Injured Senior Podcast
137 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -We are all living longer, which means we may need to rely on others to help us or our parents. Thus, like it or not, the Senior and Elderly population is vulnerable to negligence committed by medical professionals, Nursing Home and assisted living facilities, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, insurance companies and everyday individuals and businesses. Do you know who to trust? The Injured Senior Podcast will educate and inform you about legal issues of importance to the injured Senior and Elderly population such as medical malpractice, Nursing home and assisted living abuse and neglect, defective drugs and medical devices, age discrimination, on the job injuries, and personal injuries such as motor vehicle injuries and slip and fall. Your Host Steve H. Heisler is a lawyer and creator of the National Injured Senior Law Center and has been advocating for seniors’ rights for over 30 years. He is also a senior. The show will include many interviews with experts in the aforementioned areas of law as well as advice from Steve's personal experiences and past cases. Tune in each week to learn what you may not have even known to ask before. Welcome to The Injured Senior Podcast.
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Sean Marchese: Why Firefighters, First Responders Have High Rate of Mesothelioma and Cancer
November 03, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBSean Marchese, a registered nurse and oncology writer at The Mesothelioma Center with a background in respiratory and thoracic oncology clinical trials, joins the show again. First, Sean reveals why cancer is so prevalent in firefighters. In fact, cancer is the leading cause of death in firefighters. They have a higher risk of cancer because these men and women consistently put themselves in danger. When you’re engulfed in smoke and toxic chemicals, that exposure will build up over time. Tun...
Five Important Steps to Take After a Slip and Fall
October 29, 2020 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBDid you know that 1 million individuals go to the ER every year due to a slip and fall accident? That's 2,000 people every day. A lot of those individuals are seniors and the elderly part of the aging population. In this episode, you will learn about the five most important steps to take after a slip trip and fall. Report it immediately If you're injured, see a doctor right away Take photos; a picture proves that there was a defect. Do not give a recorded statement to the insurance comp...
Dr. Joe Casciani: Teaching Seniors How to Fight Depression
October 27, 2020 03:15 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBDr. Joe Casciani has over 30 years of specializing in geropsychology, nursing homes, mental health practices, and innovative clinical programs. Joe opens the show by explaining why older adults get depressed. Depression comes from our attitudes, self-talk, and how we interpret events. For seniors, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a chemical imbalance; it can be the setbacks that cause depression in older adults. If you focus on what’s wrong, you’re going to find it. While on the other hand,...
Father Doyle: Uncovering Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
October 20, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBAbout Father Doyle: Tom Doyle, is a truly heroic advocate for transparency and accountability in the Catholic Church, in all churches and synagogues and mosques. There are more than 19,000 people who endured abuse by American priests from 1950 to July 2017. And those are just the ones that can be confirmed and that we know about. For more than 30 years father Doyle has examined approximately 1000 clergy sex abuse cases across the globe, and is an expert witness and consultant to victims of c...
Sam Sugar: The Risks, The Truth, and The Dangers of Probate Guardianships
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBAbout Sam Sugar: Dr. Sugar is a medical doctor and a founder and president of Americans Against Abuse of Probate Guardianships, AAAPG, an organization designed to expose the corruption of the nation's guardianship systems. Dr. Sugar received his medical degree from the Abraham Lincoln College of Medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He achieved certification as a specialist in internal medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine and was distinguished as a fellow of the A...
Laura Williams: Sepsis Survivor Stories
October 06, 2020 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBAbout Laura Williams: She is the host of the podcast, Sepsis Survivor Stories. She is herself a Sepsis survivor and she was just minutes away from death. She interviews other sepsis survivors on her show. Laura is an experienced podiatrist. She's a graduate of the University of Brighton and educates health professionals on Sepsis. In this episode, Steve and Laura discuss: 1. What was it that motivated you to start the Surviving Sepsis Stories podcast? Sepsis Survivor Stories actually came...
Colin Hoobler: Sitting Disease and How it is Killing Seniors and the Elderly
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAbout Colin Hoobler: Colin is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and he's been a Doctor of Physical Therapy for 19 years. He is an author and trainer, the creator and host of the action 30 podcast, as well as the fitness show on PBS. He's a medical expert for his local NBC affiliate. By the way, injured senior community he is out in Oregon. So I'm here in Baltimore. So he is literally on the other coast. He's a health writer for The Oregonian Newspaper and he's the Founder and CEO of S3 Balance LL...
