• HOME

  • ABOUT US

  • SERVICES

  • ADVANCE CARE PLANNING

  • NEWS & EVENTS

  • SUPPORT US

  • CONTACT US

  • Blog

  • More

    • Facebook App Icon
    2020 Report to the Community

    Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County and Western Maine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

    licensed by the States of New Hampshire and Maine, a Medicare Certified Home Health Agency

    and a Medicare Certified Hospice. 

     

    Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Website design by Good Peasant Communications.

    Webmaster Login
    Employment Opportunities
    Contact Us

    Being Mortal

    Boomers

    Happiness

    Pets

    advance care planning

    advance directives

    aging

    attitude

    balance

    bereavement

    body

    caregiver

    caregiving

    children

    communication

    dementia

    depression

    emergency

    end of life care

    falls

    family

    family discussions

    grief

    healthcare decisions

    healthy aging

    heart health

    holidays

    home care

    homecare

    living will

    long term care

    loss

    malnutrition

    memory

    mind

    myths

    nutrition

    respite

    risk

    sadness

    safety

    seniors

    spirit

    stress

    surrogacy

    Please reload

    Follow Us

    When Children are Coping with Loss

    14 Apr 2017

    |

    Home Care Matters

    “I painted a broken heart because it felt like that was all there was inside of me.” These are the words of Kaela, age 8, after the loss of her brother. When a family member dies, it impacts the way a family functions as a whole. Children, in particular, often have a difficult time adjusting to these changes and coping with the feelings that accompany the loss.  They may feel a need to prot...

    Read More
    Healthy Aging
    Home Care

    Coping with Grief During the Holidays

    12 Dec 2014

    After someone you love dies, life seems forever altered. In the weeks and months following a death it may seem difficult to make it through even the most mundane of days, let alone work up the strength to face special days and holidays.

    --  A Practical Guide for Grieving During the Holidays


    With the holiday season upon us, families begin thinking about the rituals and traditions that have fo...

    Read More
    Please reload

    • Facebook Basic Square

    Living with Loss Support Group Helps Those Who Grieve Move Forward

    December 28, 2018

    November is the Time to Recognize Home Care & Hospice Professionals

    November 8, 2018

    Make Your 2018 an Easier Year

    January 18, 2018

    HOLIDAY VISITS AND THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CARING

    December 14, 2017

    Thrive with Help from VNHCH

    December 4, 2017

    Please reload

    Recent Posts
    Search By Tags
    Featured Posts

    When Children are Coping with Loss

    April 14, 2017

    Thrive with Help from VNHCH

    December 4, 2017

    1/2
    Please reload

    Archive

    December 2018 (1)

    November 2018 (1)

    January 2018 (1)

    December 2017 (2)

    August 2017 (2)

    July 2017 (1)

    May 2017 (1)

    April 2017 (1)

    March 2017 (1)

    November 2016 (1)

    October 2016 (1)

    August 2016 (2)

    September 2015 (1)

    August 2015 (1)

    March 2015 (1)

    February 2015 (1)

    January 2015 (1)

    December 2014 (1)

    September 2014 (1)

    August 2014 (1)

    Please reload

    Home Care Matters Blog

    For several years, our agency has written a column called HOME CARE MATTERS, published in the Conway Daily Sun, in which we address many of the healthy aging issues facing our community. Read our latest column or search the archives for a particular column. Use the tag words to find articles on a special subject.