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- Get Your Walk On: A Look Inside Our Wellness Program
- The Facts on Spinal Cord Injury [INFOGRAPHIC]
- What is Cerebral Palsy?
- Music Therapy: How to Reduce Anxiety in Ventilator-Dependent Patients
- Maria Valdez, 18-Year Old Ventilator-Dependent High School Graduate, Attends College in the Fall
- Hope for a Cure: Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Giving a Voice to Our Patients and Families
- Award-Winning Video about Relationships after TBI
- Therapeutic Riding: Briana is All Smiles at Horse Camp
- The Courageous Story of a Mouth Painter
- A Medical Breakthrough: Robotic Limbs Controlled by the Mind
- 5 Tips for Therapeutic Playtime
- Get Out, Enjoy Life!
- Meet Legendary Inventor Dr. Bird
- Rehab at Home: Weaning Andrew off the Vent (Part I)
- Rocky’s Law: A Win for Student Athletes
- Spotlight on Max: His First Trip to the Park
- Transition Home: Creating a Family for Alexis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month: Alejandro’s Story
- Turning Alex’s Football Dream into Reality
- Focus on Education: Annual Skills Competency Training
- Meet Mary: 21 Years of Service (and Counting!)
- Developing the Next Generation of Nursing Talent
- Trissa Turns 10!
- The Importance of Today: Living with ALS
- Recognizing Ed during Respiratory Care Week
- A Brighter Future for COPD Patient
- Advocating for Sara: A Parent’s Perspective
- Celebrating Halloween with Independence Plus
- Veteran’s Day: Honoring Our Heroes
- Patients and Families: Let Your Voices Be Heard!
- One Year of Experience NOT Required
- A Hero Among Us
- Top 12 Success Stories of 2013
- Our Wishes for 2014
- Andrew Says Goodbye to His Ventilator (Part II)
- “Holland” is a Great Place to Live
- A Pediatric Nurse at Heart
- 8 Tips for a Successful Transition Home
- Inspirational Video Message on Making a Difference
- Respiratory Care Student Shares His Experience at Independence Plus
- Bill and Chris: A Love Story
- A True Patient Advocate
- A Mission to Serve
- Passion for One-on-One Patient Care
- The Emotional Impact of Eating
- Isobel Goes to School!
- Xavier’s Wish Comes True
- The Story of a Budding Rock Star
- Raise Your Glass to Muscular Dystrophy
- Celebrating National Nurses Week 2014
- A Mother’s Courage to Fight ALS
- A Time for Remembering
- A Joyous Graduation from Home Nursing (Part III)
- Q&A with Blake: Scheduling and Recruiting
- It’s Never Too Late to Become a (Home Care) Nurse
- Lauren’s Homecoming
- Born at 27 Weeks, Daniel is Already Famous!
- Sara’s Home Makeover
- The Golden Rule of Nursing
- Connecting with Our Patients
- Setting the Standard for Healthcare at Home
- Strike out ALS: The Ice Bucket Challenge
- Life after a Spinal Cord Injury
- Back to School: Individualized Education Programs
- A Special Thank You on Labor Day!
- YouTube Helps Re-Educate Nurses!
- Be Prepared for Severe Weather
- Watch Trissa’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- Our Top 10 List of Books
- Independence Plus Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- “Nurse on the Street” Video
- What We Learned: Home Nursing Residents
- Day in the Life of a Respiratory Care Practitioner
- Nurse on the Street: Why do you love working in home care?
- An Ode to Our Nurse Residents
- Learning How to Speak Again
- Thankful for Madelyn Coming Home
- Lauren’s Dream Comes True!
- Nurse on the Street: How long have you been a nurse?
- 15 Patient Success Stories of 2014
- Lauren’s New Set of Wheels!
- Someone You Should Know: Kristina, BSN, RN, Clinical Transition Manager
- 18 Resources for Ventilator-Dependent Patients
- Lifelong Friends: The Story of Two Nurses
- Someone You Should Know: Carol Buer, Vice President of Operations
- Maria Goes to College!
- Families Supporting Other Families on Valentine’s Day
- Alleviating Pain through Mindfulness
- The Super Schissler Sisters
- 10 Lessons I’ve Learned (and Continue to Learn) in Social Work
- Jayne’s Love for Home Nursing
- 15 Favorite Wheelchair-Accessible Activities in Chicago
- The Impact of Childhood Disability: The Parent’s Struggle
- Super Nurse Preceptor, Shania!
- 18 Tips for Pediatric Patients at Home
- Becoming Ventilator Dependent: A Personal Journey towards Acceptance
- 20 Quotes that Inspire Greatness in Nursing
- Celebrating National Nurses Week 2015
- 4 ALS Advocacy Blogs to Read
- The Many Faces and Stories of People with Trachs
- Paul’s Story: Living without Limits
- A Simple Thank You Goes A Long Way
- Travel Tips for Our Patients
- Top 3 Qualities for New Graduate Nurses!
- 13 Tips for Peaceful Coexistence between Parents and Home Nurses
- Zero Deficiencies in All Three Service Lines!
- Paul’s Make-A-Wish Trip to Disney
- A Blessing at 25 Weeks
- Making Friends with Documentation
- Fulfilling a Dream: Leading and Teaching by Example
- We Appreciate YOU!
- Limitless Lauren
- Every August until a Cure
- Someone You Should Know: Lisa, RN
- Nurses Helping Nurses: What’s Home Nursing Really Like?
- Nurse Residents Moving On Up!
