Speaker 1: Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.
Speaker 1: It is time now for our community connection right here
Speaker 1: on K one, the one you trust. It's time to
Speaker 1: welcome back some friends who've been here before but in
Speaker 1: different capacities. So it's great to have you, Jennifer Ennis
Speaker 1: back here with us here for elder Care, and also
Speaker 1: Claire Rap with us as well.
Speaker 2: So how are we doing, ladies.
Speaker 3: I'm wonderful.
Speaker 2: Well, of course you are.
Speaker 1: We've got some great events coming up at Eldercare and
Speaker 1: we have some ongoing things too. Uh, daybreak is one
Speaker 1: of them, and I got to tell you that is
Speaker 1: something that sure has a lot of legs. People talk
Speaker 1: about it an awful lot, saying my where was this
Speaker 1: many many years ago.
Speaker 4: Absolutely, I often hear like, oh, it's the best cap
Speaker 4: secret in bartles Felt.
Speaker 3: It might just well be, And I'm like, I don't
Speaker 3: want it to be.
Speaker 4: I would like it to be well known and not
Speaker 4: the best cap secret in bartles.
Speaker 2: Yeah, there you go. Let's tell her everybody what it's
Speaker 2: all about.
Speaker 3: Yeah.
Speaker 4: So, our Daybreak program is actually one of our longest
Speaker 4: running programs that Eldercers had over the last forty years,
Speaker 4: and it is an adult day health center, and so
Speaker 4: anybody can come through the day and they do breakfast,
Speaker 4: they do lunch, they do organized activities, crafts. I think
Speaker 4: one of my favorite parts is that every day is
Speaker 4: so varied.
Speaker 3: You have no idea what's going to happen when you
Speaker 3: walk over there.
Speaker 4: So one day they were playing beach ball, volleyball and
Speaker 4: chairs like giant balls. You know, they're really getting the
Speaker 4: exercise to We've had Bible studies, we have musicians come in,
Speaker 4: and so you really don't know what you're getting into
Speaker 4: when you come.
Speaker 3: Over to our day break program.
Speaker 4: And so that's intentional though, because if you're going to
Speaker 4: come visit us for the day, you better have some fun,
Speaker 4: you better.
Speaker 1: I've been hearing it's kind of like the clubhouse for kids,
Speaker 1: but you have to be a certain.
Speaker 4: Age to be in this clubhouse.
Speaker 3: I mean there's really not.
Speaker 2: An an, but there are certain requay.
Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean you're you know, you're looking at what
Speaker 4: you might want to need. You know, this is really
Speaker 4: great for someone who maybe they have a little bit
Speaker 4: of mobility issues and so being at home just makes
Speaker 4: them a little uncomfortable. You're thinking, oh, I could trip,
Speaker 4: and you know, my significant others can be out for
Speaker 4: the day and so you can come through the day.
Speaker 3: It's great for caregivers, you.
Speaker 4: Know, as we get older, sometimes you know, we need
Speaker 4: a little supervice care.
Speaker 3: And we don't like to say it like that, right,
Speaker 3: but sometimes that happens.
Speaker 4: I mean in that, you know, being at home all
Speaker 4: day long isn't the best option for us.
Speaker 3: And so instead you can come hang out with us for.
Speaker 1: The day and feel engaged, feel involved, feel.
Speaker 3: Loved, be part of our family, you know, for that day. Absolutely.
Speaker 1: Wow, this is outstanding. Now, Claire, I understand we've got
Speaker 1: some great events coming up here.
Speaker 5: We do.
Speaker 6: We've got Healthy Aging Month this month September, and we
Speaker 6: do have several.
Speaker 5: Events coming up.
Speaker 6: The one we are going to look at right, No,
Speaker 6: we're gonna do healthy Cooking with Ashon Lashbrooks. She's a
Speaker 6: registered dietitian here in Bartlesviill she works for the hospital.
Speaker 6: She's going to be preparing stuffed peppers and maple pumpkin
Speaker 6: yogurt parfas. So that is limited to fifteen people. If
Speaker 6: that's something that you're interested in, I advise you sign
Speaker 6: up very quickly identify.
