Elevate Eldercare
Episodes
Daniella Greenwood: Fighting for Better Eldercare in Australia
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with Daniella Greenwood, an international speaker, consultant, and author specializing in human rights policy and practices withi...
Recap: The Vital Role of Advocacy in Supporting People Living with Dementia
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Susan talked with good friend, fellow nurse Anne Ellett. Anne is a certified nurse practitioner and founder of Memory Care Sup...
The Vital Role of Advocacy in Supporting People Living with Dementia
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan Ryan sits down with her good friend and fellow nurse, Anne Ellett, a certified nurse practitioner and founder of Memory Care Su...
Recap: COVID-19, Dementia, and the Importance of Social Connections
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Al Power sits down again with Susan Ryan. Al is an internationally recognized dementia expert whose books, Dementia Beyond Dru...
COVID-19, Dementia, and the Importance of Social Connections
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Al Power sits down again with Susan Ryan. Al is an internationally recognized dementia expert whose books, Dementia Beyond Dru...
Recap: Ibasho & Elder-Led Design
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The essential theme of this recap episode is "Rethinking our Approaches and our Mindset." Marla and Mary review the 37th episode of Elevate Eldercare ...
Ibasho & Elder-Led Design
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Susan Ryan engages her good friend, Dr. Emi Kiyota, an internationally recognized thought leader on issues relating to healthy agi...
Recap: Living with Early-Onset Dementia: A Story of Courage and Hope
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap, Marla and Mary discuss the 35th episode of Elevate Eldercare where Susan Ryan sits down with her good friend and colleague, Mike Bellev...
Living with Early-Onset Dementia: A Story of Courage and Hope
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with her good friend and colleague, Mike Belleville. After a career in telecommunications and as a member of the Rhode Island Nat...
Recap: The Importance of Design & Architecture in Senior Living Environments
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marla and Mary recap this week's episode where Susan Ryan sat down with two architects from Perkins Eastman (PE), David Hoglund and Martin Siefering. ...
The Importance of Design & Architecture in Senior Living Environments
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with two architects, David Hoglund and Martin Siefering, from global architecture firm Perkins Eastman. David and Martin are co-l...
Recap: Opportunities & Disruptive Moments
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Kramer, president & founder of Nexus Insights, is the focus of this recap with Mary and Marla. He spoke with Susan Ryan about something he kn...
Opportunities & Disruptive Moments
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Kramer, president & founder of Nexus Insights, speaks with Susan Ryan about something Kramer knows very well: the seniors housing industry. Kra...
Recap: Palliative Care and the Pandemic
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap, Marla and Mary discuss the 30th episode of Elevate Eldercare with Diane Meier, MD, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a...
Palliative Care and the Pandemic: A Conversation with Dr. Diane Meier
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Susan Ryan talks with Diane Meier, MD, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), a national organization devoted t...
Recap: Elderhood, Ageism, and COVID
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap, Marla and Mary discuss the 27th episode of Elevate Eldercare with Louise Aronson, MD, a geriatrician, educator, and professor of medici...
Louise Aronson on Elderhood, Ageism, and COVID
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Susan Ryan talks with Louise Aronson, MD, a geriatrician, educator, and professor of medicine at the University of California, San...
Recap: Consumer Voices in Long-Term Care
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's recap with Marla and Mary takes you on a fast history lesson about congressional legislation for long-term care. You will also learn about...
Consumer Voices in Long-Term Care
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Susan Ryan sits down with Lori Smetanka, executive director of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, the leading national...
Recap: Innovation, Technology, and Aging
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Technology empowers, technology engages, and it is an enabler", says Sheri Rose, the CEO and executive director of the Thrive Center, a non-profit in...
Innovation, Technology, and Aging
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sheri Rose is the CEO and executive director of the Thrive Center, a non-profit innovation center focused on wellness and aging located in Louisville,...
Recap: New York City, COVID-19, and the Future of Aging Services
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The early epicenter of COVID-19 was New York City and it was hit hard. In this recap of episode #21 with Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Marla and I unpack how th...
