Senior Care Live

09/07/2026

Listen in as host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care and Caryn Hohnholt, Chief Development and Communications Officer, with KCHPC. David shares that KC Hospice earned Hospice CAHPS Honors recognition from MatrixCare for the 5th time, based on the experiences and feedback shared by patients and their families, exceeding national performance benchmarks. Caryn explains the difference between for-profit and non-profit hospice providers. Can a non-profit provide the same level and quality of care as a for-profit hospice provider? Tune in to find out! Be sure to visit Story Boutique and Heart and Soul retail stores to purchase some unique treasures, ran by volunteers, with all proceeds supporting patients and families served by KC Hospice in the KC area. In 2025, generous donors made it possible to provide over $695,000 in uncompensated care to individuals without the resources to pay. Don’t miss Sunday Night Live on October 11th beginning at 5pm at KC Power and Light! Steve explains how his firm Senior Care Consulting can help families, in two particular situations, search for and select a senior care community.

Listen in as host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care and Caryn Hohnholt, Chief Development and Communications Officer, with KCHPC.  David s...

09/04/2026

Tune in to Senior Care Live Saturday at 11am on Talk980AM and 3pm on 98.1FM-KMBZ! Host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care and Caryn Hohnholt, Chief Development and Communications Officer, with KCHPC. David shares KC Hospice earned Hospice CAHPS Honors recognition from MatrixCare for the 5th time, based on the experiences and feedback shared by patients and their families, exceeding national performance benchmarks. Caryn explains the difference between for-profit and non-profit hospice providers. Can a non-profit provide the same level and quality of care as a for-profit hospice provider? Tune in to find out! Be sure to visit Story Boutique and Heart and Soul retail stores to purchase some unique treasures, ran by volunteers, with all proceeds supporting patients and families served by KC Hospice in the KC area. In 2025, generous donors made it possible to provide over $695,000 in uncompensated care to individuals without the resources to pay. Don’t miss Sunday Night Live on October 11th beginning at 5pm at KC Power and Light! Steve explains how his firm Senior Care Consulting can help families, in two particular situations, search for and select a senior care community.

08/31/2026

Tune in as host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, reviews what to determine BEFORE beginning your search for a senior care community. Spoiler alert: this will decrease your time spent by at least 50%! Then, Steve reviews the primary levels of care and their associated monthly costs.

Tune in as host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, reviews what to determine BEFORE beginning your search for a senior care community.  Spoiler alert: this will decrease your time spent by at least 50%!  Then, Steve review...

08/29/2026

Listen in as host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care and Dr. Iman Williams Christians, Director of Grief Support and Counseling with KC Hospice. Dr. Iman discusses the many grief support programs provided by Kansas City Hospice and you may be surprised to learn, all are welcome and you do not have to be a patient with KC Hospice to receive the grief support you need. David explains that a good percentage of KC Hospice Solace House grief support programs are 100% philanthropically-supported. Individual donors, businesses, volunteers, foundations and other grant partners make this important work possible and helps Kansas City Hospice provide grief support services to more than 1,500 people annually. Don’t forget the upcoming premier fund raising event of the year “Sunday Night Live” at KC Power and Light October 11th from 5p-8p. Get your tickets at www.KCHospice.org/SNL. All donations help those in need in our community! Steve explains the difference between “assisted living” and “memory care” due to a lot of confusion about these terms in the marketplace. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1792914/episodes/19721300

Listen in as host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care and Dr. Iman Williams Christians, Director of Grief Support and Counseling with KC Hospice....

08/28/2026

Tune in to Senior Care Live in Kansas City Saturday at 11am on Talk980AM and 3pm on 98.1FM-KMBZ! Host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, reviews what to determine BEFORE beginning your search for a senior care community. Spoiler alert: this will decrease your time spent by at least 50%! Then, Steve reviews the primary levels of care and their associated monthly costs.

08/20/2026

Tune in to a SPECIAL EPISODE of Senior Care Live Saturday at 11am on Talk980AM and 3pm on 98.1FM-KMBZ! Host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, celebrates the 24th ANNIVERSARY of his firm Senior Care Consulting. Tune in to the top of the program to hear from a special guest, a celebrity appearance, in studio, that’s all we can say! Then, Steve addresses his most frequently asked question “when is the right time to consider moving from home to a senior care community”.

08/13/2026

Tune in to Senior Care Live in Kansas City Saturday at 11am on Talk980AM and 3pm on 98.1FM-KMBZ! Host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with JC Pfeister, Owner of Seniors Helping Seniors - KC Metro South. Steve shares his Home Care Provider Screening Tool and JC addresses how Seniors Helping Seniors responds to many of the great questions included in the questionnaire. Spoiler alert: JC goes way above and beyond in every category of the screening process! Then, Steve explains Long Term Care Insurance and shares his recommendations on policy amounts and other policy variables.

08/07/2026

Tune in to Senior Care Live in Kansas City Saturday at 11am on Talk980AM and 3pm on 98.1FM-KMBZ! Host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Ben Souchek from Home Downsizing Solutions. Ben reviews the many FREE resources available at www.HomeDownsizing.com and his new FREE ‘stress-free home downsizing workbook’ that can help with the downsizing process as well as the 5 different options available from HDS when selling your house. Then, Steve provides a major warning about the current status of lengthy waiting lists at many of the area’s top senior care communities, even though we are in what has traditionally been the lowest-demand time of the year! Pro tip: be proactive when conducting your search, do this a minimum of 6-12 months ahead of when you think you will need to move, get your name on a waiting list or two, then work out the timing of your move on your schedule. Steve discusses the placement services offered by Senior Care Consulting, “A Placement Service With Integrity®”.

07/31/2026

Tune in to Senior Care Live Saturday at 11am on Talk 980 AM and 3pm on KMBZ 98.1FM! Host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with David Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care and Dr. Iman Williams Christians, Director of Grief Support and Counseling with KC Hospice. Dr. Iman discusses the many grief support programs provided by Kansas City Hospice and you may be surprised to learn, all are welcome and you do not have to be a patient with KC Hospice to receive the grief support you need. David explains that a good percentage of KC Hospice grief support programs are 100% philanthropically supported. Individual donors, businesses, volunteers, foundations and other grant partners make this important work possible and helps Kansas City Hospice provide grief support services to more than 1,500 people annually. Don’t forget the upcoming premier fund-raising event of the year “Sunday Night Live” at KC Power and Light October 11th from 5p-8p. Get your tickets at www.KCHospice.org/SNL. All donations help those in need in our community! Steve explains the difference between “assisted living” and “memory care” due to a lot of confusion about these terms in the marketplace.

07/23/2026

Tune in to a SPECIAL 13TH ANNIVERSARY EPISODE Senior Care Live Saturday at 11am on Talk980AM and 3pm on 98.1FM-KMBZ! Host Steve K***r, President of Senior Care Consulting, visits with Bruce Glenn, Senior Wealth Manager and President of Rally Wealth and Benefits. Bruce provides an economic overview and market update and discusses new investment and planning trends. Steve discusses how Senior Care Live began 13 years ago and explains the misuse of the term “memory care” relative to the assisted living level of care.