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Therapeutic Garden  Spending time outside in a garden has been shown to positively affect a person’s emotions and improve their sense of well-being. Access to nature balances circadian rhythms, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and increases absorption of Vitamin D. Gardens have been shown to be beneficial for our overall health and well-being.

Meals on Wheels for Neenah and Menasha The Meals on Wheels program provides nutritional meals to many throughout the Neenah and Menasha communities. We collaborate with the Neenah-Menasha Emergency Society to provide this service. The meals are purchased from ThedaCare Medical Center in Neenah and delivered by volunteers to clients in the Neenah and Menasha area, who pay a small fee for the meal.

Donations help to offset the cost of the meals and support the Meals on Wheels program.

Life Enrichment Life enrichment provides opportunities for seniors to participate in activities that have meaning to them. Valley VNA’s goal is to keep seniors engaged in activities and interactions that are individualized, fun, and impactful.

Activities for independent residents in our Valley VNA Community, and  In-Home Care clients, include:

• Movies and sporting events on the big screen
• Monthly and seasonal themed parties: Birthdays, Luau, Spring Fling Dance
• Daily exercise and Walking Club
• Wii Bowling
• Weekly Current Events and Bingo
• Prayer Services, Bible Study
• Out-to-Lunch concerts at Shattuck Park
• Concerts in the Park

For our memory care residents we offer:

• Small group leisure activities (2-5 individuals) – Checkers, bean bag toss, manicures, coffee/tea time, etc.
• Regular exercise – Stationary cycles, Thera Strips, and hand weights, walking club, virtual cycling.
• Mind stimulating activities – Purposeful housekeeping tasks, current events, Time Slips for Reminisce.
• Namaste™ – Use of essential oils,  hand massage, therapeutic gardening.
• Meditation & Movement – Gentle movements with essential oils, soft music in a group setting.

Music Soothes the Soul That’s the connection your loved one will experience through our formal music program, led by our creative Music Director. Music is shared on a daily basis and through our innovative music programs: Music & Memory™, Lyrics & Laughter™, and Drum Circles.

Cycling Without Age™

“We dream of creating a world together, in which the access to active citizenship creates happiness among our fellow elderly citizens by providing them with an opportunity to remain an active part of society and the local community.

We do that by giving them the right to wind in their hair, the right to experience the city and nature close up from the bicycle and by giving them an opportunity to tell their story in the environment where they have lived their lives.

That way we build bridges between generations and we reinforce trust, respect and the social glue in our society.”

How It Works

Volunteers (pilots) sign up for bike rides with seniors during summer and fall months. It’s all driven by people’s own motivation! Learn more and apply to be a volunteer.

Cycling Without Age is a movement started in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elders get back on their bicycles, but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility. The answer was a trishaw and he started offering free bike rides to the local nursing home residents.

He then got in touch with a civil society consultant from the City of Copenhagen, Dorthe Pedersen, who was intrigued by the idea and together they bought five trishaws and launched Cycling Without Age, which has now spread to all corners of Denmark, and since 2015 to another 50 countries around the world.

Staff development, recognition, and Caregiver Training Program

Our staff, residents, and clients are the heart of the Valley VNA community. This fund contributes to staff development and training and allows us to recognize and thank staff for all they do each day.