Visiting Nurse Association Of Southeast Missouri Inc

Home health served 992 clients in fiscal year 2024 and delivered 16,249 billable visits. Physician ordered home health services provide skilled nursing, therapy, and aide services for patients in their homes.

Hospice served 159 patients in fiscal year 2024 and delivered 10,634 days of care. Hospice services are provided to support and comfort dying patients and their families. This comprehensive program, provided by physicians, nurses, counselors and other professionals is designed to keep the patient comfortable in their place of residence while emotional support is given to family members and caregivers.

Other program services include consumer-directed care services, senior companion program, private duty, and advanced illness management. Consumer-directed services (cds) is an alternative to institutional care. Cds allows individuals to choose and hire care providers to assist with adls to remain safely at home. Private duty is nursing care for patients with advanced medical support needs who are considered high-risk and medically fragile. Rns and lpns provide skilled and non-skilled services for a minimum shift of 4 hours per day. Senior companion services is an americorps federal grant-matching program that pairs adult volunteers with older adults to provide companionship and assistance with adls to help them live independently in their homes. Advanced illness management focuses on improving the quality of life for patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses through symptom management and emotional and spiritual support.