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Special Edition: 2019 Donor Report

Your support brings life-changing health care into people’s homes and the communityWelcome to VNA Care’s 2019 Donor Report!

This special issue of Caring Matters is dedicated to giving thanks to our many supporters. Because of you, local residents from just a few months old to over 100 years old received vital health care services at home and in the community last year.

It’s truly an honor to be part of a tradition of compassionate care and community service that began in 1886, when we became the first organized visiting nurse association in the United States. The generosity of people like you has made a difference every single day since then.

Our staff was busy behind the scenes last year laying the foundation for a new decade of home health and hospice care. We entered the optimization phase of a multi-year

process to adopt a new electronic medical record system. The system will help streamline documentation for our clinicians and provide the data needed to assess and improve the impact of our care.

We are also focused on acclimating to Medicare’s new Patient-Driven Groupings Model, which went into effect on January 1 and represents the most significant regulatory and reimbursement change to the home health care landscape in two decades.

VNA Care also achieved reaccreditation from The Joint Commission, the nation’s preeminent health care accreditation and standards-setting organization. VNA Care has maintained accreditation from The Joint Commission for many years as part of our dedication to quality patient care.

Everything we do is focused on our mission “to provide the right care with kindness and compassion every day for every person we serve.” Your donations make it possible for our clinicians to provide the type of care that means the world to our home health and hospice patients:

“All of you (VNA Care’s home health team) provided a guiding light along my recovery path, and you reinforced my courage and strength. I will always have a place in my heart for each of you.”

“Thank you all for the wonderful care you gave to my Mom and all of us. I wish everyone could spend their last days in your hands.”

Today, your support is more vital than ever as we respond to the needs of the growing number of people living with multiple chronic diseases, older adults who want to remain healthy and independent, and terminally ill individuals who want to die peacefully at home.

Thank you for being part of this very important work.

Because of the generosity of our donors, VNA Care provided home health, palliative, and hospice care to nearly 30,000 individuals in 2019. Support was provided to thousands more family members. Our free Keep Well Clinics and special Wellness Programs promoted the good health and independence of older adults in Eastern and Central Massachusetts.

Honor Roll Donors — Thank you for making our mission and work possible through your generosity!

$100,000 and aboveAmes Nursing FoundationCummings FoundationEstate of Catherine M. McKittrickE. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999Dedham VNA Foundation, Inc.Estate of Elizabeth A. Veinot

$25,000 to $49,999Mary M. Coes Charitable TrustThe Corridor GroupHomecare HomebaseMutual of America Financial GroupRands FoundationConnie C. Turner Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999Grace K. Babson Charitable TrustKarl Bandtel and Farley UrmstonAdelaide Breed Bayrd FoundationBeth Israel Lahey Health Amy S. Boger, MD, and Joshua Boger, PhDByram HealthcareElizabeth F. Capen TrustCVS HealthMary Alice Falvey TrustForcuraHealth Recovery SolutionsMarsh & McLennan CompaniesMedically HomeKatharine E. MerckMiddlesex Savings Charitable FoundationChristine OttosonThe Clara and Harvey Pillsbury Foundation, Inc.Stephen and Melanie SadlerElaine and Steven Strongwater, MDTufts Health PlanUMass Memorial Health CareGeorge C. Wadleigh Foundation, Inc.Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust

$2,500 to $9,999Atlantic CharterChristopher and Meggan BaileyBank of AmericaScott and Nancy BarceloLilian G. Bates FundLeo H. Bendit Charitable FoundationBeth Israel Deaconess Hospital-NeedhamBlue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsBoston Children’s HospitalBoston Evening Clinic FoundationBMC HealthNet PlanCABEM TechnologiesCambridge Community FoundationCambridge Trust CompanyCanonCataldo Ambulance ServiceRobyn J. and N. Anthony Coles, MDCommon Trust Federal Credit UnionFrank and Louise CondonLouise Condon RealtyFred Harris Daniels Foundation, Inc.Lizzie Davenport TrustDavis Trust FundDaymarc FoundationDedham SavingsDello Russo Family Funeral HomesDemoulas FoundationEast Boston Savings Bank Charitable FoundationEnclara PharmaciaJ. Irving England & Jane L. England Charitable TrustDeborah and Ron FeinsteinFidelity InvestmentsChris and Mary Beth GordonGoulston & StorrsJohn R. GreedHarvard Pilgrim Health CareMary Hildebrandt and James MahoneyHologic

Institution for SavingsIntercontinental Real EstateFrederick and Jane JamiesonMichael and Deborah KaloyanidesPaul and Ann KaplanEstate of Walter A. Kinell, Jr.Diane L. LeclairJames and Sara MarbleMcBeeMcDermott Will & EmeryMCPHS UniversityMedline IndustriesMorgan StanleyJohn and Denise MurphyRobin MurphyJoyce and James Patten, MDPeople’s United BankMary F. PetschekSarah Daniels Pettit and William O. Pettit Jr. Fund of Greater Worcester Community FoundationPrime BuchholzEdwin J. Riley III, DMDRopes & GraySanofi GenzymeArch W. Shaw FoundationShaw Fund for Mariner’s ChildrenSheppard Envelope CompanySimione Healthcare ConsultantsSolomon McCown & CenceElaine H. Sorenson TrustSuburban Homemaking & Maternity AgencySullivan’s Pharmacy and Medical SupplyPatrick Watson-HoganGloria A. WattsWhite BuildersMary Whitney TrustAlbert O. Wilson Foundation, Inc.Wise Family, Marni & Bob Wise and Laura A. WiseWyman-Gordon Foundation

$1,000 to $2,499Estate of Robert H. AckermanAdvanced Home Care ServicesRita S. AdvaniJerry Alderman

The Allied GroupThe Aronson FoundationMichelle AucoinDonald and Joanne BaldiniSuzanne and James BandanzaSally Bernstein and Gary SylviaLouise H. BrayBrezniak-Rodman Funeral DirectorsBrightStar Care of NorwoodBrookline BankCambridge Savings BankCape Ann Savings BankMichael CarsonMichael F. CarsonJennifer CasperHolly ChaffeeChristopher G. ClarkeThe Coakley FamilyCoghlin ElectricalThe Congregational Church of NeedhamCornerstone BankDyane and Andrew CotreauGilbert and Helen CoxCummings Properties, LLCDennis DickinsonChristopher DiguetteDiocese of WorcesterJames P. DostouSheila and Walter DurkinEastern Bank Charitable FoundationEaton Funeral HomesAlacin FanningMiles FidelmanLinda FrawleyKathleen Gardner and Richard Whitehead, MDDavid and Anne GergenAnn Marie GodinJoan and Harry GongWilliam J. Gormley Funeral ServiceGrander Capital PartnersPaul and Amy GreeleyRoy and Leslee HalleranRenee L. HarperPeter J. HartBarbara and Samuel Hayes HVH Precision Analytics

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VNA Care’s Honor Roll recognizes the individuals, businesses, community organizations, and foundations that made a donation of $100 or more between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019.

