In this podcast episode, I talk with Savannah Steiger, Care Coordinator and Educator at Sunrise Opportunities Prevention Council. This is the third in a series of podcasts highlighting offerings at the new INSPIRE Recovery Center in Ellsworth.

In this episode, Ronda Dodge, Chairperson of the Island Nursing Home (INH), provides the community with updates.

Wow! This episode will leave you inspired and hopeful about the future of substance use recovery in Hancock County. As I talked with Beth Alteri and Tracy Crossman of Healthy Acadia, it became very obvious that this is more than a job for them-it is a calling.

In this podcast episode I talk with Esther Adams and Marti Brill of the Mariners Soar! Afterschool Program at Deer Isle Elementary School. These two ladies pour their hearts and souls into caring for our island children.

In this episode Ronda Dodge and I talk about a recent announcement that Island Nursing Home has engaged Covenant Health, Inc. to conduct a three-month assessment of the organization’s viability to reopen.

This is a conversation that I had with Denise Black and Teri Woodruff, Co-Directors for the Maine Alliance for Recovery Coaching. These ladies personify compassion, competence and community.

Ronda Dodge, Chairperson of the Island Nursing Home (INH) Board of Directors, and I continue our discussion about the closure of the facility, plans to reopen and what we can all do to be supportive in the meantime.

In this episode, I spend a few minutes talking with Sheriff Scott Kane. We discuss the health related work he and his deputies do in this community and he gives all of us some solid safety advice.

Ronda Dodge, Chairperson of the Island Nursing Home Board of Directors, and I continue our discussions about the future of Island Nursing Home. She provides updates and clarifies a recent news article about a Stonington Select Board meeting held last week.