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VNA Care Network
VNA of Boston
VNA Hospice & Palliative Care
Spring 2021
CELEBRATING
YOUR
IMPACT
SPECIAL EDITION:
DONOR REPORT
TOGETHER WE CAN
CREATE A BRIGHTER
TOMORROW
To our Generous Donors
and Supporters,
These are unusual times. The past year has been trying and
challenging for the world. To say we have been living our
founding mission would be an understatement.
The pandemic has been jarring for everyone, but it has taken
the greatest toll on seniors and people already impacted
with health issues. As our core mission is to care for those
most vulnerable, our response to this pandemic has been
even more urgent for the individuals and families we serve. our patients, their families, and the health of the community.
As a donor to VNA Care, you have played a crucial role in our We could not be more proud of these dedicated individuals
ability to navigate these unchartered waters. No matter the and our generous donors who make this work possible.
challenge, with your support, we have been able to rise to Your gifts have never been more needed to support our
the call to action. health care organization than during this once in a lifetime
Thanks to donors like you, we have been nimble, creative, pandemic. Over the past year, you have opened your hearts
and compassionate in innumerable ways to support our like never before, and we are deeply grateful. Thank you!
patients and clinicians. We successfully redeployed staff to It is with your ongoing generosity and friendship that
ensure continuous delivery of essential health services for at- together we will create a brighter tomorrow.
risk populations, mobilized vital resources for those in need,
put in place countless safety programs that successfully
prevented the spread of COVID-19 among our clinicians and
protected our patients.
Above all, our nurses and clinicians have been courageous, Todd Rose, MBA Jane Pike-Benton, RN, MS
frontline heroes, working tirelessly to care for our patients. President and Chief Operating Officer and
They are an extraordinary legion of people, so committed to Chief Executive Officer Chief Clinical Officer
Retired board member leaves legacy of service to others
The late Marilyn E. Plue was an inspiration to her fellow committees, helping the organization grow and become a
VNA Care board members and her family, friends, and leader in home health and hospice care. Upon her retirement
colleagues. from the board of directors in 2014, VNA Care presented
her with the Continuing the Tradition of Caring Award in
Robert LeClaire, her longtime companion, remembered
gratitude for her dedicated service and commitment to the
Marilyn’s independent spirit that helped her be a pioneer
health of the community.
in the workplace at a time when there were few women
in management. Over the course of her career, Marilyn’s Marilyn’s generosity to VNA Care also included becoming
many leadership roles a charter member of the agency’s bequest society nearly
included president of Banner two decades ago. Bequests enable individuals to leave a
Personnel Consultants, trust legacy and provide critical future support for nonprofits that
administrator with Bowditch are meaningful to them. These donors, such as Marilyn, are
& Dewey, and second vice recognized and honored for their thoughtful planned giving.
president and assistant
“I was privileged to be one of Marilyn’s friends,” said Robin
treasurer for Paul Revere Life
Spaulding, who served on VNA Care’s board of directors
Insurance Company.
with Marilyn.
Marilyn began giving her
Robin said that Marilyn once shared that she wanted to
time and talent to VNA
give back to VNA Care because the agency had been so
Care when Nixon was
good to her and her late husband Bradford Plue. Marilyn’s
president. Over the course
unrestricted bequest will help the agency continue its 135-
of many years, she served
year mission of providing home- and community-based
on numerous boards and
Marilyn E. Plue health care services for patients and families.
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Honor Roll of Donors
In our 2020 Honor Roll of Donors, VNA Care gratefully acknowledges gifts and pledges of $250 or more made between
January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.
Our generous donors designated these gifts in support of a wide range of patient care and family support services including
wellness and preventive health programs, home health services, palliative care, and hospice. With the onset of COVID-19,
the organization also created an Emergency Response Fund in March 2020. The community response was tremendous with
more than 775 donors designating a gift to this important initiative.
We are thankful to all of you for your kindness and meaningful partnership. Your philanthropic support ensures patients and
families can continue to receive the best possible care and strengthens the health and well-being of our community.
$100,000 and above Christopher and Meggan Bailey Estate of Richard P. Houlihan Sheppard Envelope Company
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Donald and Joanne Baldini Ann and Paul Kaplan Solomon McCown & Cence
Carpenter Foundation Lilian G. Bates Fund Judith and Tony King Suburban Homemaking &
Cummings Foundation Leo H. Bendit Charitable Foundation Maternity Agency
Foundation Leah Kozlowski Tufts Health Plan
$50,000 to $99,000 Beth Israel Lahey Health Diane L. Leclair Gloria A. Watts
Mary M. Coes Charitable Trust Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital– Janet Lefko and Frank Rabe Welch & Forbes
Dedham VNA Foundation Needham Sara and James Marble Mary Whitney Trust
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassPay Albert O. Wilson
$25,000 to $49,999 Massachusetts Medically Home Foundation, Inc.
