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One of the many important services that the RVNAhealth ComfortWELL team delivers year-round is help and facilitation with Advance Care Planning – the process of guiding individuals to make plans about their future health care choices. An Advance Care Plan provides direction to healthcare professionals when a person is not …
Keri Linardi, RN, BSN, PHN, CHPCA, — above, a few months back — is RVNAhealth’s Chief Clinical Officer. Which makes her a very busy person right now. Nonetheless, we stole a few minutes of her time for a question.
Q: What do you tell patients and families in your care …
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Ok, so maybe your work-at-home situation isn’t quite this bad. But chances are, your setup and habits could probably use a pinch or two of ergonomic guidance.
With recent measures requiring all non-essential employees to work remotely, you may find yourself without the benefit of an ergonomically-correct workspace. You can …
Above, left to right: Rose Yardito, Webster Bank; Theresa Santoro, RVNAhealth; Michele Varno, Webster Bank; Patt Alexander, Webster Bank; Alice Meenan, RVNAhealth
You don’t ordinarily hear the terms “finance,” “furnishings” and “flu shots” in the same sentence. But Webster Bank is no ordinary bank, as this brief history of the …
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RVNAhealth is pleased to announce that the Department of Public Health of the State of Connecticut has renewed RVNAhealth’s Home Health Care License for the period from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2023, the maximum period for a license renewal. The renewal was awarded to RVNAhealth following a site …
Above: Rotarians with members of the RVNAhealth leadership team and the newly purchased laptops: (left to right) Joe Cleary; Ralph Passarelli; Joel Third; Mike Anderson; Keri Linardi, RVNAhealth; M.J. Heller, RVNAhealth; Gigi Weiss, RVNAhealth; Geri Blair; Mario Boursiquot, RVNAhealth; Melissa Papish, RVNAhealth; Theresa Santoro, RVNAhealth President & CEO; John …
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Above: Julissa Garcia-Perez (left) and Sally Santana
You don’t have to look very hard (or long) to count the recent milestones we’ve celebrated here at RVNAhealth. The opening of our Center for Exceptional Care (in 2016) – followed that same year by the launch of our onsite Rehabilitation & Wellness …
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It’s always a treat to hear about the places that RVNAhealth Travel Services clients are off to… and even more fun when clients return and share their travel stories — and photos!
In July 2019, Melanie Frenkel visited us in preparation for a business trip to India, with her employer. …
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Not all non-medical caregiving agencies are created equal. There is a significant difference in quality across agencies, and there are significant differences in the qualifications and expertise of individual caregivers.
At RVNAhealth StayWELL non-medical services, caregiving is provided primarily by Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and Home Health Aides (HHAs). “It …
Fairfield County’s Giving Day, on Feb. 27, is dedicated to unleashing generosity and supporting more than 400 nonprofits doing good work to make our community a vibrant place for all. This year, RVNAhealth will be directing contributions to ComfortWELL: Hospice Care to Provide Comfort and Peace.
ComfortWELL services provide …
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