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Subscribe in a reader By Jane Sadowsky-Emmerth, RN, Partners in Care, an affiliate of VNSNY Anyone who has a relationship with someone suffering from Dementia or Alzheimer’s knows that even the simplest tasks in daily life can become true challenges—for both caregivers and the family members themselves.  Something as innocent as making and enjoying a morning cup of coffee or tea can turn into an exhausting and frustrating experience—especially with challenges like COVID-19 causing additional stress. Coping is difficult enough on good days, we don’t need the little joys of life to become a burden too. As a registered nurse and clinical case manager at Partners in Care , a licensed home care agency affiliated with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York , I know there are countless potential obstacles that can make even daily rituals extremely difficult for caregivers. My colleagues and I have come up with some ideas for communicating that we hope will help caregivers maintain pa

Social Distancing Paused for Celebration Two women recreate the famous photo from 1945 as they share a kiss in Times Square after Joe Biden was elected President on Saturday, November 7, 2020.--Photo by David Greene Subscribe in a reader By David Greene, November 8, 2020 To New Yorkers who celebrated in Times Square on Saturday, Joe Biden's presumed victory over President Donald J. Trump was like New Year's Eve, Super Bowl Sunday and Fourth of July rolled up into one. Several thousand people take to the streets of Times Square after former Vice President Joe Biden is elected the 46th President of the United States on Saturday, November 8, 2020.--Photo by David Greene Less than an hour before The Associated Press reported that Biden had been declared victorious with a win in Pennsylvania at 11:25 a.m. EST on Saturday, November 7, President Trump Tweeted, "I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!" Twitter flagged the message as misleading, warning readers, "Official sources

Joseph Vitti, Director of the Hospice Veterans Program at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, liaison, salutes a VNSNY Hospice patient and WWII veteran following medals ceremony. Subscribe in a reader By Chandra Wilson, November 9, 2020 One warm summer day, in a New York high-rise apartment, a bedridden World War II veteran receiving care from  Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice and Palliative Care  received an unexpected surprise. The veteran, Edward Flanagan, had enlisted in the Navy after his beloved older brother died in combat and went on to see action in the Pacific theater. He later became a successful bank executive and active member of the community in his hometown of New Rochelle, New York—but like most war veterans, he was shadowed by memories, some more painful than others. It also saddened Mr. Flanagan that his Naval medals and discharge papers had gone missing. VNSNY Hospice Veterans Program Director Joseph Vitti was at his bedside with duplicates of the me