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This week, Suzanne Rowe, a professional fiduciary from Summit Fiduciary Services, discusses protection in the event we can no longer speak for ourselves. She helps us face questions that may seem daunting: Who will be your representative if you can...

This week, Adriana Gavozdea, Founder and CEO of Laria Care Finder, and Alyssa Elting McGuire, Consultant and Training Specialist from Oregon Care Home Consulting, discuss small adult care homes. When it comes to aging in the right place, there are...

Wally Reitz, Oregon’s own 97-year-old Veteran shares his first-hand accounts of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge. Wally’s insights on being a soldier, serving his country, and living through it to be a husband and father are priceless. It is always the...

It’s the annual Medicare enrollment period, and Catherine Field, the Intermountain Region President of Humana, joins us to answer Medicare questions and explain the difference between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. For example, how...

Steve Toll, Director of Therapeutic Music programs for ComForCare Health Care Holdings, joins us on today's show. Steve transports us back to the 1940s, reminiscing and singing the popular tunes of America's greatest moment in history. Sing along with...

In Part 3 of Parkinson's Awareness month, JJ Flentke of Boomerang Therapy Works, shares how they are making a difference for those living with Parkinson's. Exercise is Medicine! They are the first and only wellness center in Vancouver and Portland...

This week, Dr. Warren Wolf talks about the challenges of caregivers and the attributes that make the most successful ones. It’s a demanding profession because it’s a life spent in two worlds simultaneously. That may be why only one percent of our...

Don Fries and Bev Bow join us for the final chapter in our series, Building a Better Community through a whole-food, plant-based diet. We wrap it up by laying out a sustainable path to a healthy lifestyle. Check out the myriad resources, books,...

This week, Don Fries and Bev Bow, co-founders of Healthy World Sedona, talk about how to make a healthy whole-food, plant-based diet works for you. Don and Bev discuss the benefits and challenges of adding a healthy, whole-food approach to your...

This week I talked with Georgena, a trauma specialist and grief guide with Beyond Your Loss. She tackled the difficult subject of how to move forward when a loved one dies by suicide. The pain of losing someone this way can be paralyzing. You always...

This week on Aging in Portland, I interviewed Emily-Rose Wiitala, Special Events Director of the ALS Association of Oregon and SW Washington. We discussed the upcoming Walk to Strikeout ALS (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease). To help fight ALS (a.k.a. Lou...

This week, nutrition experts Don Fries and Bev Bow (co-founders of Healthy World Sedona) shared tips about eating super-healthy whole foods and plant-based meals while traveling. In this era of mobility, eating out can play havoc with our nutritional...

This week, Attorney Joe Greenman takes us through the many forms of elder abuse and updates us on what victims and concerned family members can do to make their voices heard. Sadly, elder abuse can take many forms and can happen in many places that...

Retired judge Carolyn Miller Parr of ToughConversations.net joins us for Part 2 of a conversation we started last week. We discuss her newest book, Loves Way: Living Peacefully with Your Family as Your Parents Age. This week, she shares her insights...

This week, Carolyn Miller Parr joined us. She is a Retired Judge, Mediator & Author who shares her insights about how families can live in peace as their parents' age. In her newest book, Love’s Way: Living Peacefully with Your Family as Your Parents...

This week, Kara Griffey, Walk Director, and Matt Gannon, Program Specialist, from the Oregon & Southwest Washington chapter of the Alzheimer's Association joined us to talk about putting an end to Alzheimer’s. Nationally, the Alzheimer’s Association...

This week, Dr. Warren Wolf talks about the challenges of caregivers and the attributes that make the most successful ones. It’s a demanding profession because it’s a life spent in two worlds simultaneously. That may be why only one percent of our...

This week, Don Fries and Bev Bow, co-founders of Healthy World Sedona, tell us how to add years to your life and life to your years Part 2 – and many of the solutions are delicious. If you have ever been curious about what a plant-based diet might...

This week, Don Fries and Bev Bow, co-founders of Healthy World Sedona, tell us how to add years to your life and life to your years – and many of the solutions are delicious. If you have ever been curious about what a plant-based diet might mean to...

This week, Steve Toll talked with us about Boomers, the largest generation in history, coming of age. Music plays a powerful role in our lives at every age, but for Boomers, everything about music changed in their generation. As Boomers age, that...

This week, Steve Toll, Care Enhancement Program Director from ComForCare Home Care, joins us for a program called “America the Beautiful,” a celebration of the nation’s inspiring patriotic songs. All of us at Aging in Portland honors those who have,...

In Part 3 of Parkinson's Awareness month, JJ Flentke of Boomerang Therapy Works, shares how they are making a difference for those living with Parkinson's. Exercise is Medicine! They are the first and only wellness center in Vancouver and Portland...

This week, Alyssa Elting McGuire, Consultant and Training Specialist from Oregon Care Home Consulting, joins us to discuss the opportunities and licensing steps required to turn a home or property into an Adult Care Home for the elderly. Oregon Care...

Dementia care is never easy. However, a highly trained caregiver can help create better days for those living with dementia. Kate Bodin, DementiaWise Coordinator, and Caregiver Kayla McGranahan of ComForCare Home Care of West Linn share how they are...