An important Public Service Announcement from Waveny LifeCare Network With the holidays just around the corner, please consider getting your Covid-19 BA.4 and BA.5 bivalent vaccine booster, for the health and safety of yourself and your family. Learn more by watching our Public Service Announcement below. 

Support Waveny LifeCare Network on Giving Tuesday! GivingTuesday is coming up on November 29th and we hope you will consider a gift to Waveny LifeCare Network's Annual Fund on this day of global generosity! Your Annual Fund contributions have helped make Waveny LifeCare Network the leading regional health care provider that it is. We are so grateful to you for helping our caregivers touch the lives of thousands—whether individuals are in need of memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitative care, in-home care, hospice care, community wellness services or telemedicine—to improve their quality of life. Your gift is extremely important because it offers immediate resources that are directed to current needs and opportunities at Waveny. As medical care advances, your Waveny LifeCare Network is committed to staying at the cutting edge—for you, for your loved ones, for every person in the community. Please help to make this possible with your Annual Fund contribution. You can make a difference, today or on Giving Tuesday. Please click here to visit our website and make your tax deductible donation.

Achieve your best health, above and beyond. From the comfort of your home. Waveny's Telemedicine Services Program employs advanced communication technologies to provide actionable health information and peace of mind. And thanks to support and facilitation by the Town of New Canaan, Waveny is pleased to announce that it is expanding its existing Telemedicine Program to all New Canaan residents* free of charge. Waveny's Telemedicine Services program can: Monitor changes and trends in your health conditions; Work with your existing healthcare providers - not in place of them - by delivering detailed and continuous medical information to your provider; Reduce delays in scheduling, traveling to and engaging in healthcare appointments; Improve safety and connectivity to vital healthcare; Manage and increase prevention of chronic conditions; Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and ER visits; Help with diagnosis, treatment and recovery from long-COVID symptoms. Click here to visit our website and learn more. *This program will be rolled out to residents of surrounding communities in the coming months, please stay tuned for further details.

Ralph Lauren "Shop with a Purpose" Benefits Waveny LifeCare Network Many thanks to the team at Ralph Lauren for their support of Waveny LifeCare Network. Their successful Shop with a Purpose shopping event raised funds to further Waveny's mission of support in our community, please say thanks on your next visit to the store!

Stop by the New Canaan Thrift Shop for all of your winter gear!

Stop by the New Canaan Thrift Shop for all of your winter gear! Ski equipment, coats in all styles and plenty of warm winter hats at great prices, all in store now. Come in Monday thru Friday noon - 4pm or Saturday from 9am-1pm.

This flu season, Waveny-VNH has administered over 600 flu vaccines to members of the community at our drive-thru clinics, local Senior Centers, schools and offices. Did you know that Waveny-Visiting Nurse also administers home-bound flu vaccines? If you or someone you know if unable to leave their home to obtain a vaccine, please contact Christine Burns at 203-762-8958 to learn more about getting one in your own home.

Please click on the links below for more information and to register for our upcoming presentations and support groups. For Zoom events, you will receive a link via email upon registration. All events are free of charge, open to the public and can be joined at any time. We hope you will join us!

LOSS OF SPOUSE Wednesdays, October 26 to November 30, 11:00am—12:30pm in person with Sheila Russo, LCSW, Certified Grief Counselor Mondays, November 7 to December 12, (ages 35-65), 7—8:30pm via zoom with Maribeth Payne, M Div Fridays, November 11 to December 23 (skipping 11/25), 1—2:30pm via zoom with Stephanie Shaughnessy, MSW Tuesdays, November 29 to December 20, 7—8:30pm via zoom with Sheila Russo, LCSW, Certified Grief Counselor LOSS OF PARENT Tuesdays, November 8 to December 13 (skipping 11/22), 7:30—9pm via zoom with Meghan Cioffi, MSW LOSS OF A LOVED ONE Wednesdays, November 2 to December 21 (skipping 11/23), 2:00—3:30pm via zoom and in person with Rabbi Daniel Sklar LOSS AND CHANGE Wednesdays, November 2 to December 21 (skipping 11/23), 7:15—8:45pm in person with Betsy Perry, RN COPING WITH GRIEF DURING THE HOLIDAYS  Mondays, December 5 and 12, 11am-12:30pm with Sheila Russo, LCSW, Certified Grief Counselor Mondays, December 5 and 12, 7-8:30pm with Sheila Russo, LCSW, Certified Grief Counselor

Would you like to become part of our volunteer team? You can enrich the lives of our seniors throughout the Waveny-VNH continuum of healthcare services and residences! As a Waveny-VNH volunteer, you will become part of a vibrant and caring team, welcomed and deeply appreciated by residents, patients, staff and fellow volunteers. We have opportunities for all ages and abilities with a flexible schedule.  Choose from a range of volunteer activities which will allow you to make the maximum impact with the time you would like to share.  If you are fully vaccinated and interested in getting involved, please contact Stella Clarke, Executive Director of Community Engagement and Volunteering at sclarke@waveny.org or 203-594-5334.

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