Facebook Roundup: Top 3 Inspirational Quotations
These are three of my favorite inspirational quotations. Post by Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Post by Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Post by Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Do you have...
View ArticleBridging the Generations: A Winning Strategy for Family Caregivers
We often refer to the difficulties faced by the “sandwich generation” — those in their 40s and 50s who find themselves caring for elderly family members while they still have children at home. Worrying...
View ArticleSuper Kids
Here is a question, and think hard…what makes someone truly SUPER? Defining your child to someone may cause you to pause….fine, great, amazing, honest, kind, mischievious, or maybe even a holy terror....
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Q&A: A Conversation with a Long-Distance, Long-Time Caregiver
A Day in the Life spoke with Lisa Hirsch, author of My Mom My Hero: Alzheimer’s—A mother and daughter’s bittersweet journey, creator of the My Mom My Hero blog, and long-distance caregiver of her...
View ArticleSmiles or Sorrows
On a good day we are all smiles…on a bad day we are? Everyday we choose our mood based on any number of things. The good side of the bed the wrong side of the bed. A great night sleep or a poor night...
View ArticleThe Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Last week, I attended the Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter, lecture “Who Am I Now? The Existential Dilemma of Caregiving.” Jed Levine, the Executive Vice President and Director of...
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Summertime Skin Protection: Sunscreen is Not Just for the Young
This guest blog was written by Jennifer Morales, an acute care nurse in Queens. She has been with VNSNY for eight years and specializes in wound and geriatric care. She’s currently pursuing her...
View ArticleFrom a Young Mother Graduate of the Nurse-Family Partnership
The following is from a young mother who completed VNSNY’s Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program: I found out I was pregnant in October 2011. I was 19 and a sophomore in City College. I felt as though...
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A Working Family Caregiver’s Day in the Life of Elder Care
This guest blog is by Carol Marak, aging advocate and editor at Seniorcare.com. She is an experienced family caregiver and writes about aging issues, senior care concerns, and the family’s role...
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In VNSNY Hospice, Social Workers Help Patients and Their Families Find Peace...
VNSNY Hospice social worker Marilyn Dos Santos with Lydia, one of her patients. “I just came from the house of a patient with end-stage liver cancer,” says Marilyn Dos Santos, a social worker with the...
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