VNS Health

For generations, New Yorkers have known us as the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Now, we are VNS Health. Our new name reflects the full range of easy-to-access services and health plans we offer you.

VNS HEALTH HOME CARE

Has your doctor recommended home care after you come home from the hospital? Are you looking for private-duty nursing or companion care? Do you know you need something but aren’t sure of your options? VNS Health can help.

HOME CARE SERVICES

PERSONAL CARE SERVICES

SPECIALIZED CARE

VNS Health Hospice Care

If you are just starting to look into hospice, you may wonder what your options are. VNS Health makes it easy to get the information you need to make decisions about care. We’re with you, every step of the way.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Resources

HEALTH PLANS FROM VNS HEALTH

For more than two decades, our health plans have helped tens of thousands of people connect with outstanding care. Which one is right for you?

Medicare plan

Medicare and Medicaid plan

Integrated Medicare-Medicaid Long Term Care plan

Managed Long Term Care plan

Medicaid plan for people living with HIV, individuals who are transgender or gender nonconforming, or homeless individuals regardless of HIV status

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The information you need about your plan

The tools, policies, guidance, and materials you and your teams need

Customized products and support services to help your health care organization successfully manage even the most medically complex patients and members

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Mental health matters. Our specialized programs deliver consistent, coordinated care to the people who need it and their families. Services and support are available in the home and community.

Behavioral Health in the Community

Related Services

FOR PROFESSIONALS

VNS Health partners with health plans and provider teams to deliver transitional care to patients and health plan members with complex mental health and/or substance use conditions.

RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS & FAMILIES

VNS Health gives you the tools you need to take care of a loved one, manage your own health, and feel confident as you make choices about care.

Targeted information to keep you healthy and help you care for a loved one

Upcoming events and workshops

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Helping patients get the care they need

RESOURCE GUIDES

VNS Health in the Community

At VNS Health, we’re more than your health care team. We’re your neighbors, and we invite you to get involved so we can build healthy communities together.

Community Outreach Programs

EVENTS AND EDUCATION

Community Centers

At VNS Health, we proudly serve our neighbors at health- and wellness-focused, publicly accessible community centers in Chinatown and Sunset Park.

GIVE BACK

VNS Health has solutions for:

• Referring patients to in-home care
• Community partners seeking behavioral health support for at-risk individuals
• Health care organizations in need of customized care management and managed care services

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PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS

VNS Health offers customized care management and managed service solutions to help health plans, ACOs, IPAs, and other large health care organizations improve outcomes and lower costs.

As an innovator in home- and community based care, VNS Health has insights and outcomes to share with our partners.

Learn about the rigorous research that’s driving the future of care.

VNS Health offers health plans that were created to help people live well in the comfort of their homes and communities.

VNS Health Newsroom

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Headshots of Jim Rolla and Stephen Vaccaro

Taking Action to Address Pressing Home Care Challenges

From Mcknights Home Care

Thought Leadership

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You May Need That Procedure, But Do You Really Need an Escort?

From New York Times

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Home Health Care News Features VNS Health on Staff Safety

From Home Health Care News

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Photo of VNS Health EVP and Chief of Provider Services Andria Castellanos

Andria Castellanos Featured in "2023 Above & Beyond: Women"

From City & State

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VNS Health Expands Its Wound Care Clinical Expertise

By VNS Health TODAY

From Winter 2023 Issue

VNS Health TODAY

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Researchers Advocate for “Sepsis Aftercare” ICD Code

By VNS Health TODAY

From Winter 2023 Issue

VNS Health TODAY

Portrait of Marshall Ellis, Chief Operating Officer of VNS Health Plans

Offering VNS Health’s Managed Care Products and Services to Other Organizations

By VNS Health TODAY

From Winter 2023 Issue

VNS Health TODAY

Map of New York City highlighting VNS Health service areas and locations across the region.

Managing MA Hospice Benefits in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi

By VNS Health TODAY

From Winter 2023 Issue

VNS Health TODAY

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VNS Health to Provide Bereavement Counseling for Children Impacted by Pandemic-Related Loss

By VNS Health TODAY

From Winter 2023 Issue

VNS Health TODAY

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VNS Health President & CEO Dan Savitt Appointed to NYS Advisory Committee on Aging

By VNS Health TODAY

From Winter 2023 Issue

VNS Health TODAY

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VNS Health TODAY: Winter 2023 Issue

By VNS Health TODAY

From Winter 2023 Issue

VNS Health TODAY

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The Next Chapter in HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention: The Equity Era

By Arthur Fitting, VNS Health LGBTQ Program and Community Outreach Manager

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