April 12, 2012
Barth Holohan spoke on St. Louis Public Radio about the importance of advance planning as regards healthcare decisions.
Barth Holohan, the owner and founder of Continuum and co-owner of Family Partners Adult Day Center, discusses the importance of making advance plans for carrying out healthcare decisions when a person is no longer able to make those decisions for him or herself, and resources available to help in making an advance directive. Other guests: Debra Schuster, Attorney, and Susan Neal Pekios, Hospice Social Worker. This discussion was originally aired on April 9, 2012, on 90.7FM.
From St. Louis Public Radio: National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, 2012. This day serves as an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be.
For additional information about National Healthcare Decisions Day, please visit www.nhdd.org.