Hospice Care
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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.
Sherl Brand, SVP Hospice Care, Featured in Crain’s NY Business
July 18, 2023–
When Helena Referred Myraldie…
June 8, 2023–It Was a Win-Win! Helena Got an Employee Referral Bonus, while Myraldie Got Work-Life Balance–and a Job She Loves One of the best ways that VNS Health hires clinicians and home health aides is through referrals from our own team members. All referrals are welcome—whether you’re referring a relative, a friend, someone you used to work with, or even a casual acquaintance. It’s easy to refer someone—and, if that person is hired, you could receive a bonus for as much as $7,000! To learn more and to find out how to make a referral, click here. The Team Members: Helena Davis, RN, Hospice Nurse, Brooklyn Myraldie Pierre, RN, Hospice Nurse, Brooklyn The Backstory: Helena: I worked with Myraldie at an adult clinic a few years ago, before I began working at VNS Health. We got to talking, and I was struck by her diligence. She had also managed a nursing
For Nurses and AAPI Month, VNS Health Hospice RN Savi Isinkaunan and Social Worker Ling Wai-Fung Reflect on Care in Chinese-American Communities
May 31, 2023–
Hospice RN Daniel McCarthy Explains Why He Loves Being a Nurse in Univision 41 Story
May 31, 2023–English Transcript: HOST #1: It’s 05:12 a.m. Thank you so much for being with us today. Very soon, there’ll be a shortage of 40,000 nurses for the patients of the State of New York, which means right now it’s a good day to start studying to become a healthcare professional. HOST #2: That’s right. And due to the lack of staff crisis, there are new incentives to go to nursing school. Alejandro Condis talked to one local nurse today. DANIEL: *Singing* I’d like to be a fish to put my nose against your fishbowl… REPORTER: With the same melodies as this hospice nurse attends to his patients… DANIEL: *Singing* I don’t know how to forget… REPORTER: I met Daniel McCarthy. DANIEL IS IDENTIFIED ON SCREEN AS A VNS HEALTH RN DANIEL: I sing to the patients to cheer them up in their last moments, especially the ones who don’t understand
Neighborhood Spotlight: See Our Mission In Action In This Very Moving Memorial Day Video
May 22, 2023–Arnold Waage was a U.S. Army Specialist during the Vietnam War who was cared for by VNS Health during his last days of life. In this latest Neighborhood Spotlight video Arnold’s wife, Cecilia, talks about their life together and how team members from our Veterans’ Program helped Cecilia keep the Staten Island home she and Arnold had shared for the past 30 years – a home that was filled with memories of their time together. Please click on the link below to watch this moving Memorial Day Tribute.
Freethink features Clinical Director Milena Zaprianova in Story on Terminal Lucidity
April 25, 2023–
Hospice Care Team Members Milena Zaprianova and Dazel Gamit Share Expertise on Terminal Lucidity for proto.life
April 14, 2023–