Senior Nation: An exciting new show in the SORC-TVRadio Network WTSN, Washington, DC Senior Nation will focus on the issues from Nursing Homes to long-term care problems and solutions, caregiving, dementia, Altheimer’s and conditions associated with aging, legal concerns, resident rights, and inequality, that are integral to any program about aging. After the Introduction to aging, the next several episodes begin to address healthful longevity--what it means to be aWellAger™, the purpose and meaning in aging and how to mitigate self-destructive feelings of ageism. Each week the engaging discussion will include some of the most entertaining and inciteful experts on aging to shake up your understanding of ageing in an ageless society and how it impacts aging parents and your own complex transitioning.
Phyllis Ayman is an expert Speech/Language Pathologist, Certified Dementia Practitioner, Trainer, Manager and holds a Certification in Montessori for Dementia, who has worked in approximately 45 skilled nursing/short-term rehabilitation facilities and has been a staunch advocate and outspoken proponent of the need for improved and more dignified quality of care for the over 1 million people who reside in the over 15,000 nursing homes in the US. Indeed, Our Elder Citizens, our valuable and precious resource, our wisdom keepers, are also our future selves.
The principal owner of Phyllis Ayman Associates, preparing families to become more effective advocates, Phyllis provides them with valuable information from a unique inside perspective to help them make more informed care choices for themselves and their loved ones. Her highly developed analytic skills, coupled with a background in speech and communication, has given her a valuable perspective in understanding systemic approaches to programming. In doing so, she has helped long-term care facilities ranging in size from under 100 to 500 in recognizing and conceptualizing new programs, developing strategies for implementing those programs, and leading and training care teams so that the facility delivers a higher quality of care. Phyllis previously hosted, Senior Straight Talk, on the Voice America Empowerment Channel. Ms. Ayman is a proud board member of the Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (MANHR) and an advisory board member to Olive Community Services, a 501 (c) 3 in Fullerton, CA a community services organization dedicated to serving the culturally diverse senior community. She is the author of 2 books and several articles in national publications. Prior to the global pandemic, she was sought after as a thought leader to present at several international conferences.