Speaker 5: I'm sure you did.
Speaker 6: Yes, absolutely, it's that event is going to be ten
Speaker 6: dollars of person, so definitely get registered quickly.
Speaker 5: That's going to be next Tuesday.
Speaker 6: And then one we really want to hit on is
Speaker 6: our understanding Medicaid and advantage care. That's going to be
Speaker 6: featuring John Holden, he's a local attorney at law Susan
Speaker 6: AIDS is the Oklahoma Assistant journal General Counsel for Oklahoma
Speaker 6: Human Services, and Josh Holloway, Oklahoma Deputy General Counsel for
Speaker 6: the Oklahoma.
Speaker 5: Health Care Authority.
Speaker 6: So with this event, we're going to be really focusing
Speaker 6: on what is advantage advantage versus Medicaid, how do you
Speaker 6: qualify planning requirements?
Speaker 5: And some what if scenarios.
Speaker 6: They're going to be really hitting on a lot of topics,
Speaker 6: a lot of great information, some resources that I think
Speaker 6: our community is really in need of.
Speaker 2: I think so too, you.
Speaker 1: Know, because we have people who are working longer, sometimes
Speaker 1: longer than they had planned. Yeah, right out of necessity,
Speaker 1: but they still are interested in what they've been working
Speaker 1: for all their life and how this could perhaps work
Speaker 1: in their favor or or just what's what. And I
Speaker 1: know a lot of people who are my age. It's
Speaker 1: the what's what and what's this and how does this work?
Speaker 1: More questions than a kindergartener walking in on first day
Speaker 1: of school. There's a lot of wats and whys and
Speaker 1: how does this yeah work?
Speaker 4: And that's what we're trying to kind of demystify for you, right,
Speaker 4: And so we think about that. You know, you're whether
Speaker 4: you're just about to turn sixty five or whether you've
Speaker 4: turned sixty five some time ago, and you know, aging
Speaker 4: kind of happens differently and what kind of care you
Speaker 4: may want or how you want that to look can
Speaker 4: always change, and so.
Speaker 3: Understanding what options.
Speaker 4: You have out there is really vital and I think
Speaker 4: that's important. The Advantage Waiver program that they're going to
Speaker 4: touch on, it's a really great program for those who
Speaker 4: are really wanting to stay in their homes and are
Speaker 4: looking for additional resources in order to kind of help
Speaker 4: with that aging in place. And so it's really great
Speaker 4: program to understand could I qualify, what would that look
Speaker 4: like and then what could we you know, what resources
Speaker 4: would that bring into my life? And whether that's a
Speaker 4: case manager. So the Advantage Waiver program can pay for
Speaker 4: case management, and that's an advocate that you're assigned that
Speaker 4: can come and help you kind of coordinate all that
Speaker 4: care because as you get older, sometimes you need multiple
Speaker 4: things and you're like, I can't navigate all of those
Speaker 4: relationships myself where I could and it's really complicated.
Speaker 3: So a case manager can help with that.
Speaker 4: The Advantage Waiver program also will contribute to Daybreak, and
Speaker 4: so you're like, Okay, well I want to be able
Speaker 4: to come to daybreak, but I'm a little concerned about
Speaker 4: the financial part of it. Right, Well, this is one
Speaker 4: of the avenues you can use to cover the costs
Speaker 4: to come visit us for out the week and in
Speaker 4: our day break program as well. But I think people
Speaker 4: are really afraid of it. Sometimes they're afraid of not
Speaker 4: knowing the what's and the whys and the hows, and
Speaker 4: so this is a really great opportunity to hear from
Speaker 4: those experts, so people at our state level that really
Speaker 4: understand what those programs are and how.
Speaker 3: They work, and then you can ask questions about it
Speaker 3: as well.
Speaker 6: So right this is going to be a panel for sure,
Speaker 6: so definitely come with questions prepared.
Speaker 5: We want to get those answered.
Speaker 1: I'm glad a lot of these are lawyers because everything
Speaker 1: I've seen on this so far looks like lawyers speak.
