Medical Note-Takers are recorders of the communication between the medical provider and the CAN member. A medical note-taker provides these benefits:

• Acts as another pair of ears at the medical appointment. Listens and observes.
• Focuses on communication between the medical provider and the CAN member
• Asks clarifying questions when necessary to ensure that the medical provider's terminology is understandable to the patient
• Empowers members to speak for themselves
• Documents the content of the medical visit for the CAN member and for one of her/his family member (if needed). Note that after providing this documentation, the CAN note-taker does not keep a copy.
• Always maintains confidentiality for the CAN member’s privacy

Medical Note-Takers are NOT Patient Advocates and DO NOT GIVE ADVICE or RECOMMENDATIONS to the CAN member.

CAN Medical Note-Takers completed a training program that was developed by Northwest Neighbors Village (NNV) in Washington, DC in partnership with a local senior service agency in Washington, Iona Senior Services. CAN purchased the rights to this training program in 2023. 

CAN members who have completed the Medical Note-Taking program are:
Mary Loughran      845 358-0476         loughranmary7@gmail.com
Dorothy Whitton    845 323-5171         dwhitton@earthswisdom.com
Gail Monaco          845 612-5495         gwmonaco@gmail.com
Susan Travis         845 598-5119         stravis.31@gmail.com
Rosa Hudson         845 461-4924         mysticahudson@gmail.com
Sally Minniefield     845 893-1435        sjminniefield@yahoo.com

​Note that all of these people are also CAN Certified Drivers.