Cornerstone VNA is a nonprofit home, health and hospice agency currently serving Rockingham, Strafford, Belknap and Carroll Counties in NH and York County in ME. For more than 100 years, Cornerstone VNA has been committed to bringing services to people of all ages so that families can stay together at home, even when facing the challenges of aging, surgical recovery, chronic or life-threatening illnesses or end of life care. Learn about our skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapies and social work services as well as our programs: Home Care, Hospice Care, Palliative Care, Life Care-Private Duty and Community Care.

Community Presentation: 30 minutes

Learn about living well with Heart Failure and how it can be managed. Review of common medications, diet and nutrition, staying active and the use of technology such as Telehealth.

Community Presentation: 30 minutes Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Learn about living with COPD and how it can be managed. Review of common medications, correct use of inhalers, symptom management, diet and nutrition, staying active and the use of technology such as Telehealth.

Community Presentation: 30 minutes
Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Learn about living with Diabetes and how it can be managed. Review medications, injections, symptom management, diet and nutrition, and staying active.

Community Presentation: 30 minutes
Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

This talk is about taking a holistic approach to caring for YOU and finding balance within your mind, body and soul! Find out how the way you live externally impacts your life internally and vice versa. We will review topics to demonstrate how your life may be out of balance and guide you in setting goals. Goals may include improving nutrition, increasing physical activity, getting adequate sleep and tapping into ways to nourish your spiritual and emotional health.

Community Presentation: 45 minutes

At this hands-on clinic, we will provide a blood sugar and foot assessment to check your feet for neuropathy and skin issues that could lead to complications. Learn to keep your feet healthy for a lifetime.

Community Presentation: Duration varies based on the number of attendees.

Come and talk about everything you would like to know about taking care of your skin and your feet as you age. Learn the functions of skin and why it’s important to take care of your skin. Understand changes in the skin related to age so that you are able to identify common skin care problems. If a skin issue were to occur, find out what you should and shouldn’t do to solve the issue or when to notify your doctor. Basic foot care and skin care is something that we should embrace on a daily basis to keep them as healthy as possible. This presentation can stand alone or can be combined with the “Living with Diabetes” presentation.

Community Presentation: 40 minutes

Home safety is the number one way to reduce accidents and falls. There are numerous ways to modify your surroundings to increase your safety and the safety of others. It can be as simple as securing or removing throw rugs as well as modifying your bathroom with equipment. A therapist will discuss ways to make your home a safe place and provide a check list that each person can take home and assess their own home or the home of a loved one.

Community Presentation: 40 minutes

Learn how to improve your balance and prevent falls. The presentation will include the statistics of falls and contributing factors such as home environment and physical changes as we age. Learn ways to prevent issues surrounding physical changes and learn simple modifications to increase home safety. A simple balance assessment will be provided for those who wish to be tested.

Community Presentation: 90 minutes

Learn about this potentially debilitating disease. Where does the virus come from? Is there a way to prevent it? Is it contagious? How long will it last? Should I get the vaccine? and Why is there so much pain? All these questions will be answered plus more.

Community Presentation: 40 minutes

According to an AARP survey, nearly 90% of those over age 65 want to stay in their residence for as long as possible and 80% believe their current residence is where they will always live. This is known as “Aging in Place”. The purpose of this presentation is to increase the level of knowledge for aging in place by highlighting six key areas of planning:

1. Self-care
2. Home
3. Private duty care
4. Finances
5. Transportation
6. Advance care planning

Community Presentation: 60-90 minutes

Do you have difficulty switching gears when you change routines or change medications? Do you have difficulty remembering appointments? Join us to learn about cognition and memory and how it affects your safety at home. Identify areas of concern through simple testing and things you can do to stimulate your cognition and memory to help prevent safety issues in the home during functional living skills such as: bathing, dressing, medication management, meal planning, light household tasks and tub/shower. See how adaptive equipment, adaptive techniques, and memory strategies can help keep you safe at home.

Community Presentation: 45 minutes

Learn about Depression and Anxiety and how it can be managed. We will review common medications, symptoms, diet and nutrition, self-assessment techniques, and treatment options.

Community Presentation: 30 minutes
Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Learn about the holistic approach that is hospice care, where the focus is on quality of life and managing distressing symptoms. Review insurance coverage for hospice, where care is provided and who’s who on the hospice team.

Community Presentation: 60 minutes

Learn the similarities and differences between hospice and palliative care as well as how both programs can improve comfort and quality of life.

Community Presentation: 60 minutes
Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Learn the signs and symptoms of a decline in health that indicate a limited prognosis, as well as tips on how to begin conversations about goals of care.

Community Presentation: 60 minutes
Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Learn about common symptoms seen in hospice patients and how the hospice staff, facility staff and other caregivers collaborate to manage symptoms for optimal patient comfort and quality of life.

Community Presentation: 90 minutes
Professional Presentation: 90 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Learn about palliative care and hospice care and how they impact patient outcomes including hospital readmissions. Through the story of one patient with COPD, learn about interventions to help manage distressing symptoms related to end stage COPD.

Community Presentation: 90 minutes
Professional Presentation: 90 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Learn the four ethical principles that guide hospice care, and discuss common ethical dilemmas in end of life care.

Community Presentation: 60 minutes
Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hour

Learn about different types of dementia and associated symptoms, and how the hospice team works with family and other caregivers to identify goals and manage symptoms.

Community Presentation: 60 minutes
Professional Presentation: 60 minutes with a PowerPoint presentation to receive contact hours.

Tell your family, friends, and health professionals about the kind of health care you want and who will make decisions for you if you’re too ill to speak for yourself by using legal documents called advance directives. A licensed Social Worker will discuss the importance, types and resources to get your advance directives completed.

Community Presentation: 40 minutes

You have a specific health care topic that you want to learn more abut? Let’s talk about customizing a presentation to fit your needs! Give us a call at 603-994-6941.