Corridor Group Boston Children’s Hospital Katherine Michie Wise Family, Marni & Bob Wise
The Fletcher Foundation Boston Evening Clinic John C. Morrison and and Laura A. Wise
The George F. & Sybil H. Fuller Foundation Eunice B. Morrison Charitable Estate of Frank A. Wolcott
Foundation BMC HealthNet Plan Foundation Wyman-Gordon Foundation
Homecare Homebase Byram Healthcare John and Denise Murphy
Estate of Rita Sheila Martin Cambridge Community Robin Murphy $1,000 to $2,499
Mutual of America Financial Foundation National Grand Bank of Anonymous (2)
Group Cambridge Trust Company Marblehead Rita S. Advani
The Stoddard Charitable Trust Common Trust Federal Credit Earl Novendstern Theodore and Judith
Corinne C. Turner Foundation Union Joyce and James Patten, MD Antanavica
Community Foundation of People’s United Bank Edward J. Benz Jr., MD and
$10,000 to $24,999 North Central Massachusetts People’s United Community Margaret A. Vettese, PhD
Grace K. Babson Charitable Frank and Louise Condon Foundation of Eastern Sally Bernstein and Gary Sylvia
Trust Louise Condon Realty Massachusetts Louise H. Bray
Karl Bandtel and Farley Dyane and Andrew Cotreau Sarah Daniels Pettit and Brezniak Funeral Directors
Urmston Cummings Properties, LLC William O. Pettit, Jr. Fund of Brookline Bank
Joshua S. Boger, PhD, and Fred Harris Daniels Greater Worcester Community Phyllis N. Brothers
Amy Schafer Boger, MD Foundation, Inc. Foundation Cambridge Savings Bank
Boston Resiliency Fund Lizzie Davenport Trust Prime Buchholz Cape Ann Savings Bank
Adelaide Breed Bayrd Catalina Davis Trust Fund Proctor & Gamble Robert J. Carpenter and
Foundation Daymarc Foundation Roger and Hannelore Reiser Karen B. Maloney
Elizabeth F. Capen Trust Dedham Savings Arthur N. Ryan Vickie E. Carr
City of Cambridge Dello Russo Family Funeral Sanofi Genzyme Michael F. Carson
Mary Alice Falvey Trust Homes SBLI Laurence G. Cignoli, MD
Foundation for Metrowest Demoulas Foundation Arch W. Shaw Foundation Christopher G. Clarke
John R. Greed East Boston Savings Bank Shaw Fund for Mariner’s The Coakley Family
Institution for Savings Charitable Foundation Children Ellen R. Cole
Marsh & McLennan Agency Ruth H. & Warren A. Ellsworth
The Clara and Harvey Pillsbury Foundation
Foundation, Inc. Enclara Pharmacia
Simione Healthcare Consultants J. Irving England & Jane L.
UMass Memorial Health Care England Charitable Trust
George C. Wadleigh Deborah and Ron Feinstien
Foundation, Inc. Greater Lowell Community
Patrick Watson-Hogan Foundation
Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Greater Worcester Community We were out in an ocean,
Trust Foundation and you gave us some hope.
Estate of Genevieve Wyner Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Health Recovery Solutions
$2,500 to $9,999 Mary Hildebrandt and James
Atlantic Charter Insurance Mahoney
Company Hologic
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Langdon Wheeler and John M. Fisher
Mary Metcalfe Jane T. Fogg
White Builders Gary and Annette Ford
The Ralph B. and Margaret C. Molly Frank and Family
Thank you so much for
Williams Fund Catherine Frasco
caring for those who are Winchester Co-operative Bank Joseph and Cynthia Freeman
sick, afraid, and dying while Woburn Friends of Andrew and Stacie Galvin
putting yourselves at risk. VNA Hospice & Palliative Care Jane A. Gasek
Woburn Host Lions Club Joseph Gerardi
You are angels!
Christopher F. Zurn Robin Giardina
Christine M. Gilman
$500 to $999 Rosalind E. Gorin and
Anonymous (6) Matthew A. Budd, MD
Nancy and Harold Allen, Jr. Raymond Gosselin
John N. Collins Demetra McDonough Donald A. Antonioli, MD June and Lloyd Grace
Cornelia L. Cook Timothy McGrath and Joseph and June Bafaro Joseph and Maria Grause
Cornerstone Bank Roberta Ferriani Lindsey Barnard Paul and Amy Greeley
Richard Crawford Lois M. McMullin Vicki J. Bean Gulde Insurance Agency, Inc.
Richard and Barbara Currier Mercadante Funeral Home & Lois N. Beattie Linda and Abraham W.
Clifford and Marguerite Cutaia Chapel Richard K. Bendetson Haddad, DMD
Elizabeth Davie Charlotte A. Milewski Robert C. Birner Robert and Marliyn Hailer
Mary Demakis John and Cynthia Monahan Alden S. Blodget Barbara F. Halliday
Michael F. Derosier Lenore A. Monahan Roberta F. Blumenthal Renee L. Harper
Diocese of Worcester Kathleen and Kevin P. Dirck and Emelie Born Harpers Payroll Services
Greg and Anne Doremus Mooney, DDS Peter and Elaine Brem Timothy Harris, MD
Leigh Dugan J. Mulkerin Realty Bridgeton Properties Heimlich Landscaping and
Eastern Bank Charitable Gail and Tony Nannini Virginia L. Brobst Construction Corp.
