05/23/2025
When my grandmother (who is now 97) was in her mid-80s, my mother began attending doctor’s appointments with her. At that time, my mother shared her frustration with me about how the doctors she encountered were so dismissive of my grandmother’s concerns. I heard my mother, but I did not HEAR my mother. Fast forward. Now that my team and I attend doctor’s appointments with many of our clients who are in their mid-80s and and 90s, I experience firsthand what my mother did. Qualities, such as, compassion, empathy, patience and genuine concern which one would expect to be commonplace are not common at all. Seeing this led my team and I to create “Best in Care” two years ago. Attending appointments with our clients puts us in a unique position to not only observe the doctor’s or medical professional’s interaction with his or her patient, but we are also privy to our client’s impressions and follow up information. All of this is taken into account when we select our Best in Care. We applaud and thank those on our list for listening, caring, seeing and treating their patients.
Goals of Care, PLLC Lansdowne Podiatry The Retina Group of Washington Catoctin Foot and Ankle Center Jennifer Odutola Loudoun Senior Interest Network (LSIN)
