Palliative Care | Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice
1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871
Eligibility
Patients with serious and progressive health conditions who want to continue active treatment, seeking a cure or remission
Required documents
Varies
Hours
Services 24/7. Evening/night Intake RNs: Mon-Fri 8:00AM-6:00PM Sat-Sun 8:00AM-4:00PM
401-682-2111
Fax·
Fax
800-456-1195
Voice·
Toll Free
401-682-2112
Voice·
Fax/First Connections/Developmental Screening
401-682-2388
Voice·
TTY
401-682-2100
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Main Phone
Websitehttps://www.vnsri.org
Languages
Interpreter Services Available
Application process
Call intake at 401-682-2100 or (if hospitalized) speak to your discharge planner.
Fees
Accepts most insurance, sliding scale available to those who meet income guidleines, Self Pay
Service area
Bristol County, Kent County, Newport County, Providence County, North Kingstown
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.
Last assured
03/20/2020
What's Here
Providing organization
Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice
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.