Visiting Nurse Association

Healing At Home

Home care provides the comfort and convenience of health services in familiar surroundings. It offers a cost-effective alternative to hospitalization or long-term care. The professional staff of the Visiting Nurse Association strives to meet the individual needs of each patient. We work with families, physicians, and other health providers to create a plan of care that's right for you. Our staff is available 24 hours a day.

How to Receive Home Care

You may arrange for our service by asking your physician or calling one of our offices. While at the hospital or nursing home, request to speak with the Visiting Nurse Association home care coordinator.

Advantages of Home Care

Each year, over two million families experience the supportive care provided by Visiting Nurse Associations throughout America. Here are some of the valuable benefits home care offers:

• Preserved dignity and a sense of control
• Helps maintain involvement with family and friends
• Reduces the strain of hospital or nursing home bills for long term care
• Relieves the stresses associated with caring for a loved one at home

VNA services are appropriate for people who:

• Have been discharged from the hospital are well but not fully recovered, such as after surgery or child birth.
• Have recently developed a disease and need help learning to cope.
• Have a premature infant.
• Need pain control and emotional support for a terminal diagnosis.
• Have mobility issures and need help with daily tasks such as the elderly, stroke survivors or fracture and joint replacement patients.
• Need help to relieve them from the constant burden of caring for an ill loved one at home.

Paying for Home Care

Home health care services are paid for by:

• Medicare and Medicaid
• Private Insurance
• Sliding-Fee Scale and Waivers
• United Way Funding

• Donations and Memorials

Professional Help

• Nurses
• Home Health Aides/Homemakers
• Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapists
• Medical Social Workers
• Mental Health Specialists
• Dietitian

Years of Service

The Visiting Nurse Association has provided home care in Scott County for more than 100 years and has been in Clinton County for more than 85 years.  Currently our staff is serving eleven counties in Iowa and Illinois. Our staff is well educated, trained, and carefully screened to provide reliable, quality care.

For more information

If you have questions regarding any of our services, please contact us at 563/421-4663 (HOME).  We look forward to helping you with your home care needs.