AARP WV State Director Gaylene Miller & State President Rich Stonestreet discuss AARP's state advocacy agenda at the 2017 WV Legislature during the Feb. 21, 2017 edition of WV MetroNews Talkline with host Hoppy Kercheval. (Audio Courtesy: wvmetronews.com / WV Radio Corp.)

AARP WV's Gaylene Miller & Rich Stonestreet - MetroNews Talkline, Feb. 21, 2017

AARP Legislative Policy Director David Certner discusses the impact of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on West Virginia and the current status of U.S. Senate consideration of the legislation during the June 13, 2017 edition of WV MetroNews Talkline with host Hoppy Kercheval. (Audio Courtesy: wvmetronews.com / WV Radio Corp.)

AARP's David Certner - MetroNews Talkline, June 13, 2017

Charleston, WV resident Lora Wilkerson with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network discusses her participation in the #ProtectPatientsFirst West Virginia national tour stop during the July 13, 2017 edition of WV MetroNews Talkline with host Hoppy Kercheval. At 18 months old, Lora's granddaughter, Ellie, was diagnosed with cancer. As a result of Medicaid coverage as well as the other protections made available through the current health care law, Ellie never missed a treatment. (Audio Courtesy: wvmetronews.com / WV Radio Corp.)

Protect Patients First – MetroNews Talkline, July 13, 2017

AARP WV State Director Gaylene Miller and Associate State Director/Advocacy Angela Vance discuss AARP's state advocacy agenda at the 2018 WV Legislature during the Jan. 24, 2018 edition of WV MetroNews Talkline with host Hoppy Kercheval. For additional audio/video, visit www.wvmetronews.com (Audio Courtesy: wvmetronews.com / WV Radio Corp.)

MetroNews Talkline

AARP WV's Gaylene Miller and Angela Vance - MetroNews Talkline, Jan. 24, 2018

Produced by AARP West Virginia, Prepare To Care is a podcast focused on providing information and resources for family caregivers in West Virginia and beyond. In this inaugural episode, host Jane Marks sits down with Nancy Cipoletti, Director of Alzheimer's Programs for the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services, to discuss family caregiving resources available in the Mountain State.

- For more information on the Lighthouse, FAIR and Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver programs discussed on this podcast, visit www.wvseniorservices.gov 

- For more family caregiving resources and information, visit www.aarp.org/caregiving

Prepare To Care: Ep. 1 - Nancy Cipoletti, WV Bureau of Senior Services

Produced by AARP West Virginia, Prepare To Care is a podcast focused on providing information and resources for family caregivers in West Virginia and beyond. In this episode, host Jane Marks sits down with Paulette Justice, Executive Director of Charleston, WV-based Kanawha Valley Senior Services, a local aging services provider, to discuss family caregiving resources available in Kanawha County, WV and the Charleston, WV metro area.

- For more information on the programs and services discussed on this podcast, visit www.kvss.org

- For more family caregiving resources and information, visit www.aarp.org/caregiving

Prepare To Care: Ep. 2 - Paulette Justice, Kanawha Valley Senior Services

Produced by AARP West Virginia, Prepare To Care is a podcast focused on providing information and resources for family caregivers in West Virginia and beyond. In this episode, host Jane Marks sits down with Eric Hicks, the owner/operator of an in-home care services provider, to discuss family caregiving resources available in Kanawha County, WV and the Charleston, WV metro area.

- For more family caregiving resources and information, visit www.aarp.org/caregiving

Prepare To Care: Ep. 3 - Eric Hicks, In-Home Care Provider

Produced by AARP West Virginia, Prepare To Care is a podcast focused on providing information and resources for family caregivers in West Virginia and beyond. In this episode, host Jane Marks sits down with Pat Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of the West Virginia Health Care Association, the Mountain State's largest long-term care trade association representing more than 120 member nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and residential retirement centers.

- For more long term care resources available in West Virginia, visit www.wvseniorcare.com 

- For more on the West Virginia Health Care Association, visit www.wvhca.org

- For more AARP family caregiving resources and information, visit www.aarp.org/caregiving

Prepare To Care: Ep. 4 - Pat Kelly, WV Health Care Association

AARP WV Associate State Director/Advocacy Angela Vance and State President Rich Stonestreet discuss West Virginia's proposed elimination of the state income tax on Social Security benefits and AARP's state advocacy agenda at the 2019 WV Legislature during the Jan. 22, 2019 edition of WV MetroNews Talkline with host Hoppy Kercheval. For additional audio/video, visit www.wvmetronews.com (Audio Courtesy: wvmetronews.com / WV Radio Corp.)

AARP WV’s Angela Vance and Rich Stonestreet – MetroNews Talkline, Jan. 22, 2019

Produced by AARP West Virginia, Prepare To Care is a podcast focused on providing information and resources for family caregivers in West Virginia and beyond. In this episode, host Jane Marks sits down with J.T. Hunter, Family Services Coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter, which serves all fifty-five counties in West Virginia and six counties in Southeastern Ohio - Athens, Meigs, Morgan, Monroe, Noble & Washington. The Alzheimer's Association helps all those facing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias by providing support groups and educational resources, while advancing crucial research and public policy initiatives.

- For more information, visit www.alz.org/wv

- For more AARP family caregiving resources and information, visit www.aarp.org/caregiving

Prepare To Care: Ep. 5 - J.T. Hunter, Alzheimer's Association - WV Chapter

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