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- EIN 35-1687026
- (260) 435-3222
- 5910 Homestead Rd Fort Wayne IN 46814-4202 USA
- vnfw.org
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Causes: Health, Home Health Care, Hospices, Human Services, Nursing Facilities, Seniors
Mission: Visiting nurse provides compassionate care to alleviate suffering and ensure quality of life for those affected by serious illness.
Programs: The organization offers hospice service in the home to those wishing to remain at home and to those in a skilled nursing facility. For such patients, this allows the ability to stay in a familiar environment providing comfort and peace to patients and families. The organization also provides the option of hospice home to those that meet the criteria and can no longer remain in their homes, often in their final days. Hospice home offers 24 hour care in a free-standing, 14-bed facility. In 2016, the organization provided hospice service to 1,163 patients comprising 53,255 days of service.
the organization provides palliative home health care services. In 2016, the organization provided nursing, therapy, and home health aide services to 249 patients, comprising 9,857 visits. The organization also provides palliative consults to both inpatients and outpatients to provide direction in the comfort and care in the treatment of their illnesses. To all patients, the organization seeks to provide the appropriate symptom management in order to live comfortably.