Don’t miss this special episode with Eloy van Hal co-founder of The Hogeweyk and Mary Pitsch co-founder of Livasu Village. Do you want to visit The Hogeweyk? Learn more about what that entails.

Eloy shared the development of The Hogeweyk, a dementia village in the Netherlands, emphasizing normal daily life, group homes, and community integration. Mary detailed the plan for Livasu Village in Wisconsin, highlighting home ownership, intergenerational living, and community engagement. They discussed the importance of a holistic approach and family involvement. Both projects aim to provide a dignified, supportive environment for people with dementia, promoting agency and quality of life.
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November is both National Family Caregivers and Alzheimer’s Awareness month.

Recorded on November 21, 2024 this episode is part of our Dementia and Brain Health category as well as our Living Choices category and Caregiving category. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Eloy van Hal, Co-Founder, The Hogeweyk and Senior Managing Advisor for Be Advice/Vivium zorggroep
Be Advice and Details on The Hogeweyk
What does Eloy’s Be Advice Nonprofit do

Mary Pitsch, Master Level Social Worker and Certified Care Manager
Co-Founder, Dementia Innovations
Co-Founder, Livasu Village
Owner, Embrace Care Management

The first presentation in our 11-12-24 News for the Ages show, Benjamin Surmi (co-host for today’s episode) spoke about unlocking memory care during his report on the Nov 11-13 Center for Innovation conference.

CBS 3-14-14 broadcast news report on the Livasu Village in Sheboyhan County, Wisconsin

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Hosted by: Linda Sherman, Debbie Howard, and Benjamin Surmi
*Linda Sherman read Benjamin’s comments and questions into the show.

We continue to record new Rethinking Aging Club podcasts live on Thursdays. How to join live.

Please follow our 2 podcasts. This and News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club. Our News for the Ages podcasts are published weekly on Wednesday, the day after they are recorded.

We are catching up with publishing Rethinking Aging Club podcasts, and hope to be current by the end of 2024.

Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman

In this episode, we continued to explore caregiver friendly products and services in recognition of November as the month for both National Family Caregivers and Alzheimer’s Awareness.

Recorded on November 14, 2024, this show featured (in order of appearance):

Natalie Elliott Handy, CEO, CareForward and Heroes Caring for Heroes on PBS and Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver Podcast

Steven East, CEO, CaringOnDemand

Ellen Belk, BC-DEd, CDP, Founding Owner, Keep In Mind, Inc.
Complimentary Keep in Mind Downloads (Caregiver Credo, Emergency Quick Tips, Holistic Dementia Solutions)

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About this Category
Our Caregiver Friendly Products episodes feature leaders from innovative companies providing products and services that improve the lives of family and professional caregivers, as well as their care receivers.

We continue to record new Rethinking Aging Club podcast episodes live on Thursdays. How to join live.

Please follow both of our podcasts including News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club published weekly on Wednesday, the day after they are recorded.
We are catching up with publishing Rethinking Aging Club Podcasts, and hope to be current by the end of 2024.

Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman

This Project Updates episode included unique solutions for dementia care, hearing aid insertion support, physical and occupational therapy support and a grant offering.

Recorded on July 7, 2022, this episode is part of our Project Updates series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Grace Andruszkiewicz, Director of Marketing (through July 2024), Intuition Robotics-ElliQ

David Richards, Co-Founder and CEO, CareSpace virtual rehab therapy support

Carol Chiang, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, CHAMP, Business Owner, Evolving Homes (Co-Founder, IIX Care Hub launched in 2024)

Jeffrey Szmanda, Founder and President, Each Ear, LLC

Susan Ostrowski, Co-Creator and President, Reading2Connect

Pam Ostrowski, Author, It's Not That Simple and Dementia Care Coach

Nancy May, Author and Podcast Host, Eldercare Success

Stephen Liu, Managing Director, a2 Collective | a2Pilot Awards grants

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Hosted by: Linda Sherman, Debbie Howard, Steve Ewell and Michael Phillips

We continue to record new Rethinking Aging Club podcasts live on Thursdays. How to join live.

Please follow our 2 podcasts. This and News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club. Our News for the Ages podcasts are published weekly on Wednesday, the day after they are recorded.

We are catching up with publishing Rethinking Aging Club podcasts, and hope to be current by the end of 2024.

Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman