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Aging Answers Podcast
Welcome to Aging Answers with Rebecca and Vicki—your trusted guides through the maze of senior services. Whether you're helping a parent navigate their care options or planning ahead for yourself, we break down the confusion into clear, actionable steps. Each episode tackles the real questions families face: care at home, assisted living, memory care, transportation, safety modifications, and how to pay for it all. We explain Medicare, Medicaid, and VA benefits in plain English—not bureaucratic…
Episodes
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1 in 9 Over 65 Has Alzheimer's. Should Your Parent Try a Trial?
Mom keeps asking the same question. You've noticed, and maybe she has too. Nobody wants to say the word Alzheimer's out loud, so the family waits.In this…
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Moving Mom Into Assisted Living? Make It Feel Like Home
You’ve found an assisted living community for your parent. Now you have to turn an empty apartment into a place they actually want to live, sometimes with only…
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Why Correcting Someone With Dementia Can Make Things Worse
What do you say when someone with dementia believes they’re waiting for a flight in their living room? Or asks where their spouse is, even though that person…
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Advance Directives Explained: What Every Georgia Family Needs to Know | Aging Answers
About 70 percent of people do not have an advance directive. When a health crisis hits, that gap leaves families guessing about the most important decisions at…
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The Free Senior Care Resource Most Families Never Hear About | Aging Answers
Most families call for help the day AFTER something goes wrong. Laura Banner wants the call six months before.===============================Laura is a Family…
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Home Health Explained: What It Covers, How to Qualify, and What Insurance Actually Pays For
Home health confuses most families the first time they run into it. On this episode of Aging Answers, hosts Rebecca and Vicki sit down with Chelsea Crews, an…
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Hearing Loss and Dementia: What Every Family Needs to Know | Aging Answers
DESCRIPTION:Untreated hearing loss can speed up dementia, isolate your loved one, and even affect their safety behind the wheel. This week on Aging Answers…
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When Your Family Can't Do It Alone: What a Care Manager Actually Does | Aging Answers
Most families wait for a crisis before they call a care manager. By then everything is harder. In this episode Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox sit down with Ali…
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How to Spot and Stop Senior Scams with Dale Jordan | Aging Answers
In this episode of Aging Answers, Dale returns to break down what to do after a scam, how to protect your accounts, and the steps families can take to stop…
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How Scammers Target Your Parents and What to Do About It | Dale Jordan Cyber Security Specialist
Scammers are getting smarter, and seniors are their number one target. Hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox sit down with Dale Jordan, cybersecurity specialist at…
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Hospice Myth Busting: What Your Family Was Never Told
Think hospice means giving up? Think it is only for cancer patients? Think you have to leave your doctor? This is Part Two of our conversation with Taylor…
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The Most Underutilized Senior Resource in North Georgia | Aging Answers Ep 9
There is a resource available to your family right now that is fully covered under Medicare, comes with an entire team of superheroes, and most families have…
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What Every Senior and Family Needs to Know: UTIs, Dementia Meds, Driving, and Hard Conversations
Hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox sit down with Melanie Fortenberry, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner at Goshen Family Medicine in Dawsonville, Georgia, who serves…
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What Rehab Actually Does for Seniors: PT, OT, and Speech Therapy Explained | Aging Answers Podcast
Hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox sit down with Morgan Alvarez, Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), and Jacqueline Seward, Certified Occupational Therapist…
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Senior Moving Made Simple: Downsizing Without the Stress | Turtle Transitions
Hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox talk with Lisa from Turtle Transitions about the emotional and logistical challenges of downsizing and moving for seniors…
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Downsizing Made Easy: Online Auctions for Seniors | Local Auction Co.
Hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox sit down with Ashlee Jaacks from Local Auction Company to discuss how online auctions help seniors and their families…
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When Is It Time? Assisted Living vs. Aging in Place | Aging Answers Podcast
Hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox tackle one of the toughest questions families face: when is it time to consider assisted living, and when can aging in place…
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Amada Home Care: Navigating Senior Care with Anthony Crossley - Aging Answers Podcast
Join hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox as they discuss traditional home care solutions with Anthony Crossley from Amada Senior Care Lake Lanier. In this…
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The Hallmark Homecare Difference with Dottie Yates - Aging Answers Podcast
Join hosts Vicki Jones and Rebecca Cox as they sit down with Dottie Yates, owner of Hallmark Homecare in Dawsonville, Georgia, to discuss an innovative…
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Cindy Bachman with Southwind Agency
Join us for an insightful conversation with Cindy Bachman from Southwind Agency on the Aging Answers Podcast. In this episode, we discuss important topics…