Navigating Elder Care
Navigating Elder Care
Episodes
Discharge from the hospital or a rehabilitation stay can be scary, confusing, and overwhelming. Things move fast, and lack of preparation can lead to unsafe outcomes.
Join Elder Care Advocate Laura Daniels, RN, as she provides an essential discharge planning checklist and walks you through every step you need to take for a safe transition home or to a new care setting. Learn how to ...
In this episode of Navigating Eldercare, host Laura Daniels welcomes Naeemah Marquez, a Licensed Master Social Worker and the Vice President of Care Transitions for Ignite Medical Resorts. Naeemah shares her expertise on the intricate world of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and post-acute care. They discuss the definition of a SNF, the critical role of a case manager as a "broker of resources" and discharge planner, and what fam...
Join host Laura Daniels, founder of Care Advocates, as she welcomes Roxanne Burgener, a Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator at The Estates at Shavano Park. This episode provides essential guidance on one of the most critical steps in the elder care journey: the transition from hospital to a short-term skilled nursing/rehabilitation facility (SNF).
Roxanne shares her more than 35 years of experience in healthcare, detailing...
Laura Daniels welcomes highly respected senior care leader Mona Talukdar to discuss memory care, particularly focusing on the advantages of small, home-like communities. Mona shares her inspiration for creating specialized environments, explains how memory care differs from standard assisted living (focusing on mind support, specialized training, and environment), and offers essential guidance on knowing when it's time to transitio...
Host Laura Daniels and Jimmy Caldwell of Imagine Wellness, a 16-bed residential care home, discuss choosing the right assisted living. They highlight the personalized care, exceptional 1:4 staffing ratio, and holistic approach found in smaller settings. The episode emphasizes why families should start the care conversation before a crisis and how genuine compassion leads to residents truly flourishing.
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Navigating Eldercare — Assisted Living, Demystified
Host: Laura Daniels, RN, founder of Care Advocates
Guest: Stacey Shaffer, Sales Director, Gemstone Assisted Living
00:00–00:58 | Show & Host Intro
Confused about Independent Living? Join host Laura Daniels, elder care advocate, and guest expert Tina Tedford, Sales and Marketing Director at Franklin Park Sonterra, for a candid discussion about this often-misunderstood senior living option. With over 30 years of experience, Tina shares what sets independent living apart from assisted living, details the vibrant daily life and amenities available, and explains why proactive plan...
Navigating Eldercare provides essential guidance and practical solutions for every step of the elder care journey. Host Laura Daniels, a Registered Nurse specializing in geriatric care and founder of Care Advocates, brings over 30 years of expertise in advocacy and care transition planning. Each week, Laura shares expert insights to help families and professionals make confident care decisions for seniors in transition—whethe...
Welcome to Navigating Eldercare, the definitive podcast for families and professionals seeking guidance and practical solutions for the elder care journey. Hosted by Laura Daniels, a registered nurse with 30 years of experience in geriatrics and founder of Care Advocates, this show tackles the real questions and challenges of care transitions.
Each week, we bring you expert insights to help you make informed and confident decisions...
Laura Daniels, a registered nurse and founder of Care Advocates, hosts this podcast to help families and professionals find the right solutions for seniors in transition. In this episode, she interviews Mona Talukdar, a highly respected leader in senior care, about the Medicare Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model. They discuss this groundbreaking program, which is changing how dementia is treated in the U.S. by pr...
In this episode of "Navigating Eldercare," host Laura Daniels, a registered nurse and founder of Care Advocates, discusses the critical importance of creating a caregiving plan before a crisis occurs. She outlines the key components of a comprehensive plan, including starting difficult conversations with loved ones, assessing their current situation and finances, and exploring various care options like aging in place or assisted li...
Is it time to consider a change in your parent's living situation? This episode of Navigating Eldercare is for anyone wrestling with this difficult question. Host Laura Daniels, a registered nurse and elder care advocate, walks you through the 10 most common signs that your loved one may need more support, whether at home or in an assisted living community.
Laura explains how to spot key indicators you may be missing, from subtle c...
If aging, recovery, or a sudden health change has your family asking “what now?”, this episode lays out the map. RN and elder-care advocate Laura Daniels (founder of Care Advocates) breaks down senior living options—55+ communities, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Residential Care Homes, and
Welcome to the very first episode of Navigating Eldercare with Laura Daniels, RN, founder of Care Advocates. After 32+ years in geriatric nursing and care transition planning, Laura launches this show to help families, caregivers, and professionals make confident, compassionate decisions.
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