Hospice Savannah partners with Live Oak Public Libraries for ‘Aging in Place’ series

Hospice Savannah partners with Live Oak Public Libraries for ‘Aging in Place’ series 
WTOC 11, Savannah, GA; by Simone McKenny; 4/2/25 
A year-long series of free seminars will be coming to Live Oak Public Libraries through a partnership with Hospice Savannah to educate the community on aging and hospice care. One of the topics will be virtual reality in healthcare. Part of the seminars will be on the benefits of virtual reality in healthcare and they will be taught by Dr. Kathleen D. Benton, the president and CEO of Hospice Savannah and Healthcare Outreach Educator Kellie Whelchel. They will discuss topics from the book Virtual Reality for Serious Illness which is co-authored by Dr. Benton and Teri Yarbrow, the president and CEO of MagikaVRx, [highlighting] the way virtual reality engages the brain’s neurological pathways using immersive three-dimensional experiences to reduce anxiety, fear, and chronic pain. [Continue reading ...]
Editor's note: While growing up in Savannah, every Wednesday afternoon my Mom took us through these library doors to return books we'd just read and find new ones for the next week. As a teen, I learned to research school papers in these quiet-yet-busy rooms. For me now, years later and miles away, Hospice Savannah has tended many of my family and friends. Thank you, Hospice Savannah and Live Oak Public Libraries (formerly the Savannah Public Library, see the photo's engraved stone)!