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Local Elder Law Attorney and Grief Specialist Combine Expertise to Encourage End-of-Life Conversations and Decision-Making

March 28, 2011 | Lynn Grayson

TAGS: end of life care, VNA

Initiating difficult conversations and asking important questions doesn’t come easy for most people, especially when the discussion has to do with end-of-life care and an elderly parent’s wishes.

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Introducing VNA's New COPD Program

March 22, 2011 | D. Kaylor

TAGS: COPD

Breathe easier with VNA's new COPD program developed to help you manage your disease more efficiently and help you feel better.

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Highmark Blue Shield Selects VNA, Western Pennsylvania As Provider for Advanced Illness Services Program

March 14, 2011 | Lynn Grayson

TAGS: Blue Shield

Earlier this year, Highmark, an independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, introduced a new Advanced Illness Services (AIS) program as a part of the Medicare Advantage plans.

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Field Trip to Vera Bradley Outlet Raises Funds for VNA Hospice, Western Pennsylvania

February 25, 2011 | Lynn Grayson

TAGS: caregiver respite, respite

Sometimes a shopping spree is just the right therapy for patients and caregivers. With Easter and Mother’s Day quickly approaching, VNA of Western Pennsylvania is offering a family field trip to the Vera Bradley Tent Sale in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on April 16, 2011.

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Home For the Holidays

December 22, 2010 | VNA

TAGS: care at home, holidays, advice, nursing, benefits

According to the AARP, 93% of all Americans say they’d rather be at home when recovering from an illness or an injury.

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