Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare. This podcast will Provide Peace of Mind to the listeners by educating about various issues faced while navigating the Healthcare system. As expected, Dr. G will fearlessly advocate for the most vulnerable while compassionately and boldly empowering listeners with useful information.
S4: FINALE - Falling through the Cracks #WHPCDay26
Show notes-
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Mary Winners, MSG, CPG, CMC
- Gerontologist
- Certified Care manager
- LA County Commissioner for Older Adults
- Central Neighborhood Christian Health Foundation board member
- Born in Pasadena, California
Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (Theme: The Pain we choose to ignore.) Mary & Dr. G met through ALCA (Aging Life Care Association) and they both work to help ease the pain caused by the aging falling through the cracks of a fragmented healthcare system.
World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2026 info
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day-second-saturday-in-october
80% of world’s population die without opioid analgesia
https://thewhpca.org/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day/
2. Educate -Teaching points:
- Prevent falling through the cracks into suffering by creating a Healthcare RoadMap to navigate crises (More choices early on) https://closler.org/lifelong-learning-in-clinical-excellence/mapping-the-end
- Document POLST to exercise your agency and autonomy S2:E30
- How to hire a care manager? S4:E5
- How to navigate a hospitalization? Ask for the hospital problem list.
- Dementia diagnosis with delirium & sundowning? “Resist the restraints” https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/acph-20260916-resist-the-restraints?utm_campaign=FY26-27_NEWS_ACPHOSPITALIST_DOMESTIC_091626_EML&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
- How to navigate a new serious diagnosis? Ask for the current stage and what the trajectory of the disease so that advanced care planning can be done.
- Your vision of care. Know wishes, safety, finances. What are goals of care? S1:E20
Mary Winners says ‘SHAPE UP’ your longevity:
Spiritual community
Healthy Life Balance
Attitude and Influencers
Physical Activity
Eating Habits
United Family
Purpose
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.aboutseniorsolutions.com
Website into https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/93gbPfMI7i0?is=fzFfoqlGJjI42mk_
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope
#LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS #WHPCDay26
14 Aug 2026
S4: Episode 11- How a Licensed Fiduciary & Patient Advocate helps navigate healthcare and finances
Show notes-
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest
Brett Frankenberg, MPT, MHA, BCPA, CLPF
-Native New Yorker
-Husband & Father of 2
-Licensed Professional Fiduciary (newly minted)
-Private Health Advisor
-Extensive executive experience in Home Health and Rehabilitation,
Physical Therapist and more
Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Brett celebrates his New York Knicks 2026 NBA Championship https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nba/knicks-nba-champions-rcna349848 (https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nba/knicks-nba-champions-rcna349848)
2. Educate -Teaching points
What’s a Board Certified Patient Advocate? https://www.pacboard.org (https://www.pacboard.org)
Who certifies a fiduciary? https://www.fiduciary.ca.gov
(https://www.fiduciary.ca.gov)A fiduciary can serve as Durable Power of Attorney DPOA, Conservator, Trustee, Guardian, Executors, etc.
Importance of Healthcare Directive granularity discussed #NHDD2026 https://youtu.be/JNo_5jxpboI?is=ZwCVHS4vGC6I6l0k (https://youtu.be/JNo_5jxpboI?is=ZwCVHS4vGC6I6l0k)
Estate Planning discussed https://youtu.be/RJGlfbf8abw?is=Hd72erU3e__T3lcr (https://youtu.be/RJGlfbf8abw?is=Hd72erU3e__T3lcr)
A patient advocate is different from a care manager https://youtu.be/_GyZUZh96_E?is=ktmabExIljlHAU0u (https://youtu.be/_GyZUZh96_E?is=ktmabExIljlHAU0u)
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.apexhealthadvocates.com (https://www.apexhealthadvocates.com)
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com (https://mourningdovemedical.com/?fbclid=PAAaYyRJWf5fLDZg_MglrvryllzOBsKCdZNl5A2VWqxR8dLLWLAYwh-B5BgVE)
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/4_EWyH88Q28?is=p6n3L02AIIPrFRK6 #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS #Fiduciary #PatientAdvocate
22 Jul 2026
S4: Episode 10- When is it time to switch Health Insurance?
Show notes-
Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare
Guest-
Kristine Swisher, MBA, CLTC
- previous guest #NHDD2024 interdisciplinary panel https://youtu.be/Bp0h1sDqPYs?is=kqe6fEneyFKj1BlL
- Wife, mother, family caregiver
- Owner & Independent Insurance Agent at Giving Tree Insurance
Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.
1. Story (theme) Dr. G helps seniors with paperwork to move into non-medical assisted living communities. Oftentimes this creates a gap in healthcare if senior is unable to travel to their current physician for medical appointments and their health plan doesn’t have mobile services.
2. Educate -Teaching points
- When is it time to use a mobile medical service?
- What are the best insurance options when people have have a managed care plan without a mobile outreach?
- What are the limitations when going to medical appointments? (Transportation, mobility, cognition)
- When is the best time to make these decisions?
3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://givingtreeinsurance.com
Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com
Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/LkYzCQhEpJQ?is=0d4KT8ex3wKzjhB5
#hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #HealthcareRoadMap #AgeInBLISS #HealthcareRoadMap #HealthInsurance #HealthPlan
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