Wednesday,
April 2 at 10:30 p.m.
Repeats Thursday, April 3 at 2 p.m.; Friday, April 4 at
4:30 a.m.; and Sunday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Western Reserve Public Media presents a
new 30-minute companion program that offers caregivers concrete
advice and guidance from local health care agencies and experts.
Co-produced by Summa Health System and the Area Agency on Aging,
the program will include five vignettes about the following
caregiving topics:
- Signs of decline in the elderly
- When geriatric assessment
is recommended
- Resources that are available to families
- Support services
for caregivers
Each segment will be followed
by a panel discussion with geriatrics and health care experts
from Summa Health System
and the Area
Agency on Aging. Panelists from Summa Health System include
geriatricians Maryjo Cleveland, M.D. and Natalie Kayani,
M.D., FACP; Linda Choken, LISW; and Cathy Torcasio, Ph.D.
Representing
the Area Agency on Aging will be staff members Matt Reed,
Nancy Burkhart, Susan Sigmon and Kim Mozzochi. Also participating
on the panel will be Judy Akins of Cambridge Home Health
and
Julie Falter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Full-length panel discussions:
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