Aveanna Healthcare Blog

Published Aug. 6, 2018

By Beth Rubio, Chief Clinical Officer My child with special needs is not interactive with other children. What can I do? A child with special needs requires additional skill development in multiple areas. Children with special needs often do not pi…

Beth's Five Tips for Staying Healthy in School

Published Aug. 3, 2018

By Beth Rubio, Chief Clinical Officer How can I keep my child healthy in the school environment? The start of a new school year exposes children to many things: new friends, new teachers, and lots of germs. According to the National Institutes of H…

Beth's Back-to-School Tips

Published July 23, 2018

By Beth Rubio, Chief Clinical Officer How can I help my special needs child adjust to school? The change from a relaxed summer schedule to a more rigid school schedule can be a difficult and trying process and may cause a lot of excitement and anxi…

Making Mealtime a Positive Experience

Published July 12, 2018

By Abby Dalton Lee Lum, M.A., BCBA, LBS Let’s face it, mealtime with children can be a challenging time for all parents. Gone are the days when moms and dads could spend hours preparing a delicious and healthy meal attractive to young eaters. Pare…

Amazing Ashton

Published June 29, 2018

One of the sweetest toddlers on the planet, two-year-old Ashton is such a charmer! He always has a contagious grin on his face and he creates the same on anyone he meets. Born at just 29 weeks gestation, Ashton has been a mighty superhero since the…

A Nurse's Calling: Shirley King

Published June 19, 2018

When Shirley retired from her work as a hospital nurse, she was more than ready for a break. “The hospital was wearing me out,” Shirley confesses. The hospital wasn’t right for Shirley anymore. But she wasn’t ready to give up nursing completely. “I …

Reagan and Ron

Published June 17, 2018

“My favorite memory with Reagan is sitting on the beach in Cape Cod with her last year,” Ron recalls. “Reagan was in an adaptive beach chair that my wife bought for her. We were just sitting on the beach. She was watching the waves and the wind and …

Celebrating Marshall's Milestones

Published June 11, 2018

Precious Marshall has a huge heart for his Aveanna caregivers, and so does his mother! Jenifer, Marshall’s mom, is so proud of all of the progress her son has made with the help of Aveanna across multiple service lines including enteral nutrition, m…

Me and My Nurses

Published June 4, 2018

This is a story about me and my nurses. My name is Clifford but all my friends call me C.J. The J stands for Jacob. I was born with a condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a neuromuscular condition similar to Spinal Muscular Dystrophy and ALS/L…

Jaycee's Journey

Published May 29, 2018

Miss Jaycee is a superstar in every way. We had the privilege of visiting with Jaycee, her family, and her favorite nurse Gracie at her home for a fun patient photo shoot. Jaycee is a thirteen-year-old girl with a heart of gold and an outgoing perso…

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