New Milford Health Care New Milford Visiting Nurse Assoc. Andrea Wilson


New Milford Visiting Nurse Assoc. 68 Park Lane Road New Milford, CT 06776		Andrea Wilson Phone: (860) 354-2216 FAX: (860) 350-2852 nmvna@newmilfordvna.org www.newmilfordvna.org

Learn more about New Milford Visting Nurse Association from our information brochure

The New Milford Visiting Nurse Association cares for patients of all ages. We provide essential home healthcare and support services to patients in the security and comfort of their home while always keeping pace with the ever-changing and highly technical health care field. Services can include, but are not limited to the following:
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Skilled Nursing:

Nurses provide medically needed services. After a referral is received from your doctor or hospital case manager, a nurse will visit you at your the home, evaluate your needs and recommend appropriate services related to your condition. A personalized plan of care will be developed in-conjunction with your physician and family.

Rehabilitation Therapy:

• Physical Therapy: Physical therapists (PTs) will help you with your overall fitness and health, by providing services that restore and improve your mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities.

• Occupational Therapy: Occupational therapists (OTs) help you to develop physical skills that will aid in daily living. ...such as bathing, brushing teeth, cutting meat, and dressing.

• Speech Therapy: Speech Therapists (ST) help you to improve your speech and language, swallowing, oral motor, voice, fluency, memory and thinking skills.

• Home Health Aides:
Certified Home Care Aides help patients get back to your personal tasks associated with daily living such as assistance with bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing. Aides will also assist patients with range of motion exercises taught to the patient by the physical therapist.

• Home Makers:
A friendly and efficient home maker will provide support services related to the patients daily living such as meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry and accompany to doctors appointments if needed.

Hospice

Comfort is our priority
The mission of NMVNA Hospice is to improve quality of life by easing pain and providing comfort. We do not replace the family in caring for a loved one. Instead, using a team approach, we provide the primary caregiver with well trained support. A non-profit organization, NMVNA Hospice has provided care to patients and families for over 25 years. NMVNA Hospice services are covered by Medicare and most private insurers.
We are available 24 hours a day every day at 860-354-2216

Remembrances Grief & Bereavement Program
Our programs are designed to help adults and children with their grief and to support them in their time of bereavement. The programs are offered free of charge to everyone in our community. All programs are held at the New Milford VNA, 68 Park Lane Road (Route 202), unless otherwise noted.

Philips Lifeline / Nurturing Families Network

Philips Lifeline
Lifeline can give your loved one greater peace of mind and a sense of confidence to help maintain independent living. There is no equipment to buy and no long-term contract to sign. The cost is literally less than that of a cup of coffee a day.

Lifeline is an easy to use medical alert service designed to reduce the risk of living alone. In the event of a fall or emergency, help is available at the push of a button. The Lifeline Personal Help Button connects you to a trained Personal Response Associate who can send help quickly – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Associates can determine whether you require a visit from a neighbor or a family member and can contact them for you.

Nurturing Families Network
The Nurturing Families Network is a program that provides information, guidance, and assistance to new parents. We offer home visiting services to first-time parents, as well as phone support, to families experiencing the demands of becoming a parent.
The program also offers parenting groups where parents can share experiences and network to make a difference in the lives of their children. All programs are free of charge and open to the community in a confidential, nurturing setting.

11 Railroad Street, New Milford, CT 06776
Tel. (860) 354-6080 ~ Fax. (860) 354-8526
nmcc@newmilford-chamber.com

NEW MILFORD Health Care New Milford Visiting Nurse Assoc. Andrea Wilson