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Sarasota is the oldest community in America with a population over 40,000. But it's old because older people go there to rejuvenate themselves, to get active, to get engaged to build social networks. When you arrive as a 65 year old in Sarasota, you are a young person beginning a new stage of life
In the January 2011 issue of Scene Magazine, Susanne S. Wise, RN, MBA, Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care and Take Care Advisor's Owner and Executive Administrator, shares her personal story on how her family has played an influential role, including her recent personal experience in coping with her own mother's death.
Discussions of death and dying are not easy. It is an emotional journey, and there is no direct answer or explanation. Our whole focus at Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care is the specialization of quality, personal care, at any stage in life. We strive to be your advocate, to guide you through various situations, whether its simply guidance at home or helping a loved one who is dying. Last night, on ABC Nightly News, Dr. Tim Johnson and a team of reporters delved into the topic of end-of-life care. While this is a personal conversation that is important to discuss among the patient and their physician and family members, we at Take Care still fully believe in importance of education and in the facilitation of health care and age-related conversations. We share this story, video, and report with you in hopes to broaden and enlighten a topic that may affect you, a friend, or a family member.
Courtney R. Wise, MSG, Executive Director of Take Care Advisor, recently accepted the position to lead as Volunteer Chair for the Sarasota Young Professional Group Volunteer Committee. Wise recently was named one of the Gulf Coast Business Review's 40 Under 40 and also chosen as 2010 Young Professional of the Year finalist at the Frank G. Berlin Small Business Awards. She is a Sarasota native, with a masters in gerontology from the University of Southern California and a marketing degree from the University of Florida. Aside from YPG membership, Courtney is a Big Sister in the Big Brother Big Sister program in addition to being a part of the Junior League of Sarasota, where volunteering is a significant part of membership requirements.
Join Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care's Susanne S. Wise, RN, MBA on Thursday, September 9 for the 3rd Annual Women in Business Program. The Risk Management Association, Take Care, and Lisa Merritt, M.D. - Kinesia Rehab Group, Orthopedic & Integrative Medicine are proud sponsors. The "Women in Business" Program will include a panel discussion with three prominent women leading local businesses. Topics will include entrepreneurship, career management and advancement, challenges within the workplace, and other relevant subjects relating to women in today's workforce.
On NBC's TODAY Show this morning, Meredith Vieira highlighted an important topic for every mother, daughter, father, and son. Caring for an aging parent is far from easy and there are more than 65 million family caregivers in the United States. Psychologist Dale Atkins and AARP's Amy Goyer offer advice on navigating and coping during what can often be a stressful and difficult time. Your parents are always your parents. Help your parents maintain their dignity and independence.
I was a so nervous about both my parents but knowing they are not driving and that they have someone caring for them and managing their medications on a daily basis was a relief—not sure if I can even explain how much it means to me. I just started a new position in China and knowing my parents are safe is a blessing. You all have worked to establish a way to keep them safe in their transition of accepting care.
Paige, daughter of clients
Take Care's mission is to provide unwavering commitment and excellence in private duty home health care and RN geriatric care management that clients recommend to family and friends, physicians prefer, and where employees are proud to work. Take Care services Sarasota, Bradenton, Anna Maria Island, Ellenton, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Venice, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Burnt Store, Rotunda West, and Boca Grande, Florida and the surrounding communities. Take Care is locally nurse and family owned, since 1995.