The present of presence By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares The intoxicating aromas of fresh cut hay, bacon frying, cherry pipe tobacco and hot apple-walnut cake were synonymous with Mary Smithâs farmhouse. She was a sturdy, happy-go-lucky woman with a generous personality and a booming embracing laugh. Her husband would frequently ask visiting children out to […]
YoloCaresâ Adult Day Program receives $225,000 in federal funding
YoloCaresâ Adult Day Program receives $225,000 in federal funding December 15, 2023 Galileo Place, YoloCaresâ new Adult Day Program, was awarded $225,000 in funding from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The funding, which will provide scholarships to low-income families who attend Galileo Place, was initially part of the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion […]
Star poet and leading MD to headline at Care Summit
Star poet and leading MD to headline at Care Summit By Craig Dresang, YoloCares CEO Mark Doty, recognized as one of the most accomplished poets in America â and frequently compared to James Merrill and Walt Whitman — will be one of two keynote speakers at the next national Quintessential Care Summit hosted by YoloCares, […]
What we’re all dying to know
My aunt who was lovingly known as the bleached blonde barmaid with a witty and wicked sense of humor, once told me, âCraig, you have to stop telling people what you do for a living. Itâs a party kill. Talking about your work has the same effect as farting in church.â I had to admit […]
The streets are no place to die
The streets are no place to die By: Craig Dresang, CEO Earlier this year, one of YoloCaresâ sister hospices received a call from a hospital discharge planner who asked if they were equipped to provide care for a homeless woman named Mary. Mary was being released from the hospital with an especially aggressive and incurable […]
Good and necessary trouble
Good and necessary trouble By: Craig Dresang, CEOJune 21, 2023 More than 40 years ago, as an outgrowth of the civil rights movement, the nationâs first hospices played a pivotal role in creating safe and supportive spaces for those in the LGBTQIA+ community. A lot has changed â for the good â since the earliest hospices bucked […]
