VNA Healthcare - 2010 Annual Report

2010 Annual Report
Leadership. Innovation. Quality.
Our
Mission
VNA Hea thCare
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is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals
by providing a full range of home care, hospice and community-based health and wellness services.
VNA HealthCare, Inc. and Affiliates
Directors and Officers
VNA HealthCare, Inc.
Fund Committee
VNA Health Resources, Inc.
Directors
Nancy G. Dean, Chair
Jason Benedict, Vice Chair/Treasurer
Constitution Billing & Financial Services
Chakrapani (Chuck) Vallurupalli, Vice Chair
Thomas Aitken, Thomas Capital
Atty. Laura Bellotti, Pullman & Comley, LLC
Atty. Christine Blethen, Levy & Droney
Ingrid Collins
Victor Diaz, City of Waterbury
Wendy Elberth, Hartford Hospital
Michael Fresher, The Bushnell
Avery Gaddis,
Waterbury Development Corporation
Meg Gildea, Pratt & Whitney
John Giliberto, C.M. Smith Agency, Inc.
David Gollob,
Metallizing Service Company, Inc.
John Hussey, Hussey & Gordon
Atty. Angeline Iannou, Nuzzo & Roberts, LLC
Atty. Robert Nastri, Jr.,
Tinley, Nastri, Renehan & Dost, LLP
Carolyn Orrell, Saint Mary's Hospital
Dina Plapler, University of Connecticut
Health Center
Jeffrey Stein, M.D., Hartford Medical Group
Joyce Walter, Wesleyan University
Directors
John Hussey, Chair
Dianne Antos
Atty. Laura Bellotti
Stacey DiPiazza, Infoshred
Kara Flanagan, Coldwell Banker
Michael Fresher
Avery Gaddis
John Giliberto
Elaine Granata, Capital G Enterprises, LLC
Helen Krzyczynski, Coldwell Banker
Martin C. Noreika, Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C.
John F. O'Connell, Jr., CEBS, CLU,
C.M. Smith Agency, Inc.
Karen R. Paulson, CIMA,
Fiduciary Investment Advisors, LLC
Dina Plapler
Barbara Rubin, iStar Asset Services, Inc.
John S. Stout, CB Richard Ellis
Chuck Vallurupalli
Joyce Walter
Directors
David Gollob, Chair
Thomas Aitken
Atty. Christine Blethen
Victor Diaz
Meg Gildea
Atty. Angeline Iannou
Sandra Roosa, Saint Mary's Hospital
Officers
Ellen D. Rothberg, President
Andrew Eaves, V.P.
Kathy Peirce, V.P.
Frederick P. Lauria, V.P., Secretary
Richard Nankee, V.P.
Pilar Schmidt, V.P.
James M. Blazar, ex officio, Hartford Healthcare
Officers
Ellen D. Rothberg, President
Professional
Advisory Committee
Robert Bianchi, R.Ph., MPH
Rita Bonczek, APRN
Hospital for Special Care
Meg Gildea, APRN, MSN
Pratt & Whitney
Beth Lawlor, RN, BSN, MS, CCM, CPUM,
CNA-PC, Hartford Hospital
Sandra Micalizzi, RN, MSN
Heart Center of Greater Waterbury
David Santoro, Southington Care Center
Jeffrey Stein, MD
Mary Jane Williams, RN, PhD
Christine M. Waszynski, APRN
Hartford Hospital
Transitions in Life are inevitabLe.
How they are managed makes aLL the difference.
Dear Friends of VNA HealthCare,
When transitions involve one’s health, independence or
quality of life, it can leave those affected feeling confused
and scared. That’s why for generations, thousands of
patients, families, and physicians have trusted VNA
HealthCare’s expertise to help manage some of life’s
most difficult transitions.
Ellen D. Rothberg
President and CEO
All of them know that in their time of need, they can rely
on VNA HealthCare’s tradition of leadership, innovation,
and quality to manage whatever transition life brings.
Leadership
Nancy G. Dean
Chair, Board of Directors
Perhaps no other sector of our economy
has experienced more change this year than healthcare.
Our nation is moving to a system that rewards high quality
clinical and patient satisfaction outcomes; in this future-state,
patients are the greatest beneficiaries. VNA HealthCare has
remained ahead of this curve through its clinical innovation,
focus on patient-centered care and by implementing
nationally-recognized best practices before others. We have
committed our resources to being the region’s leader in
home health care, as well as being a leading advocate for
the industry by educating local and national policymakers on
the consequences that proposed cuts have on non-profit
VNAs who serve as the region’s health care safety net
through the provision of low-cost and highly effective
care to millions.
Innovation
VNA HealthCare has been a pioneer in
developing and implementing specialty programs aimed
at keeping patients out of the hospital. To that end, the
agency was an early adopter of telehealth technology
and was the first agency in the state to offer patients
a specialized pulmonary program led by a respiratory
therapist. We also augment our outstanding clinical care
with leading-edge wound, diabetes, and cardiac
nursing programs.
milestone enables us to realize communication efficiencies
and increases the collaborative benefits of multi-disciplinary
teams caring for a patient’s total needs.
We continue to leverage the resources available to us
as a system partner with Hartford Healthcare. Our affiliation
ensures that VNA HealthCare patients experience seamless
transitions of care among the nine system partners and have
access to the most advanced technology and nationally
recognized expertise available.
Quality
Last October, VNA HealthCare was named
to the 2009 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the
top-performing home health agencies in the United States.
This prestigious, annual review identifies the top 25 percent
of home care agencies as ranked by an analysis of quality
outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.
Thanks to the skill and expertise of our nurses, specialists,
therapists and support staff, the agency has consistently
exceeded many state and national home care quality
benchmarks throughout the year. We’ve also made
significant strides in reducing our patient re-hospitalization
rates and currently boast one of the lowest rates
among similar agencies in our service area.
Mission
Our focus on quality, innovation and leadership
poises our agency for success and, coupled with community
support, enables us to continue our 109-year-old mission of
caring for everyone in the towns we serve. We deeply
appreciate our community partners and friends whose
generous support helps to ensure that VNA HealthCare
continues to manage life’s transitions for generations to
come: foundations, corporations, the United Way, and our
donors. We are also grateful to our dedicated staff, board
of directors and volunteers for helping us ensure that
year after year, “the best care is coming home.”
Sincerely,
During the past year, the agency has successfully completed
its transition to electronic medical records. Achieving this
Ellen Rothberg and Nancy Dean
Restoring QuaLity
to Life
Sandra Werkheiser was granted a new lease on life.
Seven months ago, end-stage congestive heart
failure prevented the once-active 76-year-old
from participating in her favorite activities.
“I went from being an avid walker to being unable to
walk more than 20 feet. I didn’t feel well and couldn’t
socialize like I used to. I just wanted to enjoy life
again,” she explained.
“I have my life back,
and that means
the world to me.”
Deemed ineligible for a heart transplant due to age,
Sandra was left with few options. Concerned, she
turned to the experts at Hartford Hospital’s Henry Low
Heart Center where she learned about an innovative
procedure for transplant-ineligible patients: LVAD (Left
Ventricular Assistive Device) for Destination Therapy.
Sandra’s doctors explained how an LVAD implant would
help pump blood more efficiently through her body.
Eager to return to the activities she loved, Sandra
opted for the leading-edge procedure, becoming just
the second patient in the state to receive the treatment
that had been approved one month earlier.
Throughout Sandra’s four-week recovery in the hospital,
her team of cardiac specialists and case coordinators
worked hand-in-hand with Hartford Healthcare system
partner VNA HealthCare to ensure a seamless transition
home and to teach her visiting nurses about the highly
specialized care that she would require.
Twice weekly, Didi Prignano, RN, a visiting nurse with
extensive cardiac care experience, visited Sandra at
her home to perform a cardiac assessment, change
her wound dressings, and continue the education she
received in the hospital about her condition. The visiting
nurse continually updated Sandra’s doctors and nurses
at Hartford Hospital about her patient’s progress.
VNA HealthCare Cardiac Program
Manager Beka Apostolidis, MS, RN,
and visiting nurse Didi Prignano, RN,
use a telemonitor to assess Sandra's
cardiac condition.
In addition to her regular nursing visits, Sandra’s vital
signs were checked daily by a home health telemonitor.
Often used for cardiac patients with complex conditions,
the device prompts them to take their own vital signs,
and securely relays the information via phone lines to
VNA HealthCare. A telemonitoring nurse with extensive
training in cardiac care reviews incoming results
and immediately intervenes at any indication
of an abnormality.
“With this technology,“ said Beka Apostolidis, MS, RN,
VNA HealthCare Cardiac Program Manager, “any
irregularities in patients’ vital signs can be discovered
and treated before they can exacerbate. We’re often
able to prevent patients from visiting the emergency
room or being admitted to the hospital.”
“The telemonitor definitely kept me compliant and in a
routine,” Sandra stated. “It was reassuring to know that
I was in good hands.”
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Hartford Hospital
and VNA HealthCare, Sandra has regained her quality
of life and has achieved her goal of once again
attending her beloved bridge club with her friends.