Foundation NECI James and Helen Brooks Keith F. Higgins
Eaton Funeral Homes Raymond Nickerson Helen A. Brunelle Robert and Kristine Higgins
Forcura Christine Ottoson Kim M. Burdon Linda Hope-Springer and
Jackson Galloway Wendy Peterson Felice T. Burns Emery Springer
Kathleen T. Gardner and Mary F. Petschek John and Carroll Cabot Robert and Brendyln Horn
Richard Whitehead, MD Pfizer Robert Canavello Susan Hunziker
David and Anne Gergen Jane Pike-Benton Cheryl Cannon Ann S. Hurd
Joan and Harry Gong William and Lia Poorvu Albert P. Cardarelli Mary C. Ingamells
William J. Gormley Funeral Dr. Louise B. Popkin Caregiver Homes of Francis Jackson and
Service Providence College Friar Massachusetts Nancy McMahon
Jefferson Gould Brothers David Carlstrom Robert J. Jamieson, Sr.
Phyllis Graham Ann M. Riker Arthur Carr John J. Joyce
Grander Capital Partners David A. Rose, Jr. Casper Funeral & Cremation Dorothy and Maximiliaan G.
Judy Gregg Todd Rose Services Kaulbach, MD
Peter Q. Harris S.G. Torrice Co. Inc. Howard A. Cohen William and Frances Keene
Peter J. Hart Stephen and Melanie Sadler Tim and Christina Cohen Sheila R. Kennedy
David F. Hauser, OD Salem Five Savings Bank The Bill Collins Foundation Ron and Lauren Kinghorn
Edward Hayes, Jr. Charitable Foundation Thomas E. Connolly Stella and Stanley Kowalczyk
Dale and Shirley Hedman Joshua Sanes and Susan Constitution Financial Partners Maryann and Donald E.
Madeline Brandt Jacquet Corcoran Kathleen and Donald Copson Kowalski, DDS
Jamieson Management Joanna and Hal Scott Paula V. Cortes Eugene J. Kreda
Company John E. Shiffer William J. Cosgrove Deborah and Arthur Kreig, MD
Greta Johansson Kathleen and Stanley Sojka Costello Funeral Home Melody and Jacob
C. Bruce and Helen Johnstone David K. Stadtherr Kenneth D. Dame Kriteman, MD
Annabelle Kellogg StateServ-Hospicelink Frances D. Davis John and Patricia Ktistes
Edward Kilik Alan Steinert, Jr. Elizabeth de Lima and Patricia G. Kularski
Kirk & Kirk, CPA’s P.C. Jill C. Stewart Robert Alter Rosemary and Robert Kusy
Kiwanis Club of Woburn Scott Storer and Family Nicolas DiCiaccio and Michael A. Lambert
Donald E. Kowalski, DDS Jane Tisdale Marguerite Shepard-DiCiaccio Michelle M. LaPointe
Lorena J. Kreda Ann E. Toomey Amy and Brendan Doherty Joshua and Laura Lee, MD
Mara and Jeremy Lechan Vincent R. Toomey, Jr. Bettyna Donelson Sally and Stuart Lesser
Thomas A. Lehrer Lindsay and Stephen Tosi, MD Elizabeth and Owen Dugan Deidre and Gary Levine
Alice Lorusso Cornelia Trubey Janet Durkee Stephen J. Lippard
Anthony S. Lucas Bruce A. Turnbull Emmett Electrical Services Angus and Leslie Littlejohn
Doris T. Lynch Mary Verhage Mary P. Eno Ellen M. Lopez
Malachy Lynch Vita Needle Katharine Bolland Eshghi Thomas B. Loring
Marietta E. Lynch Edward and Jean Wardzala Lisa and Fred Eustis Ziling Lu
Kelly Marquis Webster Five Foundation Stephen Fillipone Henry Lukas and Carol
Robert and Eileen Matz Gloria J. Weldon First American Realty VanDeusen Lukas
McBee Trust of Hester N. Wetherell
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Peter S. Lynch Toodie’s John E. Coffin Dr. Russell Garlick
John W. MacDuffie Trinity Church Congregational Jacqueline T. Coffman G.W. Gately, Inc.
The Donald M. Manzelli Barbara A. Tsacoyeanes H. Theodore and Cynthia Cohen Alderman Richard F. Gately, Jr.
