Concord Regional VNA, based in Concord, NH, has served the local community since 1899 and continues to be the largest home health and hospice provider in the state, and being a non-profit, community-based agency, focuses squarely on providing all sorts of support for people, whether it's seniors who want to keep living at home with a bit of help, people facing serious illnesses, families who need hospice care, or children with special health needs. The team, with over 400 members, provides home care, hospice, advanced illness management, and specialized programs to people of all ages, so you get nurses, social workers, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, and even psychiatric care coming to the house, plus medication management, wound care, and pretty much all the help with daily living, meals, and personal care, allowing folks to focus on daily life without so much worry, and for people nearing end of life, there's both home-based hospice and a Hospice House on Pleasant Street in Concord for inpatient care, giving comfort, pain relief, and family support with grief programs.
There's always a strong connection to community going on, with offerings like caregiver resources, education programs, foot care clinics, immunizations, support groups, community wellness events, a pediatric program for kids needing extra care, and even maternal child health through Healthy Families America, so different ages and household situations are always considered, with volunteers helping out and community events ranging from Harleys for Hospice raffles to garden tours. Private and semi-private rooms are available at the skilled nursing facility, meals cooked three times a day with diets and tastes in mind, laundry and housekeeping managed by staff, and therapy is built into the day for anyone who needs extra rehabilitation support, which means people get physical activity alongside social opportunities and grief support if needed.
The agency runs programs to help people with tough-to-manage conditions, those with serious symptoms, and, through the "We Honor Veterans" Program, recognizes and supports veterans nearing end of life; they've served thousands across Concord, Laconia, and Wolfeboro locations, while the Hospice program, which earned a quality rating above the national average, works to make things easier for patients and their families in a time that can be hard for everyone, and they don't offer veteran-specific benefits or faith services, but they do make memorial bricks for families, host group grief support, and keep the focus on comfort and dignity. Concord Regional VNA stays Medicare and Medicaid certified, is licensed in New Hampshire, and has several accreditations, but isn't currently covered by Joint Commission or CHAP, though you'll know they keep things updated with monthly online directories and paper options for those who want them, and the staff speaks English while serving a medium-sized population each day across several counties.
