Home Health Care Services
Specialized services include:
Nursing services for medical/
surgical, maternal/child, mental health and terminal care. Specialists in social work, rehabilitation and home care.
37 Birch Street
Milford, MA 01757
Directions
You can obtain VNA services by referral from a hospital, physician, family, friends or self-referral.
508-473-0862
Outside Milford area:
800-473-0862
Fax: 508-473-8408
...Taking Health Care Home to Your Community
The Visiting Nurse Association
(VNA) of the Greater Milford-Northbridge Area, a division of Milford Regional,
provides a dignified and compassionate alternative to institutionalized
care by offering professional and supportive health services in your home.
The combination of these services can either prevent premature placement
of an individual in an acute care hospital or a chronic care setting, or allow for an earlier discharge from the hospital or nursing home.
Nursing
Our nursing staff is comprised of licensed professional clinicians
who provide a wide range of care to meet the diverse needs of our patients
in the home setting. As well as providing direct patient care, our nurses
are skilled in observation and assessment, case management and patient education.
A plan of care is established, working closely with the patient, physicians and other community providers, to meet each individual need. An interdisciplinary team
approach is utilized and each patient's progress is measured and evaluated.
The VNA provides the following types of nursing care:
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Our nurses provide patient and family education about disease management, along with quality nursing care and treatment in the home-care setting. These services include medication instruction, lifestyle modification and other skilled nursing intervention to meet our patients' needs.
Maternal Child Health Nursing
Prenatal, postpartum, neonatal, infant and early childhood services are provided by highly trained and experienced nurses with current knowledge of women, infant and children's health issues.
Mental Health Nursing
Our Mental Health nurses provide a specialized program for patients with primary psychiatric disorders or secondary emotional problems who are having difficulty coping and are in need of in-home care. The population served ranges from young adults to the elderly.
Wound Care Nursing
Our VNA employs nurses with specialized certification in wound and Enterostomal (ET) care, providing state-of-the-art treatment of wounds and ostomies. With this new technology, wounds heal better and quicker.
Terminal Care
The VNA provides advanced care for patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. Nutritional counseling, pain control, evaluation and monitoring, along with emotional support, are among the services provided.
Medical Social Worker
A VNA social worker offers support and assistance to patients and their families. Services include coordination of care, mobilization of community resources, benefits information, long-term-care assessment and assistance with placement, when appropriate.
Rehabilitation
Our VNA provides a specialized rehabilitation team, comprised of registered physical, occupational and speech therapists, who work with individuals after a debilitating illness. Services include a home assessment and skill evaluation, patient and family education to improve strength, increase mobility and assist with lifestyle adaptation for specific conditions.
Home Care Aid
Certified Home Health Aides (HHA) assist patients in their homes with bathing, dressing, exercises and meal preparation. All HHAs receive specialized and ongoing education and are supervised by our clinical staff.
Medical Supplies
Our VNA arranges for medical supplies and equipment needed for home care.
Community Programs
The VNA also sponsors and participates in the following community activities:
- Clinics
- Elder Health Screening
- Flu Vaccine
- Pneumonia Vaccine
- Health Screening
- Communicable Disease Information and Follow-up
- Community Health Fairs
- Health Screenings for Industry
- Support Groups
- Community Education
- Hospital Discharge Coordination
VNA services are available 24 hours a day. We currently service 18 area communities (listed below). Our caregivers average more than 650 healthcare visits daily. The VNA is accredited by the Joint Commission of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs and commercial plans include Home Health Services. A sliding fee scale is also available. No one is refused acute medical nursing care due to the inability to pay.
Bellingham |
Mendon Milford |