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Airtime with Adara is the podcast that introduces you to healthcare industry workers and resources throughout central and southern Minnesota. Get to know your local and neighboring resources by listening to: WHO THE HECK IS...every week on Airtime with Adara.
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A new player in home care has come to town. Get to know Clint and Synergy Home Care.BONUS: He bakes AND loves to give Christmas gifts.
Handi Medical Supply is MN owned with locations in St. Paul and Mankato.Kelly Akers spends some time sharing with us about Handi Medical along with all the different supplies that are available, and how get access to equipment.
Do you know Mankato has a childcare and memory care combined building?Well, it does and Hayley Fast tells us all about this amazing option in our community as well as a little bit about herself.
So happy about how this episode turned out!Marie is a proud member of the Mankato Clinic team and shares how she and they are helping our community Thrive.Listen to how you too can thrive by finding connections, resources, tips, and inspiration. As you will hear, the Mankato area is full of opportunities.There is also a hacky-sack flash back and other interesting tidbits in our 10 questions segment.
This week’s episode has your host Kelly Simmons introducing you to the new Mankato Clinic Thrives magazine by sharing a segment contributed by Adara.The feature discusses the collaboration between Adara and Mankato Clinic to connect patients with complimentary care needs assessments.Later, we get to meet Natasha Weis founder of Luxe Quarterlies. Luxe is the publishing company behind Thrives as well as North Kato magazine. Beyond that, Tasha has played an integral part in River Valley Women magazine, which is on the cusp of their 10 year anniversary.Lots to learn in this week’s Airtime with Adara episode!
Your host for this week’s episode is Colby Tushaus. Listen as he takes on an interview of 3!!!Carrie, Rachel, and Angela work out of Zumbrota Health Services and Big Stone Therapy. Get to know this fun group and what they have to offer in their neck of the woods. Also find out which one of them may be a MN imposter ( she doesn’t eat hot dish) and which one forgets the difference between Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.
The role of activities has become more and more Integral in assisted living communities. The impact this position has on the well-being of a community was especially highlighted throughout the pandemic. Listen asHeather Ballman from the Pillars discusses her role and its impact on the residents living there. Please also be forewarned that your host, Kelly Simmons experienced a few phone interruptions while recording on said phone by her teenage son… yes, he got an earful later!!
This week Airtime with Adara becomes Share time with St. Croix as Kristin Sjolie from St. Croix Hospice takes over the air waves.Listen and learn about the modern founder of hospice and to see if Kelly has retained any hospice knowledge from knowing and working with Kristin.
I (Kelly) was introduced to Natalie’s existence during the podcast episode that featured Jolene Baker at Monarch Healthcare Management. She spoke about their new mental health focused initiative and the key role Natalie was playing in its development.Since then, I have wanted to connect with Natalie and hear about all her wonderful efforts and endeavors pertaining to mental health and senior care. Finally, we have made it happen and Natalie did not disappoint!Listen to this weeks episode for a great discussion on mental health in senior care and to learn about Natalie and the resources she has to offer.
This week on Airtime with Adara we get to spend some valuable time with Loryn Fox- Medical Social Worker at Olmsted Medical Center.During the interview Loryn surprises us with her story of how she almost became a comedian…!
Get to know a brief history of the origins of OT as well celebrate Occupational Therapy month in the month of April.Then, stick around to meet Adara’s very own Tony Shaikoski, OT extraordinaire and all around pretty darn nice guy 😊Things you will learn:How OT is tied to Mental HealthTony’s N’Sync mall storyHow OT is more than ADLs
Join Kelly Simmons as she wanders into the Mankato office of Adara Home Health and runs into the comedy team of Lindsey and Janet; who also happen to be our intake coordinators.Here are the highlights:We learn how to irritate JanetLindsey needs to eat more cerealWe finally find out what they do all day 😉Apparently Medicare now cares about diagnoses- A LOTWe learn Lindsey’s full name- it has 4 total names…Lindsey and Janet surprise Kelly with some questions of their own 😳
First of all, Rochester has a Crave restaurant now!!! It’s Holly’s fave so you might run into her there.So you are prepared, Holly is the Program Director for Elder Network. They offer a TON of amazing resources that she shares with us in this episode. She also shares her favorite midwestern hot dish…. And yes, it’s a hot dish not a casserole 😉
Kelly, Bobbie, and Colby have a robust and rather hopeful conversation about what may be or is becoming the new normal in healthcare.Also, Bobbie tries sushi for the FIRST time and Colby needs some readers….luckily Bobbie had a pair to share.
Kelly has had an extensive career in mental health and healthcare. Now a Program Developer for Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, Kelly shares with us all the amazing programs MNRAA offers and supports.Don’t miss this informative episode for resources to pass on to those you serve.
Join Colby this week as he connects with Adara’s very own Kristine Hovland. Colby gets her to share all her deepest travel secrets and favorite Norwegian lasagna. (And hopefully what the heck Norwegian lasagna is…)
Happy Social Work Month! Let’s discuss the Mother of Social Work, Jane Addams.
Bobbie Crocker introduces us to Kelsey Odegaard who is the Executive Director at The Lodge in Winthrop.
Jen Olson, Marketing Director and Jack of all trades at Freedom Home Care, shares with us all the ways private pay home care is working to help individuals in our community.
Ahhhhh, February. The month of love and heart awareness. Also, my birthday month (I love chocolate).This week 4 Historic or present day important healthcare figure episode introduces you to David Bennett Sr. He received a life saving, experimental procedure on January 7 of this year. As of the date of this recording, he has a pigs heart beating inside him. He also has a pretty serious criminal record…. This fact does not sit well with all.Listen to find out more of the story in this just over 10 minute episode.
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