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A Community Newsletter from Cornerstone VNA
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Cornerstone VNA Offers PCSP Training
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Become a Personal Care Service Provider
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The Life Care Program at Cornerstone VNA will be offering a certification program for anyone interested in becoming a Personal Care Service Provider (PCSP). A PCSP is a person who performs and assists with routine tasks of daily living for persons with disabilities and special health needs. In general, a PCSP is someone who helps people live as independent as possible.
Sandy Powers, Registered Nurse, Donne Marchetto, Physical Therapist and Janice Howard, Life Care Private Duty Director are the instructors of this training. The cost is $40 and will take place on Saturday January 16, 2015 from 9:00 am until 5:30 pm at Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, NH. Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of this training program.
After successfully completing this class, individuals are welcome to apply to be considered for a position at Cornerstone VNA as a PCSP.
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Fabulous Find Supports Cornerstone VNA
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| Julie Reynolds, CEO, Cornerstone VNA pictured with Marcye Philbrook, Board President, The Fabulous Find |
Many thanks to The Fabulous Find in Kittery for presenting Cornerstone VNA with a generous donation
on January 9th. As beneficiaries for the month of December, Cornerstone VNA, Community Toolbox and Seacoast Pathways each received a check for $5,561.80. The Fabulous Find is a non-profit resale boutique that selects several charitable organizations each month to support. Since opening over 5 years ago, The Fabulous Find has donated more than $750,000 to local non-profits. We hope you will consider stopping by this great store throughout the year, either to shop or to donate clothing, accessories or household items. Visit their website for more information. Thank you!
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Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program
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Cornerstone VNA has been chosen by local Hannaford Store Leadership as a beneficiary for the
Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag program. For the month of
February, Cornerstone VNA will receive a $1 direct donation from each purchase of the specially designed blue Good Karma reusable bags at the Hannaford Stores located at:
833 Central Ave, Dover, NH
290 North Main St, Rochester, NH
Thank you Hannaford!
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Community Clinics and Flu Shots
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Cornerstone VNA is pleased to provide monthly health screening clinics in several communities. Sandy Powers, RN is available for blood sample screenings for diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure monitoring, medication and nutrition counseling. These services are free, however, there is a small fee for a cholesterol screening (if noted) as well as a fee for Foot Care Clinics. All clinics listed on our website are open to the public.
Click here to view our clinics or contact Sandy Powers, RN, Community Health Nurse at 603-332-1133 x126, e-mail
Communitycare@cornerstonevna.org.
Flu shots are also available at our clinics or at our main office at 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, NH. Since flu vaccines are covered by most major insurances, please bring your insurance card. The cost is $40 without insurance. We have the 4-strain flu vaccine this year!
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Join our "Circle of Caring" Volunteer Program by becoming a Companion, Senior Companion, Hospice, Pet Therapy or Office Volunteer. Click
here
to learn more or
e-mail
our Volunteer Coordinator.
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Congratulations Sue Houle, RN and Mary Timmons, RN
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At our Annual Employee and Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast last month, Cornerstone VNA proudly presented the Nightingale Award to
Susan Houle, RN, for her extraordinary contributions to health care as a nurse, teacher, advocate and mentor.
The "Nightingale lamp" (also known as the "Lamp of Nursing" or the "Lamp of Learning") is an insignia of nursing and nursing education. The lamp represents the warmth of caring. The light of the lamp symbolizes the striving for excellence. The oil represents the energy and commitment of the nurse to heal others. Congratulations Sue!
We would also like to congratulate and recognize Mary Timmons, RN, for being
our 2015 Cornerstone Award recipient! For her many years of service and volunteerism, and for her dedication and commitment to advancing the mission at Cornerstone VNA, we honor Mary Timmons, RN.
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Mary Timmons, RN (L) with Cornerstone VNA CEO, Julie Reynolds, RN
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Fall Prevention & Winter Safety
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by Karen Krause, Physical Therapist at Cornerstone VNA
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Icy, snowy roads and sidewalks make it easy to slip and fall. Falls are a common occurrence for senior citizens, especially during the winter months. Often these falls cause major injuries such as hip and wrist fractures, head trauma and major lacerations.
While younger people often recover relatively quickly from such injuries, older adults face complications, which are a leading cause of death from injury in men and women over the age of 65.
- Take Off Shoes as soon as you return indoors because often snow and ice attach to the soles and, once melted, can lead to slippery conditions inside
- Carefully Shovel Steps & Walkways to your home or hire someone to shovel for you. Keep supplies like icy melt to spread on walkways to melt ice that has formed.
- Wear Boots With Non-skid Soles so you're less likely to slip when you walk.
- If You Use a Cane, Replace the Rubber Tip Before it is Worn Smooth. You might also buy (at a medical supply store) an ice pick-like attachment that fits onto the end of the cane to help keep you from slipping when you walk.
- Do Not Walk on Icy Walkways; look for sidewalks that are dry and have been cleared.
The American Red Cross offers ten steps people can take to stay safe during the cold weather.
- Layer up! Wear layers of lightweight clothing to stay warm. Gloves and a hat will help prevent losing your body heat.
- Don't forget your furry friends. Bring pets indoors. If they can't come inside, make sure they have enough shelter to keep them warm and that they can get to unfrozen water.
- Remember the three feet rule. If you are using a space heater, place it on a level, hard surface and keep anything flammable at least three feet away - things such as paper, clothing, bedding, curtains or rugs.
- Requires supervision - Turn off space heaters and make sure fireplace embers are out before leaving the room or going to bed.
- Don't catch fire! If you are using a fireplace, use a glass or metal fire screen large enough to catch sparks and rolling logs.
- Protect your pipes. Run water, even at a trickle, to help prevent your pipes from freezing. Open the kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. Be sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals out of the reach of children. Keep the garage doors closed if there are water lines in the garage.
- Better safe than sorry. Keep the thermostat at the same temperature day and night. Your heating bill may be a little higher, but you could avoid a more costly repair job if your pipes freeze and burst.
- The kitchen is for cooking. Never use a stove or oven to heat your home.
- Use generators outside. Never operate a generator inside the home, including in the basement or garage.
- Knowledge is power. Don't hook a generator up to the home's wiring. The safest thing to do is to connect the equipment you want to power directly to the outlets on the generator.
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