Senior Care Live

Senior Care Live

Senior Care Live provides information, education, and resources for seniors and their caregivers. There are over 40 million unpaid family and friend caregivers and over 47 million elderly individuals receiving care in the United States. This unique radio program is dedicated to them. Core categories include: How to remain independent in your own home; When to move from home to a senior care community; How to find the right senior care community; How to pay for the high cost of senior care; Legal issues involving elder law and estate planning; How to care for the caregiver; and much more!

Episodes

July 14, 2025 44 mins
Listen in to a SPECIAL 12th ANNIVERSARY EPISODE as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, shares the story of how it all began 12 years ago.  Then, Steve discusses the situation of a resident living in a senior care community, not receiving the care they’re paying for, and shares how his firm Senior Care Consulting can help by exploring your options and finding a better fit that provides much better care. #SeniorCar...
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Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, discusses when to consider moving from home to a senior care community, then reviews the primary levels of care available at senior care communities, what they provide, and their average monthly cost.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #SeniorCareAdvisor #Franchise #SeniorCareFranchise #Fiduci...
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July 1, 2025 44 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Senior Wealth Manager and President of Rally Wealth and Benefits.  Bruce discusses how to approach investing in times like these when there is so much international conflict and provides an overview of how many past international conflicts have impacted the financial market.  Bruce also discusses the importance of cyber security, in light o...
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June 24, 2025 44 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions.  Ben shares the story of a client that received a competitive offer that wasn’t so competitive after all, explains that many large corporations are selling more inventory than they’re buying, and what affect this has on the market.  Ben discusses how your mortgage payoff could be different than what you e...
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June 16, 2025 44 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, reviews a little bit of everything including how the waiting list works at a senior care community and what happens if you decline an available space.  He also explains what a Care Contract is, why you need one, and what could happen if you don’t have one.  Spoiler alert: not having one could cause a major Medicaid penalty!  If you do encounter a Medicaid penalty, ...
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June 10, 2025 44 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, reviews “what to determine BEFORE beginning your search for a senior care community”.  Spoiler alert: don’t take the ole shotgun approach, you’re wasting your valuable time, and this contributes to the average of 50-100 hours spent on searching for a senior care community.  Pro tip: Senior Care Consulting clients only spend 4 hours in the search and selection proce...
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June 2, 2025 44 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Craig Sprinkle, CEO, and Dana Janssen, Chief Product Officer, from MedCerts.  MedCerts is a leading online education company offering career training programs in senior care, with a strong emphasis on practical, job-ready skills. They discuss how MedCerts can help with training, retention, and certification of new and existing staff, leading to higher q...
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May 28, 2025 44 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Senior Wealth Manager and President of Rally Wealth and Benefits.  Bruce provides a market update and discusses healthcare planning in retirement.  Steve reviews the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit, a valuable and little-known benefit for veterans and their surviving spouses to pay for the high cost of senior care.  Then, Steve discusses Seni...
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May 18, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions.  Ben discusses the importance of finding real estate professionals that can provide multiple options/solutions for someone needing to sell their house when downsizing or moving to a senior care community and the challenges of finding contractors that will show up and complete home improvement projects on ...
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May 12, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, warns everyone to be protective of their Long Term Care Insurance policy, as there seems to be a trend in receiving calls asking if you want to “upgrade” your policy.  Many times, this “upgrade” would change your lifetime benefit to a 3-5 year benefit, which is NOT in your favor.  Don’t miss the Consumer Alert where Steve will share some shocking, publicly availabl...
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May 5, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Scott Lien, CEO and Co-founder of GrandPad.  Scott explains what GrandPad is, how it works and who it’s for.  The GrandPad has some amazing technology following their 90/90 principle: A 90-year-old can start using it and love it within 90 seconds!  Scott shares their new Grandie Games, games for seniors, and Grandi Chat, where a senior can have a chat w...
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April 27, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Senior Wealth Manager and President of Rally Wealth and Benefits.  Bruce discusses the wild fluctuations in the market and explains there are many other factors, in addition to tariffs, affecting the market. Steve answers his most frequently asked question of when to consider moving from home to a senior care community.  #SeniorCare #Senior...
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April 25, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions.  Ben discusses the importance of finding real estate professionals that can provide multiple options/solutions for someone needing to sell their house when downsizing or moving to a senior care community and the challenges of finding contractors that will show up and complete home improvement projects on ...
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National Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, provides information regarding the important subject of Caring for the Caregiver.  Then, Steve reviews Long Term Care Insurance.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #SeniorCareAdvisor #Franchise #SeniorCareFranchise #CareGiver #Caring  (800) 331-6445
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Kansas City Broadcast: Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President and CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care and Melissa Basgall, Director of Volunteer Services with KCHPC, as they recognize National Volunteer Month and Healthcare Decisions Day.  David reviews how many hours of volunteer work is required for hospice providers and explains how vital they are to the ...
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April 8, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, shares the top 10 reasons you could receive an unwanted discharge from the assisted living level of care and how to avoid this altogether.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareLive #SeniorCareConsulting #SeniorLiving #KansasCitySeniorCare #SeniorCarePlacement #SeniorCareAdvisor #Franchise #SeniorCareFranchise #AssistedLiving (800) 331-6445
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Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Lorraine Wiseman, PhD. MBA, CPA, President and CEO of Leading the Wise Way, a consulting firm specializing in strategy and change management. They discuss her upcoming book that will focus on helping those nearing retirement (or in retirement) avoid losing their identity, avoid depression, and discover their purpose in the next part of their journey.  (...
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March 31, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, says he is finding lengthy waiting lists at most senior care communities as we near the end of the peak-demand season and explains what to determine BEFORE beginning your search for a senior care community.  Then, Steve visits with Lorraine Wiseman, PhD. MBA, CPA, President and CEO of Leading the Wise Way, a consulting firm specializing in strategy and change manag...
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March 26, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Senior Wealth Manager and President of Rally Wealth and Benefits about taxes for retirees.  Specifically, how to reduce taxable income, how to strategically withdraw from taxable and tax-free accounts to minimize the overall tax burden, and how to avoid common mistakes when managing taxable income.  Bruce offers a FREE no-obligation investm...
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March 17, 2025 45 mins
Listen in as host Steve Kuker, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions, about how his firm has helped several recent clients sell their home as-is and move to a senior care community.  Then, Steve answers the very common questions “can you move from one senior care community to another?” and “can I move from one place to another if I’m on Medicaid?”.  #SeniorCare #SeniorCareL...
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