Hospice of Amador is a non-profit medical provider based in Jackson. Thirty paid staff and about 150 volunteers provide end-of-life services --medical care, family support, respite services, office work and more -- to the terminally ill of Amador, northern Calaveras, eastern San Joaquin and Sacramento Counties. Currently, the average patient count is at about 30. Services are funded through Medicare, other medical insurance, grants and local fundraising – notably by the Hospice of Amador Thrift Store in Jackson. How to increase visibility and services in Calaveras County is one project Riordan will be working on as executive director. Riordan said the board of directors of Hospice of Amador is close to changing the group’s name to Hospice of Amador and Calaveras, since about 1/3 of patients they serve are in Calaveras County. For now, though, he says he is spending time getting to know the people and financial ins and outs of the organization – when he has a better idea of the big picture, he can put his efforts where he says, he can do the most good. Dan has promised TSPN that he will come in soon for an interview to let viewers know what he sees for the future of Hospice of Amador.
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Hospice of Amador has new leadership – Dan
Riordan of Sutter Creek took
over the executive director position for the hospice organization last week,
replacing recently retired Abigail Gessler . Riordan brings a range of
management expertise to Hospice, most recently from First 5 of Amador. A decade
or so ago, he managed the former Blue Shield insurance processing office in Jackson. Along the way he
worked as a management and human relations consultant for Bay Area and Sacramento concerns.
Riordan says he began volunteering for Hospice two years ago and loved the work
he was doing there. When the Hospice position became available, Riordan says he
saw it as a great opportunity
for him to put his management skills to work at a service he knows has great
value to the community.
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