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July 14, 2020 | Blog Post
Valley VNA Life Enrichment Ramps Up in the Time of COVID-19 By Joelin Mueller, Life Enrichment Team Lead at Valley VNA Senior Care As soon as COVID-19 became a reality,…
Erin Kaskavitch, RN, Nurse Consultant
March 4, 2020 | Valley VNA Voice
I was born in Florida and my family lived in Pensacola until I was 10 years old because my mom was brought up in a Navy family. Then we moved…
Meet Jordan M.
February 12, 2020 | Valley VNA Voice
I worked at Valley VNA for more than five years while I was a student at Winneconne High School and in nursing school at Marian University. Once I earned my…
January 2020: Time for a Valley VNA Vocabulary Review
January 12, 2020 | Blog Post
By Theresa Pichelmeyer, President & CEO, Valley VNA Valley VNA Senior Care is an independent non-profit organization that was established by caring, activist Neenah citizens way back in 1908. As…
Your Community Can Cure You
December 17, 2019 | Blog Post
The Positive Effects of Resolving Loneliness for Seniors Over the past decade there has been a 10 percent increase in people living alone, and 28 percent of older adults now…
How Can Modern Media Make Grandma’s Holiday Happy?
November 27, 2019 | Blog Post
Design a Gift Experience that Crosses Generations As people age, they tend to realize all the stuff they have. Stacked in the cupboards, stashed in the attic, or shoved in…
Memory Care Respite is Where New Memories are Made
October 15, 2019 | Blog Post
The Gift is to be Present to One Another By Colleen Harvot, Director of In-Home Care at Valley VNA Senior Care This blog was originally posted by the Oshkosh Area…
Valley VNA Invests in Certified Dementia Practitioners
September 12, 2019 | Blog Post
Specialized Training to Assess, Soothe People with Dementia and Help Colleagues, Families By Joelin Mueller, CDP, Valley VNA Life Enrichment Team Lead Three caregivers at Valley VNA Senior Care have…
The Delightful Benefits of Doll Therapy
June 10, 2019 | Blog Post
People with Alzheimer’s, Dementia Benefit from Calming Effects, Caregiving There is something instinctual about how an adult immediately begins to sway and gently pat a baby’s back as soon as…
Be Sure to Get a Go-To Person
June 3, 2019 | Blog Post
Staff Nurses and Hospice Care in Assisted Living By Erin Kaskavitch, R.N., Clinical Consultant at Valley VNA Senior Care I came to Valley VNA last year from a prior position…