Boomers Today

Dean and Kristin Sposato of Orchid Island Management Group have been assisting seniors and their families with bill paying, property management and coordination of daily services through an outsourced model and a professional network. Families of seniors want to enable their loved ones to remain in their properties for as long as possible, yet they are not here to oversee their day-to-day challenges. OIMG's Senior Affairs Program provides peace of mind for these families and their loved ones. In addition, when these seniors are faced with transitioning from their homes and can no longer live on their own, Dean and Kristin assist in facilitating this process on behalf of the family. Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

For over 30 years, Amy Temperley has committed her work to improving the lives of older adults in some form or fashion. and has served caregivers, individuals with dementia and disabilities, and nonprofit leaders. Amy and her husband, Damien, founded Aging is Cool in 2016 with the dream to create smart, engaging, fun activities for older adults, being passionate about issues related to living a full life, active aging and ageism. In 2020, Aging is Cool partnered with Heart and Soul Care to create and launch, A Mighty Good Time, a website and one-stop-shop for engaging activities for older adults nationwide.www.amightygoodtime.comSponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Michael Gelfgot is the Chief Operating Officer for Activate Brain & Body. His drive to be a different kind of a health club started 20 years ago. Between Gelfgot and his partners, they operated 23 health clubs. Now Mike and his partners are opening first of its kind, Activate Brain & Body, a cutting-edge brain & fitness think-tank growing into a chain of brain health studios. Combining brain training and physical training, Activate Brain & Body is looking to re-engineer fitness as upstream preventative healthcare.www.activatebrainandbody.comSponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Aviva Black is the founder of Family Love Letters. As her family was going through their father’s papers a few days after he passed away, her and her siblings found a sealed letter he’d left for them in the top drawer of his desk. His letter became the inspiration for Family Love Letters.Aviva continues to enjoy her role as a mother, coordinator of her temple's Intergenerational Connect program and as the daughter of a rabbi.https://familyloveletters.com/Sponsor: https://www.seniorcareauthority.com/

Mike Maccioli grew up in a home where the kitchen was the center of life for his family. With a kitchen always filled with both familiar and exotic aromas, Mike learned to appreciate many types of cuisines through his travels to Paris, Italy, Germany, South America and Eastern Europe. He loves the fact that Chefs for Seniors allows him and his chefs to bring their knowledge of food and nutrition into the kitchen of seniors and create meals that they love along with laughter and conversation. https://chefsforseniors.com/Sponsor: https://www.seniorcareauthority.com/

Joan Price calls herself an advocate for ageless sexuality. She has been called other things by the media: “senior sexpert,” “the woman leading a sex revolution for seniors,” and—her favorite— “wrinkly sex kitten.” Joan is the author of four books about senior sex, including the award-winning Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex and Sex after Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality after Losing Your Beloved. An internationally popular public speaker and sex educator, Joan has been writing and speaking about senior sex since 2005. Website: https://www.joanprice.comSponsor: https://www.seniorcareauthority.com

Tami Anastasia is a dementia consultant, educator and speaker. She is the author of Essential Strategies for the Dementia Caregiver: Learning to PACE Yourself. Tami holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling, a Certificate in Gerontology, and a Certificate in End of Life. She is an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist and Certified Senior Advisor. Tami is a sought-after speaker, frequently presenting before audiences at professional meetings, senior retirement centers, memory care and assisted living communities, health and wellness conferences, local colleges and universities, and public health organizations. www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Linda Barrett has a long-term commitment to the field of aging. She is an honors graduate of Miami University where she earned a Master of Gerontological Studies degree. Linda has held many diverse positions in management, public relations, and training. After a 33-year career with the Social Security Administration, she taught gerontology courses at Miami University from 2008-2018. In 2019, Linda founded DiverseAGE, LLC whose mission is to “shed light on workplace communication, cultural diversity, and navigating issues of aging”.Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Sharona Hoffman is the author of Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow. She is a Professor of Law and Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and is Co-Director of the Law School’s Law-Medicine Center. Prior to becoming an academic, Ms. Hoffman was a Senior Trial Attorney at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Houston, a litigation associate at O’Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles, and a judicial clerk for U.S. District Judge Douglas W. Hillman (Western District of Michigan). Professor Hoffman has published over seventy articles and book chapters on health law and civil rights issues as well as two books. Her work has appeared in the Georgetown Law Journal, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law and Ethics, and many other publications. In 2021 Professor Hoffman won the Case Western Reserve University Faculty Distinguished Research Award, and in 2016 she won the Case Western Reserve University School

Dr. Judson Brandeis is an award winning urologist and sexual medicine expert, clinical researcher, physician educator, and a caring clinician and surgeon. Over the course of his 25-year career as a board-certified urologist he has performed thousands of surgeries and pioneered surgical robotics. In February of 2019, he opened BrandeisMD, a national leader in technology and sexual medicine innovations for men. He brings this wealth of expertise and care to his first book, The 21st Century Man: Advice from 50 Top Doctors and Men’s Health Experts to Help You Feel Great, Look Good and Have Better Sex. https://brandeismd.com/Sponsor: https://www.seniorcareauthority.com/

