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March 28, 2024

Hospice Care

Latest Hospice Care News

Supporting Those Who’ve Lost Loved Ones: A Day in the Life of Willis Partington

January 30, 2024–Welcome to “A Day in the Life”—the Frontline series that follows team members from different parts of VNS Health as they go about a typical day fulfilling our organization’s mission—to improve the health and well-being of people in the home and in the community. Today, we feature a day in the life of… Willis Partington, Lead Bereavement Counselor for VNS Health’s hospice program. Besides supervising the bereavement team and providing solace, and a listening ear to bereaved family members and caregivers, he also offers support to members of the hospice team—and beyond. We asked Willis to take us through a typical day. 6:30 a.m. I wake up at 6:30, which is when things start happening around the house; my wife is getting ready for work and waking up my son, who’s in high school. At around 7:00, I’ll have my morning coffee and juice and a breakfast of scrambled eggs

Hospice News Spotlights VNS Health Rebrand

January 29, 2024

Social Worker Joseph Bleiberg Speaks with Hospice News on Serving Diverse Communities

January 22, 2024

VNS Health Hospice Clinicians Featured on NBC’s Sunday TODAY Show!

December 11, 2023–Eight VNS Health hospice clinicians recently gathered in honor of National Home Care and Hospice Month to pose for a photo that was submitted to NBC’s Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist. Willie’s team chose to feature our photo yesterday—Sunday, December 10th! This top-rated national TV show has an estimated audience of over 21 million viewers. Hats off to Malaika Alleyne, Milena Zaprianova, Jasmine Tsai, Marc Desormeau, Natalie LoDolce, Maxine Morales, Emma Finn, and Natalie Festa for putting on their brightest smiles in this Sunday TODAY “Mug Shot!” Watch the video here!

Expansion of Hospice Education Campaign to Brooklyn Covered by NYN Media

November 2, 2023

Hospice News Spotlights VNS Health in Story on Rebranding

October 31, 2023

Hospice News Spotlights VNS Health’s Hospice Education Campaign in AAPI Communities, Featuring Teresa Lin, VP, Cultural Market Development

September 22, 2023

New York Business Journal Spolights Sherl Brand’s New Role as SVP, Hospice Care

July 19, 2023

A Shining Example of Teams Working Together for Nursing Home Hospice Patients

July 19, 2023–Teams Featured:  Business Development, Personal Care and Hospice Care For VNS Health home health aide Delores Yearwood Pile, her job providing care to VNS Health Hospice patients at a large skilled nursing facility in the Bronx keeps her on her toes—literally. “I might begin my shift by giving one patient a bath and then dressing her in a set of fresh clothes and feeding her,” she says. “Then I’ll walk a short distance and do the same with another patient. An hour later, I’m on to a third patient. And in between these visits, I’ll circle back to check on the others. Every minute I’m there, I’m providing important help to someone—plus, it gives variety to my day!” When Delores’s shift is done, another VNS Health aide will follow a similar routine with the same patients. This rotating care is a hallmark of VNS Health’s new “Cluster Care” hospice model.