Our generous donors designated these gifts in support of a wide range of patient care and family support services including home health, palliative, and hospice care; wellness and preventive health programs; Elizabeth Evarts de Rham Hospice Home; Rose Monahan Hospice Home; and Stanley R. Tippett Hospice Home.

We are thankful to all of you for your kindness and generosity. Every gift makes a difference in the health and well-being of patients and families in our communities.

Mary C. IngamellsJamieson Management Company, Inc.James and Sally KaloyanidesAnnabelle KelloggEdward KilikJudith and Tony King FoundationKirk & Kirk, CPAs, PCKiwanis Club of WoburnFrancis V. Knox, Jr.Maryann and Donald E. Kowalski, DDSDeborah and Arthur Krieg, MDMelody and Jacob Kriteman, MDJoshua and Laura Lee, MDJanet LefkoThomas A. LehrerAnthony S. LucasDoris T. LynchMalachy LynchMarietta E. LynchMarblehead Female Humane SocietyKelly Ryan MarquisMassPayTimothy McGrath and Roberta FerrianiMercadante Funeral Home & ChapelHenry and Katharine MichieKathleen and Kevin Mooney, DDSDavid MooreMSG StaffingJ. Mulkerin RealtyJennifer A. MurphyMichael P. MurzyckiThe Gail & Tony Nannini FamilyNational Grand Bank of MarbleheadNeedham BankRaymond NickersonNorthern Bank & Trust Charitable FoundationKerrie and Ellison PattenAnne L. PeretzPfizerPhiladelphia Insurance CompaniesWilliam and Lia PoorvuDr. Louise B. PopkinThe Queen’s CupsMary Jane and Jeff RasmussenReiserRoger and Hannelore ReiserAnn M. RikerAndrea L. RobertoDavid A. Rose, Jr.Todd D. RoseRichard R. RussellArthur N. RyanS.G. Torrice Co. Inc.Salem Five Savings Bank Charitable FoundationJane C. Saltonstall

Joshua Sanes and Susan CorcoranSBLIJoanna and Hal ScottJ. Edward ShifferRosmonde and Guy Spinelli, MDDavid K. StadtherrStateside Construction GroupAlan Steinert, Jr.The Stoddard Charitable TrustTD BankChristine Paul Tetreault and Raymond TetreaultJane TisdaleAnn E. ToomeyVincent R. Toomey, Jr.Lindsay and Stephen Tosi, MDBruce A. TurnbullVita NeedleEdward and Jean WardzalaWebster First Federal Credit UnionWebster Five FoundationTrust of Hester N. WetherellLangdon Wheeler and Mary MetcalfeMichael WilletteRalph B. and Margaret C. Williams FundWinchester Co-operative BankWoburn Host Lions ClubElizabeth B. YaroszChristopher F. Zurn

$500 to $999Anonymous (2)Harold AllenGrace BirdBlue-Inn on the BeachRoberta F. BlumenthalDirck and Emelie BornCasper Funeral & Cremation ServicesStephanie CatalfanoPeter Coakley, DMDTim and Christina CohenThe Bill Collins FoundationCommonwealth Care AllianceDavid and Randi ConleyCornelia L. CookKathleen and Donald CopsonThomas CroswellAriel and Joanne CudkowiczMark J. CullenCure MedicalJack and Phyllis DaughertyFrances D. DavisMaureen and Gregory DeppRichard DiMarzioDirect Federal Credit UnionNick DobrzeleckiAmy and Brendan DohertyEmmett Electrical Services, Inc.Katharine Bolland EshghiCharles A. Ferrone First American Realty

Mark and Mary FraserJohn D. and Ute GannettTimothy and Christine GiblinSharon and Michael GillespieChristine M. GilmanS.B. Goddard & Son Co.Goldman SachsJudy GreggDeborah Guyot-Freeman and Mark Freeman, PhDBarbara F. HallidayPeter Q. HarrisRobert and Ava HastertDavid F. Hauser, ODEdward S. Hayes, Jr.Heimlich Landscaping and Construction Corp.Robert J. Heman, Jr.Keith F. HigginsTimothy T. HiltonOlivia A. HoblitzelleJane E. HoffmanPatti L. HoffmanLiisa M. HolmLinda Hope-Springer and Emery SpringerAnn S. HurdJackson LewisRobert J. Jamieson, Sr.C. Bruce and Helen JohnstoneSheila R. KennedyKerivan-Lane, Inc.

Ron KinghornCharles J. KlimLorena J. KredaPatricia G. KularskiLeanne and Michael LaBelleLawton Real EstateRichard S. LayteSally and Stuart LesserArthur LevensonStephen J. LippardAngus and Leslie LittlejohnLohrman HVACEllen M. LopezThe Donald M. Manzelli Family TrustMarblehead TrustJoseph D. MarquedantLouise B. MartinRobert and Eileen MatzMichael and Melissa McKeonMelick & Porter, LLPJames and Margo MellettMillbury Federal Credit UnionMichael and Theresa MorrisJane R. MoyerNCBC FoundationJohn R. NeeKimberly L. NelsonLisanne NormanNuala PenningtonJames and Margaret PerkinsPhillip and Michelle Redo

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Hospice & Palliative Care in 2019Patients Served: 2,043

Age Range: 19 to 105

Total Visits: 73,167

Average Days of Care: 54.8

Volunteers: 140

Volunteer Hours: 3,978

Hospice Residences Elizabeth Evarts de Rham Hospice Home, Cambridge; Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester; and Stanley R. Tippett Hospice Home, Needham

Unique Diagnoses: 454

Top Five Diagnoses:

1. Cancer 2. Cardiovascular 3. Dementias 4. Respiratory Diseases 5. Other End-Stage Diseases

Age Range: 37 to 100Patients Served: 521

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Retired Men’s Club of GreendaleGeorge RichardsonMargaret E. RichardsonChristina M. and Robert SchultzSeaver ConstructionW. David Shambroom and Rose M. GiaconiaThomas F. and Anne W. SnyderKathleen and Stanley SojkaRobin F. SpauldingSpecialty Home Care ServicesOliver and Ellen StalterStonehamBankEdward T. SullivanJudith A. ThomsonAnn W. TracyCornelia TrubeyUnited Prosthetics Inc.Beverly and Peter Van Orman, MDMary VerhageLydia Villa-Komaroff, PhDPamela G. WardKaren S. WebberConstance V.R. WhiteJane O. WoodburyXeroxJean ZaleskiZampell

$250 to $499Anonymous (5)A. L. Purinton Corp.Derek and Merel AbruzzeseRobert M. AllenArlmont Fuel CompanyJeffrey M. Azerrad Joseph and June BafaroDavid C. Bailey, Jr.Carole and Marc Bard, MD

