Home Nursing Agency Part of UPMC celebrateGIVING Spring 2017 | Issue 4 IN AGENCY Headlines THIS Celebrate Giving is a bi-annual publication Home Nursing Agency HNA Private Duty Home Care of Home Nursing Agency’s GIVING ISSUE Marketing Department and Named to PA Business Central Chosen as 2017 Best the Home Nursing Agency Top 100 Organizations of Home Care – smiles 3 Foundation. Rep. John McGinnis Brings Furry Life to Home Nursing Agency has once again been Provider of Choice HNA Adult Center for Exceptional Learning Giving Priorities Editor: selected as a Top 100 Organization in the HNA Private Duty Family Hospice Care Focuses Kim Helsel region by the Pennsylvania Business Central. Home Care received (ACEL) on What’s Important Designer: Organizations were the 2017 Best of Jennifer Jones selected based on Home Care – Provider 5 consistent growth, Pennsylvania State Representative John McGinnis (79th District-Blair) brought Contributors: of Choice Award from Home Giving Service commitment to honest three of his Borzoi dogs to visit ACEL last fall. The individuals at the center loved Natalie Depto-Vesey Care Pulse for the fifth consecutive year. HNA Blair County Commissioner business practices, and meeting Annushka, Rugai, and Vaskana, and Rep. McGinnis enjoyed his visit. Carol Galioto Private Duty Home Care is the only non- Bruce Erb Gives Decades community giving. Supporting adults with cognitive and physical disabilities, ACEL is a special “home Stephanie Roefaro medical home care provider in the area to earn away from home” for individuals who need a specialized level of care. of Service as Board and Pam Seasoltz this national award based on client satisfaction Committee Member scores. Rep. McGinnis shared, “I see no higher regard for human life than what I see here.” Contact us at: Home Nursing Agency HNA Home Health Recognized “We are very proud that our team’s customer Pictured below enjoying the visit from PA Rep. John McGinnis (front right) and his Borzoi 6 Marketing Department Nationally and Locally service focus has been recognized for the dogs are ACEL client Mike Miller (front left), Lorrie Hetager, Director of ACEL (back Giving Time & Talents 201 Chestnut Avenue fifth straight year,” says Bill McManus, Vice left), and Christine Schmitt, ACEL Program Specialist/Supervisor/Activities Coordinator. Hospice Volunteer Makes Her PO Box 352 HNA Home Health was ranked as a Top President, Private Duty Home Care, Adult Mark on Patients, Caregivers, Altoona, PA 16603-0352 Agency of the 2016 HomeCare Elite®, a Day Services, and Home Health Business Fellow Volunteers Email: celebrategiving@ recognition of the top-performing home health Development. “Our staff coordinates with homenursingagency.comFacebook “f” Logo RGB / .eps Facebook “f” Logo RGB / .eps agencies in the United States. HNA Home clients, caregivers, and healthcare providers 7 Like us on Facebook! Health has been named to this list every year to develop person-centered plans to provide Giving Answers Home Nursing Agency since its inception, the best quality in non-medical home care HNA Home Health Allows Foundation 11 years running. services.” Pam Seasoltz, Director of This listing annually Joint Replacement Patients Development identifies the top to Rehab at Home Email: foundation@ 25 percent of HNA Behavioral Health Offers homenursingagency.com Medicare-certified Telepsychiatry Services 8 1.855.GIVE.HNA home health Giving Confidence (1.855.448.3462) agencies in the As Blair County was identified as having a Nurse-Family Partnership® in nation. mental health professional shortage by the Cambria County Celebrates PA Department of Health, HNA Behavioral Service Accomplishments Janie Christner, Vice President Home Health, Health Services began offering telepsychiatry credits this ongoing recognition to the team’s services last fall for adults and in January for 9 commitment to outstanding patient care and children. Through the use of technology, local attention to detail with completion of OASIS clients can have face-to-face interactions Giving Hope for (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) with the psychiatrists of UPMC’s Western the Future surveys. “We continually evaluate key metrics Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC). WPIC Pechter Foundation Establishes to ensure we are achieving clinical outcomes, is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s Donor Designated Fund to and we work as a team to identify deficiencies leading psychiatric hospitals and is a national Support the HNA Healing Patch at various touchpoints along the care leader in innovative treatment Children’s Grief Program continuum,” Christner said. for mental health and addictive disorders. With access to HNA Home Health was also 10 these clinical specialists, recognized as the Altoona Mirror Giving Matters telepsychiatry offers the full “Hometown Favorite” Home Health HNA Foundation Supports range of psychiatry services, Home Nursing Agency last fall and