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Assisted Living is a Safe, Nurturing Environment
September 16, 2020 | Blog Post
It’s a Good Choice in Difficult Times By Angela Franz, Administrator, Independent & Assisted Living at Valley VNA Senior Care This is Assisted Living Week in the U.S., a time…
New Ideas, Games, Schedules, Staff, and Bus Tours
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,…
Every Adult Needs A Signed Power of Attorney for Health Care
April 10, 2020 | Blog Post
By Theresa Pichelmeyer, RN, EdD, President and CEO, Valley VNA Senior Care and Ellen Koski, MPH, CPH, Director, Fox Valley Advance Care Planning Partnership National Health Care Decisions Day…
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…
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…
The Non-Negotiables
February 7, 2019 | Blog Post
How to Search for a Quality, Caring Senior Living Community By Tara Pichelmeyer, Senior Living Advisor, Valley VNA Senior Care Emotional, physical, financial, and geographical factors all impact the choice…
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…