Tom and Pauline BarkalowLois N. BeattieRobert L. Bitter IIBrian D. Bixby, Esq.Richard J. BoehlerPaula BossBrian and Brenda BossmanMarilyn and Robert Brooks, PhDEustace BuchananW. James and Kathleen BudzynaFelice T. BurnsKellie and Mark CareyBertha A. Chandler Elizabeth ClarkSandra P. ClarkPauline R. ClementAndrea CohenH. Theodore and Cynthia CohenJean ConnollyJohn P. Connolly, Jr.Deborah Corkum and Shawn HigginsCreative Business DesignJames CurranJessica L. Daniels and Paul Blackborow Rufus P. de RhamJoseph DiSessaMary A. DonovanElia Financial ServicesEvergreen-Partner’s New EnglandExcel Orthopaedic SpecialistsCornelius and Julia FairVickie P. FalconKathleen C. FallonWilliam J. FarquharsonCarlo A. FenuccioNancy Fewell and Stephen Rogers

John and Lila FosterSandra Lynch Fox and Francis FoxJoseph and Cynthia FreemanEileen M. FreitagRonald and Diana GarmeyCommittee To Re-Elect Dick Gately, Alderman of Ward 2Gerard L. Gaughan, MDGeorge W. Gately, Inc.George’s Auto Body of Woburn, Inc.Joseph GerardiBeverly GiblinGiblin Family FoundationEdwin J. and Andrea P. GillisJohn and Elizabeth GilmoreMarvin E. Gilmore, Jr.William L. GoldbergMargaret R. GoostrayWilliam Graham and Alana SharenowRichard and Lisa GreeneMaureen A. GregoryLauren and Paul GudonisMary F. GuiltinanGulde Insurance Agency, Inc.Stephen P. GutRobert and Marilyn HailerBrandon and Sarah HallSusan HallGregory HarrisonThe HartfordDavid H. HerderDaniel V. HerlihyHogan Tire Centers, Inc.Kira and Robert HowerStephen R. HuebnerJean IgnachuckScott and Heidi JamiesonLisa and Charles JohnsonAndrew JohnstonMeg and Paul Kasuba, MDDorothy and Maximiliaan Kaulbach, MDJo-Linda and Dennis KeithDavid KenneyKatherine KeoughMark A. Keroack, MDKeystone HomecareNatasha KirkerJudith and John KordashStella and Stanley KowalczykKraw-Kornack Funeral HomeEugene J. KredaJohn and Patricia KtistesHarold W. KwokDonald R. LaBrieRobert E. LaramieChristine B. LariviereConstance and Philip LeahyPaul E. LeclaireEllen LeikindAndre and Janice LemoineThe Leo Organization — Dunkin Donuts

Deidre and Gary LevineKelly LimaDavid LoringLukasiewicz & Bellavance LLCMahoney’s Auto BodyJoyce L. MarcelonisEve E. MarderMaurice H. Martel, DDSEmily and Thomas McClintockMcDonald Landscaping, Inc.C. Jean and Myles McDonough Charitable FoundationWilliam and Eileen McDonoughKevin F. McElroyLois M. McMullinKarl F. Menschel, Sr.Rick Metters and Maura EmblerDavid A. MeyersMiles Funeral HomesRonald and Lynda MiniYvette B. MorrillChristopher MorssKathleen and Brian MountMaureen A. MurphyPhilip and Carol MurrayMurtha Cullina, LLPRobert W. NelsonDennis and Jane NeslusanVincent C. NuccioO’Leary BrothersHarding Ounanian, Jr.Frank T. PaolinoJanet PariseMary J. PerryGeorge W. PetteeRobert PollackMary E. Porter, Esq.Robert G. PrescodCharmian Proskauer and Alan Gurwitt, MDBrian M. RadomskiRichard RakowskiKevin and Pamelyn RaschThomas RocheRockport Mortgage Corpora-tionEmily C. RomneyMichael and Naomi RosenfeldJune A. RynneRisa SacksSchell-Z-GlenBrookDavid F. SchnareEileen K. SchofieldCharles and MaryAnn SchultzRita A. SchulzAdam ScottMeredith and Christopher ShachoyMatthew Shuster, MDTeresa P. SilvermanJohn SmythSamuel Spektor and Ann BermanEdward and Donna SplaineAnne and James SpryStanton & Co. CPA

Serving Patients in Need in 2019$2,812,184

VNA Care provides free care and partial charity care for patients in need in their homes and our three hospice residences. In addition, we provide free health clinics and education programs in the community.

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Star Sales & DistributionJoseph StarkHoward and Fredericka StevensonDiana C. StewartMary and Stanley Surette, MDJohn and Bessie SzumRichard S. TarrSmeeta TeckchandaniRobert ThibeaultBarbara A. TsacoyeanesUnited Church of Christ, CongregationalVital EMSRaymond and Deborah Vorce Merrill H. WalshJohn P. WarnerKaren A. Webber and John J. SheehanCharles and Louise WeedMercy WheelerAnn Marie and Paul WhiteCraig and Christina WinterfeldtWoburn City Athletic ClubWoburn Police Patrol Officers Union, Local 56Ann and G. Mead Wyman

$100 to $249Anonymous (10)A. Cierri and Sons, Inc.Robert and Pamela AdamsAdams Animal ClinicStephen and Donna AdgateEvelyn M. AdlersteinJohn J. AhearnAnn C. AldrichPeter and Mary Lee AldrichJames G. AlexanderCatherine C. AllardDanielle M. AllenMargaret J. AllenMelissa AllenWilliam A. Allen IIBarbara H. AlmyLouise Todd AmblerAmerican AlarmSherri and Eric Amundson, DDSReginald and Jean AndersonRoger S. AndersonJoseph and Shirley AnzivinoKathleen A. ArmstrongGeila S. AronsonPamela and Joel AronsonMaria Louise Ascher, PhDMary and James AssurianLinda Atkinson and Edward Bing

Atlantic Power Cleaning Corp.M. L. AugartHoward A. AyotteEric C. BaackeDawn M. BabcockRosalyn BachermanSandra L. BaconNancy A. BagleyLaura J. BagnellNancy M. BaileyCarol S. BakerEllen R. BakerJohn and Faith BarbatoKevin BarberKathleen M. BaronTracey A. BaronEdwin and Roseann BartokC. Marilyn BatastiniJudith and George Battit, MDJonathan E. BazinetJoseph Bearak and Sandra RoseDenise E. BeaudoinJennifer A. BeckwithRobert and Nancy BeckwithRobert D. BeldenMichael and Jennifer BelloDonna and Thomas BelmonteAlexandra B. Belshaw

Rose I. BerkielDouglas Berman and Linda SipersteinMorton BermanSamuel BermanPatricia M. BernardJerry M. BernhardJohn D. BernhardGloria BernsteinLorrey J. Blanchi Patricia H. BiggarKenneth J. BillingsBrant S. and Emiko BinnsNorman BitsoliRichard L. Black, Inc.Melinda A. BlissStephen C. BloomCharles R. Blyth, Jr.Ann H. BoninKaren BonolloElizabeth and David BoschettoKathleen P. BottiMaureen and John BouvierRobert and Colleen BovickMary J. BoylanD. Bradford and Frances S. WetherellAdella and James BradyBarbara Brady

Seth and Emma Ames believed in giving back to the community, and their generosity is still making an impact more than 70 years after their deaths.

