Having a terminal illness, or caring for someone who has one, can bring on dozens of questions and c...
Kellee Svancara is VNA of Ohio’s Hospice Clinical Manager, serving for the past two years overseeing...
Sarah Kok oversees all volunteer activities and is the full time spiritual care coordinator with VNA...
VNA of Ohio’s Manager of Agency Education, Anne Simmons, RN, has spent over 22 years in home health ...
Feeling sad after losing someone is a normal response. Each person is unique and there is no single ...
Hospice care is a special kind of care given to patients who are in the final stages of a terminal d...
Meet Leonor, who has been volunteering for Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio for over 12 years. As ...
I get calls at all hours of the day asking for my advice or opinion on a medical-related issue. It’s...
Community health nursing was a relatively new concept in 1902 when 13 pioneering women set out to pr...
Yarn, yarn, yarn. For the group that call themselves “Chicks with Sticks,” it’s all about the yarn. ...
Maria is the Senior Partner at The Shinn Law Firm, LLC in Lakewood. She’s been providing pro-bono le...
At the Westlake Center Community Services, a group of dedicated volunteers sit together inside on a ...
The caregiver-patient relationship is what really makes home healthcare work. There needs to be a mu...
Music therapy is healing. At the end of life, sometimes it’s one of the only things that brings reli...
As you or a loved one receive medical attention, it is important that your family, friends, caregive...
Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio wants to change the way patients and their families think about h...
Patients, and families of those, living with a terminal illness are often faced with the difficult d...
Caring for a loved one at the end of life is a formidable and rewarding task. Sometimes, family memb...
The bond between patient and healthcare provider is built on a foundation of compassion and trust. T...
Determining when your loved one is ready to transition into hospice care is challenging. Family memb...
Coping with the loss of a loved one or understanding and accepting a relative’s illness is extremely...
When patients are discharged from the hospital with orders for home healthcare, they are presented w...
Accepting a loved one’s illness is overwhelming and often times devastating for families and friends...
The most difficult conversation a physician may have with her patient is one that includes the word ...
The word “hospice” evokes fear, hopelessness and grief. But Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio offer...
The transition to hospice care weighs heavily on the minds and hearts of families. It's important th...
Patients who are living with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness need a specialized blueprin...
From making the call to choosing a hospice provider to maintaining strength and dignity throughout t...
From making the call to choosing a hospice provider to maintaining strength and dignity throughout t...