Communicating estate planning needs before a life-changing event occurs is a matter overlooked by many families. In this first half of a two-part series, Attorney Mark Wight, of Idaho Estate Planning, shares strategies for families to open dialogue about what to do when life happens. Parents, this week it's all about you and how to address some concepts of planning with your kids.

A Place For Mom is a national senior living referral service whose local experts connect families to senior living options. Today we are joined by Senior Living Advisors, Melissa Pratt and Troy Garidel, who share how using this free service can help ease the transition of your families' evolving needs.

While most people have heard of reverse mortgages, very few know how they work. On this episode, we will dispel some of the mystery and misunderstandings surrounding this tool with Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional, CRMP, Kyle Buck of Affinity Mortgage Group.

Do you know what to do if you've been in an accident? Do you know what information to collect for insurance purposes? Find out details and how you can protect yourself and your family from Scott Lundgreen, partner and personal injury attorney at Johnson & Lundgreen.

In this episode of Senior Matters Radio, Mark is joined by Dr. Abhilash K. Desai, MD, medical director of Idaho Memory & Aging Center. Dr. Desai is a board certified geriatric psychiatrist and specializes in helping aging adults with mental illness. Learn more about depression, mental illness, and dementias in older adults by tuning in.