Family Trust United Prosthetics Inc Maura Conron Lawrence Gennari
Marblehead Trust Robert E. Vandale Jennifer Coplon and Beverly Giblin
Margolis and Bloom, LLP Mark and Judith Vayo Robert Frank Jeanne C. Gibson
Joseph D. Marquedant Lydia Villa-Komaroff, PhD Deborah Corkum and Maureen and David
Martignetti Companies Ann L. Wasgatt Shawn Higgins Ginsburg, MD
Jean K. Mason Karen S. Webber James F. Cosgrove, Esq. William L. Goldberg
Massachusetts Elks Charitable Webster First Federal Credit Jo-Anne L. Cronin Jeff and Gina Gordon
Trust Union Peter A. Cunis Patrick and Nadia Grady
Masterman’s Western Carriers, Inc. John M. Cunningham Dorothy M. Gravison
E. Anthony and Jenny McAuliffe Constance V. R. White Ann D’Ambra Sylvia E. Green
William and Diane McKenna Paul and Ann Marie White Jessica L. Daniels and Richard L. Greenspan
Melick & Porter, LLP Jane O. Woodbury Paul Blackborow David and Rosalie Grenon
John and Judith Michalowicz Frederick T. Wright, Jr. Rev. Ann B. Day and Patricia M. Grogan
Miles Funeral Home Doris T. Wry Donna E. Enberg Glenda and H. Grossman
Millbury Federal Credit Union Jean Zaleski Rufus P. de Rham Stephen P. Gut
Georgia and Eugene Mittleman Sara Dempster Alma M. Haddad
Gail L. Morey $250 to $499 Denise DePasquale Huang Peter and Leslie Hadden
Richard and Patricia Morgan Anonymous (4) Lori DeRosa Barbara Halporn
Michael and Theresa Morris Susan Adamski Henry and Jane Dewey Kathleen and Kevin Hammer
Jane R. Moyer Roger and Martha Altreuter Christopher Diguette Theodore and Sally Hansen
NCBC Foundation Louise Todd Ambler Richard J. Dill Susan M. Hare
Deirdre and Barry Nectow Trudy Anderson Penelope J. Dincauze M. C. Harrity
Needham Bank Debra Angeloni-Reilly and John Doherty and Robert and Ava Hastert
Lisanne Norman Joseph Reilly Jean Monahan-Doherty David H. Herder
Phyllis and Richard Novia Kathleen A. Armstrong Nancy Drinkwater Daniel V. Herlihy
Helen R. O’Brien Gregory R. Atkinson Deborah and John Driscoll Hillside Florist & Gifts, Inc.
Wanda Ouellette Michelle Aucoin Richard Drury Olivia A. Hoblitzelle
Frank T. Paolino Susan Audibert Janet Dumas Jane E. Hoffman
Ellison and Kerrie Patten David C. Bailey, Jr. Donna Dupee Martin B. Hoffman
Nuala and George Pennington Beatrice L. Ball Michael Dupill Robert A. Hosman
James and Margaret Perkins John and Anne Barry Raymond G. Duvernay May and James Houghton
Stephen and Maureen Pike Jonathan E. Bazinet Vladimir Dziak Dennis and Lorraine Hunt
Anne L. Poulet Joseph Bearak and East Boston Savings Bank Timothy and Jane Hunt
PowerOptions, Inc. Sandra Rose Elia Financial Services Lisa Hurley
Robert and Mary Anne Powers Donna and Thomas Belmonte Patricia Elliott Jean Ignachuck
Elisabeth A. Raleigh Lorrey Bianchi and Kathleen ESI John and Jess Jacobs
James R. Rasmussen Casey-Bianchi Cornelius and Julia Fair Paul and Niki Jamieson
Dean A. Regier Richard J. Boehler Mary D. Fassett Carol Y. Jones
Sheila Reilly Ann H. Bonin Michael Faynzilberg Brigette Joy
Margaret E. Richardson Lisa C. Bonneville The Honorable Ellen Flatley Ellen K. Kardon
Edwin J. Riley III, DMD Maureen and John Bouvier Carl and Susan Foley Kerivan-Lane, Inc.
JoAnn Roche Jeanne Marie Boylan Muriel M. Forbush Leila R. Kern
Peter and Catherine Rowden Michael Braney Steven B. Forman Michael Klein
Phyllis R. Roys Marilyn and Robert Brooks, PhD David and Millicent Fortunoff Kendall L. Knight
Jeanette Ruyle Melissa A. Brown David Foster Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home
Schell-Z-GlenBrook Eustace Buchanan Friends of Minute Man Jim and Laurie Lanciault
Christina M. Schultz Cynthia J. Burns National Park Richard G. Langan
Tyler and Teresa Senecal Kellie and Mark Carey John and Ute Gannett Peter A. Lans
David Shambroom and Natalie B. Carey Rep. Denise Garlick and Christine and Maurice Lariviere
Rose Giaconia William and Laura Carr
Douglas J. Sharpe Steven and Rita Carvalho
Ann Shdeed Stephanie Catalfano
Rajinder Singh George and Anne Cerasuola
Thomas and Anne Snyder and Family
Robin F. Spaulding Edward Chaloner and
Samuel S. Spektor and Lydia Walshin
Ann E. Berman David and Linda Chamerlain We could not have gotten
William Stevenson Bertha A. Chandler through this without you all!
Diana C. Stewart Lauren Cheng
StonehamBank Sandra P. Clark
Carol J. Thomas Chester Clarke
Francis and Lorrie Thompson Janet A. Clifford
Judith A. Thomson Charles T. Coates, Jr.
