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Health/Disability Related Support Groups | Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice

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Resource Name:Health/Disability Related Support Groups | Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice

address

1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871

Eligibility

Those living with diabetes

Required documents

None

Hours

Second Thu every month 1:00PM-2:00PM
401-682-2112

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Fax/First Connections/Developmental Screening

800-456-1195

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Toll Free

401-682-2100

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Main Phone

401-682-2111

Fax

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Fax

401-682-2388

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TTY

Languages

Interpreter Services Available

Application process

Walk in or call 401-682-2100 x1642

Fees

No Fees

Service area

Statewide
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

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.