The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Podcasts

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The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME explores the best ways to ensure quality care and an active lifestyle for seniors who wish to remain in their own homes. The podcast is brought to you by LivHOME, the nation's largest provider of professionally led at-home care for seniors. Primary Format : Aging Also Listed as: City : Unknown State/Province : CA Country : USA Country : NA User Tags: active lifestyle LivHOME quality care senior care User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Episode 6 - Getting Started with Your Caregiver Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, in this episode discusses how seniors and their families should handle the very beginning of the caregiving relationship. He discusses important topics such as preparations the senior and his or her family should make ahead of time, readying the home for the caregiver's very first visit, and how one should expect the caregiving relationship to develop over time. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 5 - Long-Distance Caregiving Sharon Rosenfeld, a Care Manager for LivHOME in Los Angeles, discusses the challenges of providing care to senior family members who live at a distance from their grown children. She deals with issues including the importance of noticing the little things, making the experience less lonely for the senior, and the roles a long-distance caregiver must play in emergencies. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 4 - Caring for Seniors with Dementia In this first episode of 2008, Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, provides valuable advice for those who care for seniors suffering from dementia. He describes common mistakes, ways to identify the causes and precursors to challenging behavior, and the importance of reducing anxiety among dementia sufferers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 3 - Preparing for Emergencies Preparing for Emergencies features a discussion of LivHOME's experiences caring for seniors during the recent San Diego fires. It focuses on the importance of advance preparation, essential steps in the planning process, the value of communication tools, and ways to ease seniors' fears during emergency events. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 2 - Thinking Ahead for the Holidays Thinking Ahead for the Holidays discusses gift giving, lodging, creating memories and the value of acknowledging caregivers. Steve Barlam, LivHOME's chief professional officer and a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of geriatric care management experience, also offers suggestions about how adult children can use holiday visits to assess the emotional and physical condition of their senior loved ones. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 2 - Thinking Ahead for the Holidays Thinking Ahead for the Holidays discusses gift giving, lodging, creating memories and the value of acknowledging caregivers. Steve Barlam, LivHOME's chief professional officer and a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of geriatric care management experience, also offers suggestions about how adult children can use holiday visits to assess the emotional and physical condition of their senior loved ones. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 1 - Enhancing your Parents' Quality of Life Steve Barlam, Chief Professional Officer of LivHOME, discusses the steps adult children can take to help their parents truly enjoy their senior years. Topics include the importance of effective communication, planning successful events, items children can purchase to make everyday tasks easier and more pleasant, and the great value that can come from the simple things. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website