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2024
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VHA receives Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada
December 18, 2024
VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) is thrilled to announce we have once again been designated with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada. Exemplary Standing is the highest ranking conferred by Accreditation Canada. VHA’s survey took place November 3-6, 2024. During that time, surveyors from Accreditation Canada spent time on site with VHA...
2024
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Celebrating 20 Years of Spectacular Care at VHA Home HealthCare in London, Ontario
November 27, 2024
VHA Home HealthCare (VHA)’s London office recently celebrated its 20th anniversary of delivering exceptional care and support to clients and families. ...
2024
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At Home With VHA: Meet Jillian Chandler, Regional Director, Toronto Central Region
November 26, 2024
Every role at VHA contributes to something amazing. At Home with VHA tells the stories of those who make up VHA Home HealthCare....
2024
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Toronto Star: Service eases strain on families caring for aging loved ones with dementia
November 4, 2024
This article was originally published by Toronto Star as sponsored content on Nov 4., 2024. From emotional support to meal prep and exercise, VHA Home HealthCare program supports seniors living at home. Some days Parveen Amlani doesn’t even have time to recognize the exhaustion she feels from caring for her...
2024
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Winter Walking Safety Tips for Older Adults
October 30, 2024
Walking is one of the most simple and effective ways for older adults to stay active and improve their overall health and well-being. Incorporating walking into a daily routine can help with weight maintenance, cardiovascular health, mental wellness, balance and muscle and bone strength. However, for Canadians, the winter months...
2024
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Empowered Every Day: Spotlight on Leadership Awardee Amber Lucas
October 25, 2024
The VHA Leadership Award is an annual recognition program to further build and strengthen VHA’s culture of leadership excellence by recognizing individuals at all levels who demonstrate impactful leadership. Amber Lucas, Care Team Clinical Lead, is a Leadership Award recipient in the Empowered Every Day category. Awardees in this category raise the...
2024
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Personal Care
Building Bonds that Matter: In Conversation with Leadership Awardee Fe Morante
October 25, 2024
The VHA Leadership Award is an annual recognition program to further build and strengthen VHA’s culture of leadership excellence by recognizing individuals at all levels who demonstrate impactful leadership. Fe Morante, Personal Support Worker Care Team Coach, is a Leadership Award recipient in the Building Bonds that Matter category. Awardees in this...
2024
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The Importance of Having Safety Conversations With Your Healthcare Provider
October 23, 2024
When people receive healthcare, they want effective care that they can trust to keep them safe and meet their needs. Sometimes, despite best intentions, because the healthcare system depends on human expertise, interaction and knowledge, errors and situations can occur that lead to unintentional harm. Research shows that one in...
2024
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Leading with Purpose: Spotlight on Leadership Awardee Desmond Kiu
October 22, 2024
The VHA Leadership Awards are an annual recognition program to further build and strengthen VHA’s culture of leadership excellence by recognizing individuals at all levels who demonstrate impactful leadership. Desmond Kiu, Director of Integrated and Enterprise Health Solutions, is a Leadership Award recipient in the Leading with Purpose category. Awardees in this category...
2024
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Home Fire Safety for Older Adults
October 21, 2024
Adults over the age of 65 are at a higher risk of fire-related injuries or death. Mobility, hearing, vision and cognitive changes that may occur with age can increase the risk of a fire starting in the home and make it difficult for an older adult to escape safely. Being...
2024
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Information about Challenges with Medical Equipment and Supplies
October 16, 2024
VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) is aware that there have been some challenges with the supply and delivery of medical equipment and supplies to clients receiving home care in Ontario. VHA is working closely with Ontario Health atHome to make sure our clients and our staff and service providers have...
2024
Helping Hands Home Support
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Toronto Star: Providing a helping hand to vulnerable families in need of childcare support
October 8, 2024
This article was originally published by Toronto Star as sponsored content on Oct. 7, 2024. For one woman grieving two miscarriages, VHA Home HealthCare’s Helping Hands: Home Support for Families program is helping her find hope for the future. Erzsebet is a 34-year-old mother with four children, ages 14, eight,...
