Informed Eldercare

Disaster Preparedness for Seniors

informedeldercare — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:54:44 +0000

Helping caregivers with information and resources to their needs while providing hope.

When caring for an elder you can always expect the unexpected and sometimes under no fault of your own that comes in the form of a disaster. Whether it’s a natural disaster or man made you need to be prepared before that happens. Our guest for this episode are Tom Ogden who is a planner with Eldersource, an Aging Resource Center in Northeast Florida and Ann-Marie West who is a preparedness and planning manager with disaster services for the American Red Cross. They both explain the 3 areas critical in preparing and responding to a disaster.

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End of Life Care Part 2

informedeldercare — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:34:30 +0000

Helping caregivers with information and resources to their needs while providing hope.

This is part 2 of our 2 part series on End of Life Care. If your a caregiver, family or friend of an elder in need of end of life care hospice can help. Our guest is Toula Wootan with Community Hospice of Northeast Florida She explains how hospice care aids the caregiver with respite care and assistance with other health care costs that a caregiver maybe faced with. She further explains how palliative care can also be covered while a patient is in hospice care. And the 3 basic fears patients face that hospice can address providing hope.
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End of Life Care Part 1 of 2

informedeldercare — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:16:30 +0000

Helping caregivers with information and resources to their needs while providing hope.

End of Life Care is an issue that not only faces the patient but family and caregivers of the patient. In this show Toula Wootan with Community Hospice of Northeast Florida explains the philosophy of care that can be provided near the end of life that focuses on caring not curing. She explains the misconceptions of hospice care and how palliative care can be covered while patients are under hospice care. Here’s part 1 of our 2 part series on “End of Life Care.”
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