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Our Programs & Services

VNA provides a wide range of quality programs and services to meet any health care need within the privacy of your home. Our comprehensive program has enabled us to provide home health care services to over 3,800 patients in 2003 alone.

Cardiac Care Program

A specially trained cardiac care team helps cardiac patients improve their quality of life, cardiac condition and reach overall optimal health. Insures that physical, psychological, psychosocial and preventative needs are all met simultaneously.

Case Management

Assesses, plans, implements, monitors and evaluates various options and services to meet individual needs with quality, cost-effective solutions. Coordinates care and selects appropriate treatments.

Diabetes Education and Counseling

Instruction in the diabetes disease process, blood glucose self-monitoring, foot & eye care, exercise, diet, hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia, medications and other appropriate intervention.

HIV/AIDS Care

Meeting the special needs of patients with AIDS and HIV-related illnesses who are medically eligible for placement in a residential health care facility but who prefer to remain in a home setting.

Home Health Aides

In addition to health-related tasks, aides may provide personal hygiene, housekeeping, meal preparation and other related support services. Each aide is trained and certified according to New York State Department of health regulations. All care is provided under the supervision of a registered nurse or therapist.

Home Infusion Therapy

Coordinates various intravenous therapies, infusion devices and equipment, including wound infection, venipuncture, venous catheter maintenance, medication and pain management. Especially benefits those with AIDS, cancer, congestive heart failure and respiratory diseases.

Long Term Home Health Care Program

Also known as “Nursing Home Without Walls.” Caring for the chronically ill who wish to remain home but need assistance with services such as skilled nursing, home health aides, various therapies, medical equipment, medications, social work, and transportation. Patients must be eligible for a nursing home with a physician’s approval and also be eligible for Medicaid or willing to pay privately.

Maternal-Child Care

Includes high risk pregnancy case management, lactation consultation (breastfeeding support), prenatal & newborn visitation, and postpartal services (to address various concerns).

Medical Social Work

Advocating for patients and directing to supportive community services related to coping skills, mental health issues, safety, financial concerns, housing options, counseling, long-term planning, and more.

Nutrition Counseling

A registered dietician is available for individual assessment, counseling and follow-up related to proper diet and eating habits (especially helpful for patients with HIV/AIDS, cancer, digestive diseases, and others).

Occupational Therapy

For patients with an injury or illness affecting perceptual motor skills or the ability to perform activities of daily living, such as dressing, eating, or cooking. Includes evaluation, adaptive equipment recommendations, therapeutic exercises and appropriate training.

PRI (Patient Review Instrument) Assessments

Registered nurses trained in case assessment and screening assist in determining a patient’s need for long-term placement or respite stay in a nursing home or health-related facility, as well as type of treatment necessary.

Pediatrics

Family-centered instruction in caring for ill children, encouraging each child to participate in his/her care, especially for conditions such as juvenile diabetes, cancer & chemotherapy, failure to thrive, tracheostomy care, etc.

Personal Care Program

Offering assistance with personal hygiene, mobility, toileting, feeding, meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry for Medicaid-eligible patients who require such support services based on a medical need.

Physical Therapy

General therapeutic exercises for ortho/neuromuscular development and improving balance, gait, and transfers. Therapists teach family members to assist in exercises and offer guidance in obtaining and using appropriate adaptive equipment.

Psychiatric Nursing

A nurse trained in psychiatry provides observations and interventions related to each patient's behavior, social interactions, and administration of medications, as well as instructions about these medications and their side effects.

Short Stay Program

Provides a bridge for new mothers between the hospital, home and the physician. Includes a home visit shortly after discharge, assessment and recommendations.

Skilled Nursing

Activities requiring the skill of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. Includes assessment, education, and administration of medications and treatments. Direct care plus the teaching, delegation and supervision of others providing care to patients.

Speech Language Pathology

For patients with an illness or injury affecting speech, hearing and/or language skills. A diverse team provides assistance with restoring, developing and maximizing communication and swallowing functions.

Telehome Care Monitoring

Encompasses a variety of in-home equipment that records patient data such as weight, vital signs, pulse and blood pressure. Within minutes, readings are transmitted through phone lines to clinicians for review. The technology enables clinicians to adjust services to a patient's changing needs, managing them more efficiently, improving their care, and often decreasing emergency room visits.

Wound Care

Safely and effectively treat wounds including but not limited to ulcers, burns, pressure sores, open surgical sites, fistulas, tube sites and tumor erosion sites.

VNA also provides consultation and reminder calls as needed, while regularly keeping family members informed of how their loved one is doing through periodic updates.