There is no question that we all want to remain as active and as engaged for as long as possible as we grow older. And there is a great deal that we can for ourselves to help create that reality.

There is also a great deal more that senior living homes and communities can do to encouraged and enable active engagement, which is why we’re excited to welcome Kay Van Norman to Growing Bolder Radio. Van Norman is the president of Brilliant Aging, an internationally known author and thought leader in healthy aging. She directed the Keiser Institute on Aging for three years, serves on international boards, has authored two books and scores of journal articles that challenge individuals, families and the senior living industry to do more.

In this extended web-exclusive conversation, find out what Van Norman believes it takes to age with vitality and what specific things she thinks the senior living industry should be doing to better engage, motivate and empower its residents.