051 Innovations to Help Older Adults and Family Caregivers

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Anne Tumlinson, an expert in long-term care and the founder of the caregiving organization Daughterhood.org. They discuss the upcoming Aging 2.0 Optimize Conference, promising innovations to help family caregivers and more. Their conversation addresses:

Which problems that come up the most in the Daughterhood.org community
Why it’s so hard for families to navigate the healthcare system
Promising age-friendly health innovations
Options for addressing aging in place and aging in the right place
Dr. Bill Thomas’s new Minka customizable house project
How transportation innovations can help older adults
The peer-to-peer aging health coaching being pioneered by AgeWell Global
What Anne learned from helping the Caregiver Action Network develop training to help families learn to make decisions

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017 Interview: Paying for Long-Term Care & Other Family Caregiving Challenges
035 Interview: Aging in the Right Place
039 Interview: Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems
049 Better Primary Care for Older Adults: the Oak Street Health Story