Community Connections: a Compassionate Communities Kingston podcast
Compassionate Communities Kingston was founded in 2017 to bring the global compassionate communities movement to Kingston. We are inspiring intergenerational compassion in our communities by providing older adults with knowledge, connection and support -- promoting vitality purpose and a sense of wellbeing.
Community Connections: a Compassionate Communities Kingston podcast
Connecting beyond medicine: a conversation with paramedics Alisha Scott and Veronica Trottier
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"More people are staying home. They don't want to go into nursing homes or retirement homes. And the push is to keep people at home. But in doing so, you got the adverse effect of people being isolated. They can't get out anymore. They just lose those connections So we try to get to the people that are in their home, We're going in, we're connecting them with services and minding that gap a little bit."
Alicia Scott is an advanced care paramedic with over 20 years of experience in Kingston, Pembroke, Petawawa, Fort Saskatchewan, and Edmonton. Along with responding to emergencies within the community, she's also the co-chair of the peer support team.
Veronica Trottier has been a primary care paramedic for 23 years, and a community paramedic for the last four years, a role that has her connecting with people and helping them in a whole new way.
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