We love our volunteers! Volunteers are an integral part of the CVHHH family and offer their time, energy, and creativity to support programs across the organization. CVHHH’s Board Members serve in a volunteer capacity. Volunteers also work in CVHHH’s headquarters on Granger Road in Barre and provide a range of services to patients and families […]
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We have had some very hot days so far this summer, and there are surely more to come. This made us wonder about how what we drink and how much we drink when the temperature and humidity peak affect how we feel. We chatted with Kate Bean, a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), […]
Michael Bedell of Northfield had a goal. He wanted to eat one meal a day safely without the help of his feeding tube. Michael has a progressive neurological disorder that is similar to Parkinson’s and which compromises his ability to swallow, speak, and use his muscles. When Michael, who is retired from the Vermont National […]
We partnered with Birnn Chocolates of Vermont and a handful of Central Vermont florists to make your Valentine’s Day gift giving extra sweet. Order certain floral arrangements from the following florists and a two-piece box of Birnn gourmet chocolate truffles will be included (pictured) with a card from us at CVHHH. Because, these days, who […]
Earlier this month, Teresa Voci, the Vice Chair of Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice’s (CVHHH) Board of Directors, wrote a letter to CVHHH’s staff on behalf of the full Board. In it, she wrote, “You were true heroes before this virus, and even more so now.” There couldn’t be a truer statement. Since the […]
https://vimeo.com/211366864 This is Maureen Dalton. Over a three-month period, Maureen became very sick. After contracting pneumonia, she developed fluid in her lungs, had to be induced into a coma, required a tracheotomy, and spent over 5 weeks in intensive care at three hospitals in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Needless to say, she went through […]
Our affiliate agency, the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties (VNA), recently released the summary of findings from the six-month-long Vermont Hospice Study. The study, commissioned by VNA’s Madison-Deane Initiative, explores more deeply why the hospice rate in Vermont is among the lowest in the nation. As an organization, CVHHH believes that […]
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH), one of the 10 not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Associations of Vermont, has been selected to participate in the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM). The model provides Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for coverage under the Medicare Hospice Benefit and dually eligible beneficiaries who qualify for the Medicaid Hospice Benefit the […]
Click on the image to view and download the Summer 2015 issue of Housecalls, our newsletter for the community and donors. In this issue A letter from Sandy Rousse, CEO, on how CVHHH is embracing new technology to provide better care for patients Introducing Derek Kouwenhoven, RN, our new Director of Clinical Services Welcome four new […]