Speaker 4: Yeah, and it can be so confusing. And so then
Speaker 4: you're like.
Speaker 2: You said, I thought it was by design.
Speaker 3: No, I don't think it is.
Speaker 4: But we're really great to have these partners that want
Speaker 4: to come in and help us really get out that information.
Speaker 4: It's maybe something you're saying, I don't know that it's
Speaker 4: relevant right now, and it may not be, but that
Speaker 4: doesn't mean it won't be relevant in a couple of years,
Speaker 4: or even maybe relevant to your neighbor. You know, we
Speaker 4: call age differently. We're all in different places and so
Speaker 4: it could be really relevant to those as well. So
Speaker 4: we encourage you that if you're interested in that, please,
Speaker 4: you know, give us a call sign that for it.
Speaker 3: There's no cost.
Speaker 4: It's on Wednesday, September eleventh, so that's next Wednesday, three
Speaker 4: pm is when it starts.
Speaker 2: I'll be up from my neck.
Speaker 5: Oh well good.
Speaker 4: And if you're looking to register, you can do that
Speaker 4: online or you can give us a call as well
Speaker 4: at nine one eight three three six eight five zero.
Speaker 3: Zero at Alanda would be happy to get you signed
Speaker 3: up for it. And we'll always have coffee and water
Speaker 3: out and ye.
Speaker 2: Yeah, we're gonna meet in a big room.
Speaker 5: Yes, yeah, all right, very good.
Speaker 2: I mean that's a big one. And thanks for bringing
Speaker 2: that up.
Speaker 1: What else we have on the agenda here, because boy,
Speaker 1: I tell you what Eldercare is just.
Speaker 2: Busy, busy, busy.
Speaker 4: We are.
Speaker 2: Hey, it's not just a barbecue and.
Speaker 1: Hate see you next Year's always yep.
Speaker 6: There's always something going on, hope, something that piques your interest.
Speaker 5: September eighteenth is a Wednesday.
Speaker 6: We've got Understanding the Aging Skin and that's gonna be
Speaker 6: with Corey sour apr and from Premier Dermatology. She's gonna
Speaker 6: be talking to us about why our skin looks the
Speaker 6: way it does as we age.
Speaker 5: Ways to.
Speaker 6: Help that process so it's maybe not as noticeable. Yeah, sure,
Speaker 6: So partnering with doctors and dermatologists.
Speaker 3: Tom Nearing him that one too.
Speaker 6: Yet you should also free. And then we've also got
Speaker 6: Understanding Phases of Alzheimer's with doctor James Hutchins Local MD.
Speaker 6: That is September twenty sixth at six pm. So that's
Speaker 6: gonna be a little bit of a later seminar, but
Speaker 6: it will be also free, and we encourage you guys
Speaker 6: to come check that out. He's got some great information.
Speaker 6: He is ready, ready for a good time.
Speaker 1: Well, well, you know that this is great because many
Speaker 1: of us have parents. Even though we might be in
Speaker 1: our sixties, our parents are still around, yeah, thanks to
Speaker 1: some healthier living these days. And sometimes that question creeps in,
Speaker 1: you know, is dad slipping a gear? And you might not,
Speaker 1: but you never know, And this is a good way
Speaker 1: to figure out kind of.
Speaker 4: What's what right, Yeah, I mean, our whole idea with
Speaker 4: September is that it really is healthy aging month, and
Speaker 4: so when we really look at that, we say, what
Speaker 4: can we do to be preventative about our health but
Speaker 4: also just be aware of it? And so this talk
Speaker 4: with doctor Hutchins is a really great example of that.
Speaker 4: So maybe you're concerned and you can kind of put
Speaker 4: some of those concerns away, or it just gives you
Speaker 4: a really great highlight of what can I be looking
Speaker 4: out for for my parents, just in case, you know,
Speaker 4: I start to see some things that concern me. And
Speaker 4: then how can we have really great conversations with our
Speaker 4: doctors if we do have those.
Speaker 3: Concerns that kind of are being highlighted.
