CAREGIVERS FOR COMPROMISE is a coalition of leadership from across the United States who are working toward alternative solutions to the isolation of residents in long term care facilities as a response to COVID-19. This isolation has resulted in hopelessness, loss of appetite, cognitive decline, inactivity, despondency and death since March of 2020. Our goal is not to “throw open the doors,” but to achieve a reasonable living condition for long term care residents in a COVID-19 world and prevent as many deaths from COVID-19 protocols as from the disease itself. Countless have already spent the final weeks and months of their lives separated from life-long spouses, parents, children, and siblings only to die utterly alone.
Mary Shannon Daniel – www.marysdaniel.com
Piper Stannard Vanderlee is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 13 years of experience as a medical social worker. She has provided support to patients, families and caregivers in assisted living communities, long term care facilities and most recently with hospice. Piper is currently the Director of Patient Experience at AccentCare Hospice and Palliative Care of Pinellas County. She is well-versed in the Florida Medicaid system, has assisted families in navigating what level of care is most appropriate and had the difficult conversations with patients and caregivers about what their vision is for end of life. She has also provided individual bereavement and grief support to families and caregivers.
Piper Stannard Vanderlee , LCSW
Director of Patient Experience
AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care Pinellas County FL, LLC
Formerly Seasons Hospice
pstannardvanderlee@seasons.org
www.accentcare.com
“Jennifer Haley’s haunting and sensitively-driven script dive deep into the middle of the human experience as it examines it from one of the hardest perspectives, dealing with a crippling disease. Some diseases render a person defenseless in body and mind, but then there are diseases such as Dementia, a disease that is not only crippling on the mind but just as crippling on the human soul….The story here is as complex and endearing and so ground in human condition that it feels all too familiar, and makes it impossible to look away.
“As Alida, Roxanne Fay is truly astounding and haunting. She turns words into fluid poetry and entices the audience to hang on to every sentence….As Beth, Debbie Yones is exceptional. Most recently seen in Rasheeda Speaking at Off-Central Players, her work here is just as moving and stirring.”
Here is information about the show and the cast. https://studiograndcentral.com/breadcrumbs
The remaining show performances are:
At the Straz in Tampa: https://www.strazcenter.org/Events/Straz/Shows/2122_Rentals/Jobsite-Theater-presents-Breadcrumbs
March 21 and 22 at 8pm
At Studio Grand Central in St. Pete: https://studiograndcentral.com/breadcrumbs
March 24 – April 3rd
Thursday performances at 7:30pm
Friday and Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 3pm – Special Talk-Back session on April 3rd after the show with cast, crew, and special guests, Linda Burhans and Susan Brehm. Watch a performance of Breadcrumbs followed by a chance to talk to the cast and experts about the challenges of living with and caring for someone with dementia.
Debbie Yones, M.S., CCC-SLP
Voices of Hope for Aphasia
Executive Director
debbie@vohaphasia.org
www.vohaphasia.org