This week, Murf and Jayla visit with Michael Klein, President and CEO of Kavod Senior Life. Kavod is an affordable senior housing organization offering independent living and assisted living to 400+ older adults on the Kavod Campus. In addition, Kavod also offers life-enrichment services to an additional 750 seniors in the surrounding community.

Michael describes:

  • Kavod Senior Life and their philosophy of how best to support older adults.
  • What it means to age in community.
  • Why social isolation is one of the greatest barriers to aging in community.
  • What Kavod Senior Life has done to help address this significant challenge.
  • How Kavod has expanded its successful model to greater metro Denver.

Learn more about Kavod Senior Life at https://www.kavodseniorlife.org/

Murf and Jayla welcome Dr. Jonathon Savage, an emergency physician and CEO of Care on Location, a telehealth medical service. Dr. Savage has been practicing emergency medicine for the past two decades in Colorado and is passionate about improving access to quality, cost-efficient care models through use of telehealth technologies.

Dr. Savage educates us about:

  • What is Telehealth vs. what is Telemedicine?
  • What are some advantages and disadvantages of Telehealth compared to traditional office clinic visits?
  • Is Telehealth new?
  • How can doctors diagnose someone without being with them in person?
  • How you can get an online doctor visit?
  • Does Medicare or Medicaid pay for this?

For more information about Telehealth and Dr. Savage, go to https://careonlocation.com/

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As always, thank you to our partner, Denver Regional Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging and AARP. You can reach the Area Agency on Aging at (303) 480-6700 or at www.drcog.networkofcare.org. You can learn more about the AARP at www.aarp.org.

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