Podcasts about community hospice

Ghanashyam Das is an ordained Vaisnava Priest and Hospice Chaplain at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Gainesville, FL. He lived for 11 years as a brahmacari monk in New York City at the Bhakti Center before transitioning to the Hospital setting and becoming a professional spiritual care provider. At New York Presbyterian Hospital he worked conjointly with the Pastoral Care Department and Palliative Care Services for 6 years. He teaches Bhakti Philosophy and Meditation at several Yoga Studios in NYC and Florida, and was the Co-founder of “End-of-Life Matters,” an End-of-life initiative for care givers offered at The Bhakti Center, a Vedic Cultural Center and Temple located in downtown Manhattan. He also previously served as Hindu Chaplain at both New York University and Columbia University. Presently, he works as a Hospice Chaplain at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Gainesville FL, and also serves as one of the advisers for the End-of-Life Care Team at the Krishna Temple in Alachua, FL. Title of Session: Dying to Live: Death as Teacher Connect with Ghanashyam Das: EMAIL: ghanasyamdas108@gmail.com #GhanshyamDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Jacqueline Kent joined Anthony & Pinky to discuss a cocktail evening at the Paddock, Yeppoon that will be raising money for the Fitzroy Community Hospice!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us for an enlightening exploration of the latest advancements in hospice and palliative care. Discover the heartfelt stories of D-Day veterans, the remarkable journey of a terminally ill teen who became an honorary sheriff, and the impactful efforts of U.S. Representative Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne in combating hospice fraud. We also discuss the pressing issues surrounding advanced care planning for late-stage cancer, the increasing mental distress among older adults, and a critical report on Medicare and the healthcare delivery system.Our conversation goes further into the evolving landscape of hospice care, examining the impact of Medicare Advantage plans, the growth of Silverstone Health, and significant ownership changes in California hospices. Learn about the collaborative affiliations between NOC and NHPCO, the Medisys divestiture, and the bold suggestion to abolish the 5% volunteer rule in hospices. We also highlight the importance of caring for LGBTQ+ patients and expand on Community Hospice's recent growth efforts, while considering the influence of private equity on hospice valuations.Delve into technology's transformative role in healthcare, from addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in rural hospitals to the ethical implications of AI in hospice care. Hear thought-provoking discussions on the mental health challenges faced by hospice staff and the rising concern of CEO burnout in the healthcare industry. Finally, find motivation to embrace life changes, with inspiring insights on the joy of vacations and the perfect timing for new beginnings. This episode is packed with valuable information and heartfelt stories that will resonate deeply with hospice and palliative care leaders and staff.The conversation concludes with another of Mark Cohen's Master Classes on marketing, communications, and public relations tips, tactics and strategies.Host: Chris Comeaux, President / CEO of TCN/TCGGuest: Mark Cohen, Strategic Communications Consultant/Cohen-Fyfe Communicationshttps://www.teleioscn.org/tcntalkspodcast/top-news-stories-of-the-month-june-2024Teleios Collaborative Network / https://www.teleioscn.org/tcntalkspodcast

First, we have an overview of climate issues still pending with 2 weeks left in the legislative session. Then, we hear about why Veterans for Peace will march in Albany's Memorial Day Parade. Later on, on Armao on the Brink, we hear about how some men feel about abortion. After that, we hear about how the Schenectady-based Mooncatcher project helps supply menstrual products to girls in over 30 countries. Finally, we hear from Retired doctor and Albany Voices of Pride singer Trish Ford about her career including 15 years with Community Hospice.

