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HCR Home Care provides much needed home care services for people in a number of counties in upstate NY, ranging from the Rochester area and now, to Delaware and Otsego Counties. Adrianne Mann, RN, BSN, MSHA, is the Chief Nursing Officer for the agency and talked with HealthCetera producer and host, Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, about home care in the state and region. This program first aired on WIOX Radio on November 13, 2024.

HCR Home Care provides much needed home

In our country, someone dies by suicide every 11 minutes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mental health and suicides are issues that are touching all of us, including in rural farming communities. HealthCetera producer and host Diana Mason, RN, discussed this issue with Chris Pawelski, a fourth generation farmer in Goshen, NY, who had his own struggles with managing the stress of farming in the documentary Muckville. He continues to farm and to work on agricultural policy that he discusses during the interview. The interview first aired on October 9, 2024, on WIOX Radio.

In our country, someone dies by suicide every

Today’s politics divide Parties, friends, and families. Having strong political positions makes it harder for people who are Republican to live with their Democratic family members, and vice versa.

This ideological divide is not the only 2024 issue creating tension in families. The current generation’s parenting style can be different from how their parents raised them creating a generational divide and tension.

Guest Francine Smilen decided to take this issue on and created the Grandmothers Circle, a workshop series focused on ways to live and learn from these different parenting approaches and enjoy the role of grandparenting. 

Ms. Smilen is a Certified Executive Coach who recently retired from a career in training and organizational development. She has experienced her greatest joys and sorrows as a grandmother to Francesca, Talia, and Maya.

Today’s politics divide Parties, friends, and families.