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Joseph and Jan Roller Robert Thibeault
Emily C. Romney Vera T. Tice
Michael Rosenfeld Robert and Dianne Tocci
From the bottom of my heart,
Tracy G. Rubin Topsfield-Boxford Community
I want to thank your hospice Virginia C. Rudnick Club, Inc.
for making my dad's recent Susan Rutherford Carole A. Torrice
death as good as it could be. Nancy A. Ryan Mary F. Townsend
Paul K. Ryan Ann W. Tracy
Thank you again for all you
Frances Sacco Bruce D. True
do to enable our loved ones to Charles Samborski, DDS United Church of Christ
die with dignity. Rebecca and Preston Saunders Congregational
Eileen K. Schofield Beverly Van Orman and
Kurt Schwalbe Peter Van Orman, MD
Jenifer L. Scully Vermont Mutual Insurance
Richard S. Layte Bruce and Jane Murray Peter and Marjorie Seibert Group
Paul E. Leclaire Philip and Carol Murray Robin Seidman David S. Walley
Ellen Leikind Michael P. Murzycki Selbert Perkins Designs, Inc. Thomas E. Weesner
Andre and Janice Lemoine John R. Nee Emily Shanahan and Allen C. West
The Leo Organization - Dr. Ross Neisuler Chad Harris Colleen Westbrook
Dunkin Donuts Robert W. Nelson Henry H. Shepherd David Wheeler
Catherine H. Levine Dennis and Jane Neslusan Teresa P. Silverman Norma E. Wheeler
Andrea T. Little Arthur T. Noonan III Anthony and Geraldine John and Ellen Whelan
Lohrman HVAC Northstar Ice Sports Sobkowicz Peter and Shirley Williams
Richard Lopez, MD Charles F. Norton Michelle D. Sofi Laura A. Wise
David Loring Thomas F. O’Connell Sergei P. Sorokin, MD Woburn Country Club 19th
Cynthia A. Love O’Leary Brothers General Marc and Rachel Spooner Hole Club
Sarah H. Luick Contractors LLC Anne D. Spry Woburn Lodge of Elks No. 908
Nancy J. Luther Harding Ounanian, Jr. Eric Swords Woburn Police Patrol Officers
Antoinette Madden Janet Parise John T. Szum Union, Local 56
Rev. John Madden Mark Pawlik and Hue-Tam Tai Alice K. Wolf
Charles S. Maier Ellen Garrahie Pawlik Smeeta Teckchandani Shirley Youngsma
Manchester Woman’s Club Richard and Kathleen Perry The Allied Group
Joseph Mancuso Petrini Corporation
Joyce L. Marcelonis May H. Pierce
Diane M. Mastandrea Cathleen M. Poliquin
A note to our supporters
McDonald Landscaping, Inc. Margaret M. Prebensen
C. Jean and Myles McDonough Joseph M. Proud
Charitable Foundation Timothy and Zenaida Quinty We make every effort to ensure that our donors are
Kevin F. McElroy Sylvia and Gary Reiser, DDS recognized accurately for their contributions. Please notify
Peter and Jeannette McGinn Thomas J. Restivo us of any corrections by contacting Karen Webber,
William and Virginia Meagher Retired Men’s Club of director of Fund Development, at 508-573-8027 or Laura
Karl F. Menschel, Sr. Greendale, Inc. Wise, manager of Fund Development, at 617-835-9654.
Miyares and Harrington LLP Scott and Nancy Richmond
Peter J. Molloy Edward and Linda Robbins With gratitude we thank the many donors who made gifts
Yvette B. Morrill Andrea L. Roberto of up to $249. We welcome and appreciate all
Christopher Morss Frances M. Roberts contributions made to our organization.
Craig Mulcahey and Rockport Mortgage
Stacy Klickstein Corporation
Matching gifts multiply giving
Some donors are employed by or affiliated with companies that will match charitable gifts, extending their contributions to
our home health and hospice services in the community. The following corporations and businesses generously pledged
matching funds to VNA Care in 2020.
AbbVie Eastern Bank Charitable Intel Corporation Praxair
Alliant Credit Union Foundation Foundation Intercontinental Exchange Red Hat
American Tower Foundation Eaton Vance ITW Foundation State Street
Amica Companies Foundation Eversource Merck Sun Life Financial
Bank of America GE Foundation Mutual of America Foundation Unum Group
BNY Mellon Liberty Mutual Oracle Corporation Verizon Foundation
Boston Consulting Group Hewlett-Packard Company OSR Open System Resources
Costco Wholesale Instrumentation Laboratory PG Trionic
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Great-grandmother overcomes COVID-19 with VNA Care
Mary Cameron* doesn’t remember focused on helping their patient reach
much about the day Lindsay Cavalieri, her optimal health and remain in her
RN, of VNA Care, insisted she go own home for as long as possible.
to the hospital by ambulance for a
They’ve helped Mary and her family
suspected case of COVID-19.
obtain equipment, like a hospital
“I was exhausted. I was having trouble bed, and suggested changes around
putting one foot in front of the other,” the house that make life safer for
said Mary. She had only been at home her as she regains her strength. Her
for a few days after weeks of treatment living room has been converted into
for a heart attack at a hospital and a temporary bedroom until she can
rehabilitation facility. The last thing master the 15 steps to her second-
she wanted to do was go back to a floor bedroom, and everything she
hospital. needs in the kitchen is now within easy
reach.
