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Adult Day Programs

Chicago Caregiving

Nationwide, some 4,600 adult day programs service more than 260,000 participants and family caregivers — an increase of more than 100,000 people since 2002, according to the National Adult Day Services Association. Many families like Troup’s rely on adult day programs for their loved ones, and the need continues to increase.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

But when I retired from government service, I left Kalakkad in 2002. Eric: And at that time, so around 2002, so you had palliative care kind of localized in particular parts of India, what were the big barriers to delivering palliative care outside of those areas or even inside those areas? She had no money for a bus fare.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

Barbara: I think I got the PDI award in 2002 and I was teaching at that time adjunct at the school of social work where I had attended. And you feed the medicine in. Eric: I got another question then, feeding on that, thoughts on how we can promote leadership in palliative care social work. Eric: And how long ago was that?