New York City, COVID-19, and the Future of Aging Services
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Farber, president and CEO of The New Jewish Home in New York City, a health system for older adults that serves ...
Recap: Eldercare & COVID from a Global Perspective
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's recap, Mary and I talk about Susan Ryan's conversation with Walter Coffey and David Sprowl, managing partners of an international consu...
Eldercare & COVID from a Global Perspective
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with Walter Coffey and David Sprowl, managing partners of an international consulting business. Walter was formerly the CEO of Le...
Recap: Dementia & COVID-19: Two Leaders Who are Making a Difference
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap, Marla and I take a deeper dive into the 17th episode of Elevate Eldercare with Dr. Jennifer Carson, the director of the Dementia Engage...
Dementia & COVID-19: Two Leaders Who are Making a Difference
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with Dr. Jennifer Carson, the director of the Dementia Engagement, Education and Research Program at the School of Community Heal...
Recap: COVID and Small Homes – A Good Story to Tell
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap, Mary and Marla examine the 15th episode of Elevate Eldercare with Jill Wilson and John Ponthie, two senior living providers that operat...
Leadership, COVID, & the Small House Model
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with Jill Wilson and John Ponthie, two senior living providers that operate more small house/Green House homes under their organi...
Recap: Tackling COVID and a Broken System
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap, Mary and Marla examine the 13 th episode of Elevate Eldercare with David Grabowski, PhD, professor of health policy at Harvard Medical ...
Avoidable: David Grabowski's Take on the Pandemic's Impact on Nursing Homes
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with David Grabowski, PhD, professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School. As a longtime researcher in the long-term c...
Recap: Howard Gleckman
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap of this week's episode with Howard Gleckman, Mary and I have a bit to say about that. In particular, we discuss his impressive knowledge...
Flaws and Possible Solutions to Fixing the Eldercare Crisis: A Conversation with Howard Gleckman
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Susan Ryan talks with Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at The Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., where he is affiliated with both t...
Friday Recap: Interdependence & Understanding Bias
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the words of Mary & Marla, hosts of the Friday Recap of this podcast: There was so much to learn and such rich complex issues to unpack in this e...
Karyne Jones and the NCBA: Disparities, Racism, and Ageism Amid COVID
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with Karyne Jones, president and CEO of the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging and NCBA Housing Management and Development...
Friday Recap: How the Green House Model Came to Be
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap, Marla and Mary examine three components of the episode: the origin story of the Green House model, where The Green House Project is now...
Origin Story: Dr. Bill Thomas and Steve McAlilly and the Genesis of The Green House Project
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan sits down with Dr. Bill Thomas, creator of the Green House model of nursing home care, and Steve McAlilly, president and CEO of Methodist S...
Friday Recap: Tammy Marshall's Eye-Opening Perspectives
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marla and Mary examine Tammy Marshall's unique look at impact of coronavirus pandemic on older adults and on the communities that her company, Thrive ...
Salutogenesis: Tammy Marshall and Proactive, Holistic Approaches to Care
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan sits down with Tammy Marshall, chief experience officer at Thrive Senior Living, a luxury provider of independent living, assisted living, and m...
Friday Recap: Dr. James Wright and the Eldercare Narrative
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary and Marla deconstruct Dr. Wright's story of the devastating impact COVID-19 had at the Virginia nursing home where he serves as medical director....
Galvanized: Dr. James Wright and His Journey to Becoming an Advocate for Elders
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan sits down with Dr. James Wright, medical director of three nursing homes in Richmond, Va., to discuss his experience managing a tragic outbreak o...
A Crucible Moment: Carol Silver Elliott Meets COVID-19
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Ryan is joined by Carol Silver Elliott, president and CEO of Jewish Home Family (JHF), a nonprofit aging services organization located in northe...
Introducing: Elevate Eldercare
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nursing homes rarely garner positive attention, particularly from the media, and especially since the onset of COVID-19. It is within this context tha...
Friday Recap: Warrior Mode and Leadership through Crisis
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first Friday Recap of Elevate Eldercare, Mary and Marla break down Susan Ryan's interview with Carol Silver Elliott, president and CEO of The J...