Jamie Blumenthal, MA, MT-BC is a Board Certified Music Therapist. Since 1982, Jamie has worked in hospitals, schools, nursing homes and community settings, providing music therapy for clients throughout the lifespan with developmental disabilities, acute and chronic psychiatric needs, medical needs, issues of aging and hospice, grief and loss, as well as offering sessions for wellness, personal and spiritual growth. Jamie has extensive experience working with older adults in all levels of care in community and a variety of facility settings. In addition, she worked as a department head, supervisor, program developer and trainer. Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Michael Ellenbogen was diagnosed with Young-Onset Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 49. Prior to his diagnosis, he was a network operations manager for a Fortune 500 financial institution. Difficulty with work-related tasks eventually led to his early retirement. As a world-renowned International Dementia Advocate & Connecter, he has been featured in nationally syndicated TV, radio and other media outlets. He has written for blogs, newspapers, journals and websites and shared his personal perspective as a guest speaker. Michael served on the PA Alzheimer's Disease Planning Committee and other advisory councils. He testified before the government, and has three letters published in the U.S. Congressional Record. He was a regular speaker at NAPA and was featured in the ADI’s 2012 World Alzheimer's Report. He represented the U.S./World for people living with dementia at the World Health Organization in Geneva. He is interested in motivating those with Alzheimer’s to raise their voices and reduce the stigma s

Wendy Rinehart is Co-Founder of Family Solutions for Care, a leading consumer claims benefits company. She has been in the long-term care insurance industry for over two decades, part of that time with General Electric Capital Assurance. Together with her husband David, they launched the consumer claims assistance industry and with their team they have helped thousands of families receive over $300,000,000 of long-term care insurance benefits. Wendy Rinehart is Co-Founder of Family Solutions for Care, a leading consumer claims benefits company. She has been in the long-term care insurance industry for over two decades, part of that time with General Electric Capital Assurance. Together with her husband David, they launched the consumer claims assistance industry and with their team they have helped thousands of families receive over $300,000,000 of long-term care insurance benefits. www.FamilySolutionsforCare.comSponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Lisa Rehburg is President of Rehburg Life Insurance Settlements, a life insurance settlements broker and has been in the health and life insurance industries for over 30 years. Lisa started her company five years ago because she discovered that over 500,000 seniors a year walk away from their life insurance policies, with little or nothing. She is passionate about helping clients benefit better from their unwanted, unneeded or unaffordable life insurance policies. www.rehburglifesettlements.comSponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Today’s guest, Dr. Jonathan Baktari, is a healthcare CEO, a vaccine and COVID-19 expert, and a physician with specialties in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. He and his team at e7 Health specialize in preventative medicine, vaccinations, and testing for viruses. In short, Dr. Baktari was an expert on COVID, before COVID even existed.Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Dr. Stana Martin earned her PhD from University of Texas at Austin in Communication Studies. In 2006 she left university teaching to specialize in long term care planning as a result of both her grandmothers going through extended care. She teaches required continuing education courses for attorneys, trust officers, and financial professionals and has authored two books published on Amazon. One is a step-by-step guide on “How to File a Claim Successfully” and the second is called “Handing Down the Kingdom.” a “how to” guide on getting your legal, financial and other parts of your “kingdom” organized. www.mrsltc.comSponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Dr. Richard G. Caro is co-founder of Tech-enhanced Life https://www.techenhancedlife.com/, a Public Benefit corporation with the mission of improving the quality of life of the aging and their families. He is also CEO of TangibleFuture, Inc., an interventional management consultancy. Richard has been responsible for development of a number of successful products; has 24 issued patents; and received a Ph.D in Physics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He is an active member of several Silicon Valley angel investor groups, with a particular focus on the intersection of healthcare, aging, and technology. Sponsor: https://www.seniorcareauthority.com/

Jason Neufeld, Esq. is the founding partner of Elder Needs Law, PLLC which focuses on a variety of Florida Elder Law matters including Estate Planning, Medicaid-Planning, probate and guardianship matters. Jason is consistently recognized as a top lawyer among his peers in Super Lawyers Magazine and Florida Trends Legal Elite. Jason is an author and on the board of the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys and Co-Chair of the Broward County Bar Association Elder Law Section. Sponsor: https://www.seniorcareauthority.com

Margie Hackbarth has worked in healthcare communications and administration for more than 30 years and calls herself a cheerleader for older adults. Margie authored, Amaging™ Growing Old On Purpose. It’s about re-framing our attitudes on aging and focusing on the amazing potential of older adults. She introduces a framework for affirmations to help older adults achieve goals, and discusses the need for affirmations due to age bias in our culture – and in our own minds.Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Andy Robin is an author, speaker, Executive Coach and Life Coach, also serves on the Board of a foundation in Palo Alto and a NYC hedge fund, and enjoys day-trips, lectures, and concerts around the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. He wrote "Tapas Life" to do some good for others who haven't yet come to grips with their likely extended longevity, and the need to assemble a new type of life to make those bonus years rich and rewarding.Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com