Living Choices Understanding Long Term Care with Erin Hart, Benjamin Surmi, Stacey Eisenberg, Peter Murphy Lewis

October is Long-term Care Residents Rights Month October. October 9, 2025 is Ageism Awareness Day.

Recorded on October 9, 2025, this episode is part of our Living Choices Series. Our goal was to explain through discussion with experts what “nursing homes” are as the term is used far too generically by many journalists. We touched on alternatives to nursing homes for long term care. Thanks to Erin Hart, we learned a lot about what Ohio is doing in this field, which is in many ways admirable. Benjamin Surmi was very helpful asking questions as co-host. We thank Peter Murphy Lewis for his People Worth Caring About Docu-Series. Stacey Eisenberg brought perspective as a Home Care Agency owner and someone deeply involved with care in Austin. This was a departure from our usual format introducing products and services to our community.

Our speakers:

Erin Hart, Strategy Director, Ohio Health Care Association

Peter Murphy Lewis, Marketing Pro and former CNA; Creator and producer People Worth Caring About
Ohio YouTube Playlist
Long Term Care on People Worth Caring About website
Peter Murphy Lewis Strategic Pete website

Stacey Eisenberg, Owner - A Place at Home (home care) North Austin
Community Educator through Alzheimer’s Association in Central Texas; Advisory Board Member Adult Protective Services
Reviews: No Country for Old People - a Nursing Home Expose Stacey's review title begins "My Honest Take".

RESOURCES:
Report: Access to Nursing Home Care AHCA/NCAL 8-22-24
Changing Aging Bill Thomas
Believe in Something You Could Be - Embrace an Entrepreneur's Mindset with Dr. Bill Thomas
Skilled Nursing News June 2025 Pain of Medicaid Cuts to LTC included quotes from Erin Hart

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman, Benjamin Surmi and Debbie Howard

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Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman