Stratford Visiting Nurse Association earns Quality Award

Stratford Visiting Nurse Association Named

Top 100 of the 2018 HomeCare Elite

Stratford, Connecticut –The Stratford Visiting Nurse Association (Stratford VNA) is proud to have achieved the highest level of recognition in providing quality homecare service by Ability Network. The national organization considers five areas of excellence when making the designation including: quality of care, best practice implementation, quality improvement and consistency, patient experience and financial health. Stratford VNA achieved the top ranking for the ninth time.

Ability Network’s HomeCare Elite ranking program performs a comprehensive analysis of all home health care agencies and evaluates their overall performance. The program applies proprietary analyses to identify the top 25% of all Medicare-certified home health care agencies, as well as the nation’s top 100 and top 500 agencies. This year, 8,898 home health agencies were considered, resulting in Elite Recognition for 2,223. This year the Stratford Visiting Nurse Association was proud to receive the top 100 Elite ranking.

“Receiving this award demonstrates the commitment of our entire organization. Stratford Visiting Nurse Association is honored to have earned national recognition by such an esteemed organization. As an organization we always strive for the highest level of quality across all areas of our business. “We are extremely proud to be recognized as a top 100 agency in the country.” said Mary Therien, President and CEO of Stratford Visiting Nurse Association.

Since the Ability Network HomeCare Elite ranking was developed 13 years ago, The Stratford Visiting Nurse Association has earned top 500 and/or the top 100 for five of those years. “We take tremendous pride in our ability to deliver the best quality in-home healthcare for our patients. We have a dedicated staff of nurses, nurses’ aides, physical, occupational, and speech therapists who make the patient experience their number one priority.” Said Angela Leonzi, Vice President of Patient Care Services.

“In 2019, we will be celebrating 100 years serving the community. We remain grateful to our clients and their families for entrusting us with their care every day. All of us at Stratford Visiting Nurse Association are dedicated to the well-being of those we serve and aim to continue to deliver the highest quality of healthcare available in our community.” said Mary Therien.

The Stratford Visiting Nurse Association, a not-for-profit agency is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive health services to patients confined to their homes. Ranked by Ability HomeCare Elite Top 100 Agencies in the country, meeting and exceeding standards for quality of care, quality improvement and consistency, patient experience (HHCAHPS), process of measure implementation, and financial performance. For information call (203) 375-5871 or visit http://www.stratfordvna.org/ 3060 Main Street, Stratford, Connecticut 06614.