Senior Apartments
How to Help an Elderly Neighbor
January 19, 2017 | Blog Post
Tips for Keeping Seniors Safe By Colleen Harvot, Valley VNA Director of In-Home Care As a neighbor to an elder, you’ve probably noticed that older people tend to have regular…
Warding off the Winter Blues
January 13, 2017 | Blog Post
10 Ideas to Help Seniors with Seasonal Depression By Colleen Harvot, Valley VNA Director of In-Home Care The winter blues can strike a person of any age, but there are…
Breast Cancer Prevention: What’s Under Our Control?
October 25, 2016 | Blog Post
By Theresa Pichelmeyer, Valley VNA President & CEO I recently saw a funny and entirely accurate post on Facebook. It said, “I don’t have ducks. And they are not in…
The Art Of The Matter: Art Therapy Helps Seniors Create And Communicate
October 18, 2016 | Blog Post
By Carrie Esselman, Therapeutic Recreational Specialist at Valley VNA In a previous blog, we explained how music therapy can unlock parts of a person’s brain that still functions despite the…
Share The Love: Holiday Avenue 2016 Is Nov. 3
October 7, 2016 | Blog Post
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…
Thoughts On Valuing, Visiting, And Engaging Friends With Dementia
June 28, 2016 | Blog Post
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,…
Personhood and Spirituality Amidst Dementia
June 22, 2016 | Blog Post
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…
Good Ideas For Gardening With Seniors
June 7, 2016 | Blog Post
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…
The Meaning Of Memorial Day
May 23, 2016 | Blog Post
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…
4 Reasons Your Feet Need A Foot Care Nurse
April 29, 2016 | Blog Post
By Joy Lautenslager, RN, Valley VNA Foot Care Nurse Wiggle your toes. People don’t really think about their feet until they can’t reach them. Valley VNA is the longest consistently…