VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA COUNTY
613 N Pike Rd Suite B, Cabot, PA 16023 www.vnaindiana.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of the Visiting Nurse Association of Indiana County is to provide the full range of compassionate, high quality, cost-effective services needed to support those we serve in their homes and communities. For fiscal year ending 06/30/2020, a total of $2,421 in services was rendered as benevolent care.

Families in Indiana County have been certain that they can depend on the Visiting Nurse Association to assist them at home after a hospitalization or nursing home stay, when an illness or injury occurs, or as they face the challenges at end of life through high-quality hospice care.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Indiana County's (VNAIC) skilled home health care program service accomplishments are driven by the core mission to provide a comprehensive program for the residents of Indiana and Jefferson counties. VNAIC's sister organization is Indiana Regional Medical Center a hospital in Indiana County that strives to provide outstanding services such as cardiology, orthopedics, robotic surgery as well as cancer care. VNAIC extends the care that patients receive at Indiana Regional Medical Center into their communities and homes. Over 1,238 patients were served during the year by VNAIC staff and volunteers. There were 39,913 visits made to patients in our home care program during fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. VNAIC also offers palliative care services in the home. This is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious illnesses. The goal is to provide the care to the patient as well as the family as they journey towards a possible hospice plan of care. On January 31, 2020, acting HHS Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency following the World Health Organization's recognition of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as a pandemic. In response to this coronavirus outbreak, the state and federal governments have taken preventative or protective actions, such as imposing restrictions on travel and business operations and advising or requiring individuals to limit or forego their time outside of their homes. Daily high-level leadership meetings were established to assess and provide guidance to staff through every changing regulation surrounding the pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, education and guidance related to best practices and CDC protocol was provided by our corporate compliance team. This allowed our frontline workers to remain safe and able to provide quality care to many COVID affected patients and families. Even with decreased census when surrounding hospitals shut down, there were no layoffs as a result of the pandemic. The agency worked with a corporate purchasing team to ensure appropriate levels of personal protective equipment (PPE), laboratory equipment, tests and other related COVID response items were purchased to provide care is the safest way possible. VNAIC serves residents in Indiana and Jefferson counties. VNAIC employees a Transitional Nurse Liaison who serves the community by helping discharge planners to assess the patients needs to obtain appropriate orders for the plan of care. This position also attends community gatherings to discuss programs and events sponsored by VNAIC. The goal is to reach as many people as possible in the community to promote wellness and teach prevention. Flu shots were provided at community Flu Clinics held at various sites. VNAIC partners with The Caring Place to provide a chapter of "Hopeful Hearts". The mission of Hopeful Hearts is to improve the lives of grieving children and their families by providing support in a safe and caring environment, where all are welcome, and where families can grow through the healing process. The program supported seven (7) returning families and three (3) new families. There are 13 adults and 17 children that were supported during this fiscal year. The participants are divided into a preschool, young child, middle child, teen and two adult groups. Due to the pandemic, much of the in-person meetings were cancelled; however, email blasts were sent to 88 churches in Indiana County as well as letters, flyers and activities have been mailed to participants.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Indiana County dba VNA Family Hospice's primary focus is helping individuals to live peacefully, positively and as fully as possible through caring, not curing. Hospice is not a place, but a concept for healthcare delivery. It focuses on creating a natural and comfortable end-of-life experience for those dealing with a life-limiting illness, all in the comfort of their own home. Whether the goal is relief from pain, desire to experience a meaningful event such as a wedding, the birth of a child, a birthday, resolving unfinished business, or is simply the hope for a restful night of sleep, the team at VNA Family Hospice can provide an array of support services. These include, but are not limited to: nursing and related services, personal care, counseling, companionship, spiritual services and bereavement care. Hospice program patients and bereavement families received services and were provided with over 12,210 visits. In addition, hospice volunteers and staff provided 13,150 hours of service to program recipients. The VNA Family Hospice partnered with their sister organization, Indiana Regional Medical Center to provide grief support groups to members of the community grieving the loss of a loved one or friend at no charge. Also, twelve bereavement mailings were sent offering spiritual support, coping techniques and education to hospice family members.

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