Join elder care experts Dr. Rita Ghatak and Dr. Ellen Brown for an educational and informative discussion designed to help family caregivers obtain support when caring for a loved one with chronic, serious, or terminal illness.
We discuss important strategies for communicating with providers and family members when dealing with chronic and serious illness, the differences between hospice and palliative care, and when it may be time and/or appropriate to ask for these services. Learn about the changes in Hospice and Palliative care during the pandemic.
Care Forum in Daily Post’s “Talk of the Town”
Published in the Palo Alto Daily Post, September 13, 2021.
Elder care experts in partnership with Avenidas Care Partners will discuss strategies for communicating with providers and family members when dealing with chronic and serious illness, the differences between palliative and hospice care, and when it may be time to use these services. Upcoming Care Forums will take place on September 22 and October 27, 2021.
How the Pandemic Changed Advance Care Planning (Video)
Session 4 of Care Forum 2021 focuses on how the pandemic changed the way we plan for end-of-life care.
Elder care experts Dr. Ellen Brown and Dr. Rita Ghatak explain why it is more important now than ever to have those crucial conversations with loved ones.
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Caring for Someone with Dementia & Preserving Brain Health (Video)
Session 3 of Care Forum 2021 focuses on how best to take care of yourself and your loved one with dementia.
Elder care experts Dr. Ellen Brown and Dr. Rita Ghatak discuss the unique features of caring for someone with dementia during the pandemic and how isolation accentuated some of the difficulties. They also provide tips and strategies for preserving brain health.
Please join us for an interactive dialogue with our two eldercare experts.
About the Presenters
Eldercare experts Dr. Ellen Brown and Dr. Rita Ghatak have been working closely the last few years in serving the community with lectures and developing resources for older adults, caregivers, and solo agers. They are also active in providing consultations for individual families to help create practical roadmaps for wellness, crisis planning and serious illness.
Dr. Ellen Brown is a pioneer in developing the role of the hospice physician in the Bay area. She has served the community by providing care in the home to thousands of hospice patients and their families in her 20 years at Pathways Hospice. She has trained countless Stanford Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics fellows who now provide care throughout the United States.
Dr. Rita Ghatak has been working extensively for two and a half decades in the field of aging with direct care, research, and education. Most recently the Founder/Director of Aging Adult Services at Stanford University Medical Center, she is now the CEO/Founder of Aging 101 an entity providing multiple services to older adults. Dr. Ghatak teaches extensively and is active in research and policy.
About the Moderator
Paula Wolfson, LCSW, is an elder care social worker with over 30 years on the front lines of patient care advocacy. Paula is the Manager of Avenidas Care Partners. She facilitates multiple caregiver support groups, conducts elder care consults, and is active on the Palo Alto Age Friendly Committee.
Presented by Avenidas Care Partners
Navigating Your Health During the Pandemic
Session 1 of the 2021 Avenidas Care Forum provides practical tips for routine care and illness.
About the Presenters
Eldercare experts Dr. Ellen Brown and Dr. Rita Ghatak have been working closely the last few years in serving the community with lectures and developing resources for older adults, caregivers, and solo agers. They are also active in providing consultations for individual families to help create practical roadmaps for wellness, crisis planning and serious illness.
Dr. Ellen Brown is a pioneer in developing the role of the hospice physician in the Bay area. She has served the community by providing care in the home to thousands of hospice patients and their families in her 20 years at Pathways Hospice. She has trained countless Stanford Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics fellows who now provide care throughout the United States.
Dr. Rita Ghatak has been working extensively for two and a half decades in the field of aging with direct care, research, and education. Most recently the Founder/Director of Aging Adult Services at Stanford University Medical Center, she is now the CEO/Founder of Aging 101 an entity providing multiple services to older adults. Dr. Ghatak teaches extensively and is active in research and policy.
About the Moderator
Paula Wolfson, LCSW, is an elder care social worker with over 30 years on the front lines of patient care advocacy. Paula is the Manager of Avenidas Care Partners. She facilitates multiple caregiver support groups, conducts elder care consults, and is active on the Palo Alto Age Friendly Committee.
Presented by Avenidas Care Partners
Patients and Caregivers–The New Unit of Care
Supporting caregivers and guiding the conversation with providers
Eldercare experts Dr. Ellen Brown and Dr. Rita Ghatak talk about the new unit of care that has emerged: patients and caregivers.
In 2016, the Center for Disease Control stated that due to many factors, family caregivers’ health and well-being are at risk. The talk will explore the need for health providers to meet with both patient and caregiver, to assess relationship dynamics, trigger points and stress management strategies, self-care.
Watch this interactive dialogue with our two elder care experts during this critical conversation.
Moderated by Paula Wolfson, LCSW
Presented by Avenidas Care Partners