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S2E7: Who Are the Care Workers in Hospice and Palliative Care?

In this episode, host Robert Espinoza talks to Brynn Bowman, CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, about the workforce needs in palliative and hospice care, why good jobs will improve this care, and how government and industry leaders should intervene.

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S2E6: Why Aren't More People Using Consumer Direction?

In this episode, Host Robert Espinoza speaks with Corrine Eldridge, President and CEO of the Center for Caregiver Advancement. They discuss what consumer direction offers, why independent providers need more government attention, and how to boost this aspect of long-term care.

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S2E5: Why Are Nursing Assistant Jobs Overlooked?

In this episode, host Robert Espinoza speaks with Dr. Kezia Scales, Vice President of Research and Evaluation at PHI. They discuss nursing assistants' responsibilities and pressures, how quality care and jobs are linked, and transformative solutions.

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Ep 09: Is Our Culture Dealing Properly with Dying?

In the ninth episode of A Question of Care™, Robert Espinoza speaks with Dr. Joseph Shega, Chief Medical Officer at VITAS Healthcare and Co-Managing Editor of Essential Practices in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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Ep 04: Is Our Care System Racially Segregated?

In the fourth episode of A Question of Care™, Robert Espinoza speaks about systemic racism with Dr. Ruqaiijah Yearby, a professor at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University.

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Ep 02: Why Do We Tolerate Ageism?

In this episode of A Question of Care™, Robert Espinoza is joined by Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse.

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Trailer

Premiering on all major podcast platforms in Fall 2023, A Question of Care™ explores the many questions facing our country's caregiving system.

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