The thoughts of death and dying are difficult topics for most individuals. The older one gets, the more thoughts of the subject engage our minds, and, because of the difficult nature of the topic, most individuals do not prepare for what can occur for ourselves and our loved ones. There is information available to prepare ourselves and others as we deal with the inevitable outcome of the end of our lives. This offering will have 3 sessions. 1) Legal preparation required to manage your end-of-life needs. 2) Health care services provided through the entitlements of Medicare and Medicaid and how these services interact with your health care needs both while we age and at the end-of-life. 3) The physical, emotional, and psychosocial effects on individuals as they die.
Joan Gumbel recently retired from full time work as a Health Care Administrator. She has been a Registered Nurse for 49 years and for the last 30 years, has worked in Hospice and End of Life services. She has experience in both administration and direct care clinical services in Hospice and Palliative Care.
