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Full Resource Name:
Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice
Address
1184 East Main Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 682-2100
Description:
Comprehensive home health care for the sick and disabled. Includes professional nursing, social work, physical, occupational and speech therapy, nutrition, diet therapy and home health aides. Maternal/child health services. Clinics for adult health screening. Comprehensive Hospice team-all services, Diabetes outpatient education and Geriatric care management.
First Connections provides free, voluntary, confidential home visits to pregnant women and families with young children, birth to age three. Conduct home visits: Trained nurses, social workers, and community health workers meet with families in their homes to talk about their needs, answer questions they may have, and conduct comprehensive assessments.Link families with medical homes and social services: Home visits are based on the needs of the family. Visit topics may include health education and connections with appropriate healthcare services, human services, and community resources. If a child does not have a medical home, we can help the family find one. Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice can also conduct child wellness screenings and communicate the results with the child!s healthcare provider.
Income Source: United Way; State; federal; local; patient fees; third party reimbursement, including Medicare and Medicaid; donations; grants.
General Information
Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00AM-6:00PM
Sat & Sun 8:00AM-4:00PM
Evening/night Intake RNs
24/7. Administrator on call after 4:00PM
Intake Process:
Call Intake at 401-682-2100, or (if hospitalized) speak to your discharge planner
Program Fees:
Varies by Program
Languages:
Interpreter Services available
Eligibility:
Varies
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Accessibility:
Handicap accessible
Is Shelter?
No
Related Resources
Miscellaneous
AKA:
VNA; formerly VNS NBC
Related Resource
Date of Official Change:
July 31, 2019
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Year Incorporated:
1950
Geographies Served
Serves All Areas
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
1184 East Main Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Mailing
1184 East Main Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Contacts
Jennifer Fairbank, RN, BSN, CNHA
Primary Contact
CEO
Joan Rossi
Phone Numbers
Main Phone
(401) 682-2100
Fax
(401) 682-2111
Fax/First Connections/Developmental Screening
(401) 682-2112
Toll Free
(800) 456-1195
TTY
(401) 682-2388