Join us with our guests, Lynda Hollander and Rachel Hayley from Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris as we discuss importance of a holistic, integrated approach to mental health services for older adults in the community.

Join us as Kelly Bonventre, Assistant Director of Community Service an NJ Sharing Network, explains the gift of donating, and the support her organization gives to families sharing the gift of life.

Join our conversation with EJ Vizzi and Alexandra Kritikos from Age-Friendly Teaneck and The Bright Side Family to learn about to learn about Senior Checks, a money management program, and how they can help residents navigate their paperwork and build social connections at the same time. This volunteer program has helped hundreds of older residents handle their bills mail and finances, allowing them independence and security. Learn how volunteers help residents manage their affairs, and how you can bring this service to your community.

Join us as we explore the Conversation of Your Life (COYL) with New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Katie Bisaha. COYL is a statewide program that provides education and resources on how to share your wishes for care and what you need to know about picking a health care proxy.

Join us with special guest Dennis McGowan to learn about programs and services that can help you age well in NJ.

In our newest Aging Insights, Joyce Campbell (CEO of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen), Lynne Toye (Executive Director, NJ Arts & Culture Renewal Fund) and Julia Gallanty (Interim CEO of the NJ YMCA State Alliance) discuss the importance, benefits and power of volunteering for older adults.

We hope you accept their challenge to start the new year with a resolution to volunteer!

Dr. Fisher, Special Advisor to NJ’s Commissioner of Health explains how COVID has changed, why the newest vaccine is important for older adults, and how to sort through misinformation and disinformation when searching for information about your health.

Learn about the newest technology and treatment for eye care with Dr. Tanya Carter and Dr. Frank Barnes of Montclair, NJ. As they walk us through the newest techniques for conducting eye exams, and a range of technology for low vision, we explore how much has changed to make eye exams easier with better results.

Join us as financial planner Jim Parks walks through the important thing to consider as you plan for a long and secure life.

In this episode, we talk about NOT falling with our guest, Christine Conti. Christine is a Chronic Disease Wellness Specialist, FallProof Fall Prevention Creator/Specialist & on top of all that, a Best-Selling Author.

There are many things that can help prevent falls, ranging from becoming aware of lighting, hydrations to grip strength and flexibility. As we learn, little things can add up to a lot of improvement. And be fun along the way!

It has been 3 long years since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most traveling. Now as the world is opening up again, it is time to think of where you want to go and how you are going to get there. Join us with guest Tyler Sajacz, a veteran of the travel industry President and CEO of Tours of Distinction as he gives us tips and strategies for traveling well after 60.

Whether you are flying, training, cruising, going abroad or traveling within the US, solo or with the grandkids, there is a tip for everyone in this episode of aging insights.

To support older residents, promote aging well and fight the challenges of social isolation the Division of Aging services has partnered with GetSetUp to provide online programming free to NJ residents. This virtual platform offers classes and discussions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Join us to learn how to set up your account, see the range of classes, and learn more about the goals and programs of the Division of Aging Services.

In this episode of Aging Insights, learn how to Stop Senior Fraud with our special guests, Christine Newman, Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Engagement for AARP New Jersey and Charles Clarkson, Project Director for Senior Medicare Patrol NJ.  

Learn how con artists try to get people to act from a sense of emotion, fear and intimidation, and how you can resist. Christine and Charles highlight ways to change the narrative and stop victim blaming. Fraud is a complex, highly sophisticated crime strategy that can be stopped and needs to be reported.  

Remember that information is valuable, so listen in to learn how to take steps to empower yourself to fight fraud this year. 

Dr. Michelle R. Zechner, Assistant Professor at the Rutgers School of Health Professions, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions joins us in this enlightening episode on wellness and flourishing with age.

For some people that may come naturally, but others need to be intentional about it. In this episode, Dr Zechner discusses tools people can use to flourish as they age, and what can we do to support our own multi-dimensional wellness.

Dr. Zechner has an extensive career in psychiatric rehabilitation, research, professional training and more. Her primary expertise is in helping people living with lifelong mental health conditions focus on health and wellness, and in wellness for emotional health as we age.

Dr. Evan Rubin is the Medical Director for Visiting Physician Services, part of the Parker Advanced Care Institute at VNA Health Group.  He has been a geriatric house call physician for over 12 years and is board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. He received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and his Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University. 

Dr Lindsay Rubin is part of Dental Home Services which provides dental care to  homebound and disabled patients. Dr. Lindsay Rubin is a graduate Tufts University School of Dental Medicine with extensive emergency room experience.  

