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Caring for Our Communities - VNA of Ohio Community Report 2016

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CARING COMMUNITIES <strong>2016</strong> | 17<br />

Mr. Melvin E. Lowe<br />

Mrs. Catherine L. Lozick<br />

Mr. Ray Lucia<br />

Ms. Janis E. Lyons<br />

Elizabeth Madigan, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Nancy McCormack<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John G. McDonald<br />

Ms. Ruth M. McKay<br />

Ms. Kady Millard<br />

Mr. Lee Monai<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Muglich<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Mullee<br />

Victoria Nadzam, MSN, RN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Nairus<br />

Ms. Lillian A. Nawalanic<br />

Mr. Thien Nguyen<br />

Mr. Michael Onderak<br />

Ms. Jacqueline Owen<br />

Mr. Roger Palmentira<br />

Mr. Maynard Peterson<br />

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Plude<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Pogue<br />

Mr. Peter M. Popovich<br />

Staff <strong>of</strong> Rosary Hall<br />

Ms. Kate Regan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rivalsky, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Barbara Robinson<br />

Mr. Carl A. Romansky<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Roth<br />

Patrick Runnels, M.D.<br />

Ms. Carol A. Russo<br />

Mrs. Twyla H. Sales<br />

Mr. Robert F. Scarr<br />

Ms. Tina Scudelletti<br />

Mrs. Paula Schodowski*<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Sears<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sensory*<br />

Ms. Julie S. Siegel<br />

Mrs. Sharon Steward<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Surace<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Luciano Tamaro<br />

Ms. Emrie Thoresen<br />

Ms. Dorothy J. Turcotte<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Urban<br />

Ms. Sandra L. Waldron<br />

Barbara Walker Ph.D.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Walton*<br />

Ms. Mary C. Warren<br />

Mrs. Susan Willoughby<br />

Ms. Maria Wolansky*<br />

Ms. Mary Zajac*<br />

Promoting Independence<br />

Addressing Mental Health Concerns at Home<br />

Growing up in Germany,<br />

Hubertine was eight years old<br />

during World War II. When she and<br />

her family moved to the United<br />

States in the 1950s, she began to<br />

<strong>for</strong>get the horrors that she saw<br />

during that time. After a while, she<br />

<strong>for</strong>got almost everything. It wasn’t<br />

until a few years ago that the<br />

memories started to come back.<br />

A fire at her neighbor’s house<br />

one morning triggered PTSD<br />

symptoms and the memories came<br />

flooding back. “I saw bombs. I saw<br />

people die.”<br />

Hubertine was already using<br />

physical therapists from <strong>VNA</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Ohio</strong> who were helping her recover<br />

from a previous fall. Her therapists<br />

recommended that she work with<br />

a nurse, Sherry, from <strong>VNA</strong>’s mental<br />

health team.<br />

“You don’t even have to leave your house,<br />

they come to you. Isn’t that great?”<br />

“She [Sherry] listens to me, which helps me a lot,” Hubertine said. “She<br />

never hurries me. She never pushes me. She understands and gives me<br />

suggestions. We have a little bit <strong>of</strong> a chat, then she goes out the door and<br />

then everything is fine.<br />

I feel like they saved my life. Otherwise, I don’t know where I would have<br />

wound up.”<br />

Click here to view Hubertine’s story.<br />

Hubertine, a <strong>VNA</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ohio</strong> rehab and mental<br />

health patient

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