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A podcast that aims to open minds and funding to the possibilities of a new health care model for our seniors and the familes that support them. Thought leaders Cooper Linton and Nicole Clagett re-imagine aging, elder care and care giving, one idea at a time.

Edge of Aging


    • Jul 15, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 65 EPISODES


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    What if we rethink emergency medical services? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 16:24


    Cooper and Nicole conclude their conversation with David Wright, as they continue to discuss how emergency medical services be improved. David is with Washington University in St. Louis, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and an EMS Physician Assistant. 

    What if we rethink emergency medical services? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 15:39


    How can our use of emergency medical services be improved? David Wright, with Washington University in St. Louis, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and an EMS Physician Assistant, uses his unique background and perspective to share a different way to utilize emergency medicine. 

    What if we never changed our lives after an Alzheimer's diagnosis? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 14:01


    Nicole and Cooper conclude their conversation with Maureen Gilchrist. Maureen shares her biggest lessons as a caregiver for her mother and her mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis.

    What if we never changed our lives after an Alzheimer's diagnosis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 25:17


    Nicole and Cooper welcome Maureen Gilchrist, as she tells the story of her mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis and her unique journey as a family caregiver. 

    What if we concentrated on our last 8,000 days?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 16:38


    Nicole and Cooper welcome author Lee Gutkind, as he discusses his book 'My Last Eight Thousand Days' and how introspection and health care come together.

    What if aging Americans in rural areas had better access to care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 19:05


    Access to care is a complex issue for aging Americans in rural areas. Cooper and Nicole welcome Dr. Robyn Stone, Senior Vice President of  Research at LeadingAge and co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center at UMass Boston. Together they discuss why this has been such a challenging problem to solve. You can learn more about Dr. Stone's work here: https://www.ltsscenter.org/promoting-quality-of-life-among-rural-older-adults/

    What if we questioned the role of race in care access and outcomes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 17:48


    Ambrish Pandey, M.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, once again joins Cooper and Nicole. This time they discuss the role of race in care access and a study that challenges common misconceptions.

    What if we viewed the health care system with a spirit of curiosity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 18:02


    Nicole and Cooper are joined by Ambrish Pandey, M.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Together they explore his research into how care in a home setting factors into home care economics and overall outcomes. 

    What if we could fix the failures of our elder care system?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 12:29


    Nicole and Cooper discuss the inherent challenges of the elder care system with Stephanie Erickson. Stephanie is a clinical social worker, family caregiving expert, and author of the book 'Plan of Aging Well: Building a Team to Provide Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support as We Age'.

    What if we maximized the potential of our boards of directors?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 14:16


    Cooper and Nicole are joined by Bill Musick, Founder of Integrity 3D and renowned public speaker, for a discussion the relationship between health care CEOs and their board of directors.

    What if we utilized the arts and creativity for dementia care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 15:17


    Nicole and Cooper welcome Anne Basting, Gerontologist and Professor of Theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, for a discussion on dementia and elder care. We focus on the power of using theatre, storytelling and other arts when it comes to senior care.

    What if we revisited the patient experience of Tiffany Christensen? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 16:28


    Cooper and Nicole continue their conversation with Tiffany Christensen, Vice President of Experience Innovation at The Beryl Institute, as she shares a personal story of dealing with kidney failure. The conversation shifts to being a patient during COVID-19.

    What if we revisited the patient experience of Tiffany Christensen? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 16:16


    Cooper and Nicole welcome back Tiffany Christensen, Vice President of Experience Innovation at The Beryl Institute, as she shares a personal story of dealing with kidney failure.

    What if we focused on the human narrative when treating patients?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 16:56


    Cooper and Nicole have a conversation centered on medicine and the human narrative with Geriatrician Dr. Louise Aronson, author of the New York Times bestselling book 'Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life'.

    What if we recognized the negative impact of ageism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 17:03


    Nicole and Cooper tackle the changing perception of our aging population and the often overlooked harms caused by ageism with Jeff Weiss, President and Chief Evagelist Officer with Age of Majority.

