- Person-Centered Care for Aging Veterans 21:10
This month, Ann Garton welcomes social workers from the Iowa City VA Medical System for a discussion about personed-centered care for aging veterans. They explain community services available as well as their contract nursing home program.
Host: Ann Garton, MSN, RN, CNE, Director of the Institute for Person-Centered Care at St. Ambrose University.
About: www.sau.edu/ann-garton
Guest: Jennifer J. Smentek, LISW, Caregiver Support Program Manager at Iowa City VA Health Care System
About: For the past 12-years, Jennifer has worked with seriously ill and injured combat Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, in the VA’s homeless programs, and she is the current Program Manager for the Iowa City VA’s Caregiver Support Program. Jennifer, a medical and mental health social worker, has more than 20-years of experience.
Guest: Deb Moeller LCSW, LMSW, Contract Nursing Home Coordinator at Iowa City VA Health Care System
About: Deb has more than 30 years of experience as a community-based medical social worker, 18-years of experience in in-home care, and has served as the Iowa City VA’s Contract Nursing Home Coordinator for the past three years. She has worked at the Iowa City VA for seven years.
Resources:
To learn more about the VA caregiver support program or to apply online go to www.caregiver.va.gov/
You can also download VA Form 1010CG from this site if you don’t want to apply online and mail it to:
The Iowa City VA Medical Center
601 Highway 6 West
Attention Caregiver Support Program/136 B
Iowa City, IA 52246
The Caregiver Support Line available to all caregivers is available at 1-855-260-3274.
Monday-Friday, 8-10 Eastern and Saturday, 8 to 5 Eastern
To enroll in the VA go to: www.va.gov/ and go under Health Care and click Apply Now for VA Health Care or call 1-877-222-8387.
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Offical Health Sources:
CDC – www.cdc.gov/
WHO – www.who.int/
Rock Island Co. Health Dept. – richd.org/
Scott Co. Health Dept. – www.scottcountyiowa.com/health
Illinois Dept. of Public Health – www.dph.illinois.gov/
Iowa Dept. of Public Health – idph.iowa.gov/
Quad Cities COVID-19 Coalition – togetherqc.com
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St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa, USA.
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