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Bedford Gazette Highlights Home Nursing Agency Hospice

A recent Bedford Gazette story highlighted the benefits of hospice care and value by sharing the stories of two local families who were served through Home Nursing Agency hospice services. Hospice provides quality of life for county’s patients, families By Tyna Walker-Lay Gazette Staff Writer Home health care can include hospice services, programs have various options, and all have the goal of keeping patients comfortable and improving the quality of their life, whether it is

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Bedford County Volunteer Shares Letter to the Editor in Support of Hospice

Bedford County Hospice Volunteer Lynn Ashe recently shared a Letter to the Editor of the Bedford Gazette in support of hospice care for both patients and families. Hospice: Help for patients, families Editor, Gazette: When someone I love learned she had incurable cancer, the doctor said she had about six months to live. So I helped her get into Home Nursing Agency’s Hospice program. There is a common misconception that Hospice is limited to patients who are

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ACEL Artwork Featured in Altoona Mirror

The HNA Adult Center for Exceptional Learning (ACEL) was recently featured in the “Go” section of the Altoona Mirror, as works from ACEL’s artists is on display at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona. Healing through art: Program’s work showcased in SAMA-Altoona exhibit June 23, 2016By Mary Haley, For the Mirror One watercolorist keeps at her work until she has her painting just how she wants it, while another artist finds joy in giving her

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Living With Heart Failure

By Rhonda Trexler, MS, RN, COS-C, CCP WHAT IS HEART FAILURE? Heart failure, also known as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), does not mean the heart has stopped working. It means that the heart’s pumping power is less than normal and cannot pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body or cannot fill with enough blood. When the right side of the heart weakens, the blood coming from the body to the heart can get backed

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Nothing to Fear: The Truth about Hospice

For families considering care for a loved one whose health is declining, hospice is a scary word. Kathy Baker, Vice President of Hospice and Palliative Care for Home Nursing Agency, sheds light on hospice care and how it can benefit patients and families. Does enrolling in hospice shorten someone’s life? People think that when someone goes on hospice, they are going to die right away. The truth is that hospice does not affect life span

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Ostomy-What to Know

What There Is To Know Before Ostomy Surgery by Leslie P. Wilson MS, RN, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Research from Ostomy Wound Management (May and October 2015 issues) suggests adjusting to living with an ostomy benefits from what to expect before the surgery.  If you or someone you know is having surgery which will lead to an intestinal stoma or ostomy,  whether it is temporary or permanent,  consider asking the following of the healthcare professional before surgery:

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Care for the Caregiver

By Georgine Safko-Dodson, MSN, CRNP, CHPN, Hospice Family Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Caregivers are compassionate people who care for a chronically or terminally ill patient on a day-to-day basis. Both professional and lay caregivers may not meet their own needs as they try to provide the care for the sick or dying patient. This frequently results in “Compassion Fatigue,” and the caregiver ultimately experiences burnout or becomes ill themselves. If you are a

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Believe It!

If the Little Engine could, so can you.By Pat England, Mental Health Counselor The beginning of a New Year is a time when many people become more aware of setting goals: career, health and fitness, better relationships and more. How do some people find the motivation to stick with it and reach their goals, while others make some effort and then forget about, or give up completely?  The most likely stumbling block for success in life

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Lights of Love 2015 Tree Lighting Ceremonies Publicized

Media outlets throughout HNA’s service area supported the Lights of Love Tree Lighting Ceremonies on Nov. 23rd by broadcasting the event or running a photos/stories in their papers. Click the links below to view the Lights of Love coverage on the media outlet’s respective webpage. Please note that some require subscription to view. ‘Ceremony of light’ memorializes loved onesby Andrew Carr View the scan of the article as it appeared. BEDFORD COUNTY FREE PRESS Lights of Love

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Huntingdon Daily News Features HNA Services to Support Family Caregivers

Home Nursing Agency services in Huntingdon County were featured as a support to help family caregivers keep their loved ones at home where they want to be. Family caregivers lauded in November by April Feagley November is National Family Caregivers Month designated to honor those who dedicate themselves to caring for an ill, disabled or aged family member.  See full story as it printed in the Daily News.

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Family Hospice Offers Fall Grief Support Groups

Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, is offering free grief support options this fall throughout West Central Pennsylvania. Registration is required by contacting Bereavement Secretary Charlene Ebersole at 814-414-9990 or ebersolec@upmc.edu.  Bedford Groups will be held at the UPMC Home Healthcare/Family Hospice office, 227 Hospital Dr., Ste. 2, Everett (rear entrance of Pennwood Family Medicine). Groups will be held on Thursdays from Sept. 7 – Oct. 12 from 2 – 3 p.m. Family Hospice Bereavement Coordinator Jennifer Cox is facilitating this group

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2023 Mercedes Moment Winner Announced

Robert Brandt held the winning number – 791 – for Home Nursing Agency Foundation’s Mercedes Moment fundraiser held on May 25.  The winner was announced as part of Mercedes Moment Night at the Altoona Curve after the first Pick 3 Pennsylvania lottery number at 7 p.m. As the winner, Robert was offered the choice of the Mercedes 250 or $30,000 cash prize.   In the 21st consecutive year, Mercedes Moment supports individuals and families in who have needs

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Decades Club Raffle Drawing and Evening of Dancing to Benefit the Healing Patch on Sept. 30

Join us for an evening of prizes and music to benefit grieving children and their families! The Decades Club will be held at the Blair County Convention Center, Altoona on Saturday, September 30. Dance and sing with us through the decades, and dine with us through the cultures with chances to win cash and prizes! The Reverse Raffle drawing will award more than $4,500 in cash prizes as we enjoy food stations from across the world (full

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