"A Caregiver's Journey":  Part One

What are the special issues that need to be addressed when dealing with someone with Alzheimer's disease?  What should a family do when they get the diagnosis?  Host Dr. Peter Salgo addresses these topics and more when he speaks with Dr. William Hall, Director of the Center of Healthy Aging at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Barbara Moscowitz, Coordinator of Geriatric Social Work at Massachusetts General Hospital.

"A Caregiver's Journey":  Part Two

After hearing the diagnosis of Alzheimer's or another cognitive disease, what happens next?  How do you involve the family?  What plans need to be in place?  What resources are available for caregivers?  Host Dr. Peter Salgo, along with Kathy Kelly, Executive Director of Family Caregiver Alliance and Dr. Alan Dengiz, Director of Geriatric Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor, MI, discuss these issues and help navigate the road map that is the family caregiver's journey.

"Caring for Someone with a Chronic Disease":  Part One

Millions of Americans are living with some form of a chronic disease.   Host Dr. Peter Salgo speaks with Dr. Rebeca Monk, Nephrologist from the University of Rochester Medical Center and Dr. Joseph Vassalotti, Chief Medical Officer at the National Kidney Foundation, about kidney disease, who is at risk and how prevalent this silent disorder is.

"Caring for Someone with a Chronic Disease":  Part Two

Eighty percent of long term care in this country is provided by family and friends.  There are more than fifty million family caregivers in the United States.  So often the focus is on the health of the patients, but what about the loved ones who are taking care of them?  Host Dr. Peter Salgo, along with Gail Gibson Hunt, President and CEO of National Alliance for Caregiving and Suzanne Mintz, President and Co-founder of National Family Caregivers Association discuss the big issues that family caregivers face, available resources and how to find them.

"Caregiver Burnout":  Part One

What is Caregiver Burnout?  What are the warning signs?  Host Dr. Peter Salgo addresses these topics and more when he talks with Dr. Kevin McCormick, Director, Geriatrics & Medicine Associates at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Dr. Peter Rabins, Director of Division of Geriatric Psychiatry & Neuropsychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

"Caregiver Burnout":  Part Two

What can a family caregiver do, practically and legally, to protect themselves and the person they are caring for?  Host Dr. Peter Salgo along with Carol Levine, Director, Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund and Dr. Barry Jacobs, Director of Behavioral Sciences at Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency discuss the difficult and sometimes enriching work of the family caregiver.

"For the Love of Caregiving"

While the role of a caregiver can be a burdensome one, it is also one that can be rewarded with moments of indescribable joy.  Host Dr. Peter Salgo speaks with two experienced caregivers, Herbie J. Pilato and David Latshaw, about some of the challenges they have endured and what advice they can offer others who are caring for a parent or spouse.