Customized Private Care is Growing in Popularity

As the “Baby Boom” generation settles into its golden years and medical breakthroughs continue to extend life expectancies, there will be increased pressure on Medicare and other programs for seniors.  As a leading provider of elder care and an advocate for aging in place, the VNA is committed to offering private care alternatives, educating the public to plan ahead to fund their own care and alerting donors that support for the VNA’s safety net for vulnerable seniors has never been more critical.

A Trusted Source for Private Care
Demand for private VNA aides is escalating significantly as area residents and their caregivers struggle to manage chronic conditions and routine symptoms of aging which impact day-to-day life but don’t rise to the level of eligibility for home care under Medicare. With its distinguished history of service to the homebound, the VNA is a trusted, reliable source for private care.

Certified VNA aides receive comprehensive training under the direction of the agency’s clinical professionals and submit to rigorous background checks. Every aide works under the supervision of a visiting nurse who establishes an individualized care plan based upon evaluation of each client’s condition and discussions with the client and their family.

Flexible Options
Like Ron Corn, many clients who receive Medicare-eligible aide visits in the aftermath of an illness or injury aren’t ready to resume day-to-day activities on their own when their benefits run out. That’s why Ron and his wife Audrey (and many other local families) have requested private VNA aide assistance with personal grooming and essential tasks a few hours per week.
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Other area residents like Bob Schmidt want to remain in their homes but are no longer able to manage alone. For such clients, full-time or live-in VNA private care is a safe, effective way to source in-home assistance. While most private care clients reach out to the VNA for help with practical tasks, the companionship and encouragement our aides provide often becomes equally significant. In fact, we now offer companion services to alleviate the social isolation and cognitive decline that can result from being homebound.

Although Ron Corn initially requested a private aide a few hours each week to help with some essential tasks, he now looks forward to getting to know his VNA representatives and sharing his interest in board games. After taking care of essential tasks, the two men often enjoy competing at games from Ron’s extensive collection. They’re pictured here playing a game with a timely recycling theme that Corn actually invented and published. Although Corn usually wins, he’s very impressed with Morris whom he considers “a very personable young man with a bright future.”