Aging Well with VNA

By: VNA Texas
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  • Summary

  • VNA helps people age with dignity and independence at home. Since 1934, VNA has responded to evolving community needs with innovative client and patient services. VNA was chartered as a nonprofit agency to address the desperate need for health care in Dallas during the Depression. Founded by two tenacious women who provided care to women and children living in the tent cities, VNA is committed to providing the highest quality care to the elderly, frail, disabled and dying. VNA’s programs include Meals on Wheels in Dallas County and Hospice Care, Palliative Care and Private Care in 13 North Texas counties. With 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day, our aging population is rapidly growing. VNA services and expertise are needed now more than ever. We take pride in providing quality serious illness care and serving as a resource to the aging population and make it our mission to invest our resources into providing compassionate patient care in the communities we serve. Planning for age and illness is vitally important and often ignored by families until a crisis. With our “Aging Well with VNA” podcast series, our goal is to help you and your loved ones understand options, know where to get help and gain tools on how to communicate your wishes. Through education and proper planning, you’ll be giving yourself peace of mind and your loved ones a gift. While VNA is based in North Texas, the series should provide you with relevant information no matter where you live. If you or your loved one needs help aging with dignity, or if you wish to volunteer or donate to VNA, visit www.vnatexas.org or call 1(800)CALL-VNA. Thanks for tuning in!
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Episodes
  • Challenges and Opportunities for LGBTQIA+ Seniors

    Challenges and Opportunities for LGBTQIA+ Seniors
    Aug 16 2024

    Join Aging Well With VNA Podcast Host, Kersten Rettig, in her conversation with Resource Center CEO, Cece Cox, J.D., where they explore the unique challenges and opportunities for our LGBTQIA+ older adult neighbors. Cece shares insights into systemic barriers and discrimination and how that impacts the LGBTQIA+ community, especially as it relates to aging, asset accumulation, healthcare, and housing. You’ll hear about resources available and how we can all be better allies.

    Episode Links:

    Resource Center – Resource Center pursues societal equity by proudly offering LGBTQIA+ affirming resources designed to improve health and wellness, strengthen families and communities, and provide transformative education and advocacy.

    Oak Lawn Place – LGBTQIA+ affirming, affordable independent housing for seniors 214-272-9528

    SAGE Care – VNA Hospice Care is SAGECare Certified to serve the LGBTQ+ community with cultural competency

    Legal Hospice of Texas – Provides free legal services to clients in 16 North Texas Counties

    Coalition for Aging LGBT – A nonprofit with a mission to improve and protect the quality of life of older LGBT adults in North Texas through community engagement and advocacy education.

    Human Rights Campaign – resources for education and advocacy
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    50 mins
  • Understanding Palliative Care

    Understanding Palliative Care
    Mar 29 2024

    For anyone experiencing serious illness and their loved ones, navigating care options and symptom management can be overwhelming. In this episode of Aging Well with VNA, you’ll hear from VNA’s Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Olivia Rogers, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHPO, MBA, and Managing Director of Marketing, Sarah Harris, about a supportive palliative care program, VNA Care Choices. You’ll learn more about who could benefit from one or all of the following offerings: physician-directed care, psychosocial support, symptom management, RN care coordination, medication reviews, advanced care planning, in-home care planning, and child-life specialist support. They will also explore who is eligible for this program and when is it a good time to consider. You can learn more about VNA Care Choices here: https://www.vnatexas.org/our-services/vna-care-choices/
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    30 mins
  • Tips and Advice From a Senior Living Specialist

    Tips and Advice From a Senior Living Specialist
    Dec 8 2023

    The journey of finding the right living and care solutions for an aging loved one can be daunting. Paul Markowitz, of Senior Living Specialists, breaks down the types of senior living options and explains what questions families should ask when making this important decision.

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    1 hr and 18 mins

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