Edge of Aging Part 1 – “If they offer pie, take it”

Nicole Claggett and Cooper Linton started a podcast to help shift perceptions about care for the aging. Listen to their personal and professional stories, which can help us rethink caring for the aging population.Is it wrong to eat homemade pie when we visit a patient in their home? See what you think after hearing from Nicole Claggett and Cooper Linton. They started a podcast to help shift perceptions about care for the aging. Here, we get to learn from them about the personal experiences that shaped their professional journeys and explore how we might think about home health services in the future.
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