Marking National Health Care Decisions Day on Tax Day, Residents Address Life’s Two Certainties LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is encouraging all Chicagoans to make their future health care wishes known during a week of events to educate residents about the importance of advance care planning, the process of considering, communicating and […]
LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF The Chicago Citizen spoke with Life Matters Media founder and president Randi Belisomo about our efforts helping African-American seniors document their end of life care wishes. Chatham Starts the Conversation is a neighborhood-wide initiative that has served more than 200 seniors this year — and it’s growing. The initiative has partnered with several […]
SPECIAL TO LIFE MATTERS MEDIA Noreen Burke Coussens, Elder Guide, Ltd. Catherine and I were discussing her health. At 95+, she is fairly stable. Her vital organs are functioning, not like that of a 20 year old, but she is getting along. We proceeded to the topic of end of life. Catherine talked about her brother’s […]
LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF San Francisco radio station KALW has started airing a four-part series on end of life care. “End of Life Radio Project” debuted Tuesday and the rest will air on three consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 17. Part 1 explores advance care health care planning and end of life conversations with loved ones and medical […]
Inclusion of nurse practitioners in the advance care planning process will become increasingly important.