Speaker 4: And that's really our whole goal at elder Care is
Speaker 4: to really start to say, you know, aging health however
Speaker 4: you want to say, it's a whole lifetime process.
Speaker 3: It happens from.
Speaker 2: It didn't just happen over time.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it does it. It doesn't just happen.
Speaker 4: And so you have such great ability as individuals to
Speaker 4: make a difference in your in your health and how
Speaker 4: maybe things will happen in your sixties, seventies and eighties.
Speaker 4: By being proactive, by getting you know, keeping on top
Speaker 4: of your physical healths with physical therapy or your balance,
Speaker 4: you don't fall to engaging in social activities. And so
Speaker 4: that's one of the biggest things I always tell people
Speaker 4: is it can get a little lonely when you retire.
Speaker 4: You know, you're so used to working with people all
Speaker 4: day long, and then you retire and you think, I
Speaker 4: don't see as many people, and so coming to seminars
Speaker 4: or coming to daybreak, they give you those social interactions
Speaker 4: that maybe you had when you were working all.
Speaker 3: The time, and that makes a huge difference.
Speaker 2: The lights come on.
Speaker 3: Well in the mental health, you're not gonna get depressed.
Speaker 4: You're gonna stay connected, it's gonna stay relevant, You're gonna move,
Speaker 4: You're not gonna be sitting in that chair watching TV
Speaker 4: all day and the next thing, you know, my legs
Speaker 4: don't work quite as much as they did when I
Speaker 4: was up and moving.
Speaker 2: Pop quiz for you, Claire, Claire, Yeah, okay. Is elder
Speaker 2: care is that like a nursing home.
Speaker 5: It is not a nursing.
Speaker 6: We are not residential, but we do have many programs
Speaker 6: we Our goal is to equip our community to be
Speaker 6: a resource for them. We are here for you, guys,
Speaker 6: not the other way around. You know, you're not here
Speaker 6: for us. I often encourage them at our seminars and
Speaker 6: our events. I tell them at the end, you know,
Speaker 6: if this is something that you want to see more of,
Speaker 6: let us know. If you have suggestions or other things
Speaker 6: that you want to see, tell us because we want
Speaker 6: to bring those resources in.
Speaker 5: We want to have those things available for you guys.
Speaker 1: And you're there to help people agent place. And when
Speaker 1: we say agent, that means live independently for as long
Speaker 1: as you possibly.
Speaker 5: Can't avoid early nursing home placement.
Speaker 3: But we also mean to make your own choices.
Speaker 4: And so I always like to say that some people
Speaker 4: don't like living on their home and maybe going into
Speaker 4: an independent you know, community is what they desire. Well,
Speaker 4: you still may need, you know, some of those things.
Speaker 4: And so when we say aging the way you want,
Speaker 4: it's with respect and it's with dignity, and it really
Speaker 4: is the way you want to do it.
Speaker 1: And so the worst thing I've seen is people my
Speaker 1: age trying to hustle mom or dad or both off
Speaker 1: to the home and it's like, you're a danger to yourself.
Speaker 1: And you know, all they're seeing is minuscule of what's
Speaker 1: going on. Nothing that not saying that there's anything wrong
Speaker 1: with that. If that's needed, that's needed. But many times
Speaker 1: just a little bit of help or just a little
Speaker 1: resource here and there can keep that covered out of
Speaker 1: the way for three, four or five years.
Speaker 3: Absolutely, And it's about.
Speaker 2: And it's about there. It's about their dignity and respect too.
Speaker 4: Yeah, And so we say we will help you age
Speaker 4: how you want to age, and so we do.
Speaker 3: We have to offer a variety of programs for that.
Speaker 4: And that's why I love that daybreak program because sometimes
Speaker 4: it's more about hey, being at home alone twenty four
Speaker 4: hours a day. That makes me nervous, Right, You're like,
Speaker 4: no one's got eyes on you, knowing, well, here's a
Speaker 4: place you can come during the day and say.
Speaker 3: Hey, look I was good, I got I got fed today.
