Visiting Nurse Plus maintains an excellent relationship with the following
entities that are also dedicated to ensuring quality care, dignity and independence
for seniors. Please click on each link for a more detailed description:
Visiting Nurse Association
Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care
National Private Duty Association
Philips Lifeline Medical Alert
Service
Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging (SWIRCA)
Visiting Nurse Association
Established in 1888, the Visiting Nurse Association of Southwestern Indiana,
Inc. is the oldest visiting nurse organization in the Midwest; Visiting Nurse
Plus has been a sister corporation to VNA since 1982. VNA’s mission is to provide
professional and compassionate healthcare in the home and community. To learn
more, visit their website at www.vnahc.org.
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Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care
The Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care (IAHHC) is the
voice of Indiana's home care providers, representing all of home care: traditional
home health nursing services, home-based and inpatient hospice care,
and "private
duty" home care - including non-medical services that allow Hoosiers to
remain independent in their own homes. The mission of IAHHC is "to advance
the cause of home health, hospice, and personal care services through leadership,
advocacy, and education." Log on to
www.ind-homecare.org.
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National Private Duty Association
The National Private Duty Association (NPDA) is the nation's first association
for providers of private duty home care, which includes non-medical home
care services. NPDA enhances the strength and professionalism of private
duty home care providers through education and best practices, and is the
recognized resource for information and definition of private duty home
care practice, supported by a strong national membership of providers. View
their website at www.privatedutyhomecare.org.
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Philips Lifeline Medical Alert Service
As the largest provider of Personal
Response Systems in the United States--and founder of the personal
response industry--Lifeline is the most trusted name in medical alert
systems. VNP partners with Philips Lifeline to offer this option locally to
assist our customers in living safely and independently. Learn more about
Lifeline at www.lifelinesys.com.
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Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging (SWIRCA)
The Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging, Inc. (SWIRCA) was
designated as an Area Agency on Aging in July, 1974 to serve Gibson, Perry,
Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties, now known as Area 16.
Area Agencies are designated by the Indiana Division of Aging as focal
points responsible for planning and coordinating a system of services for
older Hoosiers in each of the sixteen regions of Indiana. For details on
the services SWIRCA provides and eligibility requirements for government-assisted
programs, log on to www.swirca.org.
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