Hope Hospice Offers Free Virtual Town Halls

Press release from Hope Hospice:

May 13 2020

DUBLIN, CA – Hope Hospice is producing a series of live educational presentations via Zoom, led by our in-house experts, to discuss common issues surrounding end-of-life planning, understanding grief issues, and caring for the elderly.

The ongoing public health crisis has led us to think of creative ways to deliver our programming to the community, as we are not able to offer face-to-face classes at this time. Please join us for this free webinar series. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of our panelists.

Logon information will be posted ahead of the May 20 webinar at: HopeHospice.com/townhall.

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 20, 5:30–6:30 p.m.
“Having a Higher Awareness of Your Mortality: Planning for the What Ifs”
For young adults and middle-agers, it’s easy (and common) to push aside thoughts about our days being numbered. After all, the average lifespan in the U.S. is about 80 years. You can—and should—make the most of your youth, but don’t let thoughts of “I’ve got time” inspire procrastination when it comes to adequately preparing for the possibility that you could become incapacitated and/or terminally ill. If there’s one takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that a life-altering health emergency can happen at any time. This is precisely why Hope encourages all adults, regardless of health status, to have an advance medical directive in place, to have financial and legal affairs organized with a proxy assigned, and to engage in end-of-life conversations with loved ones well before the need actually arises.

Panelists:
Dr. Jatinder Marwaha, Hope Hospice Medical Director
Dr. Kuljeet Multani, Hope Hospice Associate Medical Director
Jennifer Hansen, Hope Hospice CEO


Wednesday, May 27, 5–6 p.m.
“Understanding Loss and Grief”
Leaders from our supportive staff will discuss how different kinds of loss can affect a person and how friends and loved ones can support one another during this time of uncertainty.

Panelists:
Kathleen Brand, LMFT, ATR, Hope Hospice Grief Support Center Director
Rev. Melissa Tumaneng, MBA, MDIV, BCC, Hope Hospice Supervisor of Spiritual Care


Wednesday, June 3, 5–6 p.m.
“Understanding the Care Needs of Aging Loved Ones”
Many families wait until there is a crisis to start discussing care needs, sharing of responsibilities, and finances, but you can save yourself a lot of stress by starting research early. You’ll hear from the program manager of Hope’s Family Caregiver Education Series and from our lead medical social worker about considerations.

Panelists:
Veronica Martin, MSW, ASW, Hope Hospice Supervisor of Medical Social Workers
Debbie Emerson, MS, Hope Hospice Community Educator

This press release was produced by the Hope Hospice. The views expressed here are the author’s own.