The couple owned specialty (butter and eggs) stores throughout New England until Seth retired in 1929. Through their will, Seth and Emma created the Ames Nursing Foundation, which gave much needed charitable support to launch and sustain the first visiting nurse association in Melrose during the 1940s. Initially part of the Red Cross, the Melrose VNA thrived and became an independent nonprofit during the 1980s and then merged with VNA of Boston, part of VNA Care, in 1999.

The initial funds set aside by Seth and Emma grew to nearly $3 million by 2019, when trustees voted to dissolve the Foundation and transfer the funds to VNA of Boston for the continued benefit of Melrose area communities.

Jean Bell played an active role in the success of the Ames Nursing

Foundation for more than 30 years. As a former trustee of the Foundation and Melrose VNA board member, she’s witnessed developments in patient care that were once unheard of, such as IV therapy, telemedicine and virtual hospital rooms in patients’ homes.

“It has been an amazing thing to watch,” said Jean. She added that she and other trustees would leave meetings with VNA Care leaders “with stars in our eyes. We’d say, ‘Wow, that was fantastic. Do you believe that they are able to do this?”

Karen Webber, director of Fund Development for VNA Care, said, “Charitable support is critical in meeting patient care needs and providing the most advanced care possible in people’s homes. We are honored that Seth and Emma Ames entrusted us with their legacy, and grateful to the Ames Nursing Foundation trustees for their stewardship of this important gift.”

From butter and eggs stores to pioneers in home health care: Ames Nursing Foundation and the power of planned gifts

Learn more about planned gifts Charitable gifts of any amount made through a will, retirement account, life insurance policy, trust, or other estate plans are a way to leave a legacy and have an impact on the future of home health and hospice care. For more information, please contact Karen Webber, director of fund development, at 508-573-8027 or Laura Wise, manager of fund development, at 617-835-9654.

VNA Care’s home health care services help people with complex or chronic health issues reach their optimal health while living at home.

Carolyn L. BradyEdwin and Barbara BraileyMichael R. BraneyHelen O. BraunDenise BreaultDonald J. BreenGordon E. BrendleyRobert A. BrooksPriscilla A. BrownHilary and Stephen BruelCharlotte Brunell and Herbert PetersonPhilip P. BrunellePaul and Beverly BucknamKerry and John BuellBarbara BugbeeLaura J. BundSusan H. BushJudith G. ButlerElaine ByrneRodney L. CabanaDaniel Calano and Kate ThompsonAnn S. CallahanWalter and Denise CallahanJohn CampanarioLorrie and Joseph CaponeLillian L. CapozzolaKathleen and Jason CapstickJohn and Carol CarewCarl CarlsenRudolph F. CarlsonPaul and Linda CarneyCharles F. CarrollPatricia A. CarrollEllen and Daniel CarterBeatrice A. CarusoSteven and Rita CarvalhoJudyth A. Casey

Jane and John CaslerJames and Josephine CastanoClaire E. CastrabertiCarol CawleyCentury Bank & Trust Co.Nicholas S. CessoLinda L. CevetteLeanne L. ChabiorMelvin H. Chalfen, MDPhilip E. ChalmersChungwei W. ChaoLoretta Chekani Susan I. ChiappisiJanie V. ChickeringRaymond CibelliLaurence G. Cignoli, MDJanice L. Clark Ann Whitney Cleaves Robert F. ClotarCharles T. Coates, Jr.Jane S. CoeJohn E. CoffinRita E. CogliandroDonna and Steven CohenHoward A. CohenEleanor ColacrayElizabeth and Donald Colantino, MDCollins Management Co.Thomas E. ConnollyDonna and Jack ConradConstitution Financial Partners, LLCThe Honorable John J. ContePeter and Patricia CooperSelma CooperbandCopley Motorcars CorporationPaula V. CortesJames F. Cosgrove, Esq.

Richard E. CoteJacqueline and Lawrence CotterJames A. CottleTeresa CowdreyLynne F. CrandallLouise J. CriscentiJeffrey and Lynn CriswellFrederick G. Crocker, Jr.Terry and Nancy CrossfieldCathleen M. CrowleyJohn M. CunninghamJohn and Judith CurrieJoyce and Jim CusackAlan S. CushingBen CutlerElaine and Frank D’AgostinoKaren and Alfred DahlCatherine and Joseph DaignaultMarylouise DalyJolyne M. D’AmbrosioAnita M. D’AngeloCarl E. D’AngioCaroline Darbyshire and Matthew GentaRobert and Susan DarntonN. Joan DarrahJudith DavidsonBenjamin C. DavisMark W. DavisEdward and Carol de LemosJeremiah and Amy de RhamLizzie de RhamBarbara R. DeanShelly DeinJames A. DelSignoreGlenn C. DeMallieDorothy G. DeMarkMatthew and Roberta DempseyJanet S. DeNapoliJames R. DensmoreSandra A. DerenzoLori DeRosaClement T. Desautels, Esq.Justin DevaneyDonald DeVeuve and Joanne CerameDaniel G. DeweyPatricia A. DicksonPatrick and Kristen DigginsRichard J. DillDorothy A. DimitriPenelope J. DincauzeLawrence G. DiPietroNancy M. DohertyRita and Robert DohertyRoberta E. DohertyKatherine DomotoJohn T. DonahueBettyna DonelsonThomas M. DonovanPatrick W. DooleyDoreen DoylePaul DrapeauNancy DrinkwaterDavid and Sheila DriscollDeborah and John Driscoll

Walter R. DucharmeJeffrey and Desiree DugganAnne M. DumasCarol A. DunnDenise E. Dunn Mary E. DunnRenee DunstanRebecca and Vasso Dusoe-GalanisRaymond G. DuvernayRep. James Dwyer and Mary Ellen DwyerEAP NetworkCatherine E. EastmanPaula F. EbbittJudith EburnPeter and Cynthia EllisRalph and Mildred Ellis Emcor Services New England MechanicalMimi EmmonsMadeline and Kenneth EricksonWendy EssigmannCurtis H. Ewald, Jr.Peter F. FadgenRichard and Nancy FarrellMary D. FassettLori G. FavreauAlice and Richard FayBrian FayShirl E. FayJudith A. FeeneyElizabeth C. FennCaroline and William FenollosaPaul and Margaret FicheraFirst Baptist Church in NeedhamJoan FitzpatrickJoseph FitzpatrickThe Honorable Ellen FlatleyAnn E. FlattEugenia J. FleuryRaul FloresAlvin J. FogelJane T. N. FoggHarold C. FoleyJames and Judith FoleyJoseph P. FoleyJoseph and Susan FoosRonald P. ForgetLauren J. ForsmanAlbert and Bente FortierStacie FrancoeurRobert Frank and Jennifer CoplonCatherine FrascoRobert J. FreemanMarjorie FriedmanMartha FriedmanPriscilla and Harold GalbergAndrew and Stacie Galvin Mayor Scott Galvin and Eileen Galvin William and Pauline GardinerJoseph M. GardnerRep. Denise Garlick and Russell Garlick

