Aging in America and the Coming Elder Boom
Behind the Old Face — Aging in America and the Coming Elder Boom is authored by Angil Tarach-Ritchey RN, GCM a National Expert in Eldercare with over 30 years caring and advocating for seniors. An experience she had in 1977 as an aide in a […]
Like Pulling Teeth. Hospital Closures. Organ Donors. Love Letters.
Shayne and Casey have some fun with the story about the dentist who pulled all of her ex-boyfriend’s teeth! At least as much fun as you can have over such a tragic loss. Dumping a girlfriend is never easy but having all 32 teeth pulled out by her is the worst that could happen to anybody. Listen and find out just how this happened. There is a moral to the story too. A fairly obvious one at that.
We also visit with San Leandro Hospital RN Carol Barazi about Sutter Corp’s announcement to close yet another hospital in the Bay Area—this time in San Leandro—which serves the East Bay. Of the 27,000 patients seen in the San Leandro emergency room last year, more than 60 percent came from East Oakland, patients who will now need to drive many miles over crowded freeways for care. Again—closure of a hospital that serves the “underserved.”
Ever wonder whats behind the old face? Angil Tarach-Ritchey RN, and national expert in senior care provides us with an insightful look at the lives of the aging. With over 30 years experience in senior care and advocacy Angil passionately talks about her elder advocacy project and book, Behind The Old Face. Angil is a frequent blogger on the Nurse Talk website and comes to Nurse Talk by way of our friends at Nurse Together.
Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerburg win the Golden Bed Pan Award for starting the majorly successful organ donor project. More than 100,000 new organ donors signed up during the course of a week. Congratulations and great work!
Love Letters | There Is a Person and a Life Behind The Old Face
I’m a registered nurse with a 30-year passion for senior care and advocacy. For the last 8 years I have owned and directed Visiting Angels, a private duty homecare agency in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is my honor and privilege to work with seniors and […]
Nurses Helping Nurses | The Nurses House
A few years ago I came across a wonderful non-profit organization called Nurses House. Nurse’s work very hard and make fair wages, but what happens when a nurse is injured or becomes sick? We often don’t have the ability to replace our income, or have a […]