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The VNA Voice Summer 2018 Newsletter
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Emergency Planning for Caregivers: Are You Prepared?
Disaster can strike at anytime, but during tornado season it is especially important to be prepared. Learn how to effectively prepare yourself and your loved ones for a potential disaster.
Think Twice Before Saying No to Home Care
There are many reasons to be apprehensive about saying yes to home care. Reasons range from concerns about finances, to a fear of losing control and privacy, to the belief that family members can manage needed care on their own. However, a recent report from the United Hospital Fund (UHF) and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (the Alliance) might help you reconsider saying no. The report, “I Can Take Care of Myself!”: Patients’ Refusals of Home Health Care Services,” was prepared following a study by Kathyrn Bowles, PhD, of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and the University of Pennsylvania. This study revealed that approximately one-third of patients eligible for home health care refused the services. Further, those patients were twice as likely as those who accepted to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 or 60 days. To view the full report, please click here.
Michael Douglas
Michael is a high school boy who enjoys KU Basketball and hanging out with his friends, but his rare lung disease caused hospitalizations which made Michael miss out on being a normal, everyday kid. Watch how Visiting Nurses Home Health helps him stay well and improves Michael’s quality of life.
Bahman Pakravan
Bahman Pakravan’s spinal cord injury damaged his nerve endings which began to paralyze him. Watch how Bahman’s will and the guidance of his Physical Therapist helped him learn how to walk again.
Susan Tyler
Due to her Congestive Heart Failure, Susan developed complications which threatened to keep her home from her grandson’s Navy aviation graduation. See how Home Health helped Susan recover in time to watch her grandson graduate.
Richard Cates
Losing Richard was a very difficult and sad time for his family. See how the gentle and tender care Richard received from VNA Hospice helped them cope.
Mike Bottom
After suffering a “widow-maker” heart attack, Mike received Home Health care through Visiting Nurses charity care services. Watch how VNA helped Mike recover in the comfort of his own home.
Deb Young
Deb was coming home from work one day and woke up in a hospital bed three weeks later fighting for her life. A head-on collision caused Deb to lose three of her limbs, and changing her life forever. See how Visiting Nurses Help at Home has helped Deb regain her independence.