Smart Retirement Life with Mark Hager

In this episode Mark Hager talks with Leonard Baer, an attorney whose practice focuses on elder law. Specifically, protecting seniors and their families from financial fraud and abuse. As a practicing attorney, he has been selected for inclusion in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, a registry of the top 5% of all Attorneys practicing in the United States, as well as one of North Carolina’s Top Rated Lawyers. He has given talks to various groups across the country, on financial abuse of the elderly, and has testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Aging in Washington, D.C. Mr. Baer is a bi-weekly columnist for the Highlander, the Crossroads Chronicle, and the Clayton Tribune, newspapers, and writes a bi-weekly syndicated blog, As I See It in our publication, Age In Place.com. Mr. Baer practices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, and Washington D.C.

This episode Mark Hager talks with Jonathan Frankel, Founder and CEO of Nucleus. Nucleus is a startup on a mission to fundamentally redefine the home intercom system that became available for purchase in August 2016. Listen in as Jonathan talks about how Nucleus is making it easier for families to keep in contact with and care for their loved ones. ---------------------------------- Smart Retirement Life is a production of AgeInPlace.com [http://ageinplace.com/smart-retirement-life]. Learn more about Mark Hager at http://markhager.com/about. music: Day One V1 composed by Stephen Burns provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com

This episode Mark Hager talks with Kari Henley, Community Relations Director for Silvernest. Kari joined the Silvernest team with a 20 year background in entrepreneurship, business strategy, writing, and client collaboration. She has helped launch several startups in the areas of biotechnology, eHealth, aging and medical aesthetics. Listen in as Kari talks about Silvernest, a service to help seniors find housemates and earn extra income by renting out a room in their home.

Today, I’m joined by Tavis Schriefer, the co-founder of tech startup teleCalm. Tavis founded teleCalm after spending years as a caregiver for his mother. He learned first-hand the challenge of caring for someone with dementia. This revolutionary new product from teleCalm helps families who are providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. It solves a big communication problem for families: How to keep the phone available for someone with dementia so they can talk with family and friends, but relieve the stress (on them and the family) of sales calls, losing money through continual shopping, elder fraud and more. Please share & give us a thumbs-up! - - - - - - - - Smart Retirement Life is a production of AgeInPlace.com [http://ageinplace.com/smart-retirement-life]. Learn more about Mark Hager at http://markhager.com/about. music: Day One V1 composed by Stephen Burns provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com

Today, I’m joined by Tavis Schriefer, the co-founder of tech startup teleCalm. Tavis founded teleCalm after spending years as a caregiver for his mother. He learned first-hand the challenge of caring for someone with dementia. This revolutionary new product from teleCalm helps families who are providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. It solves a big communication problem for families: How to keep the phone available for someone with dementia so they can talk with family and friends, but relieve the stress (on them and the family) of sales calls, losing money through continual shopping, elder fraud and more. Please share & give us a thumbs-up! - - - - - - - - Smart Retirement Life is a production of AgeInPlace.com [http://ageinplace.com/smart-retirement-life]. Learn more about Mark Hager at http://markhager.com/about. music: Day One V1 composed by Stephen Burns provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com