Speaker 4: You know, I made sure I exercise and I'm going
Speaker 4: to go home and be good for the rest of
Speaker 4: the day.
Speaker 3: And now I feel empowered to live independently.
Speaker 4: Because I know I have people that have my back
Speaker 4: and are really looking out for me.
Speaker 2: Jennifer, you know what the big thing is. It's fun.
Speaker 4: Yeah, and it is folks who take take in the daybreak.
Speaker 2: They have fun. Yeah, that's like a good day, good
Speaker 2: day to day.
Speaker 1: They go home and they're ready to relax and take
Speaker 1: it easy and easy in for a good night's rest
Speaker 1: and then go back at it tomorrow and just have
Speaker 1: fun because like you said, you never know what's going
Speaker 1: to happen the next day.
Speaker 4: You do well, and it's important. I mean if you
Speaker 4: are caregiving, so sometimes that happens. Maybe you pull a
Speaker 4: little caregiving for a spouse or loved one. You have
Speaker 4: your own needs, right, maybe you need to go to
Speaker 4: Tulsa for the day, or or maybe you have a
Speaker 4: couple of doctor's appointment and you're like, well, you know,
Speaker 4: you feel guilty because now they're going to be a
Speaker 4: home alone and they're not going to have any fun.
Speaker 4: This is a great opportunity for just a kind of
Speaker 4: a drop in to you to come in and say, hey,
Speaker 4: for the day, why don't you go over to day
Speaker 4: break all to go take care what I need And
Speaker 4: you're not going to be just sitting high.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you might even make a friend.
Speaker 4: Or six, probably closer to six, I would app share
Speaker 4: closer to that.
Speaker 2: Now, how can we find out more? What's your website?
Speaker 5: Our website is www dot about Eldercare dot org.
Speaker 2: And how can we find Jennifer in person?
Speaker 4: I mean Eldercare Well, either way, I mean I'm here,
Speaker 4: I am, And so Eldercare is actually on twelve twenty
Speaker 4: three Swan Drive and so that's really close to Walmart.
Speaker 4: And I'm going to guess that most people have been
Speaker 4: to Walmart in our community.
Speaker 3: Take the little curve around.
Speaker 4: We're there with the great green roof, and we encourage
Speaker 4: you come visit anytime.
Speaker 3: So we'll my scheduled open.
Speaker 4: Houses sometimes, but that doesn't work for everyone's lives.
Speaker 3: So if you want a tour, we want to talk.
Speaker 4: To someone, don't hesitate to stop by and come ask
Speaker 4: for me, and I'd be happy to take you around.
Speaker 1: And there are more research is we've got the Foundation Therapy,
Speaker 1: we've got the new clinic too.
Speaker 4: Oh yes, our partnership, Well that's our goal because what
Speaker 4: we're finding is that.
Speaker 3: Not just that, but maybe.
Speaker 4: There's a new program we didn't think about, and so
Speaker 4: how do we make things more modern? How do we
Speaker 4: actually tackle the things that are relevant to our population now?
Speaker 3: And what do you want?
Speaker 4: I mean, so I would sit here and say, Tom,
Speaker 4: you know, what do you want when you age? And
Speaker 4: how can we build a program around that? Because that's
Speaker 4: what's important, not just to build one that's not relevant.
Speaker 3: But we do.
Speaker 4: We have lots of programs from our Foundation's Physical Therapy
Speaker 4: that offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy for adults,
Speaker 4: which is really rare in our community.
Speaker 3: We have our case management, our in home services.
Speaker 4: Where you can be six years older to be in
Speaker 4: that program and we can come out and help with housekeeping,
Speaker 4: maybe some errands. A lot of people love that because
Speaker 4: as you get older, going upstairs to vacuum is hard,
Speaker 4: or you don't have as much joy to clean the
Speaker 4: restroom and it's much more difficult, and so it kind
Speaker 4: of gives you, like you said, that tiny bit of
Speaker 4: resource and help to make that much longer joy in
Speaker 4: your home.
Speaker 2: And there you go. I want to thank you both
Speaker 2: for coming in today.