Caregiving Episodes
38. Tips For Caregiving Family Conflicts with Bill Cohen CSA
Send us a Text Message. Bill Cohen, a certified senior advisor, shares his experience in helping families navigate the challenges of caregiving for a loved one with dementia. He emphasizes the importance of open communication...
Throwback: Forks in the road of levels of care
Send us a Text Message. Dr. Mia uses a composite patient Ms. Smith's story to demonstrate her journey through different levels of care, from home to hospital, to skilled nursing facility (SNF), and then back to home. She disc...
Grief is the other side of love
In this episode, Dr. Mia interviews David McLawhorn, a grief counselor, about his work and the topic of grief. David shares his personal journey into grief counseling and discusses the differences between grief and depression...
Why I LOVE people living with dementia
In the final episode of season three, Dr. Mia reflects on her love for working with people living with dementia and their caregivers. She shares the inspiring story of a couple, Bill and Pat, who exemplify the extraordinary d...
Estate Planning: Why It Is for Everyone
In this episode, Dr. Mia interviews Jeff Bloomfield, an estate planning lawyer from Carolina Estate Planning , to discuss the importance of estate planning and related legal documents. They cover topics such as the difference...
Global Brain Health & Keys Bags Names Words documentary
Dr. Mia talks with Caroline Prioleau, writer for the Global Brain Health Institute at University of California San Francisco's Memory & Aging Center and co-lead of the Hear/Say oral history project that collects stories from ...
How to Advocate for Yourself & Your Love Ones with Dr. Ashley Sanderl…
Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Ashley Sanderlin about how to advocate for yourself or your love ones within the healthcare system. Ashley H. Sanderlin, PhD is a passionate researcher that investigates modifiable risk factors and earl...
Biggest Dementia News You’ve Not Heard of
Returning back to Season 3 of Ask Dr. Mia Podcast talking about what is Comprehensive Dementia Care and Medicare's new program to pay for it. Health Affairs' article on Comprehensive Dementia Care: https://www.healthaffairs.o...
Frontotemporal dementia with Dr. Halima Amjad
With the recent news of Bruce Willis' diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, I talk with Dr. Halima Amjad about her own personal journey with her late father's FTD diagnosis as well as her professional role in dementia care an...
Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP)
Dr. Mia talks with Frances Hall and Bob Cain about the unique needs of adult children who are caring for their aging parents and how their organization Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) helps. Frances Hall is the founder...
Uber of Caregiving: Interview with Neal Shah, CEO of CareYaya
Dr. Mia talks with Neal Shah, CEO and Co-Founder of CareYaya , a new way to find eldercare at home: leveraging college students interested in healthcare careers and technology to create affordable $15/hr direct pay between th...
Memory Series 3/3: all about care partners
Dr. Mia talks with Samantha Culler, LCSW at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Memory Counseling Program about her professional and personal journey of being a care partner. Neither of them speak on behalf of their employer...
Memory Series part 2/3: safety problems in early dementia: story of S…
Dr. Mia talks about the difficult but common safety issues in Steve & Nina's story. 4 M's of safety problems in people with mild/early stage dementia: money, medications, meals, and mobility/driving. Driving safety: https://w...