Hospice and Palliative Care, the Things you Never Knew

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Hosts:

Shannon Johnson sjohnson@bhhschicago.com

Jasmine Shapiro jshapiro@bhhschicago.com

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Guest

Katie Monahan Brooks – Older Adult Advocate

Email Kathryn.e.monahan@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/katiem1

With 20+ years in the healthcare industry, Katie has held several positions in the senior care field including Resident Social Service Coordinator for dual-diagnosis seniors, property manager in low-income senior housing, Marketing Director in skilled home health care, assisted in opening an inpatient psychiatric hospital, business development manager for a growing area hospice, business development director for a 501(c)3 Senior Service Agency, and Director of Sales and Marketing for a Catholic continuing care retirement community.

As a believer in the importance of volunteerism, Katie has served in several volunteer leadership positions including Board Member for AgeGuide, President of the Senior Service Coalition of Lake County, Nominating Chair of Continuity of Care - Lake McHenry Chapter, founding member of the Coalition for Aging Resources & Education, Corporate Sponsorship Chair for the Lake County Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Vice President of the Lake County Behavioral Health Alliance, President of Continuity of Care – Lake McHenry Chapter, and Vice President of Continuity of Care - State Board. She has also served on several professional advisory committees for both hospice and not-for-profit home health agencies.

Links

https://ageguide.org/

https://www.lakecountyseniorcoalition.org/

https://il-coc.org/continuity-of-care-association-illinois/about-us/

https://www.icmha.org/

https://ilaging.illinois.gov/

https://act.alz.org/site/TR?fr_id=17594&pg=entry

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/groups/lake-county-behavioral-health-alliance/195770

https://il-hpco.org/about-us/mission-values/

Produced by: Dave Couto with Bright Vox Audio

Edited by: Michael Collins