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Home Health Care in 2019Patients Served: 27,106

Age Range: 0 to 108

Total Visits: 420,169

Referral Sources: 2,422

Unique Diagnoses: 2,684

Top Five Diagnoses:

1. Joint Replacement & Post-Surgical Care 2. Heart Disease 3. Cancer 4. Respiratory Diseases 5. Diabetes

Carolyn and Franklin GaultPatricia A. GazzaVera R. GazzaJones GeeFrances M. GenatossioPatricia and Philip GeorgePatricia GermanRobin GiardinaSusan J. GibbonsRobert W. GillJulie E. GinsburgJohn and Ellen GizzarelliPatricia A. GlancyDiane and Richard GleasonJohn GoddardMary P. GoldenJoan G. GonyeaRuth E. GoodmanLinda J. GorhamBarbara B. GraceDorothy and Daniel GradyPatricia M. GradyDeborah M. GrahnEdward W. GrandinSue A. GrantJoseph and Maria GrauseDorothy M. GravisonArthur R. GrayGeorge and Margaret GraySylvia E. GreenThe Honorable Mel L. GreenbergSusan GreenblattJudith K. GreeneRichard L. GreenspanMarianne and George GregoryMarcia N. GreyThomas and Paula GriffiinGilbert E. GriffithsDiane M. GrondinNeil and Marcia GrossbardGlenda and H. R. GrossmanHelenya GroverDonald and Barbara GrovesJames and Katherine GrovesChristine R. HaddadState Rep. Richard M. HaggertyHenry and Mary HaightLinda HajjarRobert V. HaleyJune and Robert HallbergJohn HamiltonKathleen and Kevin HammerSylvia Hammerman, EdD, and David Hammerman, EdDSteven and Donna HaneyMichael P. HanlonCharles A. HannanCarol and Bruce HansonAngel and James HardySusan M. HareKaren HarknettJoseph D. HarneyLinda A. HarrisonM. Celine HarrityJudie Hart

Daniel J. HassettEugene and Clara HastingsEleanor M. HatcherCharles R. HayesPaula HazelSteven P. HeinrichScott K. HenaultTheresa J. HeneghanJohn and Deborah HenryRoy M. HenshawPhilip B. HerrWinifred and Alfred HesemeyerSue L. HickeyMelville and Elizabeth HodderAnnette and Paul HodessEloise W. HodgesRosalind P. HolenportBarbara and Edmond HopperBrendylyn and Robert Horn, DMDMay and James HoughtonGlen and Ellen HoulihanMartha and William HowesChris HughesMary Lou E. HughesRichard L. HuntDoris and Howard HunterWilliam and Nancy HunterLisa HurleyBarry HymanPaul and Ruby IantoscaFrances ImpellizzeriHerbert G. IngramSandra L. IversonLee B. and George A. Jacoby, MDKelsey JamiesonPaul and Niki JamiesonJanet L. Jankowiak, MDAllan E. JohannesenAnne Marie L. JohnsonJoan C. JohnsonLeigh K. JohnsonCarol Y. JonesJanet S. JonesRichard A. JonesJohn J. JoyceHerbert and Elinore KaganDonald P. KalischerAristomenis and Elizabeth KalivasElfreda KallockJudith M. KaneJanet and Richard KapitanBryan KaplanEllen K. KardonDeborah M. KarffRobert and Merry KaulbachEmanuel KayKeane Fire & Safety EquipmentLeona KeefeDorothy and James KeeneyH. F. and Robert KelleySusan E. KelleyAnne KellyPaul F. Kelly, MD

John and Mary KelsoBarbara G. KempEmilie and Andrew KendallJo Ann KennedyPaul and Marie KenyanJanet E. KinasewichPatricia A. KingRuth F. KingWilliam and Sheila KingJaclyn L. KiracofeRichard J. KistenJacqueline M. KnightOwen and Elizabeth KnightPhilip and Marilyn KnowlesJoan and Arnold KonigDennis J. KopaczynskiJamie A. KrasnowJames N. KrebsEdward J. KrossMary E. KuconisKaren KushinJack KushinskyDawn M. LakePauline L. LallyThérèse F. LaneKerri A. LangAaron LangloisDiane M. LanpherPeter A. LansHenry and Frances LaphamPearl Nydam LargesseLauraine Y. LaurencePatricia A. LaurieBruce and Karen LauterwasserWilliam LavacchiaWilliam J. LawlorMark A. LazukAlan Lebowitz and Nan LevinsonKristina A. LeclaireC. Bruce and Linda LedigPhillip E. LedinNancy M. LeeTed and Martha LepcioPriscilla LilleyWalter and Eileen LisakHolly F. LittlefieldM. Jane LitwinetzBarbara H. LloydElizabeth and Andrew LogiePatricia LogrippoElaine R. LombardiGilda J. LopezThomas B. LoringSenator Joan Lovely and Stephen LovelySarah H. LuickNancy and Holger LutherSuzanne and Edward LyonsCorinne and Charles MacDonaldDavid and Jean MacdonaldJohn W. MacDuffieAnn C. MacFateJustin and Mary MageeMichael C. MagruderThomas and Jean Maguire

Roger P. MalboeufWilliam T. MaloneyDavid and Ethel ManahanManchester Woman’s ClubDr. Patricia Manuel and Dr. Barry ManuelGeorge F. MarronCatherine MaselloJean K. MasonSarah S. MatisseCharles Matthews and Paula-Ann PrickenDonna and Robert MayIna J. MazerJames and Anne McAndrewMargaret and Daniel McCarthy, MDPaul B. McCarthyThomas P. McCusker, Jr.Joseph and Margaret McDonoughPatrick McDonoughRosamond B. McDowellSteve and Shari McGuirkJon and Marybeth McIntyreAngela McKennaJanice and David McKenzieJohn J. McKinnonEdward H. McLaughlinJon R. and Rosemary McPhailSusan Eldredge MeadRichard H. MeadowSampath and Narinder MehtaPolly and William MelsonJeffrey and Shirley MerrickMona Metro-GagnonElizabeth and Bernard MeyerCheryl MilasMiles Press / American PrintingLouis J. and Robin MilinazzoMarline MillerNasha L. MillerW. Merritt MillerMary J. MillsPearlina L. MillsDenise MolloyKelly and George Moniz, MDHelene J. MonroeMontvale Congregational ChurchCynthia A. MooreDianne M. MooreRobin and Peter MosgroveMargaret Moster and Paul SchneiderAnn C. MoyBrian Mulcahey Mary and Joseph MulliganEdward L. MulveyMark and Cynthia MunceyRichard P. MurdockBarbara and Jeffrey MurphyDaniel V. MurphyLester J. Murphy, Jr.M. Christine MurphyMoya A. Murphy

