On today’s show we are going to explore End of Life Care and Considerations. To address this difficult subject we are joined by three professionals in the field.

Hannah Trubiano, RN is a dedicated hospice nurse with over six years of experience caring for older adults and those facing the end of life.

Jayne Hamilton, RN is an experienced hospice and healthcare professional with over a decade of clinical and leadership experience across hospice. Jayne and Hannah are with Faith & Family Hospice in Marlborough, MA

Eric Fay is the Managing Director of Gillooly Funeral Home in Norwood. He is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in the state of Massachusetts and has over thirty years of experience in his field.

In this episode, we are answering the question “What is the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?” Our guests are Sandy Pellegrine with Right at Home and Wanjiku DePina from Old Colony Hospice and Palliative Care.

In today’s episode, we are focusing a community resource called a “Memory Café” and how it may benefit you and your loved one.

I am joined by Sandy Pelligrini, the Co-Owner of Right at Home Boston SouthWest, which is a non-medical home care agency located in Foxboro. And Beth Soltzberg who directs the Alzheimer’s / Related Dementias Family Support Program at Jewish Family & Children’s Service in Waltham.

In this episode we talk about the importance of Home Safety – ensuring that our aging loved ones have the proper safety precautions in place.

We are joined by two professionals in this field; Steve Kiley, a Home Care Consultant with Home Instead Homecare in Norwood and Jason Dupre who joined Lifeway Mobility Massachusetts in December of 2017 when the branch first opened.

In this episode we talk about how we care for our Veterans. Those who have served our country and may now need to be served themselves.

Our guests are Debbie Higgins, the Operating Director for Cornerstone Caregiving, a non medical home companion agency based out of Norwood and Ted Mulvehill the Director of Veterans Services for the Town of Norwood, a position he has held since 2000. In that role he administers assistance programs and services for all State and Federal Veterans' Benefits.

In this episode we talk about moving your loved one:  when is it time and how do you manage it.

Our panelists are Shannon Connell, the administrator for the memory care program at Fox Hill Village,  a senior living community of 400+ residents in Westwood, MA and Julie Molloy a seasoned real estate professional with Compass Real Estate in Canton, MA.

In this episode we talk about what it means to be Age and Dementia Friendly.  We are joined by Kerri McCarthy, the Executive Director of the Norwood Senior Center and James Fuccione, the Executive Director of the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative.  

In this episode, we focus on Aging in Place or remaining in your home as you age.   Our guests are Sandy Pellegrine, co-owner of Right at Home which is a non-medical home care agency located in Foxboro and Sheryl Leary the Director of Planning and Community Development for HESSCO, the Aging Services Access Point and Area Agency on Aging for South Norfolk County.