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Colleen Hilton, R.N., CEO To Serve On Leadership Team

Colleen Hilton, R.N., CEO To Serve On Leadership Team For RWJ-Funded Study of Public Health Services for Greater Portland

It's Never Too Late To Get A Flu Shot!

VNA is offering a FREE Flu Clinic on Monday, January 14th.

VNA Offers Grief Support Programs

VNA will be hosting a weekly Grief Support Group on Fridays in South Portland and monthly meetings on Tuesdays in Windham.

Bonita Usher Recognized At Annual Meeting

Bonita Usher Recognized As Advocate of the Year by the Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine. 

MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM OF MAINE AND STEWARD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SIGN LETTER OF INTENT

"A Transformative Moment" in Health Care for Maine

Hospice Volunteer Fall Training

Classes are beginning in October for people who are interested in becoming a Hospice Volunteer.

May is National Geriatric Care Manager Month

Lisa Fuller, Director of LifeStages, was interviewed by Community Television Network on Geriatric Care Management and how it can help families who are struggling with the challenges of aging.

Grief Support - A Different Approach

                 
VNA will be facilitating a new approach to grief support. The group will be facilitated by Linda Hopkins, Grief and Bereavement Coordinator, and Lois Leonard Stock, LCSW and artist.  They will lead the group and start with a quiet activity using visual art  as a  non-verbal way to connect with one’s spirit and provide relief from physical and emotional pain. 

Hospice Volunteer Spring Training

Seeking Caring and Compassionate Hospice Volunteers!

Lisa Fuller Asked To Speak At The Maine Estate Planning Council

The 2011 Heloise Withee Spirit of VNA Award Winner Announced!

Annie Blanchard, LCSW, was recently named the 2011 Heloise Withee Award Winner at VNA's annual recognition dinner.

VNA Offers Holiday Grief Support

VNA is offering a series of support sessions for people who are struggling with grief during the holidays.

VNA Named To The 2011 HomeCare Elite For The Fifth Year In A Row

VNA has again been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. VNA is the only agency in Southern Maine to achieve this recognition.

Hospice Volunteer Training

Are you interested in providing support to our hospice clients and families? Become a VNA Hospice volunteer.

Manager at VNA Published

Leigh Ann Howard, RN, MSN, has written two case studies recently published in "Clinical Case Studies in Home Health Care".

2 VNA Physical Therapists Are The Only Physical Therapists in Maine to Achieve CEEAA Certification

Bill Anderson, PT, and Bernadette Kroon, PT, are the only two people who have obtained the Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults certification in Maine and they are both at VNA!

Colleen Hilton, CEO, a 2011 Woman to Watch

Colleen Hilton, CEO, has been recognized as a 2011 Woman to Watch by Mainebiz.

VNA is proud to introduce our New Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Jessica Vickerson

Meet Jessica Vickerson, VNA's new Nurse Practitioner, who is bringing Palliative Care to VNA and Mercy clients.

Colleen Hilton, CEO, Interviewed on WHOM 94.9

Listen in on Sunday, July 10th, to hear more about VNA and our efforts in the community.

Our Partner Mercy Breast Center Wins Accreditation!

Please join VNA in congratulating our colleagues at Breast Care Specialists of Maine for winning a full, three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), which is administered by the American College of Surgeons.

The Benefits of Physical Therapy at Home

There is no place like home when you need Physical Therapy

Hospice Service of Remembrance

The VNA Hospice Team and Members of the Board of Directors invite you to join them for a Service of Remembrance.

In Recognition of National VNA Week, Please Thank a VNA Employee Today!

VNA Home Health & Hospice is pleased to join the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)  in celebrating National VNA Week, May 8-14, 2011.

Celebrating 90 years, VNA positions for future needs of community

The new year that lies ahead will bring exciting advances in elder care services at VNA Home Health & Hospice, based in South Portland just as they are celebrating 90 years of providing medical home care to the community.

Lisa Fuller to be a Guest on Mind Your Own Business Radio Show

Lisa will be discussing "The Top 5 Things Employers Can Do to Support Employed Caregivers."

Sibling Disputes Over Care

A CBS series on Caregiving focused on how Elder Mediation can help ease family disputes.  

Colleen Hilton, CEO, Accepts Donation From Portland Harbor Hotel

VNA Sponsors a Grief Support Presentation

Janet Edmunson, M.ED. will be presenting "Finding Meaning from Loss" on Saturday, April 2^nd, 2011 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Scarborough Library.

The Joint Commission Launches New Video

The Joint Commission will publicly launch the first in a series of new animated Speak Up™ videos that encourage patients to speak up and become active participants in their health care.

Hospice Volunteer Training

Spring hospice volunteer training will be held in April.

Palliative Care

Palliative Care Prolongs Life, Reduces Suffering

Elder Mediation

Elder Mediation is the new way for families to work together.

VNA Volunteer named Maine's Home Care Volunteer of the Year

In honor of National Home Care and National Hospice Month, the Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine selected Marion Broaddus as Maine's Home Care Volunteer of the Year.

VNA published in prestigious Home Healthcare Nurse

During the fall of 2009, VNA Home Health & Hospice, in close collaboration with the Maine Centers for Disease Control, organized and performed over 113 school based immunization clinics aimed at protecting Maine children from the H1N1 influenza.