In the past 20 years, the US has experienced multiple types of disasters that have devastated lives and communities. In this episode, host Frances Hall, Executive Director of ACAPcommunity is joined by Karen Scallan, Owner/Advocate of Special Needs and Parent Support Services of Louisiana. Karen, a nationally recognized expert in disaster preparedness and a survivor of Hurricane Katrina offers specific strategies that support older adult family members and their caregivers in disaster situations.

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Oral health and oral care often can be among the challenges experienced by aging persons and their caregivers. Host Frances Hall, Executive Director of ACAPcommunity is joined by Dr. Natalie Whitaker, a dentist and nutritionist, as they discuss oral health and its impact on overall health, and how dentists can aid in improving the quality of life for an older adult and their caregiver.

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Approximately 40% of all unpaid caregivers are men. Although there may be differences sometimes in how men and women approach caregiving, all offer vital and needed support for loved ones. In this podcast, host Frances Hall Executive Director ACAPcommunity is joined by Bob Cain (Piedmont Home Care), Mark Hensley (AARP North Carolina), and Bruce McReynolds (Griswold Home Care, Guilford County) as they share valuable insights from their lived experiences as caregivers for their parents and careers in senior services as well as understandings gleaned from conversations with other men who also have been caregivers for their parents and older adult loved ones.

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