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July 8, 2010

VISITING NURSE PLUS RECEIVES HOME CARE PULSE CERTIFICATION

Visiting Nurse Plus, Inc. has completed and received its Home Care Pulse Certification. Home Care Pulse, a company which measures client and employee satisfaction, created the certification program to measure key satisfaction aspects of in-home care delivery as well as the level of satisfaction of the caregiving staff. The certification requires an agency to be reviewed monthly and includes the evaluation of areas such as loyalty, benchmarking improvements, client and employee interviews, caregiver performance, caregiver morale, agency incentives and more.


May 28, 2010

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WINS STATE AWARD

Gloria Horton, Visiting Nurse Plus Executive Director, was named the recipient of the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care's Norah J. McFarland Award at the Association's recent conference in Indianapolis.

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March 22, 2010

LIFELINE REVOLUTIONIZING THE MEDICAL ALERT INDUSTRY WITH AUTOALERT TECHNOLOGY

In 1974, Philips Lifeline invented the medical alert industry; this year, they are revolutionizing it with the introduction of AutoAlert, the ONLY medical alert pendant that can call for help, even when the subscriber can't.

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December 14, 2009

MARY WILLETT NAMED 2009 CAREGIVER OF THE YEAR

Evansville native Mary Willett was named the Visiting Nurse Plus 2009 Caregiver of the Year at the Agency's annual holiday staff luncheon. Following her retirement from the Evansville State Hospital, Mary joined Visiting Nurse Plus as a Companion Caregiver in 1998, and was promoted to Personal Care Assistant in 2002. She was nominated by her supervisors, who described her as "a giving person that is dedicated to her customers and is always willing to step in and help whenever it is needed." The Caregiver of the Year award is presented annually to a field staff employee that best exemplifies the Mission of Visiting Nurse Plus.


October 21, 2009

Philips Lifeline Introduces the Cordless Communicator

Visiting Nurse Plus and Philips Lifeline are proud to offer the community the only medical alert service integrated into an attractive cordless phone.

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September 22, 2009

FDA: PHILIPS LIFELINE ISSUES SAFETY ALERT FOR LIFELINE PENDANT PERSONAL HELP BUTTONS

WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cautioned users of personal emergency response buttons worn around the neck of a potential choking hazard associated with this product.

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July 24, 2009

Gloria Horton, Executive Director, Visiting Nurse Plus, Inc.

VISITING NURSE PLUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  ELECTED TO SERVE AT STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS 

Gloria Horton, Executive Director of Visiting Nurse Plus, Inc., has been elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors for the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care (IAHHC). Horton has also been re-elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the National Private Duty Association (NPDA).  Read more