Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
HOME HEALTH PROGRAM:COMPREHENSIVE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING; PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; AND SOCIAL SERVICES.VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN 1947 AS A CHARITABLE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER OHIO LAW. THE FOLLOWING NOTES HOW THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVES ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.2015 SERVICE LEVELS - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. PROVIDED CARE TO 2,926 PATIENTS IN NORTHEAST OHIO.HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES:SKILLED NURSING - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. REGISTERED AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES PROVIDED HIGH-QUALITY SKILLED NURSING CARE IN PATIENTS' HOMES. OUR DEDICATED NURSING STAFF WAS AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.RESTORATIVE THERAPY - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ASSISTED PATIENTS IN MANY FUNCTIONAL AREAS INCLUDING STRENGTH BUILDING, AMBULATION, AND SAFETY. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS CONTRIBUTED IN OTHER FUNCTIONAL AREAS BY ASSISTING PATIENTS TO RE-LEARN FINE MOTOR SKILLS, TO INCREASE ENDURANCE AND TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS PROVIDED THERAPY TO PATIENTS WHO HAD SPEECH, LANGUAGE, CHEWING OR SWALLOWING PROBLEMS.HOME HEALTH AIDES (HHA) - AFTER PLANS OF CARE WERE ESTABLISHED BY REGISTERED NURSES, THE HHAS ASSISTED PATIENTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING BATHING, GROOMING AND DRESSING.MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER (MSW) - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. SOCIAL WORKERS ASSISTED PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. THE MSWS PROVIDED COUNSELING TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FOR LONG RANGE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING, AND HELPED COORDINATE SERVICES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE.COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS:VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. EXHIBITS AT 400 COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HEALTH FAIRS AND PROGRAMS IN 2015 INCLUDING THE ANNUAL SUMMIT SENIOR EXPO AND THE SUMMIT COUNTY ANNUAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FORUM. ACTIVITIES AT MANY EVENTS CONSISTED OF DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS.SPEAKER'S BUREAU - PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. COMMUNITY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS - PROVIDED FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND EDUCATION TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SENIOR CENTERS.VOLUNTEERS - VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 1,100 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF THE HOME HEALTH SERVICES OF VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC.
HOSPICE PROGRAM:AT-HOME AND INPATIENT HOSPICE SERVICES INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING, THERAPIES, HOME HEALTH AIDES, SOCIAL SERVICES, SPIRITUAL COUNSELING, PAIN MANAGEMENT, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS.COMMUNITY BENEFIT - THE PURPOSE OF THE HOSPICE PROGRAM IS TO KEEP PATIENTS WITH A LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES COMFORTABLE, AT PEACE AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES, AS WELL AS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOSPICE AND SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY EVALUATION, SERVICE EXCELLENCE, COST CONTROL AND COLLABORATIVE VENTURES.2015 SERVICE LEVELS - THE HOSPICE PROGRAM PROVIDED CARE TO OVER 1,100 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.HOSPICE SERVICES:HOSPICE IS A PROGRAM FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FOCUS OF HOSPICE IS TO HELP THE PATIENT ANF FAMILY WITH END OF LIFE DECISION-MAKING, MEETING LIFE'S GOALS, ENHANCING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND PROMOTING COMFORT.HOSPICE CARE IS PROVIDED BY A SPECIALLY TRAINED TEAM OF CARING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO STRIVE TO KEEP PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COMFORTABLE, AT PEACE, AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES.HOSPICE CARE CAN HELP THE PATIENT AND THE FAMILY BY:MANAGING PAIN AND DISTRESSFUL SYMPTOMS; TEACHING FAMILIES HOW TO COMFORT AND CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES; OFFERING SUPPORT FOR PROBLEMS, QUESTIONS, MEDICATION ADJUSTMENTS OR REASSURANCE 24 HOURS A DAY; COVERING MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES RELATED TO THE TERMINAL ILLNESS; PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH PERSONAL CARE (BATHS, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING); HELPING TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOVED ONES; ASSISTING WITH THE BURDENS OF DECISION-MAKING AT THE END OF LIFE; AND SUPPORTING THE FAMILY THROUGH BEREAVEMENT.BEREAVEMENT SERVICES - VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. PROVIDES BEREAVEMENT SERVICES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF HOSPICE PATIENTS AS WELL AS TO OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY NEEDING SUCH SERVICE. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT, FAMILY MEETINGS, TELEPHONE REASSURANCE, SUPPORT GROUPS, A GRIEF EDUCATION SERIES, AND MEMORIAL SERVICES.COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS:THE 2015 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR HOSPICE INCLUDED EXHIBITS AT 100 COMMUNITY EVENTS, HEALTH FAIRS AND PROGRAMS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED THE ANNUAL SUMMIT SENIOR EXPO AND THE SUMMIT COUNTY ANNUAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FORUM. ACTIVITES AT MANY EVENTS CONSISTED OF HEALTH EDUCATION. QUALITY OF LIFE MATTERS - QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS OFFERED END-OF-LIFE CARE NEWS AND CLINICAL FINDINGS FOR PHYSICIANS. DISTRIBUTED TO 700 PHYSICIANS, NURSING FACILITIES AND ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS.HOSPICE MEMORIAL SERVICE - THE MEMORIAL SERVICE IS HELD TWICE (FALL AND SPRING) TO HONOR AND REMEMBER PATIENTS CARED FOR BY THE STAFF AT VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC.HOSPICE SPEAKER'S BUREAU - PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY, CIVIC, AND CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.VOLUNTEERS - VOLUNTEERS CONTIBUTED OVER 27,800 HOURS OF THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF HOSPICE SERVICES OF VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC.
HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT:VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF CHV HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LLC (CHV HME). THROUGH CHV HME,VISITING NURSE SERVICE, INC. DELIVERS HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PATIENTS PRIMARILY WITHIN THE AFFILIATED HEALTH SYSTEM. CHV HME IS REPORTED AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY ON SCHEDULE R, PART I OF THIS FORM 990 RETURN.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Karen Mullen Rn Mba | VICE PRESIDENT | 50 | $243,601 |
| Randy Fasnacht | DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY | 50 | $129,413 |
| Stephanie Sworniowski | PHARMACIST | 50 | $114,280 |
| Tracey Nauer | DIR HOME CARE & HOSPICE | 50 | $104,491 |
| Sue Mccarthy | TREASURER, THRU 6/15 | 5 | $0 |
| Amanda Van Horn | ASST SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Deborah Gorbach | INTERIM TREAS. BEG 6/15 | 5 | $0 |
| David Frigo | ASST TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Ballard | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Susan Gerberich | DIRECTOR THRU 5/15 | 5 | $0 |
| Roberta Aber | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sandra Selby | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| James Crouse | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Charles Billow | DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| Anthony O'Leary Bs Mpa | DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| Thomas Stover Md | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Don Corpora | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Craig Babbitt | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/201633199349302143_public.xml