Savvy Seniors, a YourTV Halton Production
Host: Mary Dilly, Owner of Downsizing Solutions
Check out the aired episodes of Season 2 of Savvy Seniors here!
Mary speaks with Sheila Welham about joining Rotary to help your community.
Mary speaks with Keith Dobson about why he joined the Probus Club after retiring.
Mary speaks with Krista Kay from the Burlington Food Bank both about the need and how you can volunteer.
Mary speaks with Leslie Hillis about her experience helping her parents move out of their home and into a retirement residence.
Mary speaks with Real Estate agent Sarah Logue about selling your home to move into a retirement residence.
Mary speaks about downsizing with Deb Lawson of Downsizing Solutions.
In this 3-part series, Mary speaks with Dr. Alexandra Ginty about her work with breast cancer, reconstruction and nipple tattooing at Halton Healthcare.
Mary also speaks with Barb Daize of Body Med Boutique to find out about the Camisole project helping to support women going through breast cancer treatments and what unique items her store has.
In this 3-part series, Mary speaks with a forensic investigator, Dave Oswald, about how to avoid fraud and senior scams. She also speaks with one of Dave's clients about how she lost money in a fraud scheme.
In this 3-part series, Mary focuses on seniors volunteering in the community and the great things they are doing for other seniors. In Part 1, Mary speaks with Meals on Wheels, Oakville and one of their senior volunteers. In Part 2, Mary speaks with the Compassion Society and one of their senior volunteers. In Part 3, Mary speaks with a volunteer from the Halton Regional Police Victim Services Unit.
In this 3-part series, Mary speaks with Smith Funeral Homes' Funeral Director, Sarah Sunnucks, about preplanning your funeral. Learn all the options you may not be aware of and the perks of sharing your wishes with family.
Part 1 is an introduction of Sarah and her role as a Funeral Director. In Part 2 Sarah and Mary openly discuss and ideas on how to deal with family dynamics. Part 3 is a gift from Sarah, as she helps people understand death and dying.
Meet the ladies of Corelife Wellness and one of their clients.
Corelife Wellness is the only pelvic floor centre offering women treatment options and programming. They are a small group of women with their own pelvic health experiences. Learn more in this 3-part series where Mary facilities an active discussion on typically a taboo topic.
Guests:
Brenda Sutherland & Shawna Morell
Guests:
Brittney Legere & Priyanka Gulati
Guests: Brittney Legere & Debbie, a client of Corelife Wellness
Mary works with seniors every single day and she knows one of the most daunting tasks for seniors and their families to do is to pick out a retirement living option for their parents or loved ones. In this 3 segment series, Mary talks to three different retirement residences in Oakville to get an idea of the different types of areas where people can go.
Guest: Megan Spencer
Guest: Laurie Hunter
Watch Season 1 episodes here!
Mary shares her thoughts on the important services available to seniors.
Mary introduces Sarah Feere, a realtor with Team Logue, who specializes in seniors real estate sales.
Mary introduces Jeanette Bock, the Owner of Fluid Senior Transitions - assisting seniors to live their best lives.
Pre-planning Your Funeral
Guest: Sarah Sunnucks, Funeral Director
Sarah explains why it’s a good idea to preplan your funeral arrangements.
Burial Options
Guest: Sarah Sunnucks, Funeral Director
Sarah breaks down some of the funeral options you may not have been aware of.
Sex With Seniors
Guest: Brianna Urquhart, Sex Therapist
Brianna cautions listeners about the growing number of sexually transmitted diseases with seniors.
Good Enough Sex Model
Guest: Brianna Urquhart, Sex Therapist
Sarah discusses aging and changes to body and sexual relationships in our later years.
Options for Caregivers
Guest: Ashley Kwong, Founder, Co-Owner & CEO of Memory & Company
Ashley discusses the risks of Caregiver burnout when caring for a loved one with dementia and options to consider to avoid becoming overwhelmed.
Memory Care
Guest: Ashley Kwong, Founder, Co-Owner & CEO of Memory & Company
Ashley discusses how to help a family member diagnosed with memory loss.
Dementia
Guest: Karen Robbins, Team Lead of Public Education and Social Programs, Alzheimer's Society
Karen speaks about dementia, the risk factors, and the importance of good nutrition and exercise as ways to reduce the risk.
Occupational Therapy to Age in Place
Guest: Margo McWhirter, Occupational Therapist
Margot discusses what it means to age in place and shares how her work as an Occupational Therapist can help people successfully age in place.
End of Life Options
Guest: Sandra Andreychuk, Registered Nurse
Sandra talks about future health planning, and brings awareness to the challenges around preparing for end of life, the options you may not know about and discussed Medical Assistance in Dying Law and the changes coming in March 2023.
Food, Recreation Activities and Care Levels are important factors when choosing retirement living. In this 3-segment series, Mary & Sarah discuss different retirement residence options with:
Revera
Chartwell
Sunrise
Seniors Rights
Guest: Christine Morano, Elder Law Lawyer
Christine discusses rights in Long Term Care and Bill 7, Personal Injury and how it applies to older adults, and Elder Abuse.
Financial Planning
Guest: Amal Helbah-Dawson, Financial Advisor
Amal discusses planning for your financial future.
Senior Fraud
Guest: Dave Oswald, Forensic Investigator
Mary, Sarah, and Dave discuss scams on seniors and what you need to know to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Life Leases
Guest: Alanna Stephen, B.A., LL.B., J.D. Law Professional at Escarpment Law Group
Alanna demystifys Life Leases and how they differ from other home purchases.
Last Will And Testament
Guest: Sharon Davis, B.A., LL.B, Principal of the law firm Sharon D. Davis & Associates. Her primary areas of focus are estate & trust litigation, mediation, planning, and administration.
In this segment Sharon explains the importance of a will and why/who you choose as your power of attorney matters.