A new player in home care has come to town. Get to know Clint and Synergy Home Care.

BONUS: He bakes AND loves to give Christmas gifts.

Handi Medical Supply is MN owned with locations in St. Paul and Mankato.

Kelly Akers spends some time sharing with us about Handi Medical along with all the different supplies that are available, and how get access to equipment.

Do you know Mankato has a childcare and memory care combined building?

Well, it does and Hayley Fast tells us all about this amazing option in our community as well as a little bit about herself.

So happy about how this episode turned out!

Marie is a proud member of the Mankato Clinic team and shares how she and they are helping our community Thrive.

Listen to how you too can thrive by finding connections, resources, tips, and inspiration.  As you will hear, the Mankato area is full of opportunities.

There is also a hacky-sack flash back and other interesting tidbits in our 10 questions segment. 

This week’s episode has your host Kelly Simmons introducing you to the new Mankato Clinic Thrives magazine by sharing a segment contributed by Adara.

The feature discusses the collaboration between Adara and Mankato Clinic to connect patients with complimentary care needs assessments.

Later, we get to meet Natasha Weis founder of Luxe Quarterlies. Luxe is the publishing company behind Thrives as well as North Kato magazine.  Beyond that, Tasha has played an integral part in River Valley Women magazine, which is on the cusp of their 10 year anniversary.

Lots to learn in this week’s Airtime with Adara episode!

Your host for this week’s episode is Colby Tushaus. Listen as he takes on an interview of 3!!!

Carrie, Rachel, and Angela work out of Zumbrota Health Services and Big Stone Therapy. 

Get to know this fun group and what they have to offer in their neck of the woods. 

Also find out which one of them may be a MN imposter ( she doesn’t eat hot dish) and which one forgets the difference between Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.

The role of activities has become more and more Integral in assisted living communities. The impact this position has on the well-being of a community was especially highlighted throughout the pandemic. 

Listen asHeather Ballman from the Pillars discusses her role and its impact on the residents living there. 

Please also be forewarned that your host, Kelly Simmons experienced a few phone interruptions while recording on said phone by her teenage son… yes, he got an earful later!!  

This week Airtime with Adara becomes Share time with St. Croix as Kristin Sjolie from St. Croix Hospice takes over the air waves.

Listen and learn about the modern founder of hospice and to see if Kelly has retained any hospice knowledge from knowing and working with Kristin.

I (Kelly) was introduced to Natalie’s existence during the podcast episode that featured Jolene Baker at Monarch Healthcare Management.  She spoke about their new mental health focused initiative and the key role Natalie was playing in its development.

Since then, I have wanted to connect with Natalie and hear about all her wonderful efforts and endeavors pertaining to mental health and senior care. Finally, we have made it happen and Natalie did not disappoint!

Listen to this weeks episode for a great discussion on mental health in senior care and to learn about Natalie and the resources she has to offer.

This week on Airtime with Adara  we get to spend some valuable time with Loryn Fox- Medical Social Worker at Olmsted Medical Center.

During the interview Loryn surprises us with her story of how she almost became a comedian…!