Understanding the Different Roles of Support When a Patient Enters Hospice Care
Entering hospice care can be quite the role reversal for families who may have previously taken a back seat in their loved one’s care to...
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Sep 18, 20182 min read
6 Ways to Reduce Frustration While Caring for Someone with Dementia
Caregiving of any kind can feel like a thankless job, but caring for someone with dementia can be particularly taxing. Feeling...
Aug 31, 20183 min read
Important steps to help a loved one that is grieving.
Watching a loved one experience grief can be difficult and often leaves us feeling helpless. Gaining some new information, perspective...
Aug 14, 20183 min read
Everything caregivers need to know about at-home private duty services.
Would you know where to turn if caring for a loved one became emotionally and physically overwhelming? Understanding your options and...
Jun 29, 20183 min read
Mike Roberts, former St. Louis KSDK weatherman and now Manager of Communications and Public Relation
Many people in St. Louis watched Mike Roberts deliver the daily weather cast on KSDK – Channel 5 for several years and, by his strong...
Jun 19, 20182 min read
Nursing Assistants Week: Cheryl Crawley
Cheryl Crawley was not an only child, but it felt that way. As the youngest of four, her nearest sibling was ten years older, so memories...
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Nursing Assistants Week: Jasmine King
Jasmine King grew up near the Missouri Botanical Gardens in downtown St. Louis, and her family's roots have always been intertwined in...
Jun 15, 20182 min read
Nursing Assistants Week: Alene Martin
Caregiving has always been a part of life for Alene Martin. As the second of five children, she spent a lot of her adolescence helping...
May 22, 20183 min read
5 Insights Caregivers Wish They’d Known Before Caring for a Loved One
For over 30 years, VNA nurses and aides have supported caregivers of patients we serve. Through our support, we’ve listened to thousands...
May 14, 20182 min read
Answers to key questions on Parkinson’s Disease at end-of-life
When is it the right time to seek out hospice care for a loved one suffering from Parkinson’s? In true Parkinson's disease, a person...
May 6, 20182 min read
Meet Kenna, Hospice Care Nurse
Visiting Nurse Association’s Kenna Hutson could be forgiven for saying “nursing rocks” because most of her life as a child was spent...
May 6, 20182 min read
Meet Amy, Hospice Care Nurse in St. Louis
For Amy Schubert, the road to becoming a hospice nurse at the Vising Nurse Association of Greater St. Louis began 85 miles from the...
May 6, 20182 min read
Meet Joy, Hospice Care Nurse in St. Louis
Joy Stoetzer knew from the time she was a very small girl that she would some day become a nurse, and so did her entire family When still...
May 1, 20183 min read
7 Things To Know When Considering Hospice Care for a Loved One with Dementia
When is it time to seek hospice care for a loved one that is suffering from dementia? Dementia is a big umbrella category and covers many...
Apr 27, 20183 min read
Answers to 7 important questions regarding hospice care for people with heart disease
Our hospice nurses provide care for several hospice patients with heart disease. And, from experience, there are important questions...
Apr 3, 20183 min read
Top insights cancer patients and their caregivers need to know about hospice.
VNA's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mary Fox, sat down to answer the top question cancer patients and their caregivers have about hospice...
Feb 26, 20182 min read
Former KSDK Anchor and KTRS Radio Host, Jennifer Blome, Shares Her Experience with Hospice Care
Jennifer Blome was a familiar face on KSDK-TV, Channel 5, for over three decades. During most of that time she anchored the morning...
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