Tara Cunningham's guest appearances

Tara Cunningham

Balamii

engAGINGconversations's podcast

Sam Jones

Sarah Williams

Earl Grey

Archie Hamilton

Andrew Goldberg

Joshua Brooks

Jennifer Moore

Alan Fitzpatrick

Sean McCabe

Paul Johnson

Lori LoCicero

Karen Wyatt

Arthur Russell

Sallie Tisdale

TJ Lavin

OwlTail

Max Winter

Max Winter and Tara Cunningham introduce their new rock outfit The Private View by playing some of their unheard and unreleased material. Also in the bag is some psych, country and soundtrack selections from The Doors, Daryll Hall &amp; John Oates and Ennio Morricone.

Max Winter & Tara Cunningham present The Private View - August 2020

Geriatric Care Managers or Aging Care Specialists, are an important member of an elder's care team. They are the conduit between the patient, family, and medical team. They assist is determining the best use of resources based on individual needs and because they go into the home, they can see the big picture. They advocate for the patient with discussion about what the patient's wishes are. They can be nurses, social workers, or elder care workers with a special certification. They can work for insurance companies, physicians, or can be independently employed. Tara Cunningham RN, shares her perspective as an eight year veteran Geriatric Care Manager and as a nurse. She offers great advice for families which include open discussion about end of life wishes, and suggests several tools to help with the conversation: The 5 Wishes Document and The Conversation Project She also offers suggestions for finding out if you or your family have access to a Geriatric Care Manager:  check with your insurance company ask your primary care physician Check with your local council on aging Do an online search 

<a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-geriatric-care-manager" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Geriatric Care Managers </a>or Aging Care Specialists, are an important member of an elder's care team. They are the conduit between the patient, family, and medical team. They assist is determining the best use of resources based on individual needs and because they go into the home, they can see the big picture. They advocate for the patient with discussion about what the patient's wishes are. They can be nurses, social workers, or elder care workers with a special certification. They can work for insurance companies, physicians, or can be independently employed. Tara Cunningham RN, shares her perspective as an eight year veteran Geriatric Care Manager and as a nurse. She offers great advice for families which include open discussion about end of life wishes, and suggests several tools to help with the conversation: <a href="https://fivewishes.org/shop/order/product/five-wishes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The 5 Wishes Document</a> and <a href="https://theconversationproject.org/starter-kits/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Conversation Project</a> She also offers suggestions for finding out if you or your family have access to a Geriatric Care Manager: <ul> <li>check with your insurance company</li> <li>ask your primary care physician</li> <li>Check with your local council on aging</li> <li>Do an online search</li> </ul>

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