Funded by a New York State Department of Health Workforce Retraining Grant, Westchester Care at Home is partnering with Vital Care Services to train our Home Health Aides, Registered Nurses and Administrators on a variety of digital health technology tools.  The goal is to help our staff better track and improve the health status of the agency's largely elderly client population, many of whom are grappling with one or more chronic diseases.

Evidence-based studies show that strategically-timed follow-up calls to patients following hospital discharge are leading to reduced instances of preventable hospital readmissions, improved patient health and better management of chronic illnesses.  To help achieve these goals for our home care patients, VNS Westchester (VNSW) is partnering with the NYC-based health technology company, CipherHealth, to pilot a new patient outreach call program, “VNSW Care Call.” The 90-day pilot program was launched in September for VNSW’s patients.

Timothy P. Leddy, President & CEO of the Westchester Visiting Nurse Services Group, Inc. (WVNS), parent organization of VNS Westchester and Westchester Care at Home, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) at their May 4^th meeting in Saratoga Springs.

More than 200 of VNSW's healthcare partners, business colleagues, friends, staff and Board attended our May 19, 2016 Spring Benefit Gala. Proceeds will help our agency continue to provide essential home healthcare services for over 10,000 people in Westchester, the Bronx, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland counties.