2024
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Healthy Debate: “Breaking the silence: Violence, harassment isn’t ‘just part’ of homecare jobs”
October 7, 2024
For many, working in health care is a calling. In home care, workers know that their work helps people stay in their homes and live as well as possible for as long as possible. Homecare workers often form strong and meaningful bonds with the clients and families they care for,...
2024
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Dementia Care
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How Occupational Therapy Can Help with Memory Loss
October 7, 2024
For individuals living with memory loss from dementia, a brain injury or stroke, the ability to complete activities of daily living can be impacted. ...
2024
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Making Better Eating Choices When Dining Out
September 23, 2024
Eating out is a great opportunity to connect with friends and family, take a break from cooking, try new foods and experience different cultures. It is perfectly fine to treat yourself and enjoy the moment, but if you’re eating out regularly and not consciously thinking about your choices, this can...
2024
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Celebrating VHA’s 2024 Client Choice Awards
September 19, 2024
VHA is made up of caring and committed people who truly want to help and love what they do. In every role, VHA team members lead with purpose, build bonds that matter, and are passionate about providing high quality care, with great heart, to the communities we serve. VHA’s annual Client...
2024
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7 Ways to Show Your Appreciation for a Family Caregiver
September 16, 2024
There are more than eight million ‘unpaid’ or family caregivers across Canada who provide care to family members or friends with long-term health concerns....
2024
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Closing the Gap Healthcare and VHA Home HealthCare named service provider organizations for new integrated home care program in East Toronto
September 12, 2024
Integrated Neighbourhood Home Care Program aims to improve home care services for eligible adults in Taylor-Massey and Thorncliffe Park September 12, 2024 (Toronto, ON) – Ontario Health has named Closing the Gap Healthcare and VHA Home HealthCare as the service provider organizations that will provide home care services for eligible...
2024
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Research and Innovation
VHA’s Director of Research is part of AMS Healthcare Second Cohort of AMS-Fitzgerald Fellowships in AI and Human-Centered Leadership
September 7, 2024
In collaboration with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, this prestigious 2-year fellowship is tailored for early and mid-career health system leaders who are passionate about transforming healthcare through the lens of AI. Our Fellows are not just learners—they are trailblazers equipped to tackle the evolving opportunities and challenges...
2024
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Changing your Mindset for Positive Aging
September 4, 2024
Aging is an inevitable part of life, but for many people the idea of getting older can create a lot of negativity, resistance and anxiety....
2024
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Nursing
North Clinic providing high quality care in the community at new location
August 21, 2024
“I have never met such wonderful people in my whole life.” Pamela Contini is a patient at the North Clinic in the Toronto Central area, a small nursing clinic run by Ontario Health atHome (formerly Home and Community Care Support Services) with nursing services provided by VHA Home HealthCare (VHA)....
2024
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Toronto Star: How one woman reclaimed her space and peace of mind by decluttering
August 20, 2024
This article was originally published by Toronto Star as sponsored content on Aug. 19, 2024. VHA Home HealthCare addresses link between clutter and mental health. Earlier this year, Penny Moore began a process to take back control of her life — one tote box at a time. A cancer survivor...
2024
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Talking to Your Child About Their Cancer Diagnosis
August 19, 2024
Learning that your child has cancer is an incredibly scary and difficult time for a parent or caregiver and the entire family. While you may want to protect your child from knowing they have a serious illness and the treatments ahead, experts agree that this typically isn’t the best approach....
2024
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Understanding Non-Visible Disabilities
August 15, 2024
Research from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability revealed that nearly 8 million, or 27% of Canadians above the age of 15, are living with one or more disabilities. Surprisingly, studies also show that 80% of disabilities or conditions can be considered ‘invisible’. This means that they affect a person’s...
2024
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Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid Overdose
August 13, 2024
Lethal overdoses can be caused by all types of prescription and illegal opioids, including oxycodone, codeine, morphine, fentanyl and heroin. In Canada, opioid use has reached a crisis level. Since 2016, there have been over 44,000 opioid-related deaths and 174,000 emergency room visits. An opioid overdose is always a medical...
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