Spring Newsletter 2024

FREE Webinar: All About Advance Directives

In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16th, we are hosting a free lunch and learn webinar. Join us for "All About Advance Directives".

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00 pm

Location: Virtual

Presenter: Anna Shultz, LICSW, CMC

Inform family, friends, and health professionals about the kind of health care you want and who will make decisions for you if you're too ill to speak for yourself by using legal documents called Advance Directives.

Webinar Registration

This presentation is part of Cornerstone VNA's Educational Series. To request a special presentation to your community group or business, visit our Educational Series webpage for more information.

Spring Tip: Rejuvenate Your Mind

Here is a springtime tip from our Mental Health Team.

Spring is in the air, and with it comes a new sense of hope and renewal. As we shed the winter blues and head into spring we can transition into an opportunity to make positive changes to our physical and mental health.

Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home but also can be for your mind, body, and spirit. Decluttering some of our old habits and rejuvenating positive endeavors, such as creative projects, will help us start the new spring season refreshed.

Here are some tips from Sarah Greenbaum, a clinician from the Jefferson Center Colorado Spirit team. To start healthy habits, let go of the past and regrets, cultivate creativity to have positive mental health, and improve your overall well-being!

Healthy Habit Tips

FREE Event: Caregivers Connect

We are very excited to announce our 8th Annual Caregivers Connect Event, sponsored by First Seacoast Bank.

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Location: Comfort Inn, 10 Hotel Drive, Dover, NH

Presenter: Adrienne Cress

Speaker Adrienne Cress, LCMHC, REAT is an expressive arts therapist in Portsmouth, NH. Adrienne is a certified Soul Collage® facilitator and is enthusiastic about sharing this fun and meaningful process with family caregivers. The event is free, but registration is required.

Thank you to our longtime Caregivers Connect sponsor!

Caregivers Connect attendees will receive a free journal, and a special smoothie treat will be delivered by our friends from Tropical Smoothie Café!

Cornerstone VNA offers support to family caregivers throughout the year.

Learn more below or visit our Family Caregiver webpage.

Caregivers Corner: Monthly Caregiver Cafés

Join us for our monthly family Caregiver Cafés, offering a friendly place for support, education, and conversation. No RSVP required.

Café Flyer

Hill Library

1151 Parker Mountain Road

Strafford, NH

2nd Wed. of the Month

10:30 am

Dover Public Library

73 Locust Street

Dover, NH

3rd Wed. of the Month

10:30 am

Goodwin Library

422 Main Street

Farmington, NH

2nd Fri. of the Month

1:00 pm

Wolfeboro Public Library

259 South Main Street

Wolfeboro, NH

4th Wed. of the Month

1:00 pm

If you have any questions about our monthly family Caregiver Cafés, contact Ann Vennard at 603-332-1133 x1109 or email avennard@cornerstonevna.org. You can also visit our Family Caregiver Support webpage for more information.

Caregiver Connection Newsletter

Check out our latest Quarterly Caregiver Connection Newsletter

Newsletter

Monthly Vet to Vet Café

Join us for our monthly Vet to Vet Café for area veterans in collaboration with the Rochester Senior Activity Center.

Third Tuesday of Each Month

9:00 am

Café Flyer

Cornerstone VNA is a Level 5 We Honor Veterans Hospice program, the highest level, reflecting our deep commitment to ensuring quality of care for veterans at the end of their life.

Spotlight: Companion Volunteer

Our volunteers complete our "Circle of Caring" and truly make a difference when they visit our patients and community members. Recently, our new companion volunteer, Laura (pictured), was introduced to a patient she'd be visiting to provide companionship and play games. After the introduction, Laura said she would see her next week to work on a cat puzzle, and the patient exclaimed, "You will visit me EVERY week! That is so wonderful!"

Our volunteers really brighten the lives of the people they visit!

We have a variety of opportunities to get involved. Click the button below to learn more and to become a Cornerstone VNA volunteer difference maker!

Volunteer Information

2023 Annual Report

We invite you to read our 2023 Annual Report! This report celebrates our 110 year anniversary and pays special tribute to our Healthcare Heroes through History, as well as our generous donors. Thank you for your support!

Annual Report

Home Care. Hospice Care. Palliative Care. Life Care - Private Duty. Community Care.

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