BUTLER, Pa. - (Business Wire) Yesterday officially launched Home Care and Hospice Month and VNA of Western Pennsylvania is excited to celebrate the many health-related services that can be brought into a person’s home to help restore health and maintain independence. Home Care and Hospice Month also provides a special opportunity to thank the hundreds upon thousands of healthcare professionals who make home care and hospice services a reality. These professionals dedicate their lives to visiting patients in their homes to provide them with high-quality, cost-effective medical services. “As the population of Pennsylvania ages, the need for long-term care increases. Each of us has multiple options for ourselves and for our loved ones when it comes to remaining independent and receiving needed care as we get older,” says Kristy Wright, CEO and President of VNA of Western Pennsylvania. “As we celebrate Home Care and Hospice Month, we want to help educate our community about the many benefits these services provide. Home care allows patients to receive high-quality, cost effective healthcare while remaining independent at home. In doing so, home care decreases the need for an extended hospital stay or the possibility of moving into an assisted living or nursing home facility.”
To observe this commemorative month, the City of Butler has declared November Home Care and Hospice Month through a proclamation signed by Mayor Maggie Stock. Mayor Stock said, “Each November the citizens of the City of Butler join VNA of Western Pennsylvania to celebrate the many benefits home care and hospice provides our community. We also take the opportunity to thank the many home care professionals in our area who help make home care an option allowing us to remain in the comforts of our own homes while we receive proper medical attention.”
Home care is a growing necessity as hospital stays become shorter and the community becomes more educated about this healthcare option. Annually, nearly 153,000 Pennsylvanians remain in their homes while they receive the care they need to be healthy and independent. To care for these patients, Pennsylvania employs approximately 12,000 home care aides, nurses and therapists and last year alone, these home care professionals made roughly 3.5 million visits to see patients in their homes.*
Wright adds, “Each November, we also like to take the opportunity to thank our staff, all the family caregivers in the area, and our patients who provide us the opportunity to honor this annual celebration. We look forward to celebrating many more Home Care and Hospice Months together.”
VNA of Western Pennsylvania has been providing home healthcare services to the community since 1965 including nursing, personal care aides, private duty, hospice, medical equipment, remote health monitoring, emergency response system, health screening and wellness promotion.
About VNA of Western Pennsylvania
VNA of Western Pennsylvania was founded in 1965 as a volunteer, community-based nonprofit home healthcare organization. Dedicated to providing care to patients of all ages regardless of their ability to pay, VNA services include nursing, personal care aides, private duty, hospice, medical equipment, remote health monitoring, emergency response system, health screening and wellness promotion. VNA is Medicare certified and accredited by The Joint Commission. For more information, please call 1-877-862-6659 or visit www.vna.com.
* National Association for Home Care and Hospice
For VNA of Western Pennsylvania
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