    What if we revisited having an open talk about early-onset Alzheimer's?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 26:36


    Almost one year since their first Edge of Aging chat, Cooper and Nicole catch up with Jay Reinstein, Former Assistant City Manager of Fayetteville, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.

    What if we properly valued the time of caregivers?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 31:28


    Cooper and Nicole welcome Rita Choula, Director of Caregiving Projects AARP Public Policy Institute for a discussion on the workload that caregivers face. 

    What if a health care executives shared their personal caregiving story? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 17:20


    Cooper and Nicole continue their conversation with Tim Rogers, President and CEO of the Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina and the South Carolina Home Care and Hospice Association. In our second and final episode with Tim, he discusses how important it is to have the entire family involved in the care of an aging loved one.

    What if a health care executives shared their personal caregiving story? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 17:21


    Cooper and Nicole hear the personal story of Tim Rogers, President and CEO of the Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina and the South Carolina Home Care and Hospice Association. Tim shares how he stays informed as a caregiver and describes his personal journey caring for his parents. 

    What if we took an in-depth look at how COVID-19 is impacting long term care

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 31:19


    Nicole and Cooper welcome back Betty Lim, telemedicine physician, staff physician and geriatrician, to get a look at COVID-19 from the ground level in New York. 

    What if we took a holistic approach to dementia and Alzheimer's care? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 22:08


    Cooper and Nicole welcome Teepa Snow, owner of Positive Approach to Care, for the second half of their conversation, this time focusing on the importance of conveying caregiving expectations. 

    What if we took a holistic approach to dementia and Alzheimer's care? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 14:08


    Cooper and Nicole welcome Teepa Snow, owner of Positive Approach to Care, for part one of a discussion on preventing, identifying and treating those with a dementia or Alzheimer's diagnosis. 

    What if we could benefit from the new ways technology helps us? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 15:44


    Nicole and Cooper continue their conversation with Keren Etkin of Gerontechnologist.com, this time focusing on the international perspective of care. 

    What if we could benefit from the new ways technology helps us? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 17:20


    Nicole and Cooper look at how digital innovations impact how we care for our seniors with Keren Etkin of Gerontechnologist.com.

    What if we took action now on population aging? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 18:33


    Nicole and Cooper continue their conversation with Jim Johnson, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entreprenuership and Director of Urban Investment Strategy Center. This time they focus on his personal caregiving journey.

    What if we took action now on population aging? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 22:26


    This episode focuses on the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing demographics of aging. Jim Johnson, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entreprenuership and Director of Urban Investment Strategy Center, explores the topic with Cooper and Nicole.

    What if we had clear expectations from our medical leaders and directors? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 17:27


    Cooper and Nicole continue their talk with Katie Owens, President of the Healthcare Experience Foundation. They also share their thoughts on leadership and creating a healthy work culture for medical professionals. 

    What if we had clear expectations from our medical leaders and directors?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 13:33


    Nicole and Cooper welcome Katie Owens, President of the Healthcare Experience Foundation, to have a discussion on leadership and creating a healthy work culture for medical professionals. 

    What if we provided more validation to seniors? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 9:26


    Cooper and Nicole continue their conversation with Vicki de Klerk-Rubin of the Validation Training Institute as they further explore validation and whether it has other applications.

    What if we provided more validation to seniors?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 17:22


    Vicki de Klerk-Rubin of the Validation Training Institute joins Nicole and Cooper to give us a better understanding of how we can do a better job of ensuring our seniors are treated and feel like human beings through validation.

    What if we had an open talk about early-onset Alzheimer's?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 18:22


    Nicole and Cooper have a candid chat with Jay Reinstein, Assistant City Manager of Fayetteville, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. 

    What if we focused on care over cure for a dementia? (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 13:24


    Nicole and Cooper continue their conversation with Tia Powell, Physician and Bioethicist at the Einstein College of Medicine and author of 'Dementia Reimagined,' this time focusing on the personal experience of being a caregiver for a loved one with dementia.

    What if we focused on care over cure for a dementia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 28:10


    Cooper and Nicole welcome Dr. Tia Powell, Physician and Bioethicist at the Einstein College of Medicine and author of 'Dementia Reimagined,' to share her medical, personal and historical perspective of dementia care. 

