President, Health Quality Partners: Read Dr. Coburn’s biography on his LinkedIn profile page. Dr. Michael Levy, MD, PhD: Read Dr. Levy’s biography on his LinkedIn profile page.       Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB [...] The post BGR 1/19/2016: Healthy Aging with Dr. Ken Coburn and Dr. Michael Levy appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the January 12, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio, the opening guest is Betsy Werley, director of network expansion for Encore.org, which advances the idea of leveraging the skills and talents of experienced adults to improve communities and the world. Sarah Cheney, executive director of Shepherd’s Centers of America, is the guest in the second half of the program. SCA is a network of interfaith community-based organizations that provide meaning and purpose for adults throughout their mature years. SCA’s role is to build and support this nationwide network of member organizations.  Shepherd’s Centers all have a commonly understood mission to empower older adults to use their wisdom and skills for the good of their communities. About the Guests Betsy Werley, director of network expansion, Encore.org Betsy Werley is Director of Network Expansion at Encore.org. She has dedicated this phase of her career to building the encore movement and helping older adults realize their potential. She moved to the nonprofit sector in 2005, as the first Executive Director of The Transition Network, leading that organization through a growth phase from one chapter to 12. In her Transition Network role, she was also a founding member of Coming of Age New York City and [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 1/12/2016: Leveraging skills of experienced adults, and Shepherd’s Centers of America appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the January 5, 2016 edition of Boomer Generation Radio, Dr. Barbara Harrison, associate professor of Nursing at West Chester University discusses healthy aging wellness, and exercise. In the second half of the program, Joy Weinberg, editor-in-chief of Honest Health News, continues the conversation about publishing news and information about health and wellness. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post Boomer Generation Radio 1/5/2016: Healthy aging, wellness, and exercise appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

Terri Clark, Prevention Services Coordinator at ActionAIDS, and Ricki Goodstein from Goodstein Law are the guests on the December 15, 2015 episode of Boomer Generation Radio. About the Guests Terri Clark Terri Clark Certified Health Education Specialist Philadelphia, PA tcterri@hotmail.com Terri Clark has been doing work in health education, training, and facilitation for nearly 25 years, and is currently the Coordinator of Prevention Services at ActionAIDS in Philadelphia, PA.  Terri is a member of Widener University’s Consortium on Sexuality and Aging, and an adjunct instructor at Arcadia University. She is a certified trainer with the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging and serves on the American Society on Aging’s Leadership Council of their LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN) constituent group.  She is also an advisory board member of Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s PrimeTime Health Committee.  Throughout her career in public health, she has been an advocate for gender equality and sexual health across the lifecycle. Prior to relocating to Philadelphia from New York City, she was involved with many LGBT programs, including the creation of a Safe Zones Program at NYC College of Technology and worked as a consultant trainer with the NYC LGBT Center, where she delivered cultural competency [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 12/15/15: ActionAIDS and Legal Documents appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the December 8, 2015 episode of Boomer Generation Radio, three representatives of Pennsylvania’s Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program discuss how they help Medicare beneficiaries to recognize and avoid Medicare fraud. SMPs provide education and advocacy to older adults and caregivers to prevent Medicare fraud using three key concepts: PROTECT, DETECT, REPORT. In the second segment, Rabbi Address’ guest is Rabbi Stephen Roberts, president of Clergy for a Healthy America, and author of Professional Spiritual and Pastoral Care: A Practical Clergy and Chaplain’s Handbook. Rebecca Nurick, manages Pennsylvania’s SMP program for CARIE (Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly) in Philadelphia. She explains that health care fraud costs taxpayers $60-80 billion a year and lessens the quality of care people receive. Diane Moskal, an SMP volunteer, hosts local meetings to raise awareness of Medicare scams and help Medicare beneficiaries  avoid becoming victims of fraud. She says that SMP also takes reports of possible fraud to the U.S. Justice Department and the Office of the Inspector General. Hal Bordy, SMP Volunteer Coordinator for northeastern Pennsylvania, trains SMP volunteers and also help victims of scams or abuse get their cases resolved. SMP volunteers, he says, are mostly retired adults [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 12/8/2015: Fighting Medicare Fraud and Expanding Chaplaincy appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the December 1, 2015 Boomer Generation Radio show, the guests are Peggy Brick from Kendal Corporation, who discusses her new book, Experiences written with two residents at Kendal’s Longwood at Kendal community, Marilyn Van Savage and Doug Spencer. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store. The post Boomer Generation Radio 12/1/2015: ‘Experiences’ book about life in CCRC and physical therapy for Boomers appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.

On the November 24, 2015 edition of Boomer Generation Radio, the guests are Kate Clark from the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and Lisette Sartras, who discusses aging issues in the Latino community. Kate Clark is the Planner for Policy and Program Development at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, the fourth largest Area Agency for Aging in the nation. Kate discusses a wide range of topics, including: Age-friendly Philadelphia—An award-winning agenda initiated by Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) to help older adults remain healthy, active and engaged in their communities for as long as possible. GenPhilly—A nationally award-winning network of more than 400 emerging leaders acting as aging ambassadors by incorporating the needs of older adults into their work. This includes a wide range of disciplines, such as urban planning, the arts, social work, government, philanthropy and more. Together, they create professional development opportunities that tap into popular culture, break down existing stereotypes, and make this topic intriguing and hip. The Atlantic Philanthropies Health and Aging Policy Fellowship with the Office of the Surgeon General—Aging and public health organizations share many related goals, but have not traditionally worked closely together.  In the context of today’s growing aging population and shrinking public resources, [...] The post Boomer Generation Radio 11/24/2015: Kate Clark of the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.