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 – 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, “Craig, you have to stop telling people what you do for a living. It’s a party kill. Talking about your work has the same effect as farting in church.” 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 YoloCares’ 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 nation’s first hospices played a pivotal role in creating safe and supportive spaces for those in the LGBTQIA+ community. A lot has changed — for the good — since the earliest hospices bucked […]
Mom’s wisdom never dies
Mom’s wisdom never dies By Craig Dresang, CEO During the summer of 2022, I crossed an invisible mile marker, reaching a more advanced age than my mom did when she died. From that scorching August day forward, I felt that every new day would be uncharted territory. Mom’s atlas for aging into each year had […]
California Hospice Network Affiliate CEO pens opening chapter for End-of-Life Ethics in a Changing World
California Hospice Network Affiliate CEO pens opening chapter for End-of-Life Ethics in a Changing World By: Gia Martucci, Marketing and Communications Specialist April 7, 2023 – The Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) newest book, End-of-Life Ethics in a Changing World, begins with a rather provocative opening chapter written by Sacramentan Craig Dresang of the California […]
