Services
Services: Home Care
Skilled Nursing
Norwell VNA and Hospice is proud to offer our patients the expertise of nurse practitioners; nurse specialists in Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, Cardiac Care, Pain Management and Wound Care Management; nurses experienced in home health care; and nurses specifically trained and certified in Hospice.
Home care begins with a referral from a physician. The nurse is responsible for:
- Assessing the patient’s condition and needs,
- Developing and managing a mutually agreed upon care plan to meet those needs,
- Providing the skilled care required, and
- Offering the patient and family and/or caregivers education and information to maintain the patient’s health, safety and independence.
Our nurses respond to a variety of clinical needs, including medication management, post-surgical care, and disease management and care. In addition to providing the necessary clinical care, the goal of the home care nurse is to teach the patient self-management skills to better care for him/herself.
All Norwell VNA and Hospice nurses are required to participate in ongoing education and training to keep up-to-date on current trends and practices, as well as undergo regular competency testing. Our clinicians are also offered opportunities to attend regional and national conferences addressing key areas of home health care.
Our patient satisfaction survey, sent to each patient upon discharge, illustrates that our patients are more than pleased with the level of care delivered by our clinicians. In fact, Norwell VNA and Hospice is a recipient of the VNANE Pinnacle Award for highest patient satisfaction in New England. We also have been named a National Home Care Elite Top Agency every year the award has been given out, ranking in the top 25% of all home care organizations in the nation for achieving quality outcomes and fiscal objectives.