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Paul and Nancy MurphyRobert and Wendi Lynn NadalinCharles and Stella NahatisMary L. NattiDeirdre and Barry NectowPaul C. NeimannDonald and Margaret NelsonSusan and Donald NelsonGladys M. NewmanLeslie C. NewmanJudith Nichols and Peter BarrerMary Ann Nieves, DVMCharles H. NixonMichael and Patricia NolanNancy O. NolanArthur T. Noonan IIIWalter E. Nosek, Jr.NW Pest ControlCharles and Teresa NyrenAnnette OakesThomas F. O’ConnellKerry O’ConnorCharles and Andrea O’DonnellDavid and Alice O’LearyJohn P. O’LearyPaul and Elaine OlihovikTheresa OliverMark and Alexandra OlsonPeter and Susan OlsonGregory and Nancy OppReverend James B. O’SheaDr. Harold L. OsherBarbara F. OstbergEdward A. OstroutAnthony R. OteriWilliam and Jane O’TooleDavid and Lorie PaldinoPaula A. ParisSteven and Nancy ParisKenneth and Jeanne ParkeRosemarie and Whitney ParkerJane H. ParshleyPatriot Community Bank

Audrey and Robert PaulsonJill PearsonShayne PearyJulia PerkinsJohn and Sarah PerryRichard and Kathleen PerryDavid and Donna PetersDonald and Jenice PetersonSusan PetrowiczKarin J. PhillipsLouis M. PicarielloBarbara and Joseph Piffat, MDChristopher and Marian PilalasSusan and Matthew PindaraPinebrook Landscaping, LLCHarriet S. PintoFrederick and Susan PizziAnne Marie PlasseAlice and Sithiporn PloysungwanStephen and Laurie J. PoirierDonna and Chester PolewaczykThomas W. PondStephen K. PopeWalter F. Popiak, Sr.Jodie PoreskyDonald F. PortHelen and William PoundsWilliam J. PowersHarold I. PrattMargaret M. PrebensenRonald and Rosalie PrioreKenneth and Judy ProulxOlive I. PrunierAnn-Marie PucilloJeanne and William PunchCarmen A. PuopoloStephen M. RabascoSuzanne and William E. RahallYooko RaicheElisabeth A. RaleighWilliam F. Reardon, Jr.Mary T. Regan

Donald and Katherine ReillyRI Realty Trust, Inc.Paula L. RichalRobert J. RichmondRosemary A. RiggieriPatricia E. RileyDianne E. Riley-KlavinsEdward and Linda RobbinsSara RobertsonVernon and Lillaine RobertsonJohn F. RobinsonSuzanne RoddayLinda and Richard Rodger, DVMBridget Rodriguez and George AndersonMaria RokhlinaMelvin and Martha RosenblattAlan L. RosenfieldBarbara O. RossJohn R. RossWendyl R. RossMary Ann RotaMichael and Karen RotenbergCatherine A. RuffiniJason RuggieroBeverly RumleyRush-Kent Insurance Agency, Inc.Carmen P. RussoGerald J. RussoCharles RyanElizabeth RyanCarmel J. SabatiniNicholas H. SaffordSusan M. SaiaLee and Diane SaltzbergCharles Samborski, DDSSteven and Barbara SanbornSylvia B. SanchezCatherine and Timothy SandersPeter M. SantamariaAbigail G. SargentRebecca B. SaundersJames and Kelly SauriolJean G. SavageRichard and Susan SchneiderPaula E. SchultzMark SchulzeKathleen ScullySecond Congregational Church of BoxfordReverend Sue F. SeegerPeter and Marjorie SeibertPeter P. SelinesWilliam and Lucille SeymourNancy L. ShaferBarbara C. ShanahanEmily Shanahan and Charles HarrisLisa G. ShawElaine J. SheaJoseph P. SheaCarolyn and Orville SheldonHenry and Joyce ShepherdDorothy SieradskiApril M. SilvaRichard and Linda Simon

Karen and William SimpsonJoan Sindall and MacGregor FreemanArnold J. SingerThomas M. SliwowskiFelicitas K. SlovesAlbert W. SmithDonald and Sybil SmithJoseph P. Smith and Regina P. Pullara-SmithMichael and Geraldine SmithMildred O. SmithPhilip and Winifred SmithRoseanne D. SmithSarah B. SmithLouis G. SmitsSergei P. Sorokin, MDFrederick and Doris SousaFrancis and Jane SpakofskiCaroline A. SpangBarbara S. SparksDoris SpeerMalcom M. SpeicherSusan SpencerJames and Wendy SpittleLynn and Todd St. GermainMary Lou StankiewiczPamela D. SteevesEdmund and Deborah SteinVictoria A. SteinitzPaul M. and Jean StevensSusan Brunoli StillerWarren and Virginia StoneJohn J. SullivanRichard and Gladys SullivanDiane and Malcolm SutchPaul O. SweeneyWilliam J. SzafarowiczJason SzatmaryElaine T. SzeredyPaulett Long TaggartHue-Tam TaiCarolyn J. TalbourdetMollie A. TaylorScott TaylorWendy and Keith Taylor, ODEdmund TeixeiraMarina E. TerpstraRobert and Judith TerryMindy ThachCharles J. TheriaultFrancis and Lorrie ThompsonSusan W. ThorneCharles W. ThrowerVera T. TiceRobert and Dianne TocciHelgar and William Tomford, MDRobert C. TommasinoThe Towanda ClubJoan and Egidio TramontozziJames and Frances TranielloSandra E. TravinskiJohn Treadwell and Martha HaddenJoan C. TreinasBarbara E. Tresback

Wellness Services in 2019Keep Well Clinics Clinics: 818 Attendance: 5,345

Health Education Programs Talks and Screenings: 67 Attendance: 2,576

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Note to Donors:Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this listing. Please notify us of any corrections by contacting Karen Webber, director of Fund Development, at 508-573-8027 or Laura Wise, manager of Fund Development, at 617-835-9654.

With gratitude we thank the many donors who made gifts of up to $99, kindly honored loved ones through memorial donations, and attended our special events. We welcome and appreciate all contributions made to our organization. We are already planning for our 2020 Donor Report and want you to know about an important change. Next year’s Honor Roll will include the names of individuals and organizations who contribute $250 or more during the calendar year.

