Happily Ever Onward

Pat Larson (center) celebrates being declared free of COVID-19 with her RVNAhealth ComfortWELL nurses Anne Felizardo, LPN, and Christine Palmer, RN, BSN.
Pat is one of the happier stories to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. She was considered to be at high risk for severe illness from the virus, so our hospice services were recommended to care for her. Continue reading

Oh, What a Difference a Haircut Makes!

RVNAhealth hospice patients Felix and Giuseppe found themselves desperately in need of a trim during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enter the RVNAhealth wishes program, which works to grant hospice patients their special wishes, both small and big. Continue reading

Caring for the Front Line

A collage of four RVNAhealth front line employees wearing their personal protective masks
for the professionals who have spent their days and nights caring for COVID-19 patients, on top of their own loved ones, grief and stress can run strong. RVNAhealth Hospice Social Worker Jana Wu, LCSW, LADC, leads support groups to help front-line workers navigate their feelings and dedicate a little time to themselves. .Continue reading

10 Points for Caregiving. 10 Points for Style.

Bonnets that Christine Burnett made for RVNAhealth nurses to protect their hair during COVID-19 hang on a coat stand in our lobby. To the right is a photo of Christine at her sewing machine.

RVNAhealth caregivers and clinicians bring joy to their patients in many ways. Through excellent care, kind words, taking time to truly listen, and now … with a pleasing dose of style, thanks to Christine Burnett and her fashion accomplice – her sewing machine.

Christine (a close family friend of Melissa Woodhouse, RVNAhealth Director of StayWELL Services) single-handedly created dozens of bonnets for our team to help protect and cover their hair while working. The bonnets are not only highly-functional, they are darling.  And reversible! 

Here are three of our favorites – hanging alongside the nurse’s cloak and glove display in the RVNAhealth lobby, relics of a bygone era.  When all is said and done, and these bonnets have done their jobs, perhaps they too will become part of the permanent RVNAhealth collection – an apt reflection of this most unusual time.