Aging Matters" According to “The Urban Institute”: https://www.urban.org/. The number of Americans ages 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years, reaching 80 million in 2040. The number of adults ages 85 and older, the group most often needing help with basic personal care, will nearly quadruple between 2000 and 2040. According to the “National Council on Aging’s report from October 2023: (https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-healthy-aging) Nearly 56 million Americans are 65 and older, with projections estimating that the population of older adults will grow to 94.7 million in 2060. On average, a 65-year old can expect to live another 17 years. For most older adults, good health ensures independence, security, and productivity as they age. The "Kelsunn-on-the-Air" Social Work Podcast is honored to bring this vital topic of "Aging Matters" to the forefront of discussions for this segment. You will hear from my two distinguished guests who are: > Dr. Tara Anglim, EdD, LCSW, ACHP-SW. She has spent her 30-year career working with individuals and families in a variety of systems and clinical settings. She is proud to work within healthcare for the last 12 years, currently serving as Associate Executive Director of Culture and Experience for Peconic Bay Medical Center-Northwell Health. She began there in 2013, where she served as the Associate Director of Palliative Medicine. Her interdisciplinary work and collaborations include piloting a new model for in-home palliative care, implementing community MOLST education across eastern Suffolk County, establishing the hospital’s family caregiver support program, creating a bereavement plan of care for individuals who experience loss, and achieving the hospital’s inaugural Joint Commission Palliative Care Certification in 2017. Dr. Anglim led the creation of PBMC Caregivers Center, which opened in 2018 and was the first of its kind in a hospital on Long Island, dedicated to providing person-centered support, education and resources to family caregivers. Tara received her Doctorate of Education degree from Molloy University, Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University, and her Bachelor of Social Work from Molloy College. Tara is humbled and honored to elevate the stories and lived experiences of family caregivers who ultimately influenced and inspire her interest in research. Tara feels privileged to be able to support individuals and families in her work every day. She is most proud of her own family with husband Kevin and their three children Kevin, Sean & Kate. > Dawn Shedrick, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, consultant, educator and trainer. She founded JenTex Training and Consulting as a professional development firm for health and human service professionals. She has been her mother’s primary caregiver since 1996. She weaves her extensive experience in trauma-informed care, social justice, mental health care, and equitable health and mental health care for marginalized communities into her efforts to ensure caregivers have access to effective mental health care and social support. Ms. Shedrick is the author of Courageous Contemplation: A Guided Journal for Family CareGivers of Chronically Ill, Disabled, and Elderly Loved Ones and her writing has been featured in the Sisters from AARP newsletter. Dawn is a lecturer at the Columbia University School of Social Work where she was an inaugural recipient of the Steven P. Schinke Teaching Innovation Award. She is a doctoral candidate at Teachers College-Columbia University where her action research engages caregivers in the development of tools to support emotional healing and wellness. #aging #aarp #adelphi #northwellhealth #peconicbaymedicalcenter #nasw #naswnys #naswnys #stonybrookschoolofsocialwelfare #socialwork #socialworkers #nationalcouncilonagaing#cswe #hospice #palliativecare #caregivers #elderly #seniorcitizens #family #agingmatters #grandchallengesofso
