Home Health Programs & Services in Vermont

Vermont’s 11 not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Associations and home care agencies provide a wide range of high-quality care for people of all ages with acute and long term illnesses. In addition to skilled nursing services, specialty nurses coordinate high-quality individualized care. Licensed Nursing Assistants assist with personal care and activities of daily living.

Home Care Services Include:

Skilled Nursing - Provided by an RN or LPN under the supervision of an RN

Observation and assessment of patient's condition
Management and evaluation of a patient care plan
Teaching and training activities
Administration of medications
Treatments such as catheter and wound care

Licensed Nursing Assistant Service

Personal Care

Rehabilitation Services

· Physical Therapy

· Speech Therapy

· Occupational Therapy

Medical Social Work

Individual Counseling
Evaluation of Home Environment
Crisis Intervention
Referral to community resources
Long-term Care Planning

Homemaker

· Light Housekeeping

Enterostomal Therapy

Ostomy care
Complex wound and skin care

Infusion Therapy

Chemotheraphy
Antibiotic Therapy
Hydration Therapy
Gamma Globulin
Steroid Therapy
Analgesics/Pain Management
Total Parenteral Nutrition
Blood Transfusion
Cardiac Medications
Enteral Feedings

Medicaid High-Tech Program

Shift Care Nursing
Case Management
Pediatric and Adult Care
Community Care Team

Health Promotion and Wellness

Community-based Health and Wellness Services
Public Clinics for Flu Vaccines, Blood Pressure Screening, Cholesterol Screening, Blood Glucose
Clinics for Businesses: Hepatitis B vaccines, TB screening, Rabies Vaccines

Medicaid Choices for Care Program

Personal Care Attendants
Client-directed Plans of Care
Case Management
Respite Care
Assessments for Eligibility

Medicaid Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver

Life Skills Aides
Community Re-entry
Respite Services

Hospice Services

A specially coordinated home-based program that helps children and adults with a terminal illness, along with their families, cope with death by living life to the fullest. The interdisciplinary team emphasizes care directed toward expert pain and symptom control, maximizing independence and socialization and providing support.

Care for Terminally Ill
Respite Care
Volunteer Services
Bereavement Services
Team of Medical Director, Nurse, Social Worker, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Clergy, Volunteers, Volunteer Coordinator

Palliative Care Program (Hospice-like services for those who are seriously ill but not yet qualified for hospice.)

Skilled Nursing
Licensed Nursing Assistant Services
Volunteer Services

Maternal Child Health

Comprehensive home and center-based prevention/early intervention services to provide medical educational and psychosocial support for families.

Skilled Nursing

Assessment, Education & Medical Nursing Intervention for pregnant and postpartum women
Assessment, Education & Medical Nursing Interventions for children with chronic or acute illness, developmental delays, failure to thrive or injury
Maternal-infant Early Discharge Support
Parenting Skills Education

Licensed Nursing Assistants

Family Educators

Social Workers

Physical & Occupational Therapy Services

For more information about home care services in your area, call your local home health agency or Visiting Nurse Association or call VAHHA at 802-229-0579. To dial your local agency simply dial 1-800-HOMECARE (466-32273), punch in the zip code of your town and you will be directly connected.