Colin Hoobler: Sitting Disease and How It Impacts the Senior and Elderly Population
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAbout Colin Hoobler: Colin is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and he's been a Doctor of Physical Therapy for 19 years. He is an author and trainer, the creator and host of the action 30 podcast, as well as the fitness show on PBS. He's a medical expert for his local NBC affiliate. By the way, injured senior community he is out in Oregon. So I'm here in Baltimore. So he is literally on the other coast. He's a health writer for The Oregonian Newspaper and he's the Founder and CEO of S3 B...
Emmett Irwin: Early Onset Alzheimers
September 22, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBAbout Emmett Irwin: Emmett is a social security disability and Elder Law Attorney in Baltimore, Maryland, who previously was paid by hospitals and nursing homes to get disability and medical benefits for patients. Several years ago, Emmet started his own law firm, so he could work for private clients, and is the co-chair of the disability benefits section of the Maryland Association for Justice, the Vice-Chair of the elder law and disability Right section of the Maryland State Bar Associatio...
Billie Mintz: His Film, "The Guardians", Exposes Significant Elder Abuse in the U.S Guardianship System
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBAbout Billie Mintz: Billie has dedicated his career to social justice, raising public awareness, and advocating for those who have no voice - including a reporter for the departed. His belief in the power of story to initiate people and for policy change is a driving force in his life as an investigative journalist and filmmaker. He is represented by the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) In this episode, Steve and Billie discuss: 1. What gave you the idea to do this type of movie? In documen...
Rob Schenk: Assisted Living Facilities Are Not What They’re Made Out To Be!
September 08, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBAbout Rob Schenk: Rob's law firm Schenk Smith is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is focused on representing individuals injured in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. He's also the co-host of the Nursing Home Abuse Podcast. A bi-monthly video podcast dedicated to educating families on nursing home care. In this episode, Steve and Rob Schenk discuss: 1. In Episode Six, you refer to assisted living facilities as the Wild Wild West. What exactly did you mean by that? Primarily the...
Danielle Roberts: What You Don’t Know About Medicare Could Cost You Money!!!
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBAbout Danielle Roberts: Danielle Roberts is a founding partner at Boomer Benefits. A National Agency specializing in Medicare-related insurance products since 2005. She serves thousands of Medigap policyholders in 48 States. Boomer Benefits help baby boomers learn the ropes regarding Medicare and is a nationally recognized expert in the Medicare sector of the health insurance industry. Danielle is a past President of the Fort Worth chapter of the National Association of Health underwriters, ...
John Stolarz: Age Discrimination is Rampant in the Workplace
August 25, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBAbout John Stolarz: John is the head partner at the Stolarz Law Firm. His practice specializes in representing employees for discrimination on the basis of age, sex, disability, or race and for wage theft by an employer. He's been practicing since 1980 and represents employees in the state of Maryland and federal courts. In this episode, Steve and John discuss: 1. How prevalent is age discrimination in the United States workforce today? It happens all the time. The problem is that employ...
Martha Kelso: Diabetic Ulcer Wounds, Just One of Many Wounds That Affect the Aging
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBTo find out more about the National Injured Senior Law Center or to set up a free consultation go to https://www.injuredseniorhotline.com/ or call 855-622-6530 CONNECT WITH STEVE H. HEISLER: Website: www.injuredseniorhotline.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/attorneysteveheisler/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-law-offices-of-steven-h.-heisler/about/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun Audio production by Tur...
Martha R Kelso: Diabetic Ulcer Wounds, Just One of Many Wounds That Affect the Aging
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBAbout Martha R Kelso: Martha is the Chief Executive Officer of Wound Care Plus, LLC, which is the largest wound care provider in the Midwest and they have been so successful that she's now in Florida and New York. She's well on her way to becoming a national mobile wound care company. Her company uses the most innovative products and cutting-edge technology to treat individuals with wound care or skin issues at almost any site of care and has educated thousands of healthcare professionals an...
Brian Therrien: How to Preserve Your Disability Benefits and Make Extra Money During COVID-19
August 11, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBAbout Brian Therrien: Brian is the owner of the disability digest, which is a free digital resource that helps disabled individuals get their disability benefits and maximize their disability benefits as well. Now, Brian has helped nearly 200,000 people maximize their disability benefits and their income opportunities. And back in Episode Four, Bryan educated our listeners about who is eligible for Social Security Disability and how seniors can go about applying for and getting Social Securi...
Sean Marchese: The Dangers of Asbestos
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBAbout Sean Marchese: Sean is a registered nurse at the Mesothelioma Center He has experience developing and managing respiratory oncology, clinical trials, and treatments. As a medical writer, he helps patients learn about new therapies in the fight against mesothelioma. In this episode, Steve and Sean discuss: 1. What is asbestos? Asbestos is actually the name given to six different naturally occurring minerals. These minerals are found in the dirt and what makes them so dangerous is th...
