What it takes to be in the top 1% By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares Davis and Sacramento are now home to one of the highest quality end-of-life care providers, and employers, in the nation. In August, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released their quarterly quality-of-patient-care scores, clearly showing that YoloCares […]
A Caring Coalition for California
A Caring Coalition for California By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares I n his closing remarks at a 2016 stakeholder meeting, hosted by the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Victor Dzau (academy president) said, “We need a coalition, a movement, a critical mass. We need to work together so that the whole is greater than […]
A Planned Farewell
A Planned Farewell By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares Sam was a thoughtful, highly practical, and independent soul. Family members described him as tough but tender. His five decades as a top dog in the legal profession had earned him the title of “Super Lawyer” and midway through his career he was recognized as one […]
Sock Drawer Letters
Sock Drawer Letters By: Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares There is a corner of my sock drawer reserved for timeworn letters that I received from my parents after I left home to find my place in this big crazy world. I occasionally take them out to reflect on the encouragement and […]
Need good care? Buyer beware!
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 […]
