It’s the start of another year. Did you make a New Year’s Resolution for this year? Make 2018 your year to make life easier!

“I get by with a little help from my friends.” Or so the words from the Beatles song say. However, we may face a time in our lives when we need more than that.

As we all age, we want to continue enjoying our activities and living independently. However, our ability to do this into our later years will depend on our physical fitness. This year, we began our Senior Fitness Assessment Program with a pilot program at Pinewood Senior Housing in North Conway. Launched by VNHCH staff Pam Breault-Simpson, PT, and Heather Tower, RN, the goal of the program...

If the recent large turnout to a screening of Dr. Atul Gawande’s “Being Mortal” PBS Frontline documentary is any indication, people are beginning to contemplat

We need to be clear – home care matters more than ever.

A quick look at demographics and constant changes in the health care delivery system point to an expanding and necessary role for home health care. With the right services in place, people stay healthier longer, enjoy independence in their own home, and recover faster from hospitalizations.

Home is where people want to grow old in a safe...