Joe Grillo: The Danger of Urgent Care Centers to the Elderly and Senior Population
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode, Steve and Joe discuss: 1. At what point in your life did you start purchasing urgent care centers? When I finished fellowship, I began to practice and realize that infectious disease doctors are at the low end of the pay scale for physicians, and that, combined with student loan debt, made me interested in seeing how I might be able to mitigate the set of circumstances and it happened that urgent cares were up and coming at the time, and there was not one in my hometown. ...
Joe Grillo: The Dangers of Urgent Care to the Elderly and Senior Population
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode, Steve and Joe discuss: 1. At what point in your life did you start purchasing urgent care centers? When I finished fellowship, I began to practice and realize that infectious disease doctors are at the low end of the pay scale for physicians, and that, combined with student loan debt, made me interested in seeing how I might be able to mitigate the set of circumstances and it happened that urgent cares were up and coming at the time, and there was not one in my ho...
Richard Mollot: Infection Control Problems in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBAbout Richard Mollot: Richard is an attorney and the Executive Director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, or LTCC for short. The LTCC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving care and quality of life for residents in nursing homes, assisted living, and other residential care settings, through policy analysis and advocacy. In this episode, Steve and Richard discuss: 1. How has the long term care industry handled protecting our seniors and elderly fr...
Richard Mollot: What To Do About Infection Control Problems in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBAbout Richard Mollot: Richard is an attorney and the Executive Director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, or LTCC for short. The LTCC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving care and quality of life for residents in nursing homes, assisted living, and other residential care settings, through policy analysis and advocacy. In this episode, Steve and Richard discuss: 1. How has the long term care industry handled protecting our seniors and elderly from COVID-...
Rein Tideiksaar: Preventing Falls in the Senior and Elderly Communities
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBAbout Rein Tideiksaar: Dr. Rein is the President of Fall Prevent LLC, which is a consulting company that provides educational, legal, and marketing services related to fall prevention in the elderly. Dr. Rein is a gerontologist, which is a health care professional who specializes in working with the elderly, and a geriatric physician's assistant. Dr. Rein has been active in fall prevention for over 30 years and is the author of textbooks, professional training manuals, and director of numero...
Dr. John Cascone: Overprescribed Antibiotics Cause C. Diff Infections
July 07, 2020 18:49 - 34 minutes - 32 MBAbout John Cascone: Dr. Cascone, is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Physician. His internal medicine residency was done at the University of Kansas and infectious disease follow up at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is the Medical Director of nursing homes in southwest Missouri. His medical practice includes the care of residents in long term care facilities, infectious disease consultations and telemedicine and infectious disease services to rural facilit...
Dr. John Cascone: Recognizing C. diff
July 07, 2020 18:49 - 34 minutes - 32 MBAbout John Cascone: Dr. Cascone, is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Physician. His internal medicine residency was done at the University of Kansas and infectious disease follow up at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is the Medical Director of nursing homes in southwest Missouri. His medical practice includes the care of residents in long term care facilities, infectious disease consultations and telemedicine and infectious disease services to rura...
Michelle PW
July 02, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, Susan and Michelle discuss: Feeling and listening to your emotions. Acknowledge your emotions and breathe through them to find peace. Absorbing your emotions from your parents or those around you, being an Empath. Coaching entrepreneurs with the development, marketing, and publishing of their books. Key Takeaways: Michelle can help shape, build, and birth your book so it’s not inside you gathering dust. Don’t get to the end of your life and realize you did...
Bill Vigilante: Everyday Safety Challenges for Seniors and the Elderly
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBAbout Bill Vigilante: Dr. Vigilante is a human factors and ergonomics consultant with experience researching topics related to pedestrian and premises safety, driver performance, roadway safety, lighting, night vision, the designing of warning and instructional information, risk perception, the effects of aging on performance, as well as safety and product design. Dr. Vigilante’s extensive resume includes the publication of dozens of scientific papers in the field of human factors and ergono...
Stan Andrzejewski: How to Stay Independent and Out of Pain Through Yoga
June 23, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBAbout Stan Andrzejewski: Stan is the founder of Greater Baltimore Yoga. He was certified in the Iyengar tradition in 1988 while a student of John Schumacher, but now considers Victor van Kooten as his main inspiration. He integrates 45 years of experience as a physical therapist into his 33 years of teaching yoga. He works with people with orthopedic and neurologic problems in his private practice. He has trained many yoga teachers through his apprenticeship program. He has taught a series o...
