When Andrew was decannulated and no longer required 24/7 Skilled Hourly Home Nursing, Jennifer and her husband started thinking about adding to their family. This is their story about how they made the decision to have another baby.
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Show Us Your Stethoscope!
We wanted to join in on the #nursesunite campaign, so we took photographs of our own nurses modeling a “nurse’s” stethoscope and asked them why they’re proud of their profession. Here are their photos—and what they said!
Every August until a Cure
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took the nation by storm last summer when Pete Frates and Pat Quinn launched the now-famous challenge to raise money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). As a home healthcare organization with many ALS patients, it’s important to us that we’re part of the solution.
13 Tips for Peaceful Coexistence between Parents and Home Nurses
This guest blog post was written by Lori Burke, a mother to two medically complex, technology-dependent children. Read her 13 tips for parents and nurses about how to coexist in an environment with skilled hourly home nursing.
A Simple Thank You Goes A Long Way
For Nurse’s Week last month, one of our patients created a “Home Nurse Survival Kit” for each of her nurses and her Clinical Manager. Creating the survival kit from scratch, our patient thoughtfully chose each small gift. She also included a personal thank you note for each of her nurses. Her kindness blew us away!
15 Favorite Wheelchair-Accessible Activities in Chicago
Many of our patients regularly attend sporting events, visit museums and parks, and go to school. Here’s our list of our favorite activities in Chicago (these activities are wheelchair-accessible, too!).
Families Supporting Other Families on Valentine’s Day
Our medically complex patients and their families have very different stories. These families are bonded by the challenges they share with obtaining and maintaining the care and services their loved ones desperately require. Their network is strong—and provides a constant reminder that when you invest in your community, the return can be profound.
Lifelong Friends: The Story of Two Nurses
Juanita C., BSN, MS, and Bernice H., BSN, MS, call themselves “two peas in a pod.” They aren’t sisters, but they might as well be. They have spent—and continue to spend—their entire nursing career together. Now retired, these lifelong friends work part-time with Independence Plus’ pediatric patients.
Independence Plus Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
On behalf of all of our Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients—past and present—and in response to a challenge from our dear Trissa, Independence Plus’s administrative team took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last Friday.
Strike out ALS: The Ice Bucket Challenge
Before joining Independence Plus, I didn’t know much about ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Like so many, my limited knowledge was associated with baseball legend, Lou Gehrig. Today is a much different story. Watch me take the Ice Bucket Challenge to spread awareness of ALS!
Sara’s Home Makeover
Special Spaces Chicagoland approached Sara, age 10, and her parents earlier this year to transform Sara’s bedroom into a dream world. But Sara’s friends, nurses, and community had something even better in mind that would infuse joy and meaning into Sara’s entire home.
A Time for Remembering
As we look forward to celebrating Memorial Day, we remember all who died over the past year. Many of them have been our finest teachers. They enriched our lives, touched our souls, and strengthened our spirits. The privilege of knowing these people is something we hold dear to our hearts.
Grow With Us
We’re expanding our services and offerings. We want you to be a part of the team that is delivering personalized, individual, people-focused skilled home healthcare to those in need. Come join us.