Retired doctor and Albany Voices of Pride singer Trish Ford talks about what mattered most to Trish when she worked in the medical profession, how she found herself working at the Community Hospice for the last 15 years of her career, as well as her many other interests (including Albany Voices of Pride member). This is part 1 of this conversation. Produced by Marsha Lazarus

Otago Community Hospice - Hospice CEO Ginny Green shines a spotlight on some of the people performing important roles for the hospice in the community. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Catch up on the best bits of the show from Monday 20th of November! We speak with Josh from Mount Morgan, who traded Anthony for his dishwasher Keith nearly wins the Pressure Test! We speak to Dr. Vicki Richmond from the Fitzroy Community Hospice Stay in touch or get involved on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mmmcentralqld or Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/triplemcq/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louise Clare volunteers for the Fitzroy Community Hospice and joined the show this morning to discuss their fundraising target of $150,000. The Fitzroy Community Hospice welcomes and needs your donations so if you're feeling generous, visit their website or Facebook page at https://fitzroyhospice.org.au/ or vhttps://www.facebook.com/FitzroyCommunityHospice/.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tuesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Caroline McMahon, Activities Coordinator at Cahercalla Community Hospice and Nursing Home. Cahercalla Community Hospice and Nursing Home is making a call out for original photos for its memory care unit. Caroline discussed why they are calling out for original photos and highlighted how the they could trigger some fond memories for their residents. If you have photos you can hand them in or post them to the Cahercalla Community Hospice and Nursing Home.

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Thrift stores, tag sales, rummage piles. They may be everywhere, but some rise above the jumbled fray with grace, circulating our castoff human-made stuff as beacons of beneficial reuse.            One of these is Experienced Goods, supporting free Community Hospice care in Brattleboro, Vermont. Gemma Champoli is a force at the heart of this experience - and lifetime kindred spirit with Earthworms host Jean Ponzi. Jean and Gemma share deep Love of Stuff, and talking about it.          As resale geared for profit proliferates online, the story of Experienced Goods affirms the power of in-person, local exchange - deeply appreciated, presented with flair. In the legacy (and pandemic era) chapter of this tale, Gemma builds EG a new home that honors character of the goods and ensures ongoing benefits for all those this her enterprise delights and serves. A must-visit when you are in Vermont. Happy listening, happy shopping from two bosom friends. THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms audio engineer, and to Jon Valley of KDHX Production team. Related Earthworms Conversations: Watch a Brattleboro Community TV interview with Gemma Champoli of Experienced Goods (November 2018) Reduce, Prevent and Transform Waste with  Kelley Demmings (Feb 2019) Journey to Wellbeing with Jeanne Carbone (Oct 2018)  

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Garden Party Fundraiser in Narrikup for Albany Community HospiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathy Johnston, Regional Director of St Johns County Community Hospice and Palliative Care Joins us, AND some Pictures from our Spa Day!!

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Otago Community Hospice - Acting CEO Becs Wilson says Otago Community Hospice's fundraising effort has gone online.

Mr. Tyer discusses his day to day duties as well as discuss questions that many may have in his role as a Chaplain in a care and comfort setting.

"We don't get drunk in the moment or get waterlogged in the ocean, of it." says Jeff Brisbin about his son Josh. Jeff's family lost Josh ten years ago to suicide. Josh lives on in their memory and under the Joshua Tree. They share the same old moon.  Jeff Brisbin, a Singer/Songwriter from Saratoga Springs, NY is our guest this week. Jeff's youngest of three sons and second to youngest child died by suicide nearly ten years ago. Jeff was the first person to kiss his son coming into this world and upon his departure.  Community Hospice offered the Brisbin family grief counseling. If you are struggling, click the link for the hospice grief support information to find your county.  You can find Jeff online at www.jeffbrisbin.com You can stream Jeff Brisbin on Spotify You can support us by following our social media accounts Above Ground Podcast on Tumblr Above Ground Podcast on Facebook Above Ground Podcast on Instagram Above Ground Podcast on YouTube Above Ground Podcast on Twitter Above Ground Podcast on Spotify Above Ground Podcast on Apple Podcasts www.abovegroundpodcast.net You can also donate to the show using our PayPal link to make a donation to keep the show going. Above Ground Podcast PayPal Purchase Above Ground Podcast gear through our friends at Close Knit Co.    

