Senior Living CT Podcast
This podcast is a radio show heard on Hartford's WDRC on Saturday mornings at 8:30, the Talk of Connecticut. Hosts Bill Corbett of Evergreen Crossings Retirement dives into everyday problems that seniors or their families experience. From common health issues to clearing clutter in their homes, the hosts search for solutions by interviewing interesting experts in the field of senior services, who have the answers. The goal is to help Connecticut's seniors live their best lives now. Download the episodes here to share with others, or listen live on Saturday mornings at 8:30 AM on 103.3 FM, 1360 AM, WSNG in Torrington, CT or WMMW in Meridan, CT. Want to lend your expertise to solve a problem and be a guest in the studio? Call Bill at (860) 730-2605.
Episodes
44 episodes
Getting a Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and What to do
Esther Pearl - North Central Region Program Director- Alzheimer’s Association CT Chapter presents "The Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's." Esther is a skilled and engaging educator who brings her knowledge and personal experience to help f...
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The Eight Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
Esther Pearl - North Central Region Program Director- Alzheimer’s Association CT Chapter presents "The Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's." Esther is a skilled and engaging educator who brings her knowledge and personal experience to help f...
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13:52
How a Day on the Honor Flight Rolls Out with Director Matt Sparks
An interview with Honor Flight CT program director, Matt Sparks, a native of Boston Ma who relocated to CT in 2018 from upstate New York . In upstate New York he was involved with the local honor flight chapter and hoped to do the same in...
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13:50
Amazing Program Honoring CT War Veterans
An interview with Honor Flight CT program director, Matt Sparks, a native of Boston Ma who relocated to CT in 2018 from upstate New York . In upstate New York he was involved with the local honor flight chapter and hoped to do the same in...
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Examples of Scams Against our Seniors
We can learn from the misfortune of others. Listen to actual crimes on this episode, committed by scammers against seniors. The latest is called the GRANDPARENT SCAM in which a scammer pretends to be a grandchild who is in trouble or in jail, p...
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13:34
How to Help Keep Your Senior Safe from Scammers
WARNING! There are scammers just waiting in the shadows, ready to take advantage of our seniors and rob them blind of their savings and investment. Listen in to this informative interview to learn how you can help your senior be more cautious o...
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The Power Grandparents Have with Today's Teens
An interview with CT teacher and author Dan Blanchard on how grandparents can influence their grand-teens, helping them to develop into responsible and cooperative young adults.Show Host & Producer Bill Corbett is an award-wi...
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13:27
Author Dan Blanchard: How Seniors can Influence Today's Youth
Host and producer Bill Corbett interviews professional speaker and author, Dan Blanchard, and discusses his new book on how young men can become great men, even in today's world.Show Host & Producer Bill Corbett is an award-w...
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What if a Bill is Denied and you have Medicare?
What if a bill isn't covered under your Medicare plan. If Medicare does refuse to pay for a service under Original fee-for-service Part A or Part B, the beneficiary should receive a denial notice. Keep in mind that a medical provider is respons...
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13:40
Medicare Sh-medicare... What The Heck is Part B
This is a fun interview to help listeners who are new to Medicare, understand the difference between part A and part b. You'll learn that Medicare Part B helps cover medically-necessary services like doctors' services and tests, outpatient care...
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13:14
How to Evacuate Seniors in a Fire Emergency
Older adults and seniors have a higher risk rate of being injured or worse, dying in a house or retirement community fire. It up to those who live with or support them to keep them informed of fire safety and evacuation procedures.Fire ...
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Fire Safety Procedures for Seniors
Older adults and seniors have a higher risk rate of being injured or worse, dying in a house or retirement community fire. It up to those who live with or support them to keep them informed of fire safety and evacuation procedures.Fire ...
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13:29
How to Survive While Living with an Aging Parent
David Horgan is the producer of music videos for Will Smith, LL Cool J, Mark Wahlberg and New Kids on The Block. AMA Medical award winning writer and producer of patient education films. He is a Media Director for 30 winning political TV campai...
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13:30
When Your Aging Parent Moves In!
David Horgan is an award-winning medical educator and author of the book "WHEN YOUR PARENT MOVES IN: Every Adult Child's Guide to Living with an Aging Parent." He is a filmmaker and director who shares his firsthand account of what to do, what ...
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13:47
Understanding Prostate Cancer
Dennis E. Golden is a a two-time prostate cancer survivor. He holds a master’s degree in social communications from New York University and has 40+ years of experience as a marketing executive, consultant, author and professional speaker. His w...
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Personal Security for Seniors When Out in Public
Dennis E. Golden is an international speaker, author, and highly regarded personal safety expert. He is the founder and CEO of IM-SAFE, a training and education firm dedicated to women's personal safer. Dennis is an active member of the Nationa...
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13:30
Techniques for Fighting the Senior Blues
The secret to living longer and happier is to spend more time together with those you enjoy being with. In this episode, the hosts and guest discuss how to make the most of those encounters and live a happier life.The guest in this podc...
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12:56
Five Rules of the Laughter Club
Therapeutic laughter reduces stress and negative thoughts, provides a great cardiovascular workout, provides increased energy, improves collegial relationships, improves morale and so much more. Trevor Smith believes there are many simple thing...
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12:24
How to Pick the WORST Medicare Plan
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:We think that most people know that before choosing a Medicare plan, they must think about options carefully. Many recommend that we read through the information that is available on all the plans, talk to our doct...
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12:41
Granting Senior Wishes
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:Senior Wishes CT is a 501C3 that believes that a thriving senior population is an important part of a strong community. To that end, our goal is to enrich the lives o...
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13:06
How to Find the WORST Assisted Living Facility for your Dad
An interview with Liz Cornish, owner of New Season In Life, LLC. The show hosts asked her how one would find the WORST assisted living facility to place a parent. Through this exercise, we actually brought out the steps for finding the BE...
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13:34
How to Avoid Getting Alzheimer's disease
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:An interview with Liz Cornish, owner of New Season In Life, LLC. We can't help but worry about whether we will suffer from Alzhiemer's Disease when we get older. To minimize those worries, here are six things...
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12:50
How to Discuss Your Getting Older with Your Kids
EPISODE DETAILS: Having brutally hard conversations with your kidsThere is a biological aspect to aging that we are reminded of daily, thanks medicine commercials! I'm watching families implode or just disengage because t...
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12:33
How to Age Graciously and Live Longer
ABOUT THE EPISODE:Top 2 leading factors to how we will age are (1) our mindset and (2) our social influences. Our guest Michele Magner talk about outdated information based on historical statistics, language we use with ourselves and...
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CCFSA Helps Senior Following Abuse from a Home Care Worker
In this episode, we learn about the power of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and how it helped a senior recover from the trauma of being abused by a home care worker hired by the senior. To learn more about the CCFSA, go to h...
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