as the Huntingdon Daily is a grateful recipient of from evaluation to medication Special Night for Young Patient News “Readers’ Choice” Best of Home funding from the following management. Along with increasing Health Service Provider this spring. United Ways: services available for local clients, 11 Bedford County, Blair telepsychiatry also reduces wait times, Giving Thanks County, Huntingdon improves outcomes, and results in higher Every Dollar Makes a Difference County, and the Laurel Highlands. client satisfaction. Spring 2017 | Issue 4 2 Family time and being at home are just as important at the other end of the life spectrum, as 94-year-old William “Bill” Keim can testify. After being diagnosed GIVING with an inoperable abdominal aneurysm that was causing him pain and discomfort, Bill enrolled in hospice care to allow him to remain at home with his son Gary as caregiver. Family Hospice Care Focuses priorities on What’s Important As his favorite nurse, Jamie checks in two times each week. Between getting his vital signs and asking about his In addition to providing nursing For patients and families opting for “What’s most important symptoms, Jamie listens intently as care, RN Case Managers like Jamie comfort, hospice can help the patient Bill shares stories from his diverse past to you today?” are responsible for coordinating the manage symptoms rather than pursuing – serving as an Army medic in Britain patient’s care and communicating with curative treatments that may or may This vital question is posed to hospice during World War II, teaching in various the physicians and family members with not be successful and affect quality patients each time a member of the care areas, serving as superintendent for the focus of giving patients the best of life. Unfortunately, this care can be team, now called Family Hospice, visits the Huntingdon Area School District, quality of life possible. Jamie describes necessary for people at any age. a patient, shares Jamie Baker, RN Case hospice as the opportunity to care for a tutoring Penn State students for Joe Manager. loved one at home to have quality time “We do have children in our care,” Paterno, and accidentally meeting with them. Jamie shares. “Last year we cared for a President Harry Truman while visiting “We care for the patient’s body, mind, child who was born with a congenital the White House. and spirit,” Jamie says. “And every time “Most people want to be comfortable heart defect. Her parents opted not to we ask this question, we may reach “It is a joy and privilege to be with and to stay at home with their family,” do surgery and came home instead. It something that the patient wouldn’t patients like Bill,” Jamie says. “He loves Jamie states. “A lot of times when we gave them a chance to be ‘normal’, and have shared with us otherwise.” For to share stories about his life, and he’s come in to provide hospice care, the the baby wasn’t poked or prodded or some patients, the answer is simply to had so many different experiences. With patients have better quality of life and hooked up to wires. We were able to be comfortable. Other patients share hospice, we can help his last days be full can live longer than they would have help them have a week together at home life goals they still hope to achieve, of life, too.” without care.” as a family.” like planning a special anniversary celebration for their Jamie Baker, Family Hospice RN Case spouse or taking a Manager, interacts with patient William special trip with their “Bill” Keim at his Huntingdon home. As his children. favorite nurse, Jamie monitors his health clinically but also takes time to listen and As a Family Hospice learn about what’s most important to Bill. nurse in rural Huntingdon County, Jamie covers up to 80 miles each day as she travels between her To learn more about Family patients’ homes. Every Hospice or make a referral, day is different with its own set of challenges. call us at 1.800.445.6262 “With end-stage or visit us online at disease and terminal www.homenursingagency.com illness, you never quite 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. know what’s going to happen,” Jamie shares. “We face these challenges as a team. There is always someone to help.” Spring 2017 | Issue 4 4 3 GIVINGservice GIVINGtime and talents CELEBRATING Blair County Commissioner Bruce Erb Gives Hospice Volunteer Makes Her Mark on Patients, Caregivers, Decades of Service as Board and Committee Fellow Volunteers NATIONAL Member Betty Friedenberger leaves an “I like being the person who can just Joining Home Nursing Agency to provide oversight as a volunteer committee member impression. sit and talk with the patients or give more than 20 years ago was “one of the greatest decisions” Bruce Erb ever made. caregivers an opportunity to have time At first, it’s the distinctive New Jersey for themselves,” Betty shares. Betty With a heart for helping others, Bruce recently transitioned from a successful career in accent in her voice.