Afraid her patient wouldn’t survive
another day, Lindsay refused to leave The team is monitoring such things as
her side until she agreed to get in Mary’s breathing and overall health.
the ambulance. “Thank God she did,” They’re teaching her new ways to
Mary recalled later. approach routine tasks, like reaching
Lindsay Cavalieri, RN, helped avert a potentially
for objects, to make day-to-day
Her condition was serious, and life-threatening crisis for her patient.
activities possible. Meanwhile, she’s
Mary was admitted to the COVID-19 that never quits. She knows how to
learning how to improve her mobility
intensive care unit. There she found counter my most stubborn days. She
and strength. Most recently, with her
herself at even greater risk due to her is the epitome of what a nurse should
therapist’s encouragement, she’s
other health conditions. But Mary, be.”
mastered going up and down five
“a very tough cookie” according to
stairs, just what she needs to get in Mary’s hopeful that she’s done with
Lindsay, never gave up. The family
and out of her house. any new health crises and can remain
matriarch and great-grandmother
at home under the care of her nurses
pulled through. Today, she is Lindsay has cared for many COVID-19
and therapists. With the milder spring
continuing her recovery at home patients, and is still amazed by Mary’s
weather ahead, she’s planning to
thanks to Lindsay’s keen assessment progress over the past month. She
venture outside her front door for
and through the support of said, “Every time I see her and she’s
physical therapy sessions.
VNA Care’s home health care team. doing much better, it’s a great feeling.”
Mary said, “It’s good to be home, it
Lindsay and her colleagues, Kristin Mary, in turn, appreciates the care
really is.”
Bujdos, DPT, Lisa Sternstrom, OTR/L, and expertise of the entire team, and
and Jennifer Robitaille, LPN, are especially Lindsay’s “sense of humor *Name changed at patient’s request.
Together we stood up to COVID-19
Emergency Response Fund Contributions
$247,636
COVID-19 Patient Admissions COVID-19 Employee Hotline Calls
2,521 3,500+
Donated Personal Protective Volunteer Hours Aiding COVID-19
Equipment Response Needs
40,000 Units 1,988
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2020: A Year In Service
Home Health Care
24,248 0 to 108 381,065 2,400+
Patients Age Total Referral
Served Range Visits Sources
Top Diagnoses Telehealth Types of Care Provided
Cancer 3,993 Patients Served Nursing: 47%
Diabetes Physical Therapy: 36%
Clinical and Staff Education
Heart Disease Occupational Therapy: 12%
7,924 Sessions
Post-Surgical Care Home Health Aide: 3%
Respiratory Diseases Specialty Services: Other: 2%
And more than 2,550 Intravenous Therapy,
other unique diagnoses Cardiac Care and More
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Hospice & Palliative Care
2,282 21 to 105 58,339 54 to 144
Patients Age Total Average
Served Range Visits Patient Days
Top Diagnoses Rose Monahan Hospice Home Hospice Care Providers
Cancer 235 Patients Served Chaplains
Cardiovascular Home Health Aides
Grief Support Services
Dementias Medical Social Workers
9,700 Interventions
Respiratory Diseases Nurses and Nurse
Other End-Stage Diseases Volunteers Practitioners
And more than 500 other 120 Physicians
unique diagnoses Physical Therapists
Speech Therapists
VNA Care Clinicians and Staff: 824
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Hospice team helps mother and daughter deepen their
relationship during last months together
Holly Rossignol knew the value of while Jaya Asthana, MSW, LICSW,
hospice long before her mother, Anne helped Holly with long-term care
Orser, needed end-of-life care. insurance and supportive services and
provided counseling.
“Hospice is about getting the most out
of the time you have left,” said Holly. The entire team also helped Anne and
Holly improve their understanding of
She and her family turned to hospice
each other and their relationship.
nearly three decades ago for support
in caring for her father, and Holly “Mom and I didn’t always get along
relied on hospice again when her first that well. I’ve been told it was a typical
husband was terminally ill. She even mother-daughter relationship,” said
became a hospice volunteer to give Holly. “We were at opposite ends of
respite to family caregivers. the personality spectrum.”
Her mom, Anne, had managed well Holly takes comfort in the day they had Anne Orser was able to remain at home during
with heart disease for quite some time, a breakthrough while talking to Krysia her final months with the support of her family
but she never fully bounced back after and Michel Anne. and VNA Care’s hospice team.
returning home from her last hospital
“It was a pretty emotional moment. I forehead, and said that I loved her.
stay.
think all four of us were in tears,” said It was a very organic moment, and
“I was so afraid something was going Holly. “There’s a lot of baggage that two hours later she was gone. All of
to happen on my watch, and I didn’t needs to get unpacked and dealt with the stars aligned so she could have a
know how I was going to handle it,” before someone can have a gentle peaceful crossing,” said Holly.
said Holly. crossing. I think that’s one of the
She remembered telling her mother
reasons my mom held on as long as
Anne’s doctor referred them to to send her a sign that she “made it to
she did.”
VNA Care’s hospice program to the other side” and that she was alright
provide her with care and support at Anne had been on hospice for almost even though Anne didn’t believe in
home. one year. When her final hours drew such things. The morning after Anne
near in December 2020, each of her passed away, Holly saw two cardinals,
Michel Anne Thorpe, BA, RN, was a
three children had the chance to say her mom’s favorite type of bird,
“Godsend,” bringing calm to Anne
goodbye. She wasn’t able to speak, outside the kitchen window. When the
as her condition deteriorated and
but Holly could tell that she still heard male cardinal flew away, the female
supporting Holly as she shared her
them. cardinal followed.
mother’s end-of-life journey. Krysia
Burnham, MA, MDiv, hospice chaplain, “I checked in on her, gave her Holly said, “I just knew that mom was
provided spiritual support for Holly, medication, kissed her on the OK, and that she was with my dad.”
