5 Important Back to School Health Tips
At VNA, we are passionate about all aspects of a healthy lifestyle. Beyond hospice and palliative care, we are proud to offer wellness...
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Jul 26, 20173 min read
5 Summer Health Tips for Seniors
Summer is known as a season of fun and relaxation. It is a time for gardening, cookouts, and time outdoors. However, while the sun and...
Jul 13, 20173 min read
The Share and Prepare Series, part 5: Explaining Advance Directives
Throughout the #shareandprepare series, we’ve stressed the importance of writing down end-of-life care wishes. These written...
Mar 14, 20172 min read
Nutrition Tips and Best Practices
Current trends in food intake show that most Americans do not have healthy eating patterns. About half of all American adults—117 million...
Feb 22, 20172 min read
Caring for the caregiver
Caregiving can be a rewarding, but challenging job for family members with a terminally ill loved one. Through programs like hospice and...
Feb 3, 20172 min read
How faith affects hospice patients at the end of life
Faith often plays a role in how people deal with death, and for hospice patients it’s no different. Kathleen Stock, VNA’s Hospice...
Dec 13, 20162 min read
Longtime VNA volunteer shares her role helping patients at the end of life
Anne Marie Schwein has volunteered with Visiting Nurse Association for 19 years. She often visits patients on her own to read, chat or...
Nov 23, 20162 min read
Dealing with grief over the holidays
The holidays can be one of the most difficult times of the year to manage grief with the festive season often making the loss of a family...
Nov 17, 20162 min read
Best practices on supporting a family member in hospice
Q & A with VNA’s Nurses How can families be supportive of a relative in hospice care? “I think listening is a big thing. We really need...
Aug 30, 20162 min read
Understanding Palliative Care
It is important to understand the difference between hospice and palliative care. While they represent similar kinds of treatment, they...
May 5, 20161 min read
5 Ways to kick-start your business wellness program this summer
Each year, the warmer months in St. Louis influence companies, big and small, to implement wellness programs that guide their employees...
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