    What if we focused on the effects of lifestyle changes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 18:18


    Could aerobic exercise be medicine for brain health? Nicole and Cooper welcome Laura Baker, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Neurology and Public Health Sciences at Wake Forest School of Medicine, for a discussion on how lifestyle changes can impact how we live our lives as we age. 

    What if we knew how hospice and palliative care will shape healthcare in the future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 15:07


    Cooper and Nicole welcome Jennifer Kennedy, Senior Director of Regulatory and Quality at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, for a chat on the future of hospice and palliative care. 

    What if we made health care jobs more appealing and rewarding?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 18:58


    Nicole and Cooper are joined by Eric Scharber, Principal with Exact Recruiting a Simione Talent Solution, to discuss how to attract and retain talent in non-acute health care.

    What if we maximized the role of the pharmacist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 12:48


    Cooper and Nicole welcome Ellen Fulp, Director of Pharmacy Education at AdvoCare, for a conversation about how pharmacy could be used differently to enhance care. 

    What if health care truly moved to providing care at home?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 10:57


    Nicole and Cooper welcome Bill Dombie with the National Association for Home and Hospice Care for a discussion on the future of home health and hospice. 

    What if we could better inform patients about hospice?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 23:16


    Cooper and Nicole have a thorough discussion about hospice and home health with Stan Massey, Partner and Lead Consultant with Transcend Strategy Group.

    What if we focused more on the patient experience?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 17:23


    Nicole and Cooper speak with Tiffany Christensen, Vice President of Experience Innovation at The Beryl Institute, about the patient experience and how focusing care on that experience can improve outcomes.

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    What if we altered the relationship between healthcare providers and payers? (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 10:46


    As we conclude our two-part series, Cooper and Nicole continue their discussion with Greg Kotzbauer. This episode focuses on caregiving and how caregivers can play a key role for healthcare providers.

    What if we altered the relationship between healthcare providers and payers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 15:24


    In the first of a two-part series, Nicole and Cooper have a discussion with Greg Kotzbauer on the lines between care providers and payers beginning to blur.  Greg Kotzbauer is a Visiting Fellow at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, the CEO of a health care strategy and analytics company he founded called ThynkNu, and the Chief Transformation Officer and Director of Research for Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care.  

    What if we changed how we prepare and act during a natural disaster?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 13:42


    Cooper and Nicole discuss how health care providers can be better prepared during natural disaster with Dean Lee of 3HC Home, Health and Hospice Care. 

    What if we eliminated resistance to granny flats?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 13:55


    We welcome Mary Ann Baldwin to discusses the resistance by municipalities to granny flats and accessory apartments. 

    What if we changed how we pay for care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 15:21


    Cooper and Nicole welcome Mark Sharp and Raymond Belles with BKD for a chat on their findings after analyzing data on patient outcomes and payment data. 

    The Caregiving Story of Lisa Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 12:59


    Nicole and Cooper sit down with Lisa Roberts, executive director of the the Alzheimer's Association Eastern North Carolina Chapter, as she tells her story of the Alzheimer's diagnosis that rocked her family and ultimately altered her career path. 

    What if we looked at the way dementia patients fit into the system?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 15:56


    Nicole and Cooper have a conversation with Melanie Bunn of Alzhiemer's North Carolina to envision how the health care system could better fit the needs of people with dementia. 

    What if we altered the way patients receive care after leaving the hospital?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 16:08


    Cooper and Nicole talk with Brigitte Specht of Sunrise Assisted Living about how assisted living communities are working towards a new paradigm of better care.

    What if we could change long term care for patients?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 14:55


    Nicole and Cooper discuss the shortcomings in the world of long term care with geriatrician Dr. Betty Lim.

    Byron Pitts of ABC News shares his caregiving story (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 11:41


    Cooper and Nicole continue their conversation with Byron Pitts of ABC News, reflecting on the end of his caregiving journey and what stood out the most to him. 

    Byron Pitts of ABC News shares his caregiving story (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 17:22


    Cooper and Nicole have an open and honest discussion of caregiving with Byron Pitts of ABC News, as he shares the story of caring for his mother. 

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