S4: FINALE – Falling through the Cracks #WHPCDay26

Show: Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Show notes-

Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Guest

Mary Winners, MSG, CPG, CMC

- Gerontologist

- Certified Care manager

- LA County Commissioner for Older Adults

- Central Neighborhood Christian Health Foundation board member

- Born in Pasadena, California

Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.

1. Story (Theme: The Pain we choose to ignore.) Mary & Dr. G met through ALCA (Aging Life Care Association) and they both work to help ease the pain caused by the aging falling through the cracks of a fragmented healthcare system.

World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2026 info

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day-second-saturday-in-october

80% of world’s population die without opioid analgesia

https://thewhpca.org/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day/

2. Educate -Teaching points:

- Prevent falling through the cracks into suffering by creating a Healthcare RoadMap to navigate crises (More choices early on) https://closler.org/lifelong-learning-in-clinical-excellence/mapping-the-end

- Document POLST to exercise your agency and autonomy S2:E30

- How to hire a care manager? S4:E5

- How to navigate a hospitalization? Ask for the hospital problem list.

- Dementia diagnosis with delirium & sundowning? “Resist the restraints” https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/acph-20260916-resist-the-restraints?utm_campaign=FY26-27_NEWS_ACPHOSPITALIST_DOMESTIC_091626_EML&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

- How to navigate a new serious diagnosis? Ask for the current stage and what the trajectory of the disease so that advanced care planning can be done.

- Your vision of care. Know wishes, safety, finances. What are goals of care? S1:E20

Mary Winners says ‘SHAPE UP’ your longevity:

Spiritual community

Healthy Life Balance

Attitude and Influencers

Physical Activity

Eating Habits

United Family

Purpose

3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.aboutseniorsolutions.com

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