Caregiver Support Programs
For volunteer programs:
Out of concern for the safety of VNA volunteers and clients, Friendly Visitors and Juniors Helping Seniors are temporarily suspended.
Out of concern for the safety of VNA volunteers and clients, Friendly Visitors and Juniors Helping Seniors are temporarily suspended.
Caring for Caregivers: A Virtual Series
The Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey (VNA) has created the Caring for Caregivers: A Virtual Series in an effort to provide support and education to caregivers during these unprecedented times.
The Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey (VNA) has created the Caring for Caregivers: A Virtual Series in an effort to provide support and education to caregivers during these unprecedented times.
VNA is pleased to offer this virtual series via Zoom, making it available to family members and caregivers in the safest way possible, no matter where you are.
Please join us on the following dates:
Tuesday December 1, 2020 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday December 15, 2020 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
To sign up, click here, email or call:
Director of Clinical Services, Suzanne Sierotko, RN, MSN (973) 451-4110, susierotko@vnannj.org;
or Patient Care Manager, Mayelin Ravelo (973) 451-4173, mravelo@vnannj.org.
Please join us on the following dates:
Tuesday December 1, 2020 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Topic: Caregiving, Holidays and COVID. Oh my!
Presenter: Karen Anderson MSW, LSW – Medical Social Worker, VNA of Northern New Jersey - Topic: Caring For Yourself So You Can Care For others
Presenter: Suzanne Sierotko RN, BSN, MSN – Director of Clinical Services, VNA of Northern New Jersey - Topic: VNANNJ Programs and Eligibility Requirements
Presenter: Mayelin Ravelo – Patient Care Manager, VNA of Northern New Jersey
Tuesday December 15, 2020 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Topic: Let’s Get Planning
Presenter: Karen Anderson MSW, LSW – Medical Social Worker, VNA of Northern New Jersey - Topic: Recognizing and Responding to Spiritual Distress
Presenter: Richard Goglia – Chaplain, VNA of Northern New Jersey
To sign up, click here, email or call:
Director of Clinical Services, Suzanne Sierotko, RN, MSN (973) 451-4110, susierotko@vnannj.org;
or Patient Care Manager, Mayelin Ravelo (973) 451-4173, mravelo@vnannj.org.
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Caregivers who are responsible for a spouse or loved one are characteristically unselfish, patient and steadfast.
While caregiving can be a rewarding expression of love, it also comes with physical, emotional and spiritual demands and even the most devoted caregiver needs respite. Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey (VNA) is pleased to offer an array of caregiver support programs, including some that are free of charge, designed to assist caregivers more effectively care for their loved one and themselves. There’s no need to care for a loved one alone, learn how VNA can lend a helping hand through the following support programs: |
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Morris County
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Morris & Sussex Counties
Morris, Sussex, Hunterdon & Warren Counties
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Click here to contact the VNA for more information or call 1-800-WE VISIT (1-800-938-4748).
*These services are made possible through grants received from Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Department of Human Services. Eligibility requirements may apply.
*These services are made possible through grants received from Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Department of Human Services. Eligibility requirements may apply.