- Show Us Your Stethoscope!
- What Sets Us Apart [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Choosing Lucas: A Second Child After Medical Complexities
- 8 Tips from Our Respiratory Care Practitioners
- How to Conquer Complacency in Home Healthcare
- Home Nursing Skills Not Taught in the Classroom
- Succeeding in Nursing with a Little Help from My Son
- 12 Rules of Body Mechanics [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Paying It Forward
- Saving My Brother’s Life: Exposing the Cause vs. Treating Symptoms
- A Parent’s Perspective: What It Means to be a Home Care Nurse
- Community Firefighter with ALS Fights for A Cure
- 10 Patient Success Stories of 2015
- How To Respond During Emotional Situations
- Home Nursing Residency: 12 Cohorts Strong
- Someone You Should Know: Karen H., RN
- Independence Plus, Inc. Announces New Mission/Vision Statement
- Someone You Should Know: Christa, RN, IPI Clinical Educator
- Tips from Nurses on Staying Heart Healthy
- Raising Awareness of Rare Diseases
- Someone You Should Know: Rowan, RN
- In Support of ALS
- Not Your Average Home Care Nurse
- Someone You Should Know: Tori, RN
- Let’s get social!
- Someone You Should Know: Sandy Scannell, RN MS, IPI’s Director of Quality Improvement
- Being Mindful About Grief-Related Stress
- Are you up for the challenge of high acuity specialty home care?
- “There is nothing like being at home.”
- Celebrating National Nurses Week 2016
- Someone You Should Know: Marcheta, IPI’s Senior Healthcare Recruiter
- A Nurse’s Perspective: 8 Things I Learned While Caring for Patients with ALS
- Fighting Like a Champion Against ALS
- “Once I emerged from the depths of futility, I viewed my diagnosis as an opportunity to spread awareness.”
- Someone You Should Know: Karolina W., RN, IPI Clinical Manager
- Five ‘Must-Have Resources’ as a Nurse
- An exciting employment opportunity for new graduate nurses!
- Someone You Should Know: Anna R., RN, IPI Clinical Manager
- Someone You Should Know: Shannon L., IPI Healthcare Recruiter
- IPI at AccessChicago 2016
- What Sets IPI Apart
- Someone You Should Know: Zandra, RN, BSN, IPI’s Home Nursing Residency Manager
- ‘IPI Connect’ – Part of our unwavering commitment to ongoing education and training
- Someone You Should Know: Bronwyn C., BSN, RN, IPI Clinical Transition Manager
- Keeping José at home with his family
- Celebrating IPI’s ONE TEAM!
- 5 Keys of Effective Communication in the Workplace
- Annual Skills Competency Training: IPI’s Commitment to Ongoing Education
- Someone You Should Know: Shineka, MHRM, IPI’s Scheduling Manager
- IPI Nurses on what they have learned from caring for patients in the home
- One Year Later: My First Year in Nursing
- Celebrating Respiratory Care Week!
- Preserving Your Moneymaker: Nurse Edition
- Educating our nurses on cardiopulmonary dynamics and the principals and benefits of Percussive Ventilation
- Tips and tricks to help nurses work a successful night shift [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Giving Thanks for Family Caregivers
- Leadership changes at Independence Plus, Inc.
- A new year and another opportunity for new grad nurses!
- Are you up for the challenge of high acuity specialty home care?
- Someone you should know: Danilo Coité, MD, IPI’s CEO
- Someone You Should Know: IPI’s Director of Clinical Services for Home Health and Home Nursing, David Miller, DNP, MSN, BSN, CNL, CRRN
- Congratulations Erin!
- Supporting charity at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon!
- IPI’s Respiratory Therapy Team: 200+ Years of Experience
- ModoSpira: Offering hope and a brighter future to those suffering with COPD
- Learning from the best: world-class cardiopulmonary care expert visits IPI
- Now hiring new grad nurses!
- Retiring for a second time!
- Someone You Should Know: IPI’s Talent Acquisition Manager, Sam
- Join our Home Nursing Residency, with cohorts beginning the first Monday of each month in 2018!
- AffloVest®: Allowing people with severe respiratory diseases to live a more active, healthy life! Now offered through Independence Plus, Inc.
- PODCAST | System Execution with IPI’s CEO Danilo Coité, MD
- Someone You Should Know: IPI’s Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Sharon Celia, BS, RN
- Home healthcare: A great post-retirement job for nurses
- CHAP survey results: Zero deficiencies in all three service lines!
- Someone You Should Know: Gwen S., RN, IPI Clinical Manager
- Someone You Should Know: Madeline “Maddie” Vollers, IPI’s Medical Equipment Specialist
- Someone You Should Know: Mary D., RN, BSN, IPI Clinical Manager
- Annual Competency for Excellence (ACE) Training: IPI’s Commitment to Ongoing Education
- Tips and Tricks for Night Nurses [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Someone you should know: Eduardo “Ed” D., Senior Healthcare Liaison
- Someone You Should Know: Danielle L., RN, BSN, Quality Assurance Assistant
- Someone You Should Know: Beth Bruns, RD, LDN, Transition Care Specialist
- Someone You Should Know: Tom Tassone, MSW, Director of Process Improvement
- Get to know our Director of HME Services, Carrie Pierce, BS, RRT, RCP!
- Let’s get social!
- Someone You Should Know: Marisa Scherman, Transition Specialist
- Someone You Should Know: Cecilia Haynes, Transition Specialist
- Reflections on 50 years of being a social worker