Category Archives: End of Life Care

What’s Your “Plan B?”

posted July 2020 by Dianne Savastano

As we celebrate our 100th issue of Healthassist News, I find myself incredibly appreciative of all of you, my readers. That’s what I wrote in my “Gratitude Journal” this morning, part of my daily practice to help me reflect on my day, live in the moment, and manage the anxieties and fears that… Read on…

Moving Forward In the Face of COVID-19

posted June 2020 by Dianne Savastano

Over the past two months, I have joined with colleagues from across the country — Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Houston — to create webinars for fellow healthcare advocacy professionals on the impact of COVID-19. One fascinating aspect of working in the healthcare industry during this unprecedented time is the just-in-time learning… Read on…

Hospitalization During COVID-19

posted April 2020 by Dianne Savastano

Planning for hospitalization is something we do continuously, especially with our most vulnerable clients — those that are older, living without family members close by, or living with multiple, chronic conditions and/or alone. But COVID-19 has exacerbated an already difficult situation: First, because those who are ill must now enter the hospital alone, without a… Read on…

Mothers, Daughters, and Our Changing Relationships

posted May 2018 by Dianne Savastano

If you are among the one in five baby boomer women managing multiple roles of working professional, mother, wife, daughter, and caregiver, today’s newsletter is for and about you. Men, please take note. This impacts you too! Caregiving One definition of a caregiver is, “An unpaid person attending to the needs of a dependent adult,… Read on…

How to Choose – and Switch to – a New Physician

posted July 2017 by Dianne Savastano

Recently, Healthassist Healthcare Advisor, Anne Jacoby, began working with a new client. During the evaluation process, she learned that both the client, Jake, and his wife and Care Partner, Elizabeth, had mixed feelings about Jake’s neurologist from whom he sought care for a movement disorder. They set out to improve that relationship using… Read on…

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