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A Message From Vern Steidl, CEO Regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) The world is grappling with an issue of enormous scale and human imp...

If your loved one lives alone, it is especially important to check on them during the cold, winder months. Daily visits can insure your ...

Jamie McCoy's Review: Vern has been our "family member in town" since dad had a health decline in March. He has been even more available ...

Carissa is our newest employee at A Helping Hand. She works at Cornerstone Assisted Living full time and has for many years. Carissa an...

Saying good-bye to a friend. And a client. One of Vern's clients for over a year passed away last week. He knew she was failing and was a...

Vern has had some wonderful new clients and has helped them in many ways. Vern has: -changed a client's stoma bag -wrapped a client's leg...

My father was hospitalized this year and upon discharge needed support to be able to continue to live a home. My brothers and I all live...

One of our client's just had Scam #7 listed below tried on him. Luckily, people were able to identify the scam and help out Vern's 85 ye...

https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke/stroke-warning-signs We had a friend suffer a stroke recently. He is 40 with a daughter in Eli'...

http://www.masoncityymca.org/adult-programs/?fbclid=IwAR30XkQdI6Ow8tWTeEGcKHeX8QH5XaOZKCqmtFTbpdHx_zy--PKcC3-vYIg I take a wonderful wom...

As I look back on the past year, my first year with A Helping Hand, I had 17 clients I helped throughout the year. Most of them I still s...

Spending the night with Dad - his own. Vern got the opportunity to spend the night with his stepdad while his mom had a night away with h...

Vern & Carol - Vern and Carol meet each Monday, Wednesday and Friday for an hour or so to just chat and talk. Vern fills the bird feeder ...

Words of praise from a client's daughter: Mom moved to a care facility in Mason City. I go quite frequently to visit, but cannot always g...