VISITING NURSE SERVICE INCPub 78
Pub 78
Programs
Comprehensive Home Health Services
STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - COMPREHENSIVE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING; PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; SOCIAL SERVICES AND NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING.VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN 1947 AS A CHARITABLE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER OHIO LAW. THE FOLLOWING NOTES HOW THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVES ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.2013 SERVICE LEVELS - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. PROVIDED CARE TO 3,507 PATIENTS IN NORTHEAST OHIO.HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES:SKILLED NURSING - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. REGISTERED AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES PROVIDED HIGH-QUALITY TRADITIONAL AND HIGH TECH SKILLED NURSING CARE IN PATIENTS' HOMES. OUR DEDICATED NURSING STAFF WAS AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.RESTORATIVE THERAPY - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ASSISTED PATIENTS IN MANY FUNCTIONAL AREAS INCLUDING STRENGTH BUILDING, AMBULATION, AND SAFETY. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS CONTRIBUTED IN OTHER FUNCTIONAL AREAS BY ASSISTING PATIENTS TO RE-LEARN FINE MOTOR SKILLS, TO INCREASE ENDURANCE AND TO PERFORM ACTIVITES OF DAILY LIVING. SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS PROVIDED THERAPY TO PATIENTS WHO HAD SPEECH, LANGUAGE, CHEWING OR SWALLOWING PROBLEMS.HOME HEALTH AIDES (HHA) - AFTER PLANS OF CARE WERE ESTABLISHED BY REGISTERED NURSES, THE HHAS ASSISTED PATIENTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING BATHING, GROOMING, DRESSING, PREPARING MEALS AND PERFORMING LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING TASKS.MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER (MSW) - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. SOCIAL WORKERS ASSISTED PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. THE MSW PROVIDED COUNSELING TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FOR LONG RANGE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING, AND HELPED COORDINATE SERVICES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE.SPECIALTY TEAMS - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. HOME CARE WAS DELIVERED BY EXPERIENCED, SPECIALLY TRAINED INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. PATIENTS WERE ASSIGNED TO A TEAM BASED ON THEIR PRIMARY DIAGNOSES. THESE TEAMS INCLUDE CARDIOPULMONARY, REHABILITATION, BEHAVORIAL HEALTH, MEDICAL/SURGICAL AND EMERGENT CARE.DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE BASED ON REGIONAL AND NATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE. CLINICAL PATHWAYS ARE USED TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE, CONSISTENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE CARE. THESE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED OUTCOME STANDARDS, WHICH SERVED AS A QUALITY MEASURE.SPECIALTY SERVICES - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. OFFERED MANY CLINICAL SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDING PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, CONTINENCE THERAPY, WOUND AND OSTOMY CARE, INSERTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MIDLINE AND LONGLINE CATHETERS, GERIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING SERVICES.COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS:VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. EXHIBITS AT 400 COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HEALTH FAIRS AND PROGRAMS IN 2013 INCLUDING THE ANNUAL SUMMIT SENIOR EXPO AND THE SUMMIT COUNTY ANNUAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FORUM. ACTIVITIES AT MANY EVENTS CONSISTED OF DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS.SPEAKER'S BUREAU - PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. COMMUNITY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS - PROVIDED FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND EDUCATION TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SENIOR CENTERS.UNITED WAY - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. IS A UNITED WAY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION AND AS SUCH PARTICIPATES IN UNITED WAY SPONSORED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITES.VOLUNTEERS - VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 1,100 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF THE HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.2M
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