National Donate Life Month was instituted by Donate Life America and its partnering organizations in 2003. Today more than 28,000 patients begin new lives thanks to organ transplants. Did you know that approximately 79 organ transplants take place every day in the US? More than 46,000 patients […]
Read more →Planning ahead is the life blood for many people. We plan out our days, our vacations, and many important life events. We plan for college, for weddings, for the birth of our children, and for our life’s work. Hopefully we plan for our retirement and how we […]
Read more →Care Managers, such as Cathy Cress (pictured here), don’t just meet dying patients and their bereft children in the Emergency Room. Geriatric Care Managers (GCMs) play a big role in end of life issues. They are the navigators through all five stages of dying, many times long […]
Read more →How easily senior adults and their families can get lost in all of the issues of providing for their care and safety. Do they have current wills, health care power of attorney, safety in their home, medical management by one key provider who can coordinate the services […]
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