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Filmmaker and Actress, Susie Singer Carter, joins us for the entire program for a conversation with Dr. Mara about her new documentary film, No Country For Old People, based on Susie's own lived ex…
Filmmaker and Actres…
Filmmaker and Actress, Susie Singer Carter, joins us for the entire program for a conversation with Dr. Mara about her new documentary film, No Country For Old People, based on Susie's own lived experience as a family Caregiver for her mother in a nursing home, showing the dark side of even the best of the nursing homes. In her film, Susie uses her own mom's story to take deep look into the the systematic crisis that has been going on for decades in long term care with the hope that, with greater awareness, we can, as a society, make real and positive changes in how we care for our elder…
Dr. Mara Karpel
December 3, 2023
Listen live at 5pm CT/6pm ET and any time after on podcast right here: And you can ALSO listen on Apple podcasts right HERE! Filmmaker and Actress, Susie Singer Carter, joins us for the entire pro…
Listen live at 5pm C…
Listen live at 5pm CT/6pm ET and any time after on podcast right here: And you can ALSO listen on Apple podcasts right HERE! Filmmaker and Actress, Susie Singer Carter, joins us for the entire program for a conversation with Dr. Mara about her new documentary film, No Country For Old People, based on Susie’s own lived experience as a family Caregiver for her mother in a nursing home, showing the dark side of even the best of the nursing homes. In her film, Susie uses her own mom’s story to take deep look into the the systematic crisis that has been going on for decades in long term ca…
Dr. Mara Karpel
November 28, 2023
Author and human rights/LGBTQ+ advocate, Michael Caputo returns to the show from NYC. In July 2020, he joined us to discuss his autobiography, Dear Pat Cooper, about his journey with a loving fam…
Author and human rig…
Author and human rights/LGBTQ+ advocate, Michael Caputo returns to the show from NYC. In July 2020, he joined us to discuss his autobiography, Dear Pat Cooper, about his journey with a loving family and an absent father. This time, he's back to discuss his second book, Chameleon: A Memoir. In this memoir, Michael shows us another side of himself, in which he vividly describes his harrowing journey coming out of the closet and living authentically, post-Stonewall, pre-HIV/AIDS epidemic, and thereafter. Michael writes, "I went from being an innocent altar boy to an older ga…
Dr. Mara Karpel
November 26, 2023
We are back with another live show! Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman and former Iowa Congressional Candidate, Kim Weaver-Fritzche, returns to the show! This time, Kim will discuss the importance of …
We are back with ano…
We are back with another live show! Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman and former Iowa Congressional Candidate, Kim Weaver-Fritzche, returns to the show! This time, Kim will discuss the importance of advocating for our elderly loved-ones in Long-Term Care.
Dr. Mara Karpel
November 19, 2023
Missed the program? It was great and you can hear the podcast right here! And you can ALSO listen on Apple podcasts right HERE! Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman and former Iowa Congressional Can…
Missed the program?…
Missed the program? It was great and you can hear the podcast right here! And you can ALSO listen on Apple podcasts right HERE! Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman and former Iowa Congressional Candidate, Kim Weaver-Fritzche, returned to the show! This time, Kim discussed the importance of advocating for our elderly loved-ones in Long-Term Care. Kim and Dr. Mara had a discussion about the resources for family members and powerful ways to advocate. Looking for the right nursing home? Kim advises to check out CMS Nursing Home Compare. Specifically, look for turn-over (less is better) …
Dr. Mara Karpel
November 19, 2023
