Simple joys are best. You could be the reason one of our residents or in-home care clients has a cozy coffee date on a cool fall morning or receives a…
By Tammy Malewski, Marketing and Fund Development Director, Valley VNA Seniors are the fastest growing internet and social media users today. They typically use it to reconnect with people from their…
By Colleen Harvot, Director of In-Home Care, Valley VNA Researchers have proven caring for a spouse between ages 66 and 96 can increase a caregiver’s risk of death by 63…
By Kellie Smillie, Day Shift Manager, Valley VNA It’s all the rage today, the value of “story” and the ability of storytelling to build empathy and engagement. But before marketers…
By Tiffany Seemeyer, Day Shift Manager, Valley VNA Senior Services What do an old-fashioned toy, recipe cards, a tea set, a cheerful child, and a well-behaved pup have in common?…
By Rev. John McFadden, M.Div., Valley VNA chaplain Last week I discussed the only form of friendship that is complete, put forth by Aristotle; that is, the friendship of virtue,…
By Rev. John McFadden, M. Div., Valley VNA chaplain Up to half of us are likely to experience varying degrees of forms of dementia, so it is unfortunate that the…
By Gina Larsen, guest At any age, an adult needs quality rest to be healthy—about eight hours per 24-hour period, to be exact. Sleep patterns change as people get older,…
By Gina Larsen, guest I recently spoke to a chef who can trace his passion for food and culinary pursuits all the way back to his Sunday after-church walks with…
Three years after the Civil War ended, General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic issued General Order No. 11 on May 5, 1868, after observing families…