Bellingham Herald, July 20,2008
Bellingham woman finds love and hope in an abandoned land
Terri Briant Booth of Bellingham meets with a senior at the hot lunch program in Chisinau. Moldava. Booth visited the former Soviet Union nation in April as part of a group working with a church. "It was a story of love," she says. "The whole experience we had shows what a little love can do.". Full Story
Visiting Nurse Home Care is now a Lifeline Provider
Bellingham, Washington, May 2008 – A quick response can mean the difference between life and death in the case of a stroke. Visiting Nurse Home Care, a regional nonprofit home care services agency, is proud to announce a partnership with Philips Lifeline to provide seniors throughout the community this system that saves lives. Lifeline, the leading provider of Personal Response Services, ensures that older adults living at home receive immediate assistance in the case of a stroke or other medical emergency.
Lifeline gives people the peace of mind knowing that immediate assistance is available 24-hours a day, 365-days a year. By simply pressing an attractive waterproof button that can be worn either around the neck or wrist, help can be summoned at anytime of day or night. All calls are answered by caring monitors who are extensively trained in a variety of topics related to the aging process.
Lifeline Systems, Personal Response Service, was founded in 1974 by a husband-and-wife team of gerontologists - Drs. Andrew S. and Susan Dibner. Today, including Visiting Nurse Home Care the company supports over 2,500 partners and more than 350,000 elders from its Massachusetts operations.
To learn more about the Lifeline service, call Visiting Nurse Home Care in Bellingham at 360-734-9662 or in Mount Vernon at 360-416-0343.
VNHC DIRECTOR WINS AWARD October 2006 Full story
Visiting Nurse Home Care Home Care Workers in Bellingham Sign First Union Contract June 2006
VNPS Executive Director Terri Briant Both and Human Resources Director Julie Barcus along with union team members Kathy Davis, Roger Hutchens and Joy Kirk signed their first OPEIU Local 8 contract. Other team members not at signing: Beverley David, Sandi Kramer, Mary Morby, Dalene Robinson, Mary Jo Dalzell, Susie Ferguson, Valerie Frazier and Union Representatives Cindy Schu and Benita Hyder.
Positive and collaborative characterized negotiations at VNPS. Both parties worked hard toward the common goal of securing a contract with union standards to assure quality car for the frail and elderly clients and a decent economic package for the caregivers who provide these vital services. VNPS caregivers won improvements to their health benefits, wages, paid time off, holiday pay and mileage reimbursement.
Article in Local 8 OPEIU Journal Vol.21, No.6 , June 2006 issue
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