Archives for All About Aging

Producer/Host: Peg Cruikshank
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

-Training med students by immersion in nursing homes
-Hospice
-Fall Prevention

Guests:
Marilyn Gugliucci, Professor of Geriatrics, University of New England
Faith Lane, Librarian, Dorcas Library, Prospect Harbor, ME

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Producer/Host: Peg Cruikshank
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

-Maine cities already on board
-Best Maine city: Bucksport
-More cities needed

Guests:
Patricia Oh, AARP Consultant
Sue Lessard, Bucksport Town Manager

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Producer/Host: Peg Cruikshank
Studio Engineer: John Greenman

Key Discussion Points:
-Women penalized by time out for caregiving
-Defined benefit retirement benefits better than defined contribution
-Several fixes for Social Security exist, none radical

Guest: Elizabeth Johns, University of Maine Center on Aging

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Producer/Host: Peg Cruikshank
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

-Mild cognitive loss is not necessarily a prediction of dementia later on
-Physical exercise is important for brain health
-Much more research on aging brains needs to be done

Guest: Dr. Rebecca MacAulay, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono

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