“I have my life back,“ Sandra said “and that means
the world to me.”
OLd Guard of West Hartford:
Commitment to their Community
“When our
volunteers
finish delivering
meals on a
route, they
have a real
sense of having
accomplished
something
important,”
The term “Old Guard” is often used to describe any
group of distinguished, respected and trustworthy
individuals - and it’s a fitting name for the Old Guard
of West Hartford.
Founded in 1966 by the West Hartford YMCA, Old
Guard members gather for weekly meetings replete
with songs and guest speakers. More than a social club,
the group of 300 retired professionals is staunchly
committed to giving back to their community and has
been one of VNA HealthCare’s most loyal cadres of
Meals on Wheels volunteers for more than 34 years.
“Everyone experiences a transition during retirement,”
explained member Dick Harris. “As you leave something
behind, you also want to look forward to something.
Volunteering keeps our members linked with the
community and their colleagues, and keeps us
all younger.”
Harris, along with members Tom Montgomery, George
McGauley and Brad Blanchard, coordinates 50 Old
Guard members to deliver thousands of meals each
year to elderly and disabled West Hartford residents.
Old Guard volunteers Dick Harris,
Bert Berlin, Tom Pandolfe, and Len Albert
“Every so often, we’ll notice that something is amiss
with a client,” Harris said. “When that happens, we
call VNA HealthCare immediately so that their staff
can check on them.”
“Sometimes, we’re the only individuals that these people
see all day. We always stop to say hello and provide
that human touch,” Harris explained.
“When our volunteers finish delivering meals on
a route, they have a real sense of having accomplished
something important,” he said. “Every day, our
customers thank our volunteers for being there.
That’s reward in itself!”
VNA HealthCare Volunteers
“Our volunteers know that Meals on Wheels is often the
one component that keeps individuals living in their own
home and out of a nursing home. A lot of people on our
route are too sick or disabled to cook or shop. Some
receive meals on an interim basis after an operation or
serious illness; it takes a huge burden off their shoulders
as they transition back to health,” said Harris.
Volunteers
Hours
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Hospice
Administrative/Office Support
Board of Directors,
Professional Advisory
and Ethics Committees
687
90
19
29,742
2,210
1,489
56
437
Total
852
33,878
“Receiving these meals is certainly a big help,” said
Frances, a West Hartford resident whose Meals on
Wheels are delivered three times a week by the
Old Guard. “These gentlemen are excellent,
and so is the program,” she stated.
Value per hour*
Total Value
$21.83
$739,556.74
* The hourly dollar valuation is derived from Independent Sector.
Stacey DiPiazza:
Pursuing Her Passion
Stacey DiPiazza wears many hats. She’s a wife and a
busy mom of three young girls. She’s the owner of
a booming business. And she’s a caregiver to her
96-year-old grandmother.
When Stacey’s family determined that her beloved
96-year-old grandmother, Margaret, could no longer
remain by herself during the day, the solution, Stacey
said, was clear: VNA HealthCare.
But despite her hectic schedule, Stacey always finds
time to pursue her passion: helping to raise funds and
awareness for VNA HealthCare, an organization close
to her heart.
Although the family wasn’t sure what services their
grandmother would need, an intake nurse specialist at
VNA HealthCare helped them determine that Margaret
would benefit from a Personal Care Attendant. Shortly
after the phone call, Elcira Navarro arrived at the
front door.
“I truly believe that everything happens for a reason,”
Stacey said, alluding to her initial involvement with
VNA HealthCare.
“Seven years ago, I received a call from the agency’s
Vice President of Development asking if I would join
their fund board. He said that he just read my honoree
profile in the Hartford Business Journal’s ’40 Under
Forty’ section and thought that my experience
would complement their goals,” she explained.
After discussing the opportunity with her husband, Jack,
Stacey was determined to not only give her time and
talent, but also in-kind shredding services from her
company, InfoShred.
Stacey and her beloved
grandmother, Margaret.
“Knowing that my
grandmother is
well taken care
of has been
invaluable to
my family.“
“We talked about VNA HealthCare’s reputation in the
community and how helpful it was to Jack’s grandmother
when she was ill. We felt that the agency could use the
money saved on shredding services and put it back
into their other vital programs.” she said.
Stacey enthusiastically plunged into her new role on the
fund development committee. Since 2003, she has been
an eager leader, generous philanthropist, and corporate
sponsor, donating nearly $100,000 in in-kind shredding
services to the agency. She also volunteers with the
agency’s Nurturing Families program and has been a
catalyst and champion for the annual “A Taste for Hope”
event, which to-date has raised nearly $75,000 for
VNA HealthCare’s hospice program.
To the family, Elcira represents much more than daily
help with personal care and housekeeping. She’s a
much-loved companion and best friend to Margaret.
And to Stacey and her parents, the Personal Care
Attendant is “peace of mind personified.”
Stacey’s experience with helping to coordinate her
grandmother’s care has only strengthened her resolve to
ensure that others have access to the same exceptional
care. She admits, however, that her enthusiasm for
volunteering has a deeper meaning.
“I want to set an example for my daughters on how
important it is to give back to others,” she stated.
“My hope is that by watching my actions, they will
choose that path for their own lives.”
“If I am able to inspire
my girls or anyone
else to get involved,”
she explained, “then
everything I have
done has been worth
it. I truly believe that
what you give out to
the world, you get back.
Our family’s experience
with VNA HealthCare
is living proof of that.”
Personal Care Attendant,
Elcira Navarro is a best friend
and helper to Margaret.
AngeL of
Hospice
4th Annual
Angel of Hospice Awards
Event Honors Local Champions of End-of-Life Care
Angel of Hospice Award winners, from left: Valerie Jones-Perkins, Chapel Memorial
Funeral Home; Jan Elwell, Saint Mary’s Hospital; Nancy Decker, Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel Knitting Group; and Nan Gano and Holly Bemonte, accepting on behalf
of Dr. Anamika Katoch and Dr. Kert Sabbath of The Harold Leever Cancer Center.
VNA HealthCare honored seven local doctors,
nurses and community members for their
commitment to providing quality end-of-life care to
the Greater Waterbury community at its November
19th “Angel of Hospice” awards reception.
“The program is based on recognizing those
whose professionalism and compassion for the
terminally ill have made a profound difference in
the lives of hospice patients and their families,”
said Tara Green, Director of Hospice.
Harold Leever Cancer Center oncologists Dr. Anamika Katoch and Dr. Kert Sabbath were
recognized with an Angel of Hospice Award for their support of terminally ill patients and
symptom management. Accepting on their behalf were staff Nan Gano, Sharon Ignatavich,
Kelly Danforth, Holly Bemonte, and Karen Bisson.
The following individuals were honored as
“Angels of Hospice” based on criteria developed
by the agency’s H.O.P.E. (Hospice, Oncology, and
Palliative Expertise) Team: Jan Elwell, APRN, Saint
Mary’s Hospital; Valerie Jones-Perkins, Chapel
Memorial Funeral Home; Dr. Anamika Katoch,
Harold Leever Cancer Center; Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel Knitting Group; Denise Paradisi,
Wolcott View Manor Extended Care Facility;
Elaine Patterson, office of Dr. James Hoffman;
and Dr. Kert Sabbath, Harold Leever Cancer Center.
Larry Baker, retired VNA HealthCare CFO, and
Golf Committee Chairman Jason Benedict,
Constitution Billing and Financial Services.
11th Annual VNA HealthCare Golf Classic
The Annual Golf Classic was held on May 24, 2010,
at the Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington
and raised more than $64,000 in support of Meals
on Wheels. More than 13,000 meals were made
available to community neighbors through
this tournament.
The Meals on Wheels program is a vital service
for many homebound individuals. For many, the
home-delivered meals they receive, coupled with
the personal interaction received with each
delivery, make the difference between being able
to remain living independently in their own home
or moving to an institutional healthcare facility.
VNA HealthCare wishes to thank Byram
HealthCare, C.M. Smith Agency, and Mutual
of America for their continued leadership
level sponsorship.
Committee Members
Jason Benedict, Chair
Paul Dean
Mike Fresher
Avery Gaddis
John Giliberto
David Gollob
Golf Committee member Peter Walbert, Brad Drazen,
Pat Sullivan, and Tim Coppage.
John Hussey
Steve Lowry
Marty Noreika
Chuck Vallurupalli
Peter Walbert
Joyce Walter
Platinum Sponsors
Allscripts
ConnectiCare, Inc.
Connecticut Health and
Educational Facilities Authority
Elm Press
NBC Connecticut HD - Hot Coffee
Sodexo
Dinner Sponsor
Shipman & Goodwin, LLP
Gold Sponsors
Constitution Surgery Centers
Hartford Hospital
Metallizing Service Company, Inc.
PMA Management Corp.
of New England
Simione Consultants, LLC
Saint Mary's Hospital
Silver Sponsors
Brown & Brown of CT, Inc.
(DBA Dill, Joyce & Thresher, Inc.)
Philips Lifeline
Vizibility
Hospitality Sponsors
Delta Dental Plan of
New Jersey, Inc.
Hartford Medical Group
USI Consulting Group
Webster Bank
Lunch Sponsor
MidState Medical Center
Bronze Sponsor
Clemow Consulting Group, LLP
Tee Sponsors
All Waste, Inc.
Baker Home Care Financial, LLC
Highland Park Market
Reid & Riege, P.C.
Trust Company of Connecticut A Division of NewAlliance Bank
VNA HealthCare Independent Living Services
We Care Home Care LLC
Titanium Sponsors: Gary Debes, Byram; Ellen Rothberg,
VNAHC President and CEO; John O’Connell, C.M. Smith;
Pam Giunti and Lou Marchetti, Mutual of America
Titanium Sponsors
Cabernet Sponsors
E-Tech Systems; Infoshred, LLC; Owens & Company, LLC;
Waste Management
Chardonnay Sponsors
Andros, Floyd & Miller, P.C.; Brown & Brown Insurance;
C.M. Smith Agency, Inc.; Harrington Court; Marchion & Faucher;
Marquee Events & Catering; Mitchell Volvo; Pullman & Comley;
Purcell Associates; Smith Brothers; Trust Company of CT
Pinot Noir Sponsors
Addison Village, LLC; Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Inc.;
Carrier-Ripley Insurance, Inc.; Double A Veterinary Hospital;
Fiduciary Investment Advisors; Helen Krzyczynski;
USA Hauling & Recycling, Inc.; Waterbury Setaro Motors, Inc.;
Wolff Financial Group
5th Annual Taste for Hope
A Taste for Hope, VNA HealthCare’s annual wine
tasting event, was held at Cavey’s Restaurant in
Manchester. The sold-out event raised more than
$32,000 for the Hospice program.
Sometimes, the ability to spend one's last days
in the comfort of home, surrounded by family
and loved ones is the greatest gift we can give.
Charitable care made possible by this event brings
dignity and compassion to our patients and their
families through this most difficult time.
Champagne Sponsors
Wine Committee from left: Renee Picard-Walsh, Susan Granata,
Stacey DiPiazza (Chair), Karen Pagliaro, Karen Paulson and Helen Krzyczynski.
Not pictured: Pam Andros, Laura Bellotti, Kara Flanagan, Elaine Granata
and Karen Hatcher.
Committed to
Nursing ExceLLence
8th Annual Nightingale Awards
for Excellence in Nursing
(Above) The Nightingale program awarded $2,500
in scholarships to local nursing students. Receiving
their scholarship from Ellen Rothberg include
Lisa Zahina, Goodwin College; Laura Bauer,
Saint Joseph College; Coleen Smart, University of
Hartford; Melissa Brousseau, Central Connecticut
State University; and Amber Kauffman, Capital
Community College.
(Left) VNA HealthCare Nightingale honorees Sharon
Casey, RN, BSN, Clinical Educator Coordinator and
Sharyn Sweeney, RN, AS, Visiting Nurse.
On May 6th, 2010, more than 500 people gathered at the
Hartford Marriott Downtown to celebrate Connecticut's
unsung healthcare heroes: nurses.
Hosted by VNA HealthCare, the Eighth Annual Hartford
Regional Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing Gala
honored 102 nurses from 30 local health care institutions.
The goals of the gala – Connecticut’s largest nursing awards
event – are to focus public attention and recognize the
breadth and scope of nursing practice at the local level,
to encourage nursing retention, and to inspire the next
generation of nurses. Since 2003, the Greater Hartford
Nightingale Gala has provided more than $46,000 in
scholarships to local high school and college students
who are interested in pursuing a career in nursing.
VNA HealthCare is proud to continue to host the
Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing Gala and is
pleased that so many of our colleagues and regional health
care institutions have joined in support of this effort.
Toastmasters from the gala’s Official Sponsors: Dick Brvenik, President and CEO of Windham Hospital; Kathleen
Roche, MSRN, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer of Saint Francis
Hospital and Medical Center; Cato Laurencin, MD, PhD, Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School
of Medicine with the University of Connecticut Health Center; Elliot Joseph, President and CEO of Hartford
Hospital and Hartford Healthcare; Lucille Janatka, President and CEO of MidState Medical Center;
Ellen Rothberg; and Clarence Silvia, President and CEO of The Hospital of Central Connecticut.
Not pictured: Peter J. Karl, President and CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health Network.
Official Sponsors
Eastern Connecticut Health Network
Hartford Hospital
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
MidState Medical Center
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
University of Connecticut Health Center
Windham Hospital
Meet the Board Members
VNA HeaLthCare
Senior Management
Nancy G. Dean
Chair
Vice Chair
Jason Benedict
Vice Chair/Treasurer
Constitution Billing & Fin. Srvcs
Thomas Aitken
Laura Bellotti
Christine Blethen
Ingrid Collins
Victor Diaz
Wendy Elberth
Michael Fresher
Avery Gaddis
Meg Gildea
John Giliberto
David Gollob
John Hussey
Angeline Ioannou
Robert Nastri, Jr.
Carolyn Orrell
Dina Plapler
Jeffrey Stein, M.D.
Joyce Walter
Thomas Capital
The Bushnell
C.M. Smith Agency
Seated from left: Richard Nankee, Chief Financial Officer;
Ellen Rothberg, President and CEO; Andrew Eaves, Vice President
Marketing. Standing from left: Pilar Schmidt, Vice President
Development; Fred Lauria, Vice President Human Resources;
Kathy Peirce, Vice President Clinical Operations.
Chuck Vallurupalli
Nuzzo & Roberts LLC
University of Connecticut
Health Center
Pullman & Comley, LLC
City of Waterbury
Waterbury Dev. Corp.
Metallizing Service Co.
Tinley, Nastri, Renehan
& Dost, LLP
Hartford Medical Group
Levy & Droney, PC
Hartford Hospital
Pratt & Whitney
Hussey and Gordon
Saint Mary's Hospital
Wesleyan University
The Future of Health Care
What role does home health
care play in the health
system of the future?
What is the biggest challenge
facing health systems
and home care?
JIM BLAZAR: Throughout our country’s health care
system, a major shift is taking place towards creating
incentives that reward patient outcomes and patient
satisfaction. Forward-thinking health systems are
building continuums of care to improve transitions
from one health care setting to the next, to enhance
communication between providers, and to ensure
that patients receive the right care in the right
setting to maximize outcomes.
ELLEN ROTHBERG: Certainly the impact of legislation
is critical to home care’s future. Health care reform
is needed, but must be undertaken with a full
understanding of the role and value for the components
of the health care system. For example, I continue to
advocate on behalf of home care in Washington and in
Hartford. The balance of Medicare and Medicaid is
delicate and together allows home health care to treat a
wide population of all those in need. Cuts in one impact
the other, and I strongly urge legislators to take that into
account as they evaluate healthcare reform proposals.
Home health care is critical to the success of these
networks because it can save the system valuable
resources by achieving strong clinical outcomes, reducing
patients’ need for re-hospitalization and achieving high
levels of satisfaction in the process due to being treated
in the comfort of the home environment with highly
skilled, compassionate professionals.
How does VNA HealthCare
ensure that quality outcomes
are achieved?
ELLEN ROTHBERG: VNA HealthCare has long been
committed to innovation and best practices that can help
us achieve outstanding outcomes and patient satisfaction.
That’s why our agency was the first in the state to adopt
telehealth technology and is the first agency in the state
to offer a specialized pulmonary program led by a
respiratory therapist. Development of such specialty
programs requires significant financial investment
but the payoff is outstanding patient outcomes
and program growth through increased referrals
and enhanced reputation.
Ellen D. Rothberg
President and CEO
VNA HealthCare
JIM BLAZAR: From a health system standpoint, the
biggest operational challenge we face is effectively
managing patients’ transitions from one setting to the
next, ensuring that a continuity of care is maintained and
that communication between providers is optimized.
Home care is often the bond between settings. By
highlighting the role of home care in our health system,
Hartford Healthcare and VNA HealthCare are providing
leadership that will be regionally and nationally
recognized by a steady progression of innovation
and quality performance, benefiting patients and
improving health care in our region.
James M. Blazar
Sr. Vice President and
Chief Strategy Officer
Hartford Healthcare
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our top priority. That’s why VNA HealthCare
is committed to investing in the latest home health
care technologies and creating specialty clinical
programs to help our patients enjoy the best
quality of life possible in their own homes.
This care, delivered by our highly skilled
nurses, therapists and other staff, has
enabled VNA HealthCare to consistently
achieve many state and national
home care quality benchmarks
throughout the year:
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at walking
or
or completely
or very
completely
satisfiedsatisfied
moving
around
with
their private
duty care
with their
private
duty care
100
60
VNAHC
15
25
25
VNAHC
15
20
96
State average
20
VNAHC
20
25
30
30
All VNAHC
patients
State average
State average
25
VNAHC
25
30
98
National average
30
98
35
National average
30
98
Living Services
35
100
VNAHC
Independent
State
average
35
60
100
VNAHC
VNAHC Independent
Living Services
35
National
average
State
average
35
100 40
State average
40
VNAHC Independent
VNAHC
Living Services
40
patients using a
All VNAHC
home health telemonitor
patients
32%
40
patients using a
home health telemonitor
State average
27%
40
VNAHC
All VNAHC
patients
CLinicaL PerFormance
30
51
30
Percentag
Percentage
of pa
getat
better
get better
walk
movingmoving
around ar
60
Percentage
of patients
Percentage
of patients
whowho
needed
getadmitted
better attowalking
or
to be
the hospital
moving
around
Lower
is better
100
80
98
60
96
State average
15
State average
32%
92%
VNAHC Hospice
State average
State average
%
2%
20
95
VNAHC
patients
VNAHC
25
40
20
23%100% 27% 99%
10
who
needed
etsof
patients
who are
e hospitalsatisfied
mpletely
home care services
100
90
Percentage
of patients
whowho
need
Percentage
of patients
urgent,
unplanned
medical
care
would
recommend
hospice
Lower
is better
to others
0
60
100%
100%
91%
30
94
92
State average
100
Percenta
very or c
with thei
100
80
50
60
40
40
20
51%
92%
90
Percentage
of clients
who are
Percentage
of patients
who believed
very controlled
or completely
that hospice
theirsatisfied
with
private duty
care
symptoms
to their
an acceptable
degree.
100
1
30
95
92%45%
State average
35
100
VNAHC Independent
State average
Living
Services
40100
92
Percentage of patients who need
urgent, unplanned medical care
Lower is better
State average
Patient Satisfaction
94
90
10
30
National average
Percentage of clients who are
very or completely satisfied
with their private duty care
23%
27%
VNAHC Home Care
10
VNA HealthCare patients
90
15
17%51% 27%45% 32%
92%
100%
20
VNAHC
15
27%
State average
40
96
25
State average
20
98
30
All VNAHC
patients
25
patients using a
home health telemonitor
50
VNAHC
92
National average
94
30
35
VNAHC
VNAHC Independent
Living Services
96
100
40
35
98
e of patients who need
planned medical care
etter
Home Care
40
VNAHC
100
State average
VNAHC
%
Leadership. Innovation. Quality.
92%
0
Percentage
of patients
who who are
Percentage
of patients
get better
or satisfied
veryatorwalking
completely
movingwith
around
their home care services
1
90
Percenta
would re
to others
5% 2%
Medicare
11%
Medicaid
FinanciaL HighLights
Managed Care
44%
17%
VNA HeaLthCare
Self Pay
Grants
21%
Other
6%
Patients by Payor Source
Revenue by Payor Source
5%
Medicare
7%
Medicaid
6%
Self Pay
Managed Care
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010
Consolidated Income Statement - Unaudited
Revenue
Medicare
Medicaid
Self Pay
Managed Care
Other Revenue
Public Support and Grants
Total Revenue
23,234,711
7,773,458
3,008,479
2,385,176
2,302,585
2,151,636
40,856,045
Expense
Salaries and Salary Related
General & Administrative
Total Expenses
32,402,652
8,893,460
41,296,112
Operating Gain/(Loss)
(440,067)
Additional Non-Operating Revenue
1,938,683
Excess of Revenues
Over Expenses
1,498,616
19%
57%
Other Revenue
Public Support and Grants
Branch Office
Core Service Area
Independent Living Services
Expanded Area
VNA HealthCare Statistics
Home Health Care
Nursing
Visits
PT
Visits
OT
Visits
ST
Visits
MSW
Visits
HHA
Visits
Other
Visits
Total
Visits
Clients
Served
38,498
50,547
16,590
16,495
2,869
2,576
706
55
858
1,339
40,392
51,737
40
7
99,953
122,756
4,878
4,758
89,045
33,085
5,445
761 2,197
92,129
47
222,709
9,636
Location
Days on
Care
Clients
Served
Hartford Region
Waterbury Region
14,202
10,092
486
324
24,294
810
Location
Hartford Region
Waterbury Region
Total Home Care
Hospice Care
Total Hospice Care
Independent Living Services
Nursing
Hours
Homemaker
Hours
Personal Care
Attendant Hours
Total
Hours
Clients
Served
3,196
461
32,882
51,792
116,181
40,045
152,259
92,298
590
504
3,657
84,674
156,226
244,557
1,094
Meals On
Wheels
(per delivery)
Emergency
Response
Rentals
(months)
Blood Pressure,
Glucose,
Cholesterol
Screenings
Flu and
Pneumonia
Vaccinations
Clients
Served
78,836
91,936
6,621
7,145
3,447
987
12,072
4,653
1,309
1,326
170,772
1,166
13,766
1,469
4,434
16,725
Location
Hartford Region
Waterbury Region
Total Independent Living Services
Other Services
Location
Hartford Region
Waterbury Region
Total
Total Clients Served
Towns Served
Amston
Avon
Beacon Falls
Berlin
Bloomfield
Broadbrook
Cheshire
Cromwell
Durham
East Granby
East Hartford
East Windsor
Ellington
Enfield
2,635
Total Clients Served:
Farmington
Glastonbury
Granby
Hartford
Hebron
Kensington
Manchester
Marion
Marlborough
Meriden
Middlebury
Middlefield
Middletown
Milldale
Naugatuck
New Britain
Newington
Oakville
Plantsville
Plymouth
Poquonock
Prospect
Rocky Hill
S. Windsor
Southbury
Southington
Suffield
Terryville
Thomaston
Union City
Unionville
Vernon
Wallingford
Waterbury
Watertown
West Hartford
Wethersfield
Windsor
Windsor Locks
Wolcott
Woodbury
Yalesville
14,175
Independent Living Services Expanded Area
Andover
Bolton
Bristol
Burlington
Canton
Chaplin
Coventry
Harwinton
Mansfield
New Hartford
Plainville
Simsbury
Tolland
Torrington
Willington
Martha
WiLkinson
Society
AnnuaL Campaign
The following list recognizes VNA HealthCare individual donors and organizations that made
a cash or stock gift of $100 or more to the Annual Campaign from July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010.
Donors who have given for ten or more consecutive years are noted in bold, and we
extend our great gratitude to all for their generosity. If we have inadvertently omitted
a name, please accept our apologies and let us know by calling (860) 493-7168.
Patrons
($5,000.00 + )
In 1901, Martha Wilkinson served as the first visiting
nurse for the fledgling Hartford Visiting Nurse
Association. Today, VNA HealthCare serves as one
of the largest and most comprehensive VNA’s in the
state and is sustained in-part through the generosity
of community members. The Martha Wilkinson Society
gratefully recognizes individuals who have contributed
$25,000 or more throughout their lifetime.
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Frank B. Bauer
Mr. Andrew C. Brown
The Estate of Arlene T. Brown
Mrs. Hazel S. Buckley
Mr. John M. K. Davis
Shirly J. Dawson
Mr. Richard J. Gates
David S. Gollob
Mrs. Donald W. Henry
Miss M. Eleanor Honan
Emma M. Keeney
Mr. Alex Lloyd, Esq.
Mr. Robert J. Loffredo
Mrs. Loretta Lublin
Mr. John A. Martocci
Mr. and Mrs. John F. O'Connell, Jr.
Mrs. Annella C. Preble
Ms. Barbara Rubin
Mr. Nat A. Sestero
Mr. Paul K. Smith
Mrs. Frances S. Stout
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Stout
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cusson
David S. Gollob
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
The Reynolds Charitable Foundation
Vernon D. Roosa and Florence E. Roosa Fund
President's Society
($2,500.00 + )
Ahold Financial Services
Mr. Robert J. Loffredo
Guild of Saint Barnabus Society
($1,000.00 + )
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Antos
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Arnold Fund
Beth El Temple of West Hartford
Ms. Anne H. Clarke
Mr. George David
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dean
Jack and Stacey DiPiazza
Irving L. Gilman Family
Charitable Foundation
Ms. Eileen A. Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Habicht
Donald and Jean Henry Fund at the
Connecticut Community Foundation
Mr. Frederick P. Lauria
Mrs. Concetta P. Melo
The Honorable Sheridan L. Moore
Pfizer Foundation Volunteer Program
Ms. Mindy J. Rosenberg
Ms. Ellen D. Rothberg
Ms. Barbara Rubin
Mr. Nat A. Sestero
Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Stout
The Willsey Family
Zachs Family Foundation, Inc.
St. John's Dispensary
($500.00 + )
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Thomas Aitken and Dr. Susan Stone
Dr. and Mrs. Peter R. Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Budd
Connecticut Asthma & Allergy Ctr, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. William D. Conrad, Jr.
Mr. Peter Cushing
Ms. Marlene P. Denney
Mr. George A. Doherty
Mr. Richard D. Dube
Mr. Chris Evensen
Ms. Marguerite M. Gildea
John and Kristina Giliberto
Mr. and Mrs. Steven S. Goldenberg
Mary Ellen and Pierre Guertin
Ruth-Ann and John J. Hussey
Aaron and Nora Kinne
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mann
Mountain Laurel Senior Living Community
Mr. Robert Nastri, Jr.
Ms. Joanne F. Neidlinger
Mr. and Mrs. John F. O'Connell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Palmes
Ms. Kathleen Peirce
Ms. Dina L. Plapler and Mr. Earl F. McMahon
Stanley and Martha Livingston Fund at the
Rhode Island Foundation
Ms. Jean M. Sennett Fund
Ms. Patricia Snyder
AnnuaL Campaign (the 1901 Society continued)
Mr. Chuck Vallurupalli
Ms. Elizabeth S. Van Gemeren
Mr. Ronald Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Willsey
The Founders Society
($250.00 + )
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Antion
Mrs. Jane Arute
Mr. Charles K. Barton
Ms. Sharon M. Beaulieu
Berlin High School Enterprise Fund
Bertrand P. Bisson, M.D.
Mrs. Jennifer Cancellaro
Mrs. Catherine J. Capuano
Cars4Charities
Charles F. Monzeglio, Sr. Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Chopus
Mrs. Theresa B. Cicchetti
Mr. David L. Coffin
Community Club of South Glastonbury
Dr. and Mrs. H. David Crombie
Mrs. Lois A. Crovo
Ms. C. Nancy Culos
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Dahill, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Cleveland R. Denton
Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. DeRobertis
Mrs. Sandra W. Douglas
Ms. Lorraine Duquette
Mr. Avery Gaddis
Ms. Janet M. Gallugi
Mr. Paul Gannon
Dr. Jennifer E. Granata
Greater Hartford Community Foundation, Inc
Ms. Dorothy Green
Mrs. Janet A. Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Halpin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Heimgartner
Mrs. Beverly S. Heminway
Mrs. Cortlandt Heyniger
Mr. and Mrs. David I. Hoff
Mr. and Ms. R. Stuart H. Holden, Sr.
Mrs. Judith A. Horan
Mr. David L. Hutchinson
Ms. Kathleen G. Lavalley
Mr. and Mrs. Roman A. Leskiw
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Martin
Mattatuck Industrial Scrap Metal, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. McHugh Fund
Ms. Deene Morris
Mrs. Wanda W. Newman
Martin and Pamela Noreika
Mr. and Mrs. William Nugent
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Orrell
Mrs. Nancy H. Roggeveen
Bob Rosensweig
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Roth
Mary and Joe Sargent
Secor, Cassidy & McPartland, P.C.
Mr. James W. Sharp
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Slason, Sr.
Ms. Virginia B. Smith
Mr. Jeffrey B. Snyder
Jeffrey Stein M.D.
Ms. Jeannine F. Tancredi
TelecomPioneers [Connecticut Chapter #9]
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Tentoni
Ms. Joyce Walter
Ms. Bethanne Watts
Reverend and Mrs. Arthur Weil
Mrs. Warren G. Willsey, Jr.
Mrs. Susan L. Winter
Mr. Yuen-Chi Wu
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zanoni
Ms. Deborah E. Beach
Mr. Robert E. Beaulieu
Dr. and Mrs. Roger S. Beck
Mrs. Holly Bessoni-Lutz
Ms. Nancy R. Bestor
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Biancamano, Jr.
The Honorable and Mrs. William C. Bieluch
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo R. Bigatel
BL Companies, Inc.
Attorney Christine K. Blethen
Bloomfield Electric Company
Ms. Joan J. Blumenthal
Mrs. Patricia G. Bourbeau
Ms. Evelyn A. Bowen
Mrs. Eleanor B. Brady
Mrs. Anne P. Breglio
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bricuglio
Mrs. Teresa A. Brine
Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Buckingham, Jr.
Mrs. Charles A. Bucknam
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Burr
Drs. Mary & Catherine Burrell
Ms. Elsie M. Butler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Calvin
Mrs. Nan C. Carmon
Ms. Donna F. Carter
Ms. Sharon Casey
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cassidy, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Ceravollo
Mr. Gardner L. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Charette
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Chesto
Mrs. M. Jane Christensen
Ms. Patricia A. Christiana
Ms. Marie Christofano
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Cimini
Civitan Club of Wethersfield
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Clark
Ms. Barbara L. Clarke
Mr. Jonathan E. Clune and
Ms. Sarah Potter Clune
Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton C. Coddington
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Colasanto
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Congdon
Connecticut Underwriters, Inc.
Mr. Stephen W. Connelly and Ms. Patricia Cronin
Ms. Kathleen Connolly
Mr. Mark D. Conrad
Ms. Veronica A. Conroy
Leadership.
The 1901 Society
($100.00 + )
Anonymous
Abrams & Company Publishers
Acme Packet, Inc
Mr. Kenneth Adams, D.O.
Mrs. Helen E. Adamski
Mr. Joseph J. Adler
Ms. Mary P. Aiello
Mr. and Mrs. Augustino Aiello
Ms. Arlene Albert
Mrs. Jacqueline T. Allen
Mr. Frederick C. Anderson
Apex Lighting Solutions, LLC
Mrs. Justine Upson Arnold
Mrs. Ruth V. Atwell
Baldelli & Company, CPA's
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Baldwin
Mrs. William L. Barroll
Bart LoRusso & Sons, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Bartlett
Ms. Grace Bartram
AnnuaL Campaign (the 1901 Society continued)
Mr. Wayne Cook
Mr. Stephen Corcoran
Mr. John A. Cordone
Dr. Robert W. Cornell
Mr. Michael R. Cortigiano
Mr. John C. Cosgrove
Mrs. J. Noyes Crary
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cremins
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Cronin
Mrs. Patricia L. Cutrali
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. D'Agostino
Edward and Jean Dalton
Ms. Pamela T. D'Amico
Ms. Elyse B. Darefsky
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Davis
William and Doris Davis
Del Conte, Hyde, Annello & Schuch, P.C.
Ms. Teresa M. Desopo
Mr. Maurice Devin
Mrs. Rose Dews
Mrs. Alice F. Dibble
Mr. John D. DiLaurenzio
Dongan Electric Mfg., Co.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dowd Jr.
Ms. Gloria Drakes-Brathwaite
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dresnok
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Driscoll
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Dufour Jr.
Ms. Barbara J. Duigan
Mrs. Dorothy L. Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dwyer
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Eckert
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Edelson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Edwards
Dr. Ellen Eisenberg
Brad, Eileen and Roz Elliott
Mr. John Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ellison
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Elsner, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James F. English, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Estey
Mr. David W. Ewick
The Fechtor Family Foundation, Inc.
First Congregational Church of Waterbury
Ms. Helen S. Fitzgerald
Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Fitzpatrick
Mr. Laurence P. Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Fletcher
Mr. Robert Fochi
Ms. Margaret D. Foley
Ms. Mary R. Foran
Drs. Ludwig and Hallie Frank
Frankies Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Freedman
Ms. Nancyann A. French
Mr. Michael Fresher
Ms. Lillian B. Frew
Mrs. Eleanor S. Frye
Mrs. Harriet T. Fuller
Ms. Theodora Gagnon
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Galullo
Mr. Robert M. Garneau
Ms. Phyllis M. Gelles
George Weston Bakery
Ms. Paula Gilberto
Glastonbury Democratic Town Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gonyea
Goodale-Ramaker Post No. 56, Inc.
Ms. Janet L. Goodhue
Mrs. Catherine I. Gorczyca
Granby Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Sophie M. Graus
Ms. Tara Green
Mr. and Mrs. James Greenfield
Ms. Jacqueline Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Griffiths
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Gubitosi
Mrs. Helen Gworek
Thomas J. Gworek, D.M.D.
Mr. Matthew Hamer and Ms. Gaylien Chun
Linda O. Hamid
Mr. John R. Hansen
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn C. Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn V. Harp
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Harrison
Mr. Joseph F. Hart
Ms. Judith M. Healey
Ms. Joan I. Height
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Henderson
Dr. and Mrs. David H. Hild
Mr. T. John Hill, Jr.
John and Marcia Hincks
Mrs. Ann C. Hodges
Hometown Appraisers
Ms. Jane C. Hopkins
Innovation.
How Your Charitable Gifts Suppor t VNA HealthCare
7.7%
13.3%
.4%
78.6%
Hospice Care: 7.7% These donations provide compassionate medical and palliative expertise
along with emotional and spiritual care for both patients and their loved ones.
Meals on Wheels: 13.3% With the goal of ensuring health and independence, these dollars are
directed to supplying prepared meals to individuals who lack funding or resources for this service.
Nurturing Families: 0.4% Financial contributions support a landmark home visiting program that
helps first-time parents meet the challenges of parenthood, create a safe environment for their
child and learn positive parenting skills.
Subsidized Patient Care and Specialty Nursing Services: 78.6% Donations provide basic patient
needs through care to individuals who lack the financial resources or adequate insurance to cover
the full scope of care needed to meet their health care needs. These funds also enable us to support
clinical expertise and specialty nursing services such as wound care, diabetic care, pulmonary and
cardiac care as well as the implementation of in-home telemonitors to support such care.
Mrs. Kenneth W. Horton
Ms. Jerilynn Howley
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hubble
Mrs. Virginia W. Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Kimball H. Hunt
IMCORP Instrument Manufacturing Company
Mr. James Ingraham and Family
Ms. Angeline Ioannou
It's Tax Time LTD
Ms. Carol T. Jalbert
JAM Recycling
Mrs. Anne M. Jednorowicz
Mr. John H. Jesser
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Johnson
Mrs. Curtiss S. Johnson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Jones
Dr. Patricia Joyce
Ms. Mary Julian
Ms. Rebecca Kaminsky
Mr. Scott M. Karsten
Mr. Mark C. Kavitsky
Mr. Douglas E. Kehl
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenna
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Kenney
Kenworth Tri-State Diesel, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. King
Ms. Colleen A. Kissane
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kleiman
Ms. Hilary K. Kline
Mr. William Kovel
Mrs. Julia Krawiec
Ms. Helen B. Krzyczynski
Mr. Ira Kushner
Mr. and Mrs. David N. LaBau
Ms. Sheila Laing
Mrs. Ann Largay
Mr. and Mrs. Lance A. Larsen
Mr. Daniel C. Larson
Dr. William S. Lavine
Mrs. Gertrude C. Lavoie
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. LaVoie
Law Offices of Leonard M. Crone
Mr. A. Gordon Lawrence
Mrs. Roseanne LeBlanc
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Leggett
Ms. Ann Z. Leventhal
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Locario
Mr. Kenneth Lynch
Mr. William T. Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Macary
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Malick Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Mandeville
Ms. Denise Marcella
Amy Majewski
Bruce Marshall, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Mastromonaco
Roger Matzen
Mr. Vernon L. Maxwell
Ms. Diane M. Mazur
Mr. and Mrs. William S. McCaffrey
Mr. and Mrs. John L. McDonough
Mr. and Mrs. John McGuire
Mrs. Francis J. McGurkin
Ms. Laura L. McIntyre
Mrs. Kathleen E. McLaughlin
Mr. Robert H. McMillen
Mr. J. Bard McNulty
John and Pamela Meehan
Ms. Claudia E. Melo
Mrs. Ruth M. Merrill
Mr. Harry W. Messemer
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Meyer
Michael Considine, Attorney At Law
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P. Mientek
Ms. Ana M. Miguel
Mr. Donald F. Mills
Mr. Dylan Mitchel & Family
Monaco Ford
Ms. Judith A. Morris
Ms. Barbara D. Morton
Mr. John R. Muckstadt
Mr. W. Howie Muir
NAVA Ski Club
Ms. Beverly Naylor
Ms. Julianne W. Neaverson
Mr. Tenison W. Newsom, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Nollman, Jr.
Mr. William J. Noonan
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Oakes
Ms. Melissa O'Keefe
Old Guard Inc.
Madeleine Olson, R.N.
The Honorable John W. Olver
Mary V. Owens
Mr. Ronald E. Packer
Pals Power Washing, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Carmine Paolino
Ms. Rose C. Parenti
Dr. Alexander S. Peck, Jr.
Pediatric Associates, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Pelissari
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie C. Peoples
Mrs. Rosemarie B. Perrotti
Ms. Helen Marie Phelan
Mr. William J. Pilkington
Todd H. W. Pinter, M.D.
Pistone/Rainsford, Inc.
Ms. Kathleen D. Plourde
Ms. Lori Polito
Ms. Iris Pollock- Prudhomme
Ms. Sylvia G. Ponitoski
Ms. Martha L. Porteus
Mr. Jonathan E. Clune and Ms. Sarah Potter
Mrs. Betty J. Prelle
Ms. Paige L. Price and Mr. Nevin Steinberg
Ms. Jane E. Pronovost
Propkop, P.A.
Mr. William C. Prouty
Mrs. Arney A. Pulford
Ms. Margaret J. Quigley
Mr. Martin S. Quigley
Mr. Joseph T. Raczkowski
Radio Frequency Systems
Mrs. Carole L. Ravenscroft
Dr. and Mrs. David P. Reed
Ms. Catharine Reid-Murphey
Mr. and Mrs. R. William Reinsmith
Ms. Jody Ressler-Tatro
Rexel Electrical & Datacom Supplies
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ricci
Mr. John A. Ringrose
Mrs. Marion G. Rita
Mrs. Maria M. Rodrigues
Ms. Beth Rogozinski
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Romano
Mr. Robert E. Rosati
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Rosenfield
Mr. and Mrs. David Ross
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Rossbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Rouse
Mr. Edward H. Ruestow
Mr. Daniel J. Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sabino
Mrs. Joan F. Sales
Mrs. Joy Savulak
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Scaia
Ms. Patricia C. Scalf
Mr. Mark P. Schillinger
Mr. Ralph C. Schunk
Quality.
AnnuaL Campaign (the 1901 Society continued)
Mr. Richard Scott
Dr. and Steven E. Selden
Self Service Sales Corporation
Mr. Mario Servidone
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Seymour
Mrs. Guy C. Shafer
Mr. James C. Shafer
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Shanley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Shepard
Shipman & Goodwin, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Shook
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Siegel
Mrs. Eileen Sinn and Family
Ms. Katherine C. Skelley
Ms. Maureen E. Slane
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Slater
Mrs. Margaret Slater
Ms. Mary Holly Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Smyers, Jr.
Ms. Rena Spice
Ms. Patricia Srenaski
Mr. Alfred F. Stanco
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard P. Staves, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stetson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Storms
Mr. and Mrs. John Stover
Ms. Jane Streltzoff
Mrs. Robert A. Stuart
Ms. Ann G. Sullivan
Ms. Rosemary Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Summa
Ms. Sharyn Sweeney
The Flatbread Company, Inc.
The Roberts Agency, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. DeRoy C. Thomas
Ms. Margaret A. Thomas
Ms. Kristin C. Thurston
Mr. George F. Titterton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James Toce
Ms. Maureen B. Tonarelli
Towers Watson
Travel Insured International, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Tucker
Ms. Jayne Tyrrell
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Uhl
Mr. William A. Veronesi and Ms. Barb Walden
The Reverend Joseph E. Vujs
Mrs. Michelle A. Wallace
Mrs. Elin Walpole
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Walton
Mrs. Mary Wazer
Ms. Marsha I. Webber
Ms. Sheryl G. Weber
David L. Weil, D.D.S.
Corporators
Corporators of VNA HealthCare are a group of former
Board members and friends of the Agency who remain
connected to the institution because of its mission and
commitment to providing state-of-the-art home healthcare
for the community. These long time supporters of the
institution know best how important the mission is to
maintaining a viable community which cares for its members
as they recover from health challenges or as they face
end-of-life situations with dignity and courage. We
honor these corporators who are knowledgeable
and committed ambassadors for VNA HealthCare.
Ruth D. Abbott
Christine Abrom
Barbara H. Aiudi
Arlene Albert
Ruth P. Antonucci
William P. Arnold
Mary Lou Basdekian
David Bradley
Rita Casey
Nancy W. Conner
Leslie Coopersmith
Cynthia J. Coppage
Mary H. Crary
George David
Kenneth J. DeLisa
Stephen Dominko
Jose M. Eguia
Hinda N. Fisher
Venton B. Forbes
Cynthia and
David G. Gordon
Claire Leader Goss
Elaine and
Richard N. Granata
Mrs. Judith K. Weingarden
Mr. Eric M. Weisel
Mrs. Maureen L. Welch
Wellpoint Associate Giving Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Wetmore
Ms. Jennifer White
Ms. Mary K. White
Ms. Karin F. Whittemore
Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Wiedie
Mr. Charles E. Wiesner, Jr.
Ms. Loretta S. Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Willey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Willsey
Ms. Sheila L. Wilmer
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wisniewski
Ms. Tracy Wodatch
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Wolcott
Mr. and Mr. Thomas A. Woodcock
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Wortman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Wraight
Ms. Susan C. Wright
Mr. Walter H. Zessin
Mr. Friedrich Zingler
Mr. Leo J. Zirolli
Dr. and Mrs. Fred M. H. Ziter, Jr.
Mr. William Zola
Mrs. Shirley E. Zumwalt
Joan G. and
William Haines
Catherine C. Hamilton
Kaye Harrington
Jean V.S. Henry
David H. Hild
Robert T. Kenney
Regina Duchin Kraus
Harry Lamphier
Alice Langley
Jeffrey M. Laut
Alex Lloyd
Robert J. Loffredo
Carolyn B. Macdonough
Tracy A. Martinez
James McCauley
Pat McCurdy
Lucas L. McEntire
Paul H. Mikkelson
Martin G. Morrissey
Michael Mucciacciaro
James Murdick
David R. Newton
Martin C. Noreika
Karen Paulson
Anthony Price
David P. Reed
R. William Reinsmith
Iphingenia M. Rigopulos
Jane-Helen Ross
Douglas Russell
Alfred Schrader
Marie M. Spivey
John K. Springer
Kent K. Stahl
Harriet Tenney
DeRoy C. Thomas
James W. Tilney
Betsey P. Todt
Ann Traynor
Peter C. Walbert
Gregory C. Walsh
John M. Washburn
Iona S. Watterworth
Harriet A. Wicke
Pat Williams
Ardell A. Wilson
William P. Wittman
Joel Zinn
Supporting
Corporate
and
Foundation
Support
Benefactors ($10,000.00 + )
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
WalMart Foundation
Patrons ($5,000.00 + )
Alice Morton Chase Fund
at the Connecticut Community Foundation
Fisher Foundation, Inc.
The Leever Foundation
at the Connecticut Community Foundation
Samuel Roskin Trust at the Hartford Foundation
for Public Giving
President's Society ($2,500.00 + )
William and Alice Mortensen Foundation
Charles N. Robinson Fund
Swindells Charitable Foundation
Webster Bank
Guild of St. Barnabus Society ($1,000.00 + )
Simon Hollander Fund
Moses Stern Memorial Fund
at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
NewAlliance Foundation
St. John's Parish
St. John's Dispensary ($500.00 + )
AT&T Employees Community Service Fund
Aaron Hollander Fund
Solomon and Katie Wohl Foundation
Innovative TechnoLogy
VNA HealthCare has completed a major upgrade of its clinical application program to
a state-of-the-art electronic medical record system with the support of a $350,000 grant
from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation for the 29-town
Greater Hartford region. This gift, combined with significant capital investment on the
part of VNA HealthCare, has enabled the Agency to implement a new Electronic Medical
Record (EMR) system that supports high-quality patient care decision making, medication
management, financial information and increased staff efficiency.
The new realities of complex medical care and health care funding challenges have made
EMR implementation a necessity. VNA HealthCare has also been able to complete the
purchase of laptop computer “tablets,” with wireless capabilities, so that all field staff
can input patient data while on patient visits. To make this possible, the Agency has
used Allscripts computer software to create an EMR system customized to meet the
needs of individual patients, medical professionals and funding sources throughout
the continuum of care.
To complete this EMR system, VNA HealthCare will install scanners and related software.
This technology enhancement will enable staff to scan hard copies of the necessary
documents and images into patient files in the EMR system.
The Agency is a pioneer in the full adoption of this EMR technology. At a recent
New England-wide Allscripts meeting, VNA HealthCare was the only home
health care agency to use this EMR system as intended in a fully paperless
mode. Already the new technology has enabled
the Agency to document high quality outcomes
that demonstrate how home health care
can enhance patient care and reduce
re-hospitalization rates.
“ We are pleased to support VNA HealthCare’s
commitment to provide excellent service by
introducing the use of innovative, electronic medical
record technology,” said Linda J. Kelly, president of
the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
“The Hartford Foundation is committed to helping
nonprofit organizations increase their use of technology
to better serve residents of Greater Hartford.“
Commenting on the impact of this technology grant,
Ellen Rothberg, VNA HealthCare President, said,
“We are fortunate to have the support of the Hartford
Foundation for Public Giving in an endeavor that is
a critical factor in our ability to meet the needs of
our patients. High quality patient care management
is only possible through the innovations inherent
in new electronic medical record technologies.”
Community
Benefit Report
VNA HealthCare is one of Connecticut’s largest providers of
comprehensive home health care, hospice and communitybased health and wellness services. VNA HealthCare is
dedicated to its founding mission to improve the health and
wellbeing of individuals throughout the community, from
the neighbor next door to the family across town.
The agency was founded in 1901 in Hartford and over time
merged with other local VNAs to become one of the largest
VNAs in the state, serving over 60 communities in the Greater
Hartford, Central Connecticut and Greater Waterbury regions.
The scope of services has broadened through a partnership
with the Hartford Healthcare system to create a continuum
of care between hospital and home that is essential to
community health.
18%
2%
Health Professions Education
$67,330
57%
23%
Total
The breadth of the benefits to the community provided by the
Agency has a critical impact on the health of community both
now and in the future, as the baby boomer population ages.
The care provided will become even more important to
affordable health care as demands for health care proliferate.
What is community benefit?
Community benefit activities are specific programs and
services that address a community health need in such a
way as to improve residents’ access to health care services,
enhance the health of the community, advance medical
or health knowledge or relieve/reduce the burden on
government or community groups. Categories are
defined based on IRS recommendations.
Subsidized Health Services
$712,666
Financial and In-Kind Contributions
$1,738,216
Challenges in an Era of Health Care Reform:
In an era of health care reform and home health care
reimbursement challenges, VNA HealthCare and other
nonprofit home care providers are vital to a well-balanced
health care continuum because they provide health care
and patient education at considerably lower costs than
hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
Community Health
Improvement Services:
clinics and support groups
$543,865
United Way
of the Capital Area
$3,062,077
United Way
VNA HealthCare is most fortunate to receive significant
community investment support for patient care services
from the United Way of Central and Northeastern
CT, the United Way of Greater Waterbury and the
United Way of Meriden and Wallingford.
10,961
2,183
1,497
706
667
357
247
132
79
71
14
7
Home-Delivered Meals
Homemaker Hours
Personal Care Attendant Hours
Nursing Visits
Emergency Response System Rentals
Flu Shots
Medical Social Worker Visits
Physical Therapy Visits
Nutrition Visits
Home Care Aide Visits
Occupational Therapy Visits
Speech Therapy Visits
MemoriaL Gifts
VNA HealthCare is most grateful to the families and individuals who have
chosen the Agency as a memorial beneficiary and/or who have made
charitable contributions in memory of the following individuals:
Mary Aceto
Mariastella Aiello
Antonio D. Aires
Dorothy C. Aitken
Frances M. Aloise
Irene Alpin
William Andriulaitis
Louis Antos
Muriel F. Arndt
Eugene E. Arnold
Ernest Bacco
Marjorie Barneschi
Clare Barton
Margaret Beach
Barbara L. Bell
Richard Benham
Dorothy Bielik
Eleanor T. Bona
Antoinette Borsari
Annie Boucher
Fred Bouffard
Walter Bowyer
Colette Breault
Arline Brennan
Warren E. Bristol
Rosemarie D. Brunetti
Margaret B. Buck
Pierino Calabrese
Frances Callahan
Salvatore Cancelliere
Ethel C. Caridi
Carl A. Carpenter
Francis M. Carroll
Monica Carroll
Elizabeth V. Cassidy
Julia F. Celello
Antonio Centofanti
Nada Ceravollo
Hyman Charniak
Ernestine Chepul
Ann C. Chiarizio
Willis A. Cobb
Helen Cocchiola
Joseph Colella
Louise M. Colella
Earle E. Coleman
Richard Cornelio
Arlene Crawford
Carmela P. Crean
John F. Crean
Ellen Creem Garrity
Joan A. Cronin
Evelyn Crosier
Pearl Cudo
Vera Cultrera
Barbara Cushing
Peter Cushing
Josephine A. Daddona
June C. Darby
Jack Davis
John A. Davis
Irma C. DeFranzo
Thomas P. Delaney
Helen M. DeLeon
Ethel L. DeLisa
Robert F. Devine
David DiPrimio
Pasquale R. DiSapio
Yvonne Doherty
Rosemary T. Donnelly
Judith Donovan
Antonio Dos Santos Aires
Shirley M. Driscoll
Joan B. Dube
Pierre El Zenny
Ann Elliott
Sharon Eversen
Richard T. Famiglietti
Anthony J. Fantano
Anthony J. Farina
Mary Farley
Norma Firtel
Maura J. Fissel
Rose R. Fitzpatrick
Elizabeth C. Foran
Marie Foster
Richard A. Foxall
Lena L. Franco
Annie Freeman
Julius Galin
Sandra Gamzon
Dale Gangloff
Christie Garlasco
Ellen J. Garrity
John T. Garthwaite
Christie Gaslasco
Eleanor Gazza
Mary Georgeady
Joseph Giesen
Maida Gillette
Michael Giordano
Robert Giordano
Carolyn P. Gladney
Dennis Granata
Lucille M. Graziano
Eileen A. Griffin
John J. Griffin
Therese Griffin
Leonard Grupe
Alberta L. Guardiani
Edward F. Gworek
Irene A. Halpin
Madeleine L. Hamelin
Elinor D. Hansen
Donna Hart
Mark Healey Cassidy
Marie Heczko
Florence P. Henderson
Richard Herman
Arthur Hinkson
Eleanor Hoare
Kenneth E. Houghtaling
Bessie Kaminsky
Stanley C. Kashmann
Kenneth S. Kerns
Olive Z. Kiely
Theresa C. Killian
Donald C. Kirk
Karen B. Knight
Rose Ann Koreman
Ellen "Lyn" Kovel
Julius R. Kristan
Shirley T. Lagasse
Susan H. Larson
Sadie Lazer
Rose Lengyel
Alzira Lenti
Eugene Leonard
Alexander Lepak
Ralph Luciano
Evelyn Maddaluno
Manuella Magnanimo
Therese Marquis
George P. Mason
Thomas G. McGuire
Michael P. McHugh
Margaret McKeever
Thomas E. McLaughlin
Joseph N. Melo
Edward W. Miller
Joseph Minervini
Mary Moffo
Madeline Moriarty
William Morrissey
Robert C. Mulcahy
Antoinette M. Mynahan
Ingrid Nelson
William J. Nolan
Geraldine Nugent
Irene H. Palozie
Robert A. Perlini
Dominic D. Perrotti
Dominic Perrotti
Nathan Pierpont
Rose M. Pinto
Mary K. Pivarczyk
Jay Podorowsky
Joseph A. Prokop
Norman Prouty
James Pryce
Rita Raiczyk
Laura Rapport
John P. Reed
Luis M. Rodriguez
Mitchel Rothberg
Thelma Rothberg
Stephen F. Ruff
Margaret Russotto
James A. Salvatore
William Sanders
Caroline T. Santoro
Stanley Sapula
Allene M. Scaglia
Selma Sciarra
Nicholas J. Sciarretta
Nocholas Sciarretta
Katherine S. Scoville
Mary Ann Z. Silvestri
Joan Sirtowt
Marcella Slason
George F. Slater
Elizabeth F. Smith
Marion Smith
Mario A. Sparano
Florence D. Spinella
Carol Ann Streeter
Joan S. Stuer
Raymond O. Sugden
John J. Sullivan
Olive Sullivan
Timothy G. Sullivan
Jeannine F. Tancredi
Shirley A. Tapley
Joyce M. Tedeschi
Joan B. Tedone
Richard J. Templeton
Alice Tencza
Erva Therrien
Leo Thibodeau
Lois Thut
Mario Tonarelli
Salvatore Trigilia
Albert Urban
Peter J. Uzell
Peter D. Vallario
Bernard Veits
Ruth Vendetti
Athena Veturi
Ida Vitale
Eugene S. Voyer
Michael Walter
John Wazer
Gershon Weil
Earl Welton, Jr.
Donald W. West
Lewis R. Whitehead
William H. Wilson
Jessie Wojcieszek
Carolyn Woodbury
Thomas W. Wraight
Mary M. Yonika
Alacoque C. Zukas
C. Bruce Zumwalt
Preserving
Dignity
55-year-old Alex*, a highly respected and articulate
educator, was diagnosed with an aggressive form
of cancer. Deemed terminal by his doctor, Alex
wished to spend his final days at home with his
family. Private insurance covered the cost of his
hospice care, but refused to pay for a home care
aide to provide the personal care he could no
longer perform himself. The insurance company
justified their ruling, claiming that Alex’s family
was large enough to sufficiently care for him
on their own.
But Alex did not want to subject his children, all
young adults, to bathing him and tending to his
other personal care needs. He wanted to die with
dignity, he said, and didn’t want his condition
to alter his relationship with his children in his
final days.
”I want my children
to still be children...”
Using charitable funds, VNA HealthCare was able
to send a home health aide to Alex’s house daily
to provide the personal care he urgently needed
and assistance with housekeeping. With a support
system in place, Alex and his family were free
to focus on the most important thing: spending
quality time together.
* name changed
John N. Lewis
Legacy Society
GratefuL
Patients
Program
The Grateful Patients Program is a wonderful
opportunity for patients and their loved ones to
recognize their VNA HealthCare caregivers when
making a charitable donation to the Agency.
Listed below are the names of staff members
honored this year.
Rose Ahmed, HCA
Beka Apostolidis, RN
Angela Bentley, LPN
Mary Jane Bernabe, RN
Patricia Bousaada, RN
Amy Brown, RN
Debrorah Carson-Canino, LPN
Margaret Clyma, RN
Stephanie Creary, HCA
Marla Curly, RN
Ada Davis, HCA
Bridget Dinklocker, RN
Donna Duffy, RN
Cindy Faccio, RN
JoAnn Ferrari, LPN
Theodora Gagnon, RN
Linda Gilchrist, HCA
Diane GoPaul, LPN
Alicia Jabs, RN
Debra Konopacki, RN
Jacki LeVasseur, RN
Vicki Longo, RN
Amy Majewski, RN
Michelle Malkaukas, RN
Denise Marcella, RN
Dawn McDonald, HCA
Kathleen McGuinness, RN
Catherine Melillo, RN
Rochelle Miller, RN
Ella Moritis, RN
Karen Mueller, RN
Sharon Pelon, HCA
Carole Ravencroft, HCA
Patricia Reed, RN
Shirley Riley, HCA
Josh Russman, RN
Carole Sheridan, RN
Elaine Spazano, LPN
Clara Suarez, HCA
Amy Swank, RN
Sharon Sweeney, RN
Sheryl Weber, RN
The John N. Lewis Society honors individuals who have included
VNA HealthCare in their estate plans. In 1903, Reverend John N. Lewis
founded the Waterbury Visiting Nurse Association in response to an
urgent need for community health services. More than a century later,
his mission and vision are supported through the foresight of generous
individuals. We are deeply grateful to the following individuals:
Dianne P. and Peter M. Antos
Marjorie E. Armstrong
Odd Sigmund Aune
Florence C. Austin
Eleanor N. Ave-Lallemant
Frederick Benedikt
Doris M. Bessette
Edwin H. Bingham
Esther Blumenthal
Lewis Blumenthal
Arlene T. Brown
James M. Bunce
Elizabeth M. Burt
Gertrude L. Charter
Flora M. Crary
Rocco V. D'Esopo
Russell E. Davis
Leon K. and Dorothy B.W. Davis
Morton H. Dawson
A.B. Dayton
Emily B. Downs
Rose L. Driscoll
Theodate M. Ericson
Lillian S. Fisher
Ruth Fisher
Abraham M. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Gates
Charles L. Goodwin
Mary K. Haugh
M. Eleanor Honan
Olivette Husted
Stella Jackson
Margaret Gretchen Kahn
Lucy T. Kellogg
Martha H. Kenney
Alice D. Kimmens
Harriet Kirk
Elizabeth Kirk
Mildred Klewicki
Anne M. Koch
The Fannie Lublin Trust
Christine R. Maher
Henry Margolis
John A. Martocci
Marie H. McCabe
James McCauley
Alice B. McMahon
Mitchell Mitrowski
Bernardine Morris
Viktoria D. Muller
Melita S. Nason
Walter H. North
David W. Oldman
Sarah N. Pardee
Carrie E. Powell
Myra S. Robottom
Ellen D. Rothberg
Mary I.B. Russell
William C. Russell
Frances O. Scontrino
Norma Sestero
William J. Siemionko
W. Easton Smith
Helen M.S. Tobin
Edward Traurig
Mary Pomeroy Wheeler
Charles G. Woodward
My View
By Nancy G. Dean, Board Chair, VNA HealthCare
When any one of us encounters a need for nursing
and home care for a family member or close
friends, it becomes a tremendously lonely period
in one’s life. We all need to have some place to
turn to help us navigate through those difficult
times. And sooner or later, we will all face those
decisions, and we need to know which institutions
have both compassion and state-of-the-art care.
Fortunately, there are institutions like VNA
HealthCare that have the passion and expertise
to help us get through those hard times. That is
why I have chosen to financially support VNA
HealthCare and to volunteer as a board member.
As we face the challenges of health care reform
and rightsizing reimbursements and system
partnerships, I can think of no better institution
to support than VNA HealthCare.
Here for us now and here for us
tomorrow when the need arises.
Ways to Support VNA HealthCare
Cash, Check or Credit Card
Planned Giving
Gifts in Kind
Many gifts are cash contributions that are
made by check or credit card. These gifts
are tax deductible as allowed by law and
provide VNA HealthCare with immediate
funding for ongoing operations.
Gifts made through estate planning
provide for the future growth of the
institution. The John N. Lewis Society
honors those who have made provisions
for VNA HealthCare in their estate plans.
VNA HealthCare welcomes gifts in kind
including donations of goods and services
that meet the programmatic needs of
VNA HealthCare.
Securities and Property
To make a bequest gift to VNA HealthCare,
please use the following wording:
Gifts of stock, other securities or property
benefit the institution and provide the
donor with a tax deduction for the fair
market value of the gift when it is made.
Additionally, in most cases, the donor does
not have to pay capital gains tax on the
appreciated value of the stock or property.
“I give, devise and bequeath to
VNA HealthCare, Inc. the sum of
_____________ (or otherwise describe
the gift or specify a percentage of
the estate).”
Special and Restricted Gifts
VNA HealthCare has a number of funds
that have been established by donors for
special purposes such as programs or
client/patient needs.
Online Giving is available at
www.vnahealthcare.org
Matching Gifts
Many companies provide their employees
with the benefit of increasing their gifts to
certain organizations by matching those gifts
either dollar for dollar or by a percentage.
Please check with your employer about
their matching gift program.
For further information about making a gift,
please contact the Development Department at
860-493-7133
Core Services
Independent Living Services
• Nursing
• Specialty Nurses
- Cardiac
- Diabetes
- Wound
• Hospice and Palliative Care
• Occupational, Physical,
Respiratory & Speech Therapy
• Home Health Telemonitoring
• Meals on Wheels
• Lifeline Emergency Response
• Geriatric Care Management
• Home Health Aides
• Live-Ins
• Homemakers
• Personal Care Attendants
• Local Wellness Clinics
& Flu Immunizations
• Senior Assistant Services
For referrals call:
1-800-HOMECARE
For referrals call:
(860) 246-1919 or (203) 267-3000
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