Dear Friend,
We are very excited to be celebrating our 110th anniversary! Throughout the year, we will have activities and events to celebrate our “Healthcare Heroes through History”. We have so many amazing stories to be proud of throughout the past 110 years, starting with Norma Snow, our founder. Check out our history here.
We continue to receive many wonderful letters of gratitude, community accolades, and beautiful stories of healing and compassion because of the work that we do. We are also the recipient of your generosity, and for that, we are so grateful. We were built on philanthropy, and that sustains us today, allowing us to provide underfunded services, care to the uninsured, specialty services and community care services.
Thank you for your ongoing and most generous support!
Julie Reynolds, RN, MS
President/CEO
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Members of our Management Team celebrating our 110 year anniversary! |
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Healthcare Heroes Through History - Did You Know? |
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In the 1920s, The Red Cross identified community health nursing as a critical need and provided a car and a part-time assistant for the visiting nurse.
According to a Foster’s Daily Democrat news article on February 3, 1920, the “idea of securing an auto for the use of the visiting nurse” was initially discussed.
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Here are 2 of our very own Heroes! Megan Casey, RN and Sandy Powers, RN (quoted in the blog post below). Megan has 2 fingers up for her 2 years here and Sandy has a 3 and a 1 for her 31 years here! |
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Welcome New Board Members |
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Three new board members have joined our ranks! We are very pleased to welcome David Richard, D.F. Richard Energy, Marilyn Staff, BSN, RN, CCM, FedPoint, and Laura Davie, Institute for Health Policy and Practice. |
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Resources - Support - Community |
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Upcoming Community Educational Presentations |
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"Caring for a Loved One with Dementia"
Wednesday, February 15
10:30am
Dover Public Library
3rd Floor Trustees Room
73 Locust Street
Dover, NH
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"Nutrition for Seniors"
Thursday, February 23
10:30am
Rochester Senior Activity Center
150 Wakefield St
Rochester, NH
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Cornerstone VNA is designated as a safe "Place" by the Dover Mental Health Alliance. The DMHA “Place” designation reflects our efforts to support our employees, colleagues, and customers’ mental health and creates a culture that understands, embraces and addresses the complexities of mental health.
Here are 5 tips from our Behavioral Health Team
- Celebrate your most important relationship – the one you have with yourself!
- Invest in all your relationships.
- Practice mindfulness.
- Seek support if necessary.
- Turn off social media.
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We are grateful to the following businesses for their generous support over the past year! |
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Thank You New Hampshire Charitable Foundation |
Cornerstone VNA is thrilled to announce we have received a $60,000 grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The grant, which will be paid in $20,000 installments over a three-year period, was made possible by gifts from the following fund(s): Charles and Aroline B. Greenfield Fund, Cocheco Fund, Edmond and Margaret Drouin Charitable Fund, Greater Portsmouth Rehabilitation Center Fund, Marcia G. Moody Fund, Robert and Alexandria Lowe Fund.
Read more to learn how we'll be using this generous funding to support our patients and our team.
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Monthly Caregiver Support Available |
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Please check our calendar for a list of wellness clinics with our wellness nurse, Sandy Powers, RN. |
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Cornerstone Team in the Community! |
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Some Cornerstone VNA Team members met at the trail head at Isinglass and Watson’s Way Loop (The Gonic Trails located at 103 Rochester Neck Road, Rochester) on the night of the recent full moon and headed out on this loop trail for some moonlight exercise to beat the winter blues!
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Want to Make A Difference? |
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Our dynamic volunteer team is top notch and completes our Circle of Caring!
We have a variety of opportunities to get involved. Click the button below to learn more.
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Join Our Award-Winning Team |
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You could be the perfect fit as an RN, PT, Hospice Weekend Nurse, or Hospice Night Nurse M-F! Explore opportunities to make a positive difference as a member of our team.
“There’s something remarkable and rewarding about caring for patients in the home setting, often at their most acute and vulnerable states, and being part of an agency (family) that provides endless support and appreciation.
I don’t just love what I do, I live for it.”
- Megan Casey, RN, BSN
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Donations to Cornerstone VNA help us continue providing access to care for those in need and further support innovate programs and services for people of all ages from birth through end of life. Make a gift today to support our programs and services, or contact our Advancement Department at 603-332-1133 x1203 to learn more. |
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Do you know about our Norma Snow Legacy Society?
The Norma Snow Legacy Society was established in 2016 to honor our founder, and to recognize those who have chosen to make a lasting commitment to Cornerstone VNA through a will, trust or other planned gift.
As a member, your support will ensure that Cornerstone VNA will continue to be here for future generations.
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Home Care. Hospice Care. Palliative Care. Life Care - Private Duty. Community Care. |
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Cornerstone VNA | Website | 800-691-1133
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