Humana recently came out with their Value-based Care Report. The subhead is Physician Progress and Patient Outcomes. It’s a very fancy report with a lot of pages and graphics, and this impressive format definitely caught the attention of some of our industry. I read one blog post really keying in on one sort of depressing aspect of the report, namely, that Humana’s value-based care (VBC) program saved a rounding error of 0.4% over their non-VBC program. I wanted to get an expert’s take on this report and the reaction to the report and could think of no better person than Steve Blumberg, who has worked in value-based care delivery on the provider and on the payer side. Steve Blumberg, MBA, is the VP of practice transformation for GuideWell Health, a subsidiary of GuideWell. This Humana report, if you’d like to see it for yourself, can be found at digital.humana.com/VBCReport.  You can learn more at guidewell.com. Steven Blumberg serves as vice president, practice transformation, for GuideWell Health. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the further establishment of a high-quality, economically effective clinical system across Florida. He also provides guidance on value-based care and population health models. Prior to joining GuideWell in June 2019, Blumberg served as vice president for value-based care at Baptist Health South Florida, where he led the strategy and implementation for Baptist’s population health and value-based care efforts. Prior to that, he was senior vice president and executive director of AtlantiCare Health Solutions, the New Jersey division of the Geisinger Health System, where he was responsible for population health, the organization’s provider physician group, and home care and hospice continuum services. Earlier in his career, he was chief planning and business development officer at UHealth–The University of Miami Health System. Blumberg also held leadership roles at UF Health–Shands Healthcare and Baptist Health Jacksonville. Blumberg has been active in community and professional organizations, including serving on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House, Community Hospice, and the Northeast Florida Health Planning Council. He has also served nationally on the Premier Population Health Steering Group and on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Baldrige Board of Examiners. Blumberg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. 02:11 Does value-based care really reduce cost, according to the Humana report? 03:02 Why we should look at outcomes and not just raw costs. 04:06 Is the impact of a value-based model that much better than a fee-for-service model during COVID? 04:38 “At the end of the day, I think … the lack of a cost difference is notable, but one must think there’s more to it than that.” 05:44 “You have to look at these things over time.” 06:02 “I think in health care we’ve been looking for the ‘what will save 10%’ solutions … and there’s just no such animal.” You can learn more at guidewell.com. Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses the 2020 Humana Value-based Care Report on our #healthcare #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth Does value-based care really reduce cost, according to the Humana report? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses the 2020 Humana Value-based Care Report on our #healthcare #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth Why we should look at outcomes and not just raw costs. Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses the 2020 Humana Value-based Care Report on our #healthcare #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth Is the impact of a value-based model that much better than a fee-for-service model during COVID? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses the 2020 Humana Value-based Care Report on our #healthcare #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “At the end of the day, I think … the lack of a cost difference is notable, but one must think there’s more to it than that.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses the 2020 Humana Value-based Care Report on our #healthcare #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “You have to look at these things over time.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses the 2020 Humana Value-based Care Report on our #healthcare #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “I think in health care we’ve been looking for the ‘what will save 10%’ solutions … and there’s just no such animal.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses the 2020 Humana Value-based Care Report on our #healthcare #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth

In this health care podcast, I speak with Steve Blumberg, VP of practice transformation for GuideWell Health, a subsidiary of GuideWell. How’s this for an interesting career trajectory? Steve spent the last decade working on population health and value-based care delivery ... on the provider side. Recently, he transferred over to the payer side, working for GuideWell Health, which is the health services arm of GuideWell, which is part of a family of companies including Florida Blue. So, a payer, in other words. I wanted to find out a bunch of things from Steve, but the main one is this: How do—if they, in fact, do—payviders improve care for patients? Or what does it take for an organizational structure to drive Triple Aim results? Going into this conversation, here is what I was thinking about: Payviders have access to longitudinal data (potentially) that siloed entities will certainly not. They also have a goal to keep care affordable in a really real way, especially if the patient/member/client is on the ACA (Affordable Care Act) marketplace and shopping for premiums. My big concern with payviders, though, is whether they’re an “HMO in drag,” as they say. On the other hand, payers and providers, in the most cynical sense, have wildly divergent goals. Search #medtwitter any day of the week—you will find a galaxy of tweets wherein doctors complain about payers—to just get a tiny sense of those wildly divergent goals. Do separate payers working with separate providers offer a kind of check and balance? A historical knock on this hypothesis is the inarguably crappy outcomes for chronic conditions that US patients have the privilege of paying comparatively ridiculous sums for. I couldn’t tell you whether those crappy outcomes are a result of the separateness of payers and providers or some other factor, but so it is. Here’s the short version of one of Steve’s main points: It’s not about control. It’s about connection. It’s about being able to connect with patients over their continuum of care. It’s also about how consumers and employers are increasingly trading out choice and broad networks for an assurance of quality. You can learn more at guidewell.com. Steven Blumberg serves as vice president, practice transformation, for GuideWell Health. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the further establishment of a high-quality, economically effective clinical system across Florida. He also provides guidance on value-based care and population health models. Prior to joining GuideWell in June 2019, Blumberg served as vice president for value-based care at Baptist Health South Florida, where he led the strategy and implementation for Baptist’s population health and value-based care efforts. Prior to that, he was senior vice president and executive director of AtlantiCare Health Solutions, the New Jersey division of the Geisinger Health System, where he was responsible for population health, the organization’s provider physician group, and home care and hospice continuum services. Earlier in his career, he was chief planning and business development officer at UHealth–The University of Miami Health System. Blumberg also held leadership roles at UF Health–Shands Healthcare and Baptist Health Jacksonville. Blumberg has been active in community and professional organizations, including serving on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House, Community Hospice, and the Northeast Florida Health Planning Council. He has also served nationally on the Premier Population Health Steering Group and on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Baldrige Board of Examiners. Blumberg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. 03:30 How does thinking like a payer change the way you build out a primary care provider practice? 04:37 “When I was on the provider side, I definitely worried about the total cost of care … but making the products affordable was … someone else’s concern.” 09:12 How would you define practice transformation? 13:29 “We’re curating networks.” 16:56 “If they come to the market, they’ll be hard to ignore.” 17:38 How integrated is the physicians network? 18:35 “Control isn’t the right word … it is the connection with the patient … that’s where we think the most effective primary care takes place.” 18:59 Where does attempting team-based care fall apart the most? 21:25 Are employers trading out for an assurance of quality? You can learn more at guidewell.com. Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth How does thinking like a payer change the way you build out a primary care provider practice? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “When I was on the provider side, I definitely worried about the total cost of care … but making the products affordable was … someone else’s concern.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth How would you define practice transformation? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “We’re curating networks.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “If they come to the market, they’ll be hard to ignore.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth How integrated is the physicians network? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth “Control isn’t the right word … it is the connection with the patient … that’s where we think the most effective primary care takes place.” Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth Where does attempting team-based care fall apart the most? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth Are employers trading out for an assurance of quality? Steve Blumberg of @_GuideWell discusses #healthcare transformation on our #podcast. #healthcarepodcast #healthcaretransformation #payer #pophealth

This week Mayor Johnny Hammock talks with Physician and Community Relations at Home Health and Hospice Laura Leigh Peters.

Processing the passing of a loved one is challenging, no matter the circumstances. However, during this restrictive COVID-19 pandemic, dealing with grief and bereavement has changed drastically. Jodi Salvo brings two specialists from Community Hospice to the show. Julie Yoder and LeAnn Mallernee specialize in bereavement care, and their conversation can help listeners understand the difficulties people are facing right now. Many people have experienced the isolation and separation from loved ones throughout 2020. Loved ones have passed on alone, funerals have been restricted or cancelled/postponed, and the grieving process has been disrupted in an unnatural way. The light in this darkened time is that there are people who know how to help, and Community Hospice has the information and support people need. Visit https://my.captivate.fm/www.adctusc.org (www.adctusc.org) for all your information about the Coalition and different types of drug use and prevention. Listen at https://my.captivate.fm/www.getlevelpod.com/adc (www.getlevelpod.com/adc). Or find the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Watch on YouTube! HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW! Please help support the show at https://my.captivate.fm/www.glow.fm/adctusc (www.glow.fm/adctusc) Support this podcast

