Need good care? Buyer beware! By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares Admittedly, I can sound like a broken record on the issue of nonprofit versus for-profit hospice care. But my needle is stuck in this groove for good reason. Mostly because State lawmakers have let down their founding hospice providers . . . the ones […]
YoloCares awarded $110,000 grant for children’s grief
YoloCares awarded $110,000 grant for children’s grief April 2, 2025 — YoloCares has been awarded a highly competitive, three-year $110,000 Grief Reach Grant from the New York Life Foundation, the National Alliance for Children’s Grief, and Changemakers to expand YoloCares for Kids’ grief programs. Namely, the grant will fund the Peer2Peer grief support groups, a […]
Breaking Barriers in Medicine: Advancing DEI
Breaking Barriers in Medicine: Advancing DEI By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares She is unassuming. She is a powerhouse. Her broad blissful smile can be disarming, but make no mistake, Jackie Clark RN, MBA, is a force of nature who knows how to get things done and how to lift people up in the process. The […]
It’s love’s illusions that we recall
It’s love’s illusions that we recall By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares The holidays can be complicated. They carry mixed emotions for nearly everyone. This is especially true for the 300 YoloCares families enrolled in hospice or palliative care this season. Many people look forward to being together with family while simultaneously trying to forget past […]
At 96, a hospice pioneer received the care she helped create
At 96, a hospice pioneer received the care she helped create By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares Our agency, community, and nation said farewell last week to one of the first genuine friends I made here in California (11 years ago). Madalon Amenta, 96, an early pioneer in the hospice movement died peacefully just after midnight […]
Book Review: Dignity in Care
Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine is a thoughtful, well-informed perspective that showcases how meaningful patient care requires equal measures science, art, and spirit. Without any one of those ingredients, the other two will likely be less effective in terms of caring for the whole person. Read more
