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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

 Every year during the month of February, victim service providers and community advocates work together to spread awareness for teen dating violence.

Shellsburg Lions to hold Blood Drive February 10

The Shellsburg Lions Club will be hosting a blood drive on Feb 10 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at the Masonic Hall. The Masonic Hall is at 101 Grove St NW with parking access on the Pearl St side.

Benton County Nursing Homes dealing with COVID infections

In Benton County, both the Vinton Lutheran Home and the Keystone Nursing Care center saw a spike in COVID cases. The Vinton Lutheran home had only six cases last week but the state of Iowa reported 19 cases this week.
Article Thumbnail. Elise Healzer, LMFT of Vinton shared her expertise to help publish paper in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Area Therapist published in Medical Journal

Elise Healzer a local Mental Health Therapist or LMFT was published this week in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, a medical journal article entitled, "Development of a standard of care for patients with valosin-containing protein associated multisystem proteinopathy.

FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine Prevention

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine; the approved vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older.

Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab Receives 2022 Customer Experience Award

Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight's 2022 Customer Experience AwardTM. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Dining Services, Cleanliness, Individual Needs, Laundry Services, Communication from Facility, Response to Problems, Recommend to Others, Professional Therapy Services, Admission Process, Safety and Security and Overall Customer Experience, VGNR displays a continued dedication to providing Best in Class senior healthcare services.

NEWS (Nutrition Education with Seniors) Newsletter

Below you will find the February NEWS (Nutrition Education with Seniors) newsletter.This edition features: ·     Heart Health Month ·     Canned Collard Greens ·     Fruits and Vegetables on a Budget ·     Spend Smart.

COVID hits local nursing home

With 5 cases of COVID in Benton County nursing homes, fortunately, they have been contained to just one location, the Vinton Lutheran Home.Across the state, Iowa nursing homes have been hit hard with the cases hitting 821 cases including residents and staff.
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