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are new to using oxygen and others exertion. person we serve.
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was someone that most people would Website
valuable gift.”
have thought would pull through www.vnacare.org
without any problems, yet the patient
now needs oxygen continuously and is
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Social worker finds hope and resiliency in end-of-life care
Jaya Asthana, MSW, LICSW, is seeing of the virus that they refused to let whatever other symptoms the patient
a welcome change in the community. anyone into their homes, even though is experiencing, but they do have the
The anxiety that enveloped so many clinicians already practiced infection heartache, the sadness, and the tears.
during the pandemic is turning to control and began wearing personal They’re also suffering,” said Jaya. “My
hope. protective equipment during all role is to help you through whatever
patient care. suffering you have.”
She likes to point out that you can find
the word “hope” in “hospice” to which “We had to change our ways, and be Jaya and her colleagues have
she’s dedicated many years of her very flexible. It wasn’t easy,” said Jaya. employed telehealth to connect
career as a social worker. patients and loved ones when they
One patient’s son was so afraid for
can’t be together. Loved ones “were
“I tell people hospice is not for the his and his terminally ill mother’s
so grateful just to see that their family
dying, it’s for the living. It helps you well-being that he refused to let
member was OK. I remember one
have the best quality of life you will anyone from the hospice team inside
woman was almost crying because she
have,” said Jaya. their home. Jaya worked to make a
hadn’t seen her mother for so long,”
said Jaya. “Just to be able to see her
mother during the dying stages meant
a lot to her. Those are the kind of
things that really touch you.”
Jaya’s work has also given her the
chance to see people’s extraordinary
kindness and generosity. One man ran
out of money and was being forced
out of his home. He didn’t have any
family, and his health was failing. The
man’s health care proxy was his late
mother’s home health aide. She took
him into her home that she shared with
Behind the mask: Jaya Asthana, MSW, LICSW, provides practical and emotional support to terminally her two young children and a nephew.
ill patients and their loved ones as a social worker for VNA Care. She stopped working to care for him
connection with him over the phone. with the support of the hospice team
Jaya and other members of the
It took time, but the son began to trust until he passed away.
hospice team strive to bring hope,
Jaya and she counseled him on his
comfort, and dignity to individuals Perhaps the most important thing that
fears. Before long, he welcomed the
and families during a difficult time Jaya has observed during her career
hospice nurse into their home.
of life, all the more complicated by in hospice is people’s resiliency. She
COVID-19. During those first months When Jaya talks to people about said, “Most people somehow have the
of the pandemic, when there were so her role on the hospice team, she strength to come through … and look
many unknowns, clinicians first had to often says, the patient’s illness is forward to life again. It’s really good to
“quiet down” their own fears and the really a family illness. Her role as a see.”
possibility that they could bring the social worker includes providing grief
virus home to their families. support to patients’ loved ones.
They also worked to reassure patients “The family doesn’t have the physical
and families. Some were so afraid pain or shortness of breath or
Charity Care: $2,686,557
In 2020, VNA Care improved the lives of those most in need with over 28,000 charitable care patient visits, including
nursing, rehabilitation therapies, medical social work, and home health aide support. This wide-ranging care was
made possible by the generosity and kindness of our donors listed here. Your giving is critical to providing access
to health care. Together with all of you, VNA Care continues its commitment to serving all in need of essential health
care services with respect and dignity.
10Donors honor VNA Care staff for their dedication
Each year, hundreds of patients, family members, friends, and others in the community make donations in gratitude for the
care provided. We recognize these clinicians and staff as members of our Thanks for Caring Society. The following
VNA Care Network, VNA of Boston, and VNA Hospice & Palliative Care staff were honored by Thanks for Caring Society
donors during 2020. We also wish to recognize the many other clinicians who care for our most vulnerable patients.
