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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…
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…