Leading the Way in Home Health Care
Visiting Nurse & Health Services of Connecticut (VNHSC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to home health, hospice and community-based health care. VNHSC is the parent organization of A Caring Hand whose staff provides private care services designed to help the frail elderly, terminally ill and disabled remain in the comfort of their own homes.
In 2007 we made over 145,000 home visits to more than 17,000 patients, our Hospice staff provided over 15,900 days of care. The organizations Adult Day Center provided 6,900 days of support to the disabled and cognitively impaired in the community.
VNHSC is licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health and accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) of the National League for Nursing. VNHSC was named to the 2007 Homecare Elite, a listing of Medicare-certified agencies whose achievements in quality improvement and financial performance are among the top 25% of providers nationwide.
Staff:
Registered Nurses
Certified Enterostomal and Wound Care Nurses
Diabetic Educator
Geriatric Care Managers
Rehabilitation Therapists: Physical, Occupational, Speech
Medical Social Workers
Nutritionists
Home Health Aides
Personal Care Attendants
Homemakers
Companions
How Does VNHSC Meet Patient Needs?
VNHSC is not only a Medicare certified, CHAP accredited home health and hospice agency we also have a private care subsidiary, A Caring Hand, a licensed Assisted Living Service Agency and a certified Adult Day Center.
Patients who enter our continuum of care may receive service from one or more of our programs, depending on their needs. Our staff will collaborate with you and your physician to identify your care needs and recommend resources available within VNHSC to meet those needs
Board of Directors:
Kimberly Quigley, Chairperson
Richard Slutsky, Vice Chairperson
Raymond Halsted, Treasurer
Marcella LaBelle, Secretary
Patricia Costello
Charlie Covin
Darren DeMartino
Scott Duell
Louise England
David Hatch, M.D.
Joanne-Renee Irvin
Cheryl Janes
Joseph Jeamel
Marianne Lassman-Fisher
Dennis McConville
Kathy Mon
Deborah Parker
Anthony Posteraro, M.D.
Kathleen Stavens
Stephen Sutton
Michael Veillette
Senior Management:
Todd Rose, MBA - President & Chief Executive Officer
Cythia Florou, CPA - Chief Financial Officer
Rosemary Harding, BSN, RN, MSN - Vice President of Clinical Services
Rita Grimes, MSN, HCS-D, COS-C - Vice President Quality & Performance Improvement
Amy Mosher, Vice President Marketing & Private Services
Catherine Collette, RN, MSN, CHPN - Director Hospice Program
Marylou Geraghty, RNC - Manager Adult Day Center
Susan Lapierre, RN, MSN - Manager Assisted Living Service Agency
Denise Parenchuck, Director Human Resources
Oliver Priesnitz, Director Information Systems