Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association

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Addressing every aspect of your recovery at home

For most of us, the best place to recover from an accident, illness, or surgery is at home. The experienced, caring team of professionals at Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association provide coordinated care to aid your path to the speediest and most complete recovery possible.

Using modern technology and specialized procedures, our team makes sure that you, the client, are the lead participant in your health care plan. Working with you, your family/home caregivers, and your physician, our registered nurses or licensed physical therapists assess and oversee your care and recovery process. Trained home care aides, licensed occupational therapists, speech therapists, a nutritional specialist or medical social workers may also be utilized to help with every aspect of your recovery.

Services include, but are not limited to:

Nursing Care. A complete range of nursing services provided by registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.
Intravenous (IV) Therapy. The instruction and support you need to undergo several types of IV therapy at home, including antibiotic, pain management, hydration, total parental nutrition, and chemotherapy.
Wound Care Therapy. Nursing care implementing the most up-to-date products and trends to facilitate prompt, complication-free wound healing.
Physical Therapy. Helps you regain function, achieve pain relief, and prevent disability.
Occupational Therapy. Help for the recovery of daily living skills.
Speech Therapy. Help for recovering or developing communication skills as well as such functions as the ability to eat.
Home Health Nutrition Services. Includes nutritional screening and education for you and your family on your nutritional needs.
Social Services. Provides emotional support and help in obtaining needed community and financial resources.
Home Care Aides. Provide personal care, such as bathing, transferring and assistance with exercises.

Payment Options

Medicare, Medicaid, the Veterans Administration, Workers' Compensation, and many private insurance plans cover most VNA home care services. Payment options will be discussed with you fully before the start of services at the time of referral.

For More Information

Contact Terri McKinley, Clinical Director, at (740) 594-8226, extension 228, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information about VNA services or obtaining a referral.

Are you interested in helping to ensure that quality Home Health and Hospice care is available for everyone in our area?

● Volunteer. Our volunteers provide help to clients and their caregivers directly but also perform a variety of other tasks that support and promote our programs. Individuals as well as community groups and organizations volunteer to sponsor and help with fund-raising and other projects.

● Donate. Another way to help is by making a contribution. A gift of any size supports our mission to identify and fulfill the health care needs of our Appalachian community.