S44 MMC - Nancy Ruffner Solo Aging

About this episode

Nancy Ruffner discusses the challenges and grief associated with aging alone.

Our friend Nancy Ruffner joins us to talk about the grief of aging alone or solo aging. Nancy Ruffner is a Patient Advocate, an online consultant for ‘All Things Aging’. She is a dynamic speaker. Nancy earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSW) from Western Carolina University and a Graduate Certificate in Counselor Education (GCCE) from NC State University. Nancy is but one example of the emerging field of Professional Patient Advocacy, and she was among the first in her industry to earn the credential ‘BCPA’, Board Certified Patient Advocate. Nancy’s patient advocacy services has helped hundreds of clients and their loved ones to navigate the medical, legal, insurance, and housing challenges.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nancy Loeffler, Dan Loeffler

Guest: Nancy Ruffner

Topics covered

• solo aging
• grief
• patient advocacy
• healthcare challenges
• aging alone

Keywords

• solo aging
• patient advocacy
• grief
• healthcare
• aging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Western Carolina University, NC State University, All Things Aging, BCPA

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