Visiting Nurse Service, Inc.

Description

Benefits include complete, free insurance checks, communication with the patient's physician about the patient's health status and professional staff available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visiting Nurse Service services include a general nursing program, hospice and oncology programs, AIDS/HIV patient care, respite program, I.V. therapy program, comprehensive mental health program, rehabilitation program, pediatric program, caregiver support program for patients with memory loss, and enterostomal therapy program as well as home medical equipment and home infusion pharmacy services. Family programs include divorce education and a crisis nursery and respite program. VNS also has a volunteer program to assist VNS patients and their families in many different ways. VNS professionals include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, home health aides, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, registered dietitians, and social workers. VNS is Medicare/Medicaid certified and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accrediation of Health Care Organizations. Services/therapies may be provided on a sliding scale based on the patient's ability to pay.