MISSION-BASED AND COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES | VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
- Home Health Aide: Provides individuals an opportunity to maintain safety and independence in their home environments, delaying or preventing the need for transitions into a higher level of care such as a skilled nursing facility.
- Parenting Support: Offers home visits, educational opportunities, and community referrals so parents are empowered to maintain self-sufficient, healthy, and happy families.
- Shelter Nursing: Nurses visit homeless clients at shelters, crisis centers, and through outreach on the streets. Provides health screening, assessment, and referrals with the intent to ensure individuals and families residing in shelters have access to comprehensive health, community, educational and social services.
- Flu and Immunization Program: Provides immunizations clinics in the community, corporate sites, senior living centers, and drive through in Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, and surrounding communities.
- School Health: Provides health screening and assessment, referral, and follow-up; immunization compliance; physical and vision exam compliance (kindergarten, seventh grade, and new students); development of student health and emergency plans; communicable disease control; handling of sudden illness and injury; training of first responder teams and those giving medications; and health policy development.
Physical Address
830 North 14th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Hours
Mon 8 am - 5 pm; Tue 8 am - 5 pm; Wed 8 am - 5 pm; Thu 8 am - 5 pm; Fri 8 am - 5 pm;
Fax
(402) 344-6500
Fax
(402) 344-6500
Voice
Website
Application process
Call for information
Fee
Varies with program or service
Required