Airtime with ADARA

07/21/2023

The nominations are in and Adara Home Health has been chosen by our community for best home healthcare. Voting begins today through August 7. Please take a moment to cast your vote. I’ve added the link below for your convenience. Simply click the link, scroll down to the Health & Wellness category, and then scroll down to Best Home Healthcare!

Nominations are in! Vote for the Best of the Best, chosen by our community July 21 - August 7!

04/03/2023

I'm Heidi, a registered nurse with over 10 years of experience in healthcare. My background includes: working as an EMT, charge nurse, in the emergency department, med/surge and peds. I have been with Adara Home Heath for over five years as an RN Case Manager. My knowledge and experience, as well as my commitment and passion for home care will be vital in my new role as the Clinical Supervisor. I’m excited for this opportunity to grow professionally and am looking forward to being a resource to my colleagues and our clients. I truly believe home care has so many mutual benefits for our employees and the clients we support each day!

11/09/2022

Happy Home & Hospice Month from our Nurse Intake Coordinator, Angie Lehmann, L.P.N.

11/09/2022

Happy Home Health & Hospice Month from Jesse Barth, P.T.A. (Physical Therapy Assistant)

11/08/2022

Happy Home Health and Hospice month!

11/08/2022

Elizabeth Potterf, Care & Wellness Director at Elysian Senior Homes in Lake City

11/08/2022

In light of Home Health and Hospice month - Gigi Miller

11/08/2022

Becky Laqua, Director of Social Services in Lake City, MN

11/08/2022

In honor of Home Health and Hospice month ~ Mac & Shana in Lake City, MN

11/08/2022

Celebrating Home Health & Hospice Month!

11/08/2022

In honor of Home Health & Hospice month!

11/08/2022

National Home Health & Hospice Month - Lake City, MN

11/08/2022

Becky Laqua, Director of Social Services

09/06/2022

Childcare memory care in the same building?! Listen to Hayley Fast from Generations childcare in memory care tell you all about it!

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.

08/02/2022

Marie Wood of Mankato Clinic shares how she and they and you can Thrive!!

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. ...

07/25/2022

So much packed into one half hour episode!

You will learn about Thrives magazine, care needs assessments, Luxe Quarterlies, and whether or not Natasha Weis (Luxe founder and print world extraordinaire) prefers Natasha, Tasha, or Nat (Hint it’s not Nat…).

This weeks 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 c...

07/19/2022

Meet the A-Team!! Angela, Rachel, and Carrie make up this A-Team trio. They are full of laughs, insights, and resources.

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 ne...

07/05/2022

Don’t miss this weeks episode of Airtime with Adara. The role of activities in our senior living communities has taken on a whole new meeting since the pandemic. Heather Ballman at the Pillars in Mankato is getting it right.

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 di...

06/26/2022

Kristin Sjolie from St. Croix Hospice hijacks the airwaves and presents us with Share Time with St. Croix. Click and listen below 🎧

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 knowi...

05/31/2022

This episode is definitely one you don’t want to miss.

Natalie Kenyon shares with us her wealth of knowledge and resources she offers concerning mental health and older adults.

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 develop...

05/20/2022

Listen folks, I’ve had a busy week…. My apologies for this late posting. Trust me when I say that this one is worth the wait! Click below and check it out now 🤩

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…!

05/02/2022

Well, we’ve made it to May although the weather seems to think otherwise… Bring some sunshine into your week and listen to Mankato’s Intake team, Lindsey and Janet on this week’s Airtime episode.

Join Kelly Simmons as she wanders into the Mankato office of Adara Home Health and runs into the comedy team of Lindsey and Janet; who also happen to be our intake coordinators.Here are the highlights:We learn how to irritate JanetLindsey needs to...

04/25/2022

In April we have been celebrating occupational therapy month. So to show some love for all the OT is your life, click the link below and get to know a little bit more about what they do. You also get meet Adara’s very own Tony Shaikoski.

Get to know a brief history of the origins of OT as well celebrate Occupational Therapy month in the month of April.Then, stick around to meet Adara’s very own Tony Shaikoski, OT extraordinaire and all around pretty darn nice guy 😊Things you will ...

04/18/2022

If you live in the Rochester and surrounding communities you do not want to miss this episode.

Colby sits down with Holly Brown who is the program Director for Elder Network and they discuss an array of services that would be available to seniors in the area.

First of all, Rochester has a Crave restaurant now!!! It’s Holly’s fave so you might run into her there.So you are prepared, Holly is the Program Director for Elder Network. They offer a TON of amazing resources that she shares with us in this e...

04/12/2022

CHECK it OUT 👍🏼 NEW Airtime with Adara website and BLOG page. Refresh your knowledge on homebound status by reading this quick blog post.

Medicare considers a person homebound if they are unable to leave their home without difficulty. Sometimes, they use the phrase ‘taxing effort’.

04/03/2022

Kelly McDonough brings a wealth of knowledge to this Airtime episode.

What a great local resource we have in MNRAA.

Click below to hear about programs that may assist those you are caring for.

Kelly has had an extensive career in mental health and healthcare. Now a Program Developer for Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, Kelly shares with us all the amazing programs MNRAA offers and supports.Don’t miss this informative episode for re...

03/28/2022

I am not sure we fully figured out what the new normal means, but I think we are on the right track. Maybe. Probably…. We for sure had a great conversation 😊