Tammy Glenn is the Executive Director of Ventura County CAREGIVERS. This short video is excerpted from a longer interview with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger. There is a link at the end of this public service announcement (PSA) for viewers interested in viewing the full interview.
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Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association (PSA)
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association was founded in 1947 by a group of civic-minded business and professional people who saw a need for the provision of home care services as an alternative to institutionalizing the frail, elderly, sick and disabled.
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Caregivers: Volunteers Assisting The Elderly
Tammy Glenn speaks with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger, about CAREGIVERS, which is a nonprofit organization that offers non-medical, in-home support services and transportation for homebound, frail elders. Their activities could be summed up as volunteers offering neighborly deeds.
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Alzheimer’s or Dementia? (What’s the Difference?)
Rosemary Gordon and Andrew Peake from the Ventura County Alzheimer’s Association discuss Alzheimer’s disease with Our Ventura host, Annie Gabriel. Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death.
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Cheri Kurman Discusses Grey Matters with Toni Jannotta
Toni Jannotta interviews Cheri Kurman about caring for aging relatives in this segment of Our Ventura. Cheri Kurman is an Estate Planning Attorney and host of radio program, Grey Matters. She educates people on caring for elderly, including advising family and friends to not let their parents and relatives become “chemically restrained” by way of drugs, which has become a common practice within institutions.
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Polly Hoganson Interviews Musician Ron Hargrave
80-years-young musician, Ron Hargrave, is interviewed by OurVentura host, Polly Hoganson. Ron moved from NY to Hollywood in 1936. He worked as a stunt man in movies and performed and sang rock and roll in the army. Ron performed with Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey. He toured with Jerry Lee Lewis and wrote a song for a movie. He had a hit record in Japan in 1961. He also recorded for Capital and MGM records back in the 50s. In this video, Ron plays an 1835 tune from Stephen Foster on a ukelele.