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Neighborhood Spotlight: Supporting Family Caregivers Through the Hardest Times
November 28, 2023–Caring for a loved one who has progressive, degenerative disease can be extremely challenging, both physically and mentally. To watch this moving video about what it means to be a family caregiver—and how VNS Health can help relieve some of the burden—watch here below. To view more Neighborhood Spotlight videos, click here.
A Day in the Life of Jim Rolla, SVP, VNS Health Personal Care
November 14, 2023–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 through high-quality, cost-effective health care in the home and community. As Senior Vice President, Personal Care, Jim Rolla is responsible for managing thousands of VNS Health team members—including approximately 6,000 home health aides (HHAs) as well as HHA supervisors and schedulers, the nurses who do assessments and draw up and oversee Personal Care clients’ plans of care, and other team members in various support positions. To learn how Jim keeps everything running smoothly, we asked him to walk us through his typical day. 5:15 a.m. I get up at the same time every day. If this was the weekend, I would go to the gym now. Since it’s a weekday, however, I start
Personal Care Clinical Director Marzena Proszowska-Lambert Shares Tips on Dementia Caregiving for Daily Caring
October 24, 2023–
The Great Rainfall of September 2023, Seen Through the Eyes of VNS Health Team Members
October 6, 2023–Over eight inches of rain recorded in a single day in New York City … flash floods across the metropolitan area… half of the city’s subway lines closed down… streets turned to ponds… snarled traffic… delayed plane flights—no question, that was one massive and historic rainfall that hit the New York area on Friday, September 29! VNS Health frontline team members are famous for overcoming obstacles and delivering care in every type of weather, no matter how bad. As you’ll see in the stories that follow, they rose to the occasion yet again in the Great Rainfall of September 2023 with its thunderous rain that just wouldn’t quit. Here’s their report: Soaked shoes, happy client “I had to battle through the storm and floods, shoes all soaked, so my client could be taken care of,” recalls home health aide Carlos Cruz. He adds that the reception he got was worth
NYN Media Features Exciting News of Jim Rolla’s 2023 HCP Award
October 5, 2023–
New York Business Journal Spotlights Jim Rolla for Winning 2023 Founders’ Award
October 3, 2023–
VNS Health Clinicians Lobby Congress to Stop Home Health Cuts – You Can Too (Virtually)!
September 29, 2023–Last week, Margarita Roldan, a senior social worker with VNS Health Home Care in the Bronx, and Raquel Webb-Geddes, a VNS Health Home Care nurse on Long Island and a Federation of Nurses/UFT Chapter Leader, joined the Government Affairs Team in Washington, DC, where they called on Congress to halt billions of dollars in Medicare home health cuts that are impacting VNS Health and providers and patients across the country. (Photo right: Dan Lowenstein, Jonathan Shabshaikhes, Margarita Roldan, Raquel Webb-Geddes, and Cai Yoke from Bayada in front of the U.S. Capitol on NAHC Advocacy Day. ) Sharing Mission Stories During their visits, which were part of the National Association of Home Health Care and Hospice Advocacy Day, Raquel and Margarita told Members of Congress and their teams compelling stories about what it takes to provide skilled home health care to people in their homes. Raquel, representing both the Federation of Teachers/UFT and
Jim Rolla, SVP, Personal Care Dives into the Challenges of Dementia Caregiving for Medium
September 27, 2023–
Today, Queens, Tomorrow the Bronx … Meet On-Call HHA Arcina Batista
September 26, 2023–As a VNS Health on-call home health aide (HHA), Arcina Batista has gotten to know New York City very well. That’s because on any given day, at any time, she could be asked to work anywhere across the city’s five boroughs. While Arcina may not know what part of NYC she’ll be providing care from day to day, one thing is for sure: She looks forward to what each day brings. Last year alone, Arcina saw more than 220 patients in all parts of the city. Her patients come from some of New York’s most vulnerable communities, and often suffer from multiple comorbidities. Admittedly, this kind of work isn’t for everyone, but Arcina loves her job. For Espanol, cllck here. For Chinese, click here. Being Fast and Agile and Going Above and Beyond Arcina has been assigned to cases that would be challenging even for the most accomplished aide. But