Donald and Jean TurnerCheryl G. TuttleRichard and Elise Tuve Barbara A. TylerChristine C. van ZadelhoffRobert E. VandaleJoanne E. Vanden AkkerDenise A. VandiniHerbert and Jean VarnumCatherine M. VaucherVirginia M. VaughanRichard and Lori VeoFrancois C. Vigier, PhDAnne WalkerJasmine WallaceRobert V. WallaceAlan and Lynda WallackWilliam H. WallhausserDavid H. WalshJane M. WalshKatherine WaltersCaroline M. WaltonE. David and Amy WangerLeonard H. WarnerSam and Marie WashburnDolores and Bernard WaxMaureen and Douglas WebsterDavid and Iona WeeksFrancis and Geraldine WelchRobert and Lillian WelcomeJohn and Wendy WelshThe Wenning FamilyAllen C. WestMary G. WhalenNorma E. WheelerJohn and Ellen WhelanLindsay and Susan WhiteAlexander WhitesideTheodore C. Wilczynski

Ann and David WildgooseHarold and Donna WilliamsJane M. WilliamsShirley and Peter WilliamsJames R. WillingDavid and Susan WillisDorothy WilsonHeidi WilsonWinchester Lodge of Elks No. 1445Howard and Lenore WinklerSusan K. WiseSara G. WithingtonWoburn Country Club 19th Hole ClubLinda and Richard Wolk, MDDr. Peter Wriede and Marilyn WriedeXaverian BrothersJohn and Maureen YauckoesAlbert and Judith ZabinJanet and Kenneth Zack, MDCatherine and Anthony ZelanoGeraldine W. K. Zetzel

VNA Care employees give backEvery day, dedicated staff contribute to the mission of VNA Care, providing exceptional home health and hospice care. We are grateful to the following staff for their support of VNA Care’s Fund Development program and participation in our community cabinets and committees:

Elizabeth M. AngeloniJennifer BaumanJennifer A. BeckwithCatherine BendeckCharlotte BolsterJulie C. BoonMarilyn D. BowdenJacqueline D. BrennanTylaAnn BurgerJennifer CasperDeborah A. CorkumRegina CunninghamAmy DaleyJoyce DallaireGlenn E. DegereNicole A. DelGiudiceLori DeRosaChristopher DiguetteDenise E. Dunn

Jamie EhretsKathleen Faulkner, MDGrisell FigueroaJoan FitzpatrickKaren E. FletcherCatherine FrascoErica A. FriendJennifer GallottaJulie GatzkeStephen P. GutKimberly HartwellSharon A. HeardRod HemingwayVirginia M. HultenVictoria L. JohnsonCarol Y. JonesPatricia JoyceBryan A. KaplanKatherine Keough

Marion KettellNicole F. KovilKaren KushinKerri A. LangAaron LangloisRichard Lopez, MDMargaret A. McDermottCheryl MilasLaurie A. NashGenevieve NealKimberly L. NelsonJoanne M. O’ConnellLisa O’ConnellKerry O’ConnorMary J. PerryJessica PiperMelinda QueenoYooko RaicheGeorge L. Richardson

David A. RoseTodd D. RoseJo-Anne E. ScanlonPaula E. SchultzJohn P. SeverinMatthew Shuster, MDSusan SpencerSusan Brunoli StillerBarbara E. StoweAstrid M. TerryDenise A. VandiniCaroline M. WaltonKaren S. WebberMichael WilletteHeidi WilsonKathleen WilsonLaura A. WiseJean Zaleski

Heroes in Health Care Gala In-Kind Donors(Fair Market Value $100+)A.R.T.ArtsEmerson: The World on StageAtkinson Resort & Country ClubBeacon Hill Hotel & BistroBoston Marriott Copley PlaceCanyon Ranch, LenoxCelebrity Series of BostonThe Charles HotelFoxwoods Resort & CasinoHarvey TravelerHidden GemzEkua HolmesHuntington Theatre CompanyJessie Fries/The Art ShoppeJetBlueLilibridgeLyric StageMandarin Oriental, BostonMill River WineryMission Oak Grill

Ocean HousePanificio Bistro & BakeryJessica PiperPost 390Red WagonRenaissance Boston Waterfront HotelMichelle SofiGabriele StewartStrega WaterfrontTop of the HubToscanoTotal WineTuscan Kitchen, SeaportRenee Picard WalshWhitney + WinstonW.O.W.XV Beacon HotelJaclyn Zukerman/ NEXTonSCENE MediaZulu Nyala

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With an outpouring of support from the community, funding for the 25th Anniversary Campaign for the Tippett Home has been secured! The Campaign raised over $250,000 to make needed repairs and renovations at the residence. The community’s generous support will enable us to move forward with projects to increase the care and comfort available to patients and families as well as ensure the structural integrity and energy efficiency of the Tippett Home.

This successful Campaign is a testament to the Tippett Home and the generous community that supports the hospice home’s mission. It is a culmination of the efforts of many dedicated donors, volunteers, and family members over the past year. As a result, patients and their families will see benefits for years to come.

The community’s continued support has made it possible for our hospice nurses, aides, volunteers, and other team members to care for more than 4,500 terminally ill patients and support many more loved ones before and after their loss since the residence opened.

The following Honor Roll recognizes contributions of $250 and above to the Campaign, due to space limitations. We are incredibly grateful to every donor who generously supported the 25th Anniversary Campaign.

$10,000 and aboveMiddlesex Savings Charitable FoundationMutual of America Financial GroupRands FoundationStephen and Melanie Sadler

$2,500 to $9,999Nancy and Scott BarceloLeo H. Bendit Charitable FoundationBeth Israel Deaconess Hospital-NeedhamByram HealthcareCABEM TechnologiesFrank and Louise CondonLouise Condon RealtyDaymarc FoundationDedham SavingsFrederick and Jane JamiesonMedline IndustriesJoyce and James Patten, MDEdwin J. Riley III, DMDArch W. Shaw FoundationPatrick Watson-Hogan

$1,000 to $2,499The Aronson FoundationSuzanne L. BandanzaSally Bernstein and Gary SylviaBrezniak-Rodman Funeral DirectorsBrightStar Care of NorwoodBrookline BankMichael F. CarsonThe Congregational Church of NeedhamGilbert and Helen Cox

Dedham VNA Foundation, Inc.Eaton Funeral HomesLinda FrawleyWilliam J. Gormley Funeral ServiceGrander Capital PartnersPaul and Amy GreeleySamuel and Barbara HayesDeborah and Arthur Krieg, MDAnthony S. LucasThe Gail & Tony Nannini Family Needham BankKerrie and Ellison PattenReiserRichard R. RussellChristine Paul Tetreault and Raymond Tetreault Bruce A. TurnbullVita Needle

$500 to $999Cornelia L. CookMaureen and Gregory DeppDirect Federal Credit UnionAmy and Brendan DohertyMark and Mary FraserTimothy and Christine GiblinSharon and Michael GillespieBarbara F. HallidayDavid F. Hauser, ODMr. and Mrs. C. Bruce JohnstoneKerivan-LaneRon KinghornLeanne and Michael LaBelleArthur LevensonLouise B. MartinJames and Margo MellettNuala Pennington

Margaret E. RichardsonArthur N. RyanOliver and Ellen StalterEdward T. SullivanJudith A. ThomsonBeverly and Peter Van Orman, MDPamela G. Ward

$250 to $499Jeffrey M. AzerradPauline R. ClementWilliam J. FarquharsonSandra Lynch Fox and Francis FoxGerard L. Gaughan, MDBeverly GiblinRichard and Lisa Greene

Judith and John KordashKraw-Kornack Funeral HomeLois M. McMullinKathleen and Brian MountJohn and Denise MurphyPhilip and Carol MurrayJohn R. NeeHarding Ounanian, Jr.George W. PetteeCharmian Proskauer and Alan Gurwitt, MDBrian M. RadomskiMichael and Naomi RosenfeldJune A. RynneEdward and Donna SplaineRaymond and Deborah Vorce Merrill H. WalshAnn Marie and Paul White

25th Anniversary Campaign for the Tippett Hospice Home raises more than $250,000 for renovations and repairs

The Tippett Home’s grounds and gardens are an oasis for patients and their loved ones. Our dedicated volunteers maintain the gardens.