In this episode of Aging Insights, Executive Director Cathy Rowe visits the OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning at Rutgers University, also known as OLLI-RU. One of over 100 Osher Institute sites around the country, OLLI-RU is at the center of lifelong learning in New Jersey. With a new state of the art facility and a significant expansion and virtual learning under COVID disruptions, OLLI-RU offers hundreds of classes for older adults in New Jersey and beyond.

Join us to visit the site as it re-opens, and meet Executive rector Megan Novak, and Program Coordinators Kristen Michaels and Rajini Kurian to learn about classes, opportunities and the community of these learners.

Meet the Freewalkers who have taken endurance walking to a whole new level as they walk across towns, across bridges, and across the state. 

 Join Dr Cathy Rowe and some of Freewalkers' most active members to celebrate walking, its emotional and social benefits, and find inspiration for your next stroll.

In this podcast, host Dr. Cathy Rowe is joined by Tracy Grafton, a geriatric social worker and a board member of New Jersey’s Goals of Care Coalition, to discuss how advanced care planning helps your loved ones understand what you want when you can’t speak for yourself.

Grafton also examines the various life stages of a typical older adult and explores the importance of advance care planning—and how to have the much-needed conversation with your loved ones.

In this podcast, Lynne Toye, the inaugural executive director of the NJ Arts and Culture Renewal Fund, joins host Dr. Cathy Rowe to detail what her group experienced in caring for the arts during the COVID years.

Toye will also outline how listeners can get involved with the many kinds of art programs New Jersey offers. Plus, learn how the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund, established in 2020, has supported and strengthened the state’s arts, cultural and historical sector during and after COVID.

In this short podcast, Mary Flett, anationally-acclaimed clinical psychologist and the executive director of the Center for Aging and Values in California, will teach you how to relax your mind and body into immersive awareness, gratitude and tranquility—in less than five minutes.

She can’t wait to show you how.

In this podcast, Flett joins host Dr. Cathy Rowe to discuss the five pillars of aging, which will help you understand the tenets of aging with grace and finesse. Topics include how you can embrace change, access your strength, improve resilience, find more purpose and master emotional economics.

Flett, the executive director of the Center for Aging and Values in California, recently published a three-book series titled “Aging with Finesse.” In addition, she will soon launch an online seminar detailing the five pillars of aging.

In this podcast, Jo Goldin, a physical therapist with the U.S. Tennis Association, will show you how you can get started, what physical therapy covers and how to choose the right physical therapist for you.

Goldin, who has practiced in the U.S. and U.K. for 38 years, will also detail how physical therapists, unlike other fitness specialty professionals, have the education and state certification to:   

• Diagnose injuries and develop a customized treatment plan to help you recover quicker.       
• Focus on preventive care, which is especially helpful for older adults with chronic pain or limitations in movement because of an injury or arthritis. A bonus: Medicare covers physical therapy!
• Develop an exercise routine or a fitness plan that meets your goals, needs and lifestyle.

The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund (originally named the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund) was established in 2020 to ensure the survival, strength and sustainability of the state’s arts, cultural and historical sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Fund has awarded nearly $4 million to arts and cultural venues throughout NJ.

She can’t wait to show you how.

In this podcast, Flett joins host Dr. Cathy Rowe to discuss the five pillars of aging, which will help you understand the tenets of aging with grace and finesse. Topics include how you can embrace change, access your strength, improve resilience, find more purpose and master emotional economics.

Flett, the executive director of the Center for Aging and Values in California, recently published a three-book series titled “Aging with Finesse.” In addition, she will soon launch an online seminar detailing the five pillars of aging.

It’s something anyone can do. But not everyone knows how.

In this short podcast, Mary Flett, a nationally-acclaimed clinical psychologist and the executive director of the Center for Aging and Values in California, will guide you through a short meditation to relax the mind and body into immersive awareness, gratitude, and tranquility—in less than five minutes.

In this podcast, Jo Goldin, a physical therapist with the U.S. Tennis Association, will show you how you can get started, what physical therapy covers and how to choose the right physical therapist for you.                                                                                                                                          

Goldin, who has practiced in the U.S. and U.K. for 38 years, will also detail how physical therapists, unlike other fitness specialty professionals, have the education and state certification to:

• Diagnose injuries and develop a customized treatment plan to help you recover quicker.
• Focus on preventive care, which is especially helpful for older adults with chronic pain or limitations in movement because of an injury or arthritis.
• A bonus: Medicare covers physical therapy!      
• Develop an exercise routine or a fitness plan that meets your goals, needs and
• lifestyle.