Health and Wellness

June Is National Cataract Awareness Month

Condition is now leading cause of blindness in the world

According to the Prevent Blindness organization, the current number of woman_s eyes

people in the United States with cataract--a clouding of the eye's lens that blocks or changes the passage of light into the eye--will increase from more than 25.7 million to 38.5 million by 2032, and then to 45.6 million by the year 2050. Prevent Blindness has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month to educate the public on risk factors, symptoms and treatment options.

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Outreach

Eldorado Office Welcomes Chamber, Community During Open House

Chamber of Commerce commemorates new membership

The Saline County Chamber of Commerce was pleased to recently celebrate its new membership affiliation with Deaconess VNA Plus Home Care and Hospice of Eldorado. President Olivia Bradley welcomed Deaconess VNA Plus as a new member and expressed her appreciation for the services they provide. Gloria Horton, Executive Director of Deaconess VNA Plus of Evansville (third from the right), presented a brief history and an overview of how the Agency's care benefits the Illinois communities served by the Eldorado office. Those taking part in the festivities included Chamber officials, representatives from other Chamber member businesses, Dale Fowler, Mayor of Harrisburg, and Deaconess VNA Plus employees, Kerry Mott, RN Clinical Supervisor, and Karla Heil, Operations Manager. Not pictured: Jenny Watson, Hospice Volunteer.
Photo by James D. Bond, SI Dollar Saver Publisher

Support

Donors Invited to Remember, Honor Loved Ones

Memorial Day fund-raiser benefits Hospice programs and services

Memorial Day is a time to celebrate with family and friends...and to honor and remember Veterans and also loved ones who are no longer with us. The community is invited--for a suggested $20 donation per name--to include a loved one in our Celebration of Memories fund-raiser. The names of those being remembered will be showcased on a display board in the Evansville office lobby from mid-June until July 8. Donors will also receive an invitation to a kick-off to the Independence Day weekend event on Friday, July 1 that will include a reading of the names, patriotic music and lunch. To make a secure credit card donation, please call 812-425-3561 or toll free, 800-326-4862; checks may also be mailed to the Development Department, P.O. Box 3487, Evansville, IN, 47734-3487. Please note if you wish to have your loved one recognized as a Veteran, and include his/her branch of military service. Your tax-deductible gift will help ensure that our programs and services continue to assist families today and in the future. Thank you!

Gloria Horton, Deaconess
VNA Plus
Executive Director

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We are committed to the belief that the individuals we are able to serve deserve the highest quality of compassionate care and support to promote healing and recovery, and to preserve independence, safety, dignity and quality of life. A significant part of our mission is also being a knowledgeable, professional resource to our communities; please call the Deaconess VNA Plus office nearest you anytime:

Evansville, IN: 812-425-3561 Princeton, IN: 812-385-8857

Tell City, IN: 812-547-7967 Eldorado, IL: 618-273-9305

Member of the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care

Charter Member of the Home Care Association of America