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Recent News at VHA

2023
Blog Post
Chronic Disease

Dining Out with Diabetes

March 23, 2023
If you are living with diabetes, eating well is one of the best tools you have for managing your health and disease. Meals rich in vegetables, fruits and lean proteins will help to control your blood sugar and reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications. Although following your management plan can...
2023
News

VHA Home HealthCare contributes home care perspective at national launch for envisAGE, a pan-Canadian initiative to help improve the quality of life for seniors

February 23, 2023
On January 25, 2023, a national launch event was held to unveil envisAGE, a large-scale pan-Canadian initiative with the mission of catalyzing Canada’s AgeTech ecosystem by supporting innovators to grow and scale their enterprises and deliver technology solutions that help older Canadians maintain a better quality of life, longer. The...
2023
Blog Post

Travel Safety Tips for Older Adults

February 14, 2023
If you plan on travelling outside of Canada, there are some important travel safety tips for older adults to follow....
2023
News

Choosing Leaps over Wintering: CEO Kathryn Nichol Shares VHA’s Priorities for 2023

January 26, 2023
2023 marks the fourth year of VHA’s Strategic Plan 2020-2025: Care to Transform. As ever, we are focused on our mission of creating possibilities for more independence, championing the needs of clients and families and delivering high quality, integrated care. Concurrently, Ontario continues to push forward with their agenda of...
2023
News

At Home with VHA: Meet the In-House Pharmacist Team

January 11, 2023
At Home with VHA tells the stories of those who make up our team. In every role, VHA care providers and staff are creating possibilities for more independence every day. We recently welcomed a team of In-House Pharmacists to VHA, filling first-of-their-kind roles as full-time experts to help our frontline...
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2022
News
Nursing
Palliative Care

Interprofessional Education Days Explore Transition, Diversity and Inclusion in Paediatric and Palliative Care

December 19, 2022
This fall, VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) hosted the third annual Palliative Interprofessional Education Symposium (PALLIES) and the sixth annual Paediatric Interprofessional Education Symposium, also known as PIES Day. These education events bring together VHA staff and service providers from various roles on the paediatric and palliative teams, as well as...
2022
Blog Post

Supporting a Child with a Learning Disability

December 15, 2022
Learning disabilities, like the reading difficulties caused by dyslexia or writing and fine motor challenges found with dysgraphia, can affect a child’s ability to read, write, spell or understand math. Also referred to as ‘learning differences’, learning disabilities are not related to a person’s intelligence. In fact, people with learning...
2022
Blog Post
Dementia Care

Tips for Coping with Sundown Syndrome

November 22, 2022
Sundown syndrome is a symptom of dementia that can cause anxiety, agitation, aggression, pacing and wandering to become more severe later in the day....
2022
Blog Post
Chronic Disease
Dietetics
Private Services

Eating Well During Cancer Treatment

November 20, 2022
Cancer treatments including chemotherapy, radiation and hormonal therapy often cause a range of side effects that can impact a person’s ability and desire to eat. Some clients continue to enjoy food throughout, but for others, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, mouth sores and other issues can make eating well during cancer treatment...
2022
News

VHA Makes Changes to Phone System to Improve Client Experience

November 17, 2022
VHA has made some recent changes to our phone system to improve the experience for our clients and families when they are connecting with our Client Care Office Team. One of these adjustments includes 3 new steps for clients and families when they are calling VHA’s office to reach our...
2022
News

VHA Invests In Internationally Educated Nurses

November 16, 2022
VHA Home HealthCare’s Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) have a long history of being an important part of our workforce. Our IENs bring with them their own unique experience and expertise and play a critical role in our healthcare system. Recognizing that the journey towards certification can often be a challenge...
2022
Blog Post
Private Services

Encouraging Caregivers with Acts of Kindness

November 11, 2022
If you want to make a family caregiver in your life feel more encouraged and supported, here are some acts of kindness to lift them up....
2022
News
Nursing
Personal Care
TCU

From off-site hospital wing to comprehensive transitional care centre: VHA and East Toronto Health Partner’s Kew Beach Unit experiences remarkable growth to become model of integrated care delivery

November 10, 2022
When VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) and Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) and launched the Kew Beach Unit in 2020, it was meant to be a temporary off-site hospital wing designed to create additional bed capacity in response to hospital pressures arising from COVID-19. Two years later, the site – located at the...

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