Huge change in Most Powerful voting

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We have finished counting all 245 of the ballots we mailed to vote on Oklahoma’s Most Powerful. These ballots go to business leaders, civic leaders and religious leaders.

We were stunned as the votes started pouring into our office. Everyday, the top two would battle with the lead changing back and forth by one vote. Then a big drop off between them and the rest of the top 10.

I think some surprises await you next week in our Celebrate edition

Celebrate will also feature upcoming parades and activities in Fridayland so you can plan your holiday weekend

Congratulations to the Senior Follies for the gift of another remarkable show. The talent of these seniors has not diminished from their younger days as performers both here and in Europe.

The Senior Follies donated $10,000 to the Alzheimers Association from this fund raising

Dear Wise Elder: Please explain Home Health and Hospice. It’s confusing.

Dear Confused: Home Health Care is typically ordered by a physician for care in the home following a stay in the hospital. Often it is paid by Medicare and is delivered by the patient’s choice of Medicare Certified Home Health agency. The registered nurse who does the home assessment writes a plan of care often for two or three days a week but only to care for the wound from surgery or physical therapy for continued improvement. This Medicare covered Home Health event and had an absolute ball entertaining the crowd. •

Driving to lunch today a story on the radio talked about Georgia securing a new electric vehicle plant and other industries.

I’ll admit Georgia is usually sunny with great opportunities for outdoor recreation, especially its beaches. Its capital Atlanta boosts the Georgia Aquarium and the Masters golf tournament. There is the hurricane season, but Oklahoma has tornadoes.

Oklahoma is always coming in second or lower for the manufacturing plants. We have to up our incentives if we are going to be home to new industries.

Care may cover an aide to come for bathing but does not usually include dressing, feeding, toileting, and companionship. It is the family responsibility to provide for daily living care. Hospice provides much more and is available at no cost to the patient or family. Hospice provides a team including doctor, nurse, social worker, and chaplain to care for the whole person needs of the patient and family when there is likely less than six months left to live.

- Courtesy VillagesOKC, www.VillagesOKC.org