Reconciling California’s history with access to care By Craig Dresang, CEO Two years ago, YoloCares was awarded a grant from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to research, explore, and address the barriers to care for indigenous and rural populations. This undertaking, named The Life Transitions Project, resulted in hundreds of hours devoted to outreach, focus […]
New boots … and a new lease on life
Frank is a 62-year-old man who was living at a shelter when he was first introduced to YoloCares. He had uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, no primary-care physician and no established relationship with a healthcare system. Frank’s situation is not uncommon and, unfortunately, this sort of disenfranchisement usually leads to grim health outcomes. Frank had […]
Corporate America and the monetizing of a movement
Corporate America and the monetizing of a movement By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares Madalon Amenta, a founding mother of hospice in the United States and a 93-year-old YoloCares board member, has often said, “Our agency’s roots stem from the civil rights movement. Hospice itself was a powerful grassroots movement long before it became an industry.” […]
YoloCares draws thought leaders for national summit
YoloCares draws thought leaders for national summit By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares After working with 1,000 healthcare and hospice organizations during a three-decade career, Andrew Reed, founder of Multi-View Inc. (a premier hospice teaching company), recently said, “I am convinced that the best hospices see themselves as teaching institutions as much as they are care […]
One man’s journey through, and back to, hospice
One man’s journey through, and back to, hospice By: Craig Dresang, CEO of YoloCares It was a hot muggy Midwestern July when I left my home in Chicago to spend the weekend with my parents in northern Wisconsin. 90 degrees and 90 percent humidity. The air was thick with the smell of pine, birch, and […]
A Chance to Strengthen Yolo’s Safety Net
A Chance to Strengthen Yolo’s Safety Net by Craig Dresang, CEODecember 19, 2021 Earlier this year, when it was announced that the City of Davis would receive nearly $20 million and Yolo County would collect $43 million from the federal stimulus initiative called The American Rescue Plan, YoloCares submitted a funding request to address the […]