Thanks for Caring Society donors are patients, family members, friends, and others in the community who make a donation in honor of a nurse, therapist, social worker, chaplain, or other staff member. The following VNA Care Network, VNA of Boston, and VNA Hospice & Palliative Care staff were honored by Thanks for Caring Society donors during 2019. We also wish to recognize the many other clinicians who care for our most vulnerable patients.

NursingAugustine AbunawShelagh AmrichSylvia AsanteRenee BatistaJennifer BeckwithGinette BernadotteBarbara BetsherAndrew BinderHeather BlissCharlotte BoyerClare BugeauPaula CaballeroSusan CarriganMarie CartenJenny CharlesHeather ConleyRegina CunninghamGiselle DesrochesAllison DoucetteSandra DowningKaren DrukerAntonette DuncanJulieanne EdgehilleTheresa EllisVickie FalconMegan FikuckiMoira GavinTiffany GomesGina GradyKathleen GreekeValerie GreenPaulette HallihanNicole HammDavid HerediaCaitlin HoffmanValerie HommelCatherine HurwitzHerta JeanMichelle JohnsonTracy JohnsonCarol JonesPatricia JoyceJames KallioMercy KamauJoan KaplanStephanie KealeyMatthew KeleherJulie Wilson KellyLisa KellyFabakary KintehNancy KoutsoukounisSheila LaPointeJoan LaurilaAngela LeeMandy LeoWilliam MaherMelisa ManthaDelsye West MasonMaureen McCartneyLaura McCorkleSilvia Medina

Jorge Medina-RiveraArlene MullinTippany MurphyBarbara NabulyaLaurie A. NashPamela NicholsCarol NgunjiriHelen NicoteraLucy NjeriMary O’DonnellMaryann S. PalizzoloEmily PapileKimberly PecoreDanielle PiehlCarmen Pozo-RiveraAshley ProvonsilCharlene SamaGeorge SheddDevan StratfordSandra UlenLynn VanHookBonnie WalshDeborah WalshKayleigh WebertMeaghan WeymouthStacia WilliamsVerna Wilson-LewisCarolyn WirthNicole YangLori Zinkavich

Rehabilitation TherapyShawn AllanKaren BercumeMauro BernardinoNigel BestTiffany BocciaDiane BowlerKenneth BreitensteinDebra BrownGalina BrusilovskyJohn BudrowKristin BujdosPenelope BullisTeresa BurgessAmy CalhounMary CantorAndrea CarlsonCynthia CarpenterLinda CarrollVictoria CatalanEffie ChacharonePaul CreedonBonnie Cruickshank-DelandeAlison DahlMarie DavisNicole DelGiudiceLisa DininioJaime DouglasRobert DulfanAimee EvoraErin Florek

Keith FritzeCarolyn GagnonNatalie GreenKimberly HartwellRodney HemingwayRebecca JohnsonThomas JohnsonOlga KarabanHarriet KatzSharon KueblerKaryl LearmonthDebra LowryJanet A. MancusoPhilip MarcheseKathrynn MartelLeah MicuKaren MorganKelsey MurrayDebra NowakKeeley NowosackiGerald PacciorettiNigma PatelCheryl Peabody-NuttingSarah Pilato-WolfeJo-Anne ScanlonDeidre SheaKacie SingletonSusan SpencerKerri StevensJeanne StritzingerClaire SturmNicole SullivanDeborah TannerDebra TatarczukDiana ThompsonAlexandra TisdaleJamie TrainorJoseph TwiragaJennifer Vocino

Ruth WagnerMarcie WeberTina WeidnerJessica WhalenLauren WheelerNicole Whipple

Social WorkJaya AsthanaChristine CamoreytBeth FariasMary Beth KellyDianne Protano

Hospice Aides and Residence CaregiversMonica CarringtonNancy CastilloMichelle DavenportMelvin GaddSameera KhanJanet MooreSharon Sawyer

Hospice ChaplainsKrysia BurnhamJulie CedroneNancy Small

Hospice PhysicianDeborah Turiano, MD

Music TherapistCara Brindisi

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Donors honor VNA Care staff for going the extra mile

Nancy Farmer didn’t want to spend another day in a hospital. She had more than her fair share over the past 50 years.

At 19, Nancy had her first heart valve replacement and was told she may only live another 10 years. Nancy lived as fully as possible with her heart condition. She majored in math at Worcester State University at a time when women were discriminated against in math and technology related fields.

She met and married Bradley Farmer in 1973 (pictured below). The two shared a love for travel, camping, motorcycles, and gardening. While her health placed

physical limitations on what she could do, she gave back to others as a social worker at the Rape Crisis Center and reading teacher at the Worcester House of Correction.

Nancy continued facing health

issues, including a second heart valve replacement and a stroke. As it became clear in early 2019 that Nancy’s time was limited, she and her husband turned to VNA Hospice & Palliative Care to fulfill Nancy’s wish to remain at home.

The hospice team was there for both Nancy and Brad. He shared that the nurses and other members of the team were deeply caring. He remembered how Sharon Sawyer, home health aide, had a knack for making Nancy smile.

Brad received emotional support and also learned practical things to help Nancy, like how to reposition her and change a sheet while she remained in bed.

Nancy passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at home with Brad by her side.

Brad honored Nancy and the hospice staff who cared for her with a generous donation to help others in need of end-of-life care. He wrote, “Your help made her last few months of life better. Your help also made my life better. I think about the care she got every day.”

2019 Donor Report

Fund Development Office 199 Rosewood Drive, Suite 180 Danvers, MA 01923

VNA Care Network

VNA of Boston

VNA Hospice & Palliative Care

Donor remembers wife and honors hospice team for making their lives better while facing heart failure

Nancy Farmer’s wish was to continue living at home as she faced heart failure.

“I think about the care she got every day.”—Brad Farmer

Board of DirectorsRita S. Advani, Chair Brian D. Bixby Katharine Bolland Eshghi Kathleen T. Gardner Renee L. Harper Linda Hope-Springer

Laura Lee, MD Michael E. Morris Deborah Morsi John Murphy Todd Rose Robin F. Spaulding

Steven E. Strongwater, MD Smeeta Teckchandani Vera T. Tice Stephen E. Tosi, MD Mary Whalen