Caring for Our Communities - VNA of Ohio Community Report 2016
Caring for Our Communities - VNA of Ohio Community Report 2016
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