Nursing Jorge Medina-Rivera
Lisa Arbogast Michelle Morfiris
Sylvia Asante Arlene Mullin
Jennifer Beckwith Kerry O’Connor
Carrie Lee Bergman Mary O’Donnell
Ginette Bernadotte Anita Ofori
Jill Beverly Vanessa Patramanis
Hailee Bibeau Jean Piverger
Juliana Birelo Renice Pleasants
Heather Bliss Larissa Poore
Nancy Borgatti-Krouse Erica Roesch
Elia Borges Miriam Rogers-Montalvo
Charlotte Boyer Charlene Sama
Denise Brehme Devan Stratford
Natalie Brown Michelle Tedoldi
Michelle Cameron Michel Anne Thorpe
Kristen Cammuso Dennis Ukatu
Marie Carten Lynn VanHook
Heather Conley Kayleigh Webert
Kimberly Connelly
Alyssa Cummings
Evelyn Daniels Rehabilitation Therapy
Marlie Degand-Raphino Kris Ann Amato
Christy Dennis Nicola Anderson
Tiffany DeSouza Karen Bercume Becky Johnson Concetta Sullivan
Giselle Desroches Jonathan Bly Thomas Johnson Deborah Tanner
Samantha Dubois Kenneth Breitenstein Olga Karaban Jamie Trainor
Antonette Duncan Galina Brusilovsky Jennifer Kenary Joseph Twiraga
Nancy Egger John Budrow Matthew King Jennifer Vocino
Vickie Falcon Kristin Bujdos Erin Kruse Ruth Wagner
Megan Fikucki Teresa Burgess Jill Kukis Susan Walker
Cathy Foley Amy Calhoun Kathryn Larsen Megan Welsh
Deborah Giniewicz Kenneth Camara Maryann Lindgren Jessica Whalen
Jean Marie Giurleo Linda Carroll Ruth MacArthur Lauren Wheeler
Nicole Glasberg Victoria Catalan Janet A. Mancuso Nicole Whipple
Tiffany Gomes Teresa Coulter Philip Marchese Lucinda Williams
Tracy Gorham Paul Creedon Bart McCarthy
Gina Grady Cheryl Crivello Kristopher McGravey
Paulette Hallihan Bonnie Cruickshank-Delande Georgia Menard Medical Social Work
Laurine Hanlon Alison Dahl Wendy Minnich Jaya Asthana
Alexandra Hausman Amanda DelVecchio Kyrenya Nava-McNamara Glenn Degere
David Heredia Barbara Devecis Debra Nowak Margaret Sullivan
Caitlin Hoffman Lisa Dininio Heather O’Hare
Joan Hurton Joanna Donato Yvonne Oliveira
Katelyn Ivatts Jaime Douglas Michele Page Hospice Aides and
Shannon Jannery Faina Dulfan Stephen Pallazola Caregivers
Carol Jones Robert Dulfan Anastasia Panagopoulos Eisa Diaz
Tara Jones Coni Durkin Nigma Patel Blandine Dorinville
Nancy Koutsoukounis Tom Durkin Rhonda Peabody Mary Goodhile
Helen Kpakolo Rick Etre Robert Pillis Jr. Marion Kettell
Sharon Kuebler Aimee Evora Amber Pombo Sandra Melton
Juliet Kulubya Keith Fritze Eric Reger Sharon Sawyer
Carley Lakritz Carolyn Gagnon Danielle Salmonsen
Heather Lambert Jennifer Gordon Deanna Santanello
Sheila LaPointe Natalie Green Emily Seaver Hospice Chaplains
Vera Larbi Jenna Haddad Andrea Segel Krysia Burnham
Mandy Leo Brian Hailey Dipti Shah Nancy Small
Stacey Maenzo Nicole Haker Deidre Shea Mary Ann Thibeault-Vandette
William Maher Kimberly Hartwell Monica Shelton Andrew Tripp
Melisa Mantha Rodney Hemingway Kelly Sorrentino
Delsye West Mason Michael Hoadley Susan Spencer
Mary McCarthy Helen Hobson Jennifer Stanwick
Debra McLaughlin Kathryn Huss Kerri Stevens
11Board of Directors
Rita S. Advani, Chair Laura Lee, MD Todd Rose
Katharine Bolland Eshghi Michael E. Morris Smeeta Tekchandani
Kathleen T. Gardner Deborah S. Morsi Vera T. Tice
Renee L. Harper John Murphy Stephen E. Tosi, MD
Linda Hope-Springer Abhijeet Nadkarni
Spring 2021
VNA Care Network
VNA of Boston
VNA Hospice & Palliative Care
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199 Rosewood Drive, Suite 180
Danvers, MA 01923
RN finds strength and compassion in home health nursing
For some, it takes years into adulthood able to walk to my mailbox.’ You can
to find your calling. For Heather actually see these things and do them
Lambert, RN, she knew her calling with the patient.”
was to be a nurse for as long as she
She’s cared for countless COVID-19
can remember. It only took a summer
patients during the pandemic as well
volunteering at UMass Memorial
as patients who are at particularly high-
Medical Center during high school to
risk for the virus and others with wide-
cement her decision.
ranging medical conditions. Many of
“I saw nurses as women who are her patients have lived in isolation with
strong, intelligent, and compassionate. the exception of her visits.
As people who make a difference in
“We’re a sense of security for these
people’s lives, are well respected in
patients, and we’re keeping them
the community, and help others at
safe at home too,” said Heather. “It’s
their most vulnerable times. That’s
a whole new level of care. I’ve kind of
something I always wanted to be a
been a phlebotomist the past year.
part of,” said Heather.
It’s required us to double-down on
She joined VNA Care’s home health our assessments and our reporting Heather Lambert, RN
care team three years ago and has the and trying to keep people out of the
disease, as well as the signs and
opportunity to engage with patients hospital.”
symptoms of respiratory distress, deep
on a more personal, individualized
She often spends a lot of time breathing exercises, and how to use
basis than other health care settings.
teaching her COVID-19 patients about an incentive spirometer (a device that
Heather said, “Patients can give us a managing their condition, including will expand one’s lungs by helping
very specific goal we can help them how to monitor blood oxygen levels, one breathe more deeply and fully) to
achieve like, ‘I want to be able to get which can drop to dangerously low
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