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Ep 69 -Nicole Rochester Caregiver Spotlight episode

In this caregiver spotlight episode, meet Dr. Nicole Rochester who cared for her dad who had several chronic illnesses including diabetes, heart disease and vascular dementia. She witnessed the complicated healthcare system from the other side of the stethoscope. Her dual perspective as a doctor and family caregiver inspired her to want to help aging individuals and caregivers navigate the fragmented healthcare system. In this episode we talk about asking for help, coping with holidays, understanding caregiver rights in the hospital discharge process, and pushing for more family-centered medical communication.

Listen to the show: Caregiver Spotlight – Nicole Rochester

 

Words of Encouragement

Each episode starts off with a few words of inspiration or motivation that is pulled from the Happy Healthy Caregiver Jar.

When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you aren’t saying ‘no’ to yourself. #CaregiverJar

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Links & Resources Mentioned

  • Nicole and her two sisters helped care for her father. Nicole took on more of the medical responsibilities and her sisters focused on their strengths. Host Elizabeth and her family took a similar approach – learn more about sharing the care. For those who are only children or have siblings that don’t help with caregiving responsibilities, help can be found outside of your family.

Nicole Rochester and her sisters

  • Learn more about vascular dementia
  • Nicole’s weekly Facebook Live show, Navigator Nuggets™.
  • Elizabeth and Nicole met at the National Caregiving Conference and she regularly participates in the Caregiving dot com’s Tuesday Twitter Chats.
  • Nicole participated in the Great Mills TedX Talks this past spring where she shared about the broken healthcare system and her encouragement for doctor’s to engage in a 90 second encounter #90secondencounter
  • The Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal is where the questions were sourced for Nicole’s lightning round.

Just for you a daily self care journal book cover

  • Find out more about Nicole’s resources, speaking, and consulting services at Your GPS Doc.

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Favorite moments & quotes from the episode

It was great that I had the support from my two older sisters and we literally formed a team #sharethecare

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I wake up and find myself thinking about the funny things he [dad] used to say or do. #FathersDay

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There was more than one occasion where I had to stop the nurse from giving dad aspirin. #allergies

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Seeing it from the other side as a caregiver was definitely eye-opening and very disturbing to be honest. #YourGPSDoc

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As a family caregiver I was discounted and ignored. Once I would mention I was a physician literally their [doctors] demeanor would change and they would become much more engaged and interested.

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You are not limited to the 2 or 3 facilities that the hospital provided to you and there are rights related to discharge. #hospitaldischarge

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At the National Caregiving Conference, we greeted each other with hugs. There is a bond that is unspoken. #ncc19

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Nicole’s philosophy is that patients and family caregivers belong at the center of every single medical team. #bridgethegap

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Nicole encourages doctors and family caregivers to engage in a 90 second encounter. #90secondencounter #connection #trust

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