October is Long-term Care Residents Rights Month October. October 9, 2025 is Ageism Awareness Day.

Recorded on October 9, 2025, this episode is part of our Living Choices Series. Our goal was to explain through discussion with experts what “nursing homes” are as the term is used far too generically by many journalists. We touched on alternatives to nursing homes for long term care. Thanks to Erin Hart, we learned a lot about what Ohio is doing in this field, which is in many ways admirable. Benjamin Surmi was very helpful asking questions as co-host. We thank Peter Murphy Lewis for his People Worth Caring About Docu-Series. Stacey Eisenberg brought perspective as a Home Care Agency owner and someone deeply involved with care in Austin. This was a departure from our usual format introducing products and services to our community.

Our speakers:

Erin Hart, Strategy Director, Ohio Health Care Association

Peter Murphy Lewis, Marketing Pro and former CNA; Creator and producer People Worth Caring About
Ohio YouTube Playlist
Long Term Care on People Worth Caring About website
Peter Murphy Lewis Strategic Pete website

Stacey Eisenberg, Owner - A Place at Home (home care) North Austin
Community Educator through Alzheimer’s Association in Central Texas; Advisory Board Member Adult Protective Services
Reviews: No Country for Old People - a Nursing Home Expose Stacey's review title begins "My Honest Take".

RESOURCES:
Report: Access to Nursing Home Care AHCA/NCAL 8-22-24
Changing Aging Bill Thomas
Believe in Something You Could Be - Embrace an Entrepreneur's Mindset with Dr. Bill Thomas
Skilled Nursing News June 2025 Pain of Medicaid Cuts to LTC included quotes from Erin Hart

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman, Benjamin Surmi and Debbie Howard

We continue to record new Rethinking Aging Club podcasts live on Thursdays. How to join live.

Please follow both of our podcasts including News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club.

We are catching up with publishing historical Rethinking Aging Club podcasts with 139 already published and 12 to go. We hope to be current by the end of November 2025.

Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman

September 25th, our focus is Longevity — a broad theme that touches every part of healthy aging.

September 22–26, is Falls Prevention Week, we explored how balance, movement, and mindset can help us stay strong and steady.

Jim Brown emphasized making exercise less intimidating, noting only 5% of Americans engage in strength training. Dr. Edythe Heus introduced her Rev6 program, which combines balance and functional neurology, and is being studied for fall prevention. Debi Robinson highlighted the importance of addressing bone health early, noting 50% of people over 50 have bone loss, and advocated for lifestyle changes and functional lab testing over DEXA scans.

Recorded on September 25, 2025, this episode is part of our Longevity Series, our Falls Prevention and Balance Series and our Bone Health Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Jim Brown, Balance and Fitness over 50 Influencer and Coach, A Balanced You
A Balanced You: on Instagram 196k followers; on TikTok 80k followers; On our Rethinking Aging Club podcast 5-30-24

Dr. Edythe Heus, Doctor of Chiropractic, specializing in fascial manipulation and functional neurology; Creator and Founder, Rev6
Rev6.Fit Instagram
Dr. Edythe Appearance on Ageist July 2025

Debi Robinson, Functional Bone Health Specialist, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Functional Health Coach (FDN-P); Host, Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast
DebiRobinsonWellness Instagram

Debbie Howard's summary of this show.

RESOURCES:
Favorite quote from Jim Brown “they begin to see themselves as someone who exercises.”

(Dr. Edythe) Interoception is the sense that provides information about the internal state of your body. It involves sensory signals from organs and tissues being processed by the brain to help maintain homeostasis.

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page with additional mentioned resources links

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard

We continue to record new Rethinking Aging Club podcasts live on Thursdays. How to join live.

Please follow both of our podcasts including News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club.

Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman

The Rethinking Aging Club meeting on September 11 featured discussions on streaming film and sound entertainment and edutainment for aging populations. Lori Schwartz highlighted the rise of niche streaming services targeting older demographics, such as PBS Passport and Brick Box, and the growing importance of entertainment and edutainment on YouTube.

Anthony Cirillo introduced Sage Stream, a live, interactive (shout outs and requests) music network for seniors, priced at $16/month on annual for individuals and $59/month month to month for organizations.

Evan Edelis discussed environmental gerontology, focusing on the relationship between aging adults and their physical and social environments.

Linda Sherman introduced this show with comments from her Streaming TV Recommendations for, about and with older adults.

Phrases we loved: Aging Authentically (Lori), Resurfacing (Lori), Social Prescribing (Anthony), Environmental Gerontology (Evan)

Recorded on September 11, 2025, this episode is part of our Film Series with important Marketing. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Linda Sherman
Streaming TV Recommendations 2025 Highlights including Aging Gracefully genre

Lori Schwartz, CEO and Principal, Curator of Experiences, StoryTech
CNN Contributor
Host, Advisor Infinity Festival Hollywood October 9-10 2025

Anthony Cirillo, Founder, Sage Stream; President, The Aging Experience
Sage Stream is an AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio company

Evan Edelist, Care Manager, LiveWell
(Owned by The Key - The remarkable CEO Lily Sarafan was mentioned)
Evan’s Ayla home equity solutions for environmental gerontology upgrades
The Mr. Smalls documentary film that Evan is working on

Debbie Howard's summary of this show.

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page with mentioned resources links

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard

We continue to record new Rethinking Aging Club podcasts live on Thursdays. How to join live.

Please follow both of our podcasts including News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club.

We are catching up with publishing historical Rethinking Aging Club podcasts with 135 already published and 14 to go. We hope to be current by the end of September 2025.

New episodes on both of our podcasts are usually published within a couple of days after they are recorded.

Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman