Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice Of Suffolk Inc sits in East Northport, NY and has served Suffolk County since it started in 1952 as the first visiting nurse agency in the area, staying an independent, not-for-profit group ever since, and over the years, they've built a team of over 200 staff and more than 100 trained hospice volunteers who help patients in their homes and at the inpatient Hospice House, which they opened in 2004 as New York State's first freestanding hospice center with 8 beds for end-of-life needs, and they'll treat any patient no matter their background or ability to pay. The place gets a lot of praise, and there's at least one review saying the care is excellent, plus it's got a perfect 5-star rating from customer reviews. They haven't published their prices, but they offer private pay services on top of what's covered by insurance or other programs.
They cover a wide range of nursing, hospice, and palliative care both at home and in their Hospice House, including skilled nursing, post-acute care, high acuity care, hospice at home, palliative services, bereavement groups, respite care, and all sorts of therapies-registered nurses, physical, speech, and occupational therapy, plus enterostomal and chronic wound care and psychiatric nursing help for folks who need mental health support along the way. They'll make an individualized care plan for each patient, working with family and caregivers to decide what's best day by day, and they focus a lot on helping people with serious illnesses like cancer or chronic disease, managing pain and symptoms so folks are as comfortable as possible, whether that's at home or in their Hospice House.
On top of nursing and medical care, they also offer medical social work, pastoral care, nutritional counseling, pain and symptom control medication, diabetic counseling, and community outreach like flu shot and blood pressure clinics. Home health aides help people with daily activities, and their programs aim to help people keep their independence, dignity, and health at home or in the community. Telehealth services let patients get support for health issues even if they can't go out. They're also linked up with local senior living advisors for extra support, and they've built a reputation for reliable care that matches the unique needs and wishes of every patient. Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice Of Suffolk Inc has stayed true to its promise of treating everyone with kindness and dignity, focusing on quality of life above all else, and they've built over seventy years of trust serving the people of Suffolk County with skilled home health care and hospice care, making a mark on the community that's remembered by many families.