John Cascone: Recognizing Sepsis in the Senior and Elderly
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBAbout John Cascone: Dr. Cascone, is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Physician. His internal medicine residency was done at the University of Kansas and infectious disease follow up at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is the Medical Director of nursing homes in southwest Missouri. His medical practice includes the care of residents in long term care facilities, infectious disease consultations and telemedicine and infectious disease services to rural facilit...
Ellen Platt: Why You Need a Geriatric Case Manager For Your Loved One
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBAbout Ellen: Ms. Platt is founder and owner of The Option Group, LLC. Her team conducts comprehensive evaluations, makes recommendations, implements a plan of care and coordinates resources to support it. They provide a thorough knowledge of the healthcare industry and can help families skillfully navigate the maze. Additionally, they provide advocacy services and can assist with care in the home or placement in a facility. Ongoing monitoring can also be set up so that the most appropriate p...
Rob Schenk: Should You Sign Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBAbout Rob Schenk: Rob Schenk is a lawyer with the law firm Schenk Smith Trial Attorneys based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Schenk Smith Law firm focuses exclusively on representing families with loved ones that have been seriously injured or killed in nursing homes. In this episode, Steve and Rob Schenk discuss: 1. Why do nursing homes so greatly want residents to sign binding arbitration? Arbitration is an alternative to litigating a case in a court of law. By signing a binding arbitratio...
Paul Greenwood: Protecting America Against Elder Abuse
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode, Steve and Paul discuss: 1. How did you go from an attorney in England to a district attorney in San Diego? I came to the US in 1970 after seeing Easy Rider, traveled the country, met a girl and fell in love. 2. How did you come to specialize in elder abuse prosecution? One day the San Diego D.A. says “Adult Protective Services tells me we have an elder abuse problem” and I didn’t even know what that was at the time, so he made me the head of Elder Abuse Prosecution and I...
Paul Greenwood: 25 Years Protecting San Diego Against Elder Abuse
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode, Steve and Paul discuss: 1. How did you go from an attorney in England to a district attorney in San Diego? I came to the US in 1970 after seeing Easy Rider, traveled the country, met a girl and fell in love. 2. How did you come to specialize in elder abuse prosecution? One day the San Diego D.A. says “Adult Protective Services tells me we have an elder abuse problem” and I didn’t even know what that was at the time, so he made me the head of Elder Abuse Prosecut...
Brian Therrien: How and When to Apply for Disability
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB1. Your website http://www.thedisabilitydigest.com/ It has nearly 200,000 people who have maximized their disability benefits or income opportunities. Can you tell my listeners what exactly is the disability digest? The disability digest is a free resource where you sign up, fill out a profile that helps us understand if you're going through the approval process or if you've been through it, then we help you either get your disability benefits or maximize your disability benefits a...
Brian Therrien: How and When to Apply for Social Security Disability
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB1. Your website http://www.thedisabilitydigest.com/ It has nearly 200,000 people who have maximized their disability benefits or income opportunities. Can you tell my listeners what exactly is the disability digest? The disability digest is a free resource where you sign up, fill out a profile that helps us understand if you're going through the approval process or if you've been through it, then we help you either get your disability benefits or maximize your disability benefits and some o...
Injuries and Conditions Developed over the Years at a Job
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBIn this episode, Steve discusses: Occupational diseases can be any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of working conditions or occupational activity, even long term These do not occur overnight, they can take years to develop over a sustained period of time An employer can be responsible for medical treatment, lost wages, permanent disability compensation, prescriptions, and even vocational rehabilitation to get you retrained and back in the workforce if working conditions caused you...
Martha Kelso, Wound Care + CEO Discusses Bedsores and Pressure Ulcers
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBSteve and Martha Discuss: 1. What is a pressure ulcer or bedsore? “All bedsores are pressure ulcers but not all pressure ulcers are bedsores.” Many of these types of wounds develop from the inside out; the factors contributing to tissue breakdown go further than simply laying in the same position for too long. 2. How serious can a bedsore be? A bedsore can become very serious if not treated properly and can lead to as serious of a health condition as sepsis or death. 3. Do the senior a...
Welcome to the Injured Senior Podcast
May 07, 2020 05:50 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBWe are all living longer, which means we may need to rely on others to help us or our parents. Thus, like it or not, the Senior and Elderly population is vulnerable to negligence committed by medical professionals, Nursing Home and assisted living facilities, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, insurance companies and everyday individuals and businesses. Do you know who to trust? The Injured Senior Podcast will educate and inform you about legal issues of importance to the injured S...