With early voting underway since Monday, the turnout has been strong . Meanwhile, a new poll from University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab shows the race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump to be a close one in Florida. Mike Binder , Faculty Director of the Lab and Associate Professor of Political Science at the UNF, joined us with his analysis of the numbers. Related: Local, State, and National Coronavirus Coverage Hospice Care and the Pandemic In this pandemic, people are paying closer attention to their advanced directives and care they’d like to receive if the worst should happen. This is happening just as Community Hospice of Northeast Florida expands. Susan Ponder Stansel , CEO of Alivia Care Inc shared the details with us. Keep Jax Moving The pandemic has forced numerous companies to rethink their business model, both here in Northeast Florida and throughout the nation. One of them, 904 Happy Hour , has pivoted from producing and promoting events to partnering

Otago Community Hospice Shops - Becs Wilson outlines Hospice shops hours and services under Level 2

On this episode:Dealing with grief over the holidays with Community Hospice of Texas. Bereavement Coordinator Jennifer Caballero tells us about the grief counseling services Community Hospice offers. She also shares advice for helping those going through their first holiday season after a loss.Learn more about Community Hospice of Texas' Grief Care Services.Give them at call at (800) 958-5014 or email them at GriefCare@chot.org.Community Hospice of Texas is formerly known as Providence Hospice. We celebrate and recognize them as Charity Champions during our 2019 season. Have a nonprofit you'd like to nominate for next season? Visit charitychampions.org/nominate and let us know!About the Charity Champions Podcast:The Charity Champions Podcast is hosted by Randy Lane, CTO and VP of Marketing for 360 Solutions. Charity Champions and the people they help come into our Triangle Tower podcast studio to tell the stories behind the champions.About Charity ChampionsCharity Champions are nonprofit organizations chosen by TFNB Your Bank For Life employees after being nominated by the community. Winners receive an awareness marketing campaign and leadership training at no charge to the nonprofit.The awareness campaign begins with a radio interview by the voice of the Baylor Bears, John Morris, and an on-field presentation at McLane Stadium in front of thousands of Central Texans during a Baylor Football game. It continues with recognition at Baylor Basketball games and a feature on the Charity Champions Podcast.After football season ends, 360 Solutions brings Charity Champions winners together for world-class leadership development training during the first and second quarters of every year. For more information on Charity Champions, visit charitychampions.org. To nominate a charity for our upcoming season, visit charitychampions.org/nominate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode:Community Ambassador Bronda Hayes tells us how Providence Hospice serves the community as the only nonprofit hospice in the area.More about Providence Hospice:Community Hospice of Texas and Providence Hospice have been providing home care, inpatient care and respite care since 1996 to patients that have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness with a prognosis of six months or less. Providing compassionate end-of-life care for those living with an illness while providing support for those caring for a loved one is the mission of Community Hospice of Texas and Providence Hospice.About the Charity Champions Podcast:The Charity Champions Podcast is hosted by Randy Lane, CTO and VP of Marketing for 360 Solutions. Charity Champions and the people they help come into our Triangle Tower podcast studio to tell the stories behind the champions.About Charity Champions:Charity Champions are nonprofit organizations chosen by TFNB Your Bank For Life employees after being nominated by the community. Winners receive an awareness marketing campaign and leadership training at no charge to the nonprofit.The awareness campaign begins with a radio interview by the voice of the Baylor Bears, John Morris, and an on-field presentation at McLane Stadium in front of thousands of Central Texans during a Baylor Football game. It continues with recognition at Baylor Basketball games and a feature on the Charity Champions Podcast.After football season ends, 360 Solutions brings Charity Champions winners together for world-class leadership development training during the first and second quarters of every year. For more information on Charity Champions, visit charitychampions.org. To nominate a charity for our upcoming season, visit charitychampions.org/nominate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick LaForge & Monica Robson, executive director, Pilgrims Hospice

Listen as Dr. McPherson interviews Christina McCurdy, RN, MS, director of inpatient care, nursing support services, crisis intervention care and Medicare care choices at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Jacksonville, Florida.

Making your community a better place is what this episode is all about. We talk to Charletta Knight, the Director of Operations for the brand new Summerville Community Hospice House. You will learn the vision of how Agape Hospice is genuinely making this facility a community place as well as the ins and out of how a hospice house functions. Charletta also shares one of her favorite leadership lessons from one of her mentors. Enjoy the show!

On this Podcast, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman find out what's new at New Holland Brewery, and they pick a BEER of the WEEK! This episode aired Nov. 25-26, 2017.Segment 1: Joel Peterson of New Holland runs down what's new at the Pub on 8th and The Knickerbocker. He also picks BEER of the WEEK, the 20th Anniversary Ale that comes in at 20% ABV. The beer is available at each location and select retail outlets. More info at http://newhollandbrew.com/Segment 2 (Listen at 10:50): Allyson Huttenga of the Purple Community talks about how you can help the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids. More info at https://www.vai.org/Segment 3 (Listen at 20:37): Marcie Hillary of Hospice of Michigan talks about a special screening Dec. 19, 2017 of "Jumanji" in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor to help raise funds for Jo Elyn Nyman Anchors Programs for Children. More info at http://jumanji4anchors.com/Segment 4 (Listen 30:20): Joel Peterson of New Holland returns to the show with Becky Fuller, who makes some incredible cocktails. Also, learn about events taking place throughout the state.Follow Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/

If you could not tell us what you wanted, is it okay for us to make the choice for you?Do you trust your loved ones to make the right choices for you?That may not be a problem if it is a choice of what to eat, or what to wear.But what about those more serious issues – like being placed on a ventilator, or being revived if your heart stops?You need to know what you want. Your loved ones need to know. Your doctor needs to know.I agree. It is hard to talk to anyone about it.My two guests on this podcast of Toula’s Tips for Caregivers Show understand. They can help you to have that talk, and to make those decisions.Jamie Buller is Director of Advance Care Planning with Community Hospice of NE Florida. Bonnie Bedenbaugh is Manager, Advance Care Planning at Community Hospice. They talk with many people about making informed choices and documenting them. They recommend “Honoring Choices Florida” – a nationally recognized program to help you and others to prepare your ‘advanced care directive”, and to talk with your loved ones.Join Jamie, Bonnie and me this Saturday at 11AM on “Toula’s Tips for Caregivers. HELP IS ON THE AIR”. Begin the important steps of making your own health care choices. We will honor them.

If you could not tell us what you wanted, is it okay for us to make the choice for you?Do you trust your loved ones to make the right choices for you?That may not be a problem if it is a choice of what to eat, or what to wear.But what about those more serious issues – like being placed on a ventilator, or being revived if your heart stops?You need to know what you want. Your loved ones need to know. Your doctor needs to know.I agree. It is hard to talk to anyone about it.My two guests on this podcast of Toula’s Tips for Caregivers Show understand. They can help you to have that talk, and to make those decisions.Jamie Buller is Director of Advance Care Planning with Community Hospice of NE Florida. Bonnie Bedenbaugh is Manager, Advance Care Planning at Community Hospice. They talk with many people about making informed choices and documenting them. They recommend “Honoring Choices Florida” – a nationally recognized program to help you and others to prepare your ‘advanced care directive”, and to talk with your loved ones.Join Jamie, Bonnie and me this Saturday at 11AM on “Toula’s Tips for Caregivers. HELP IS ON THE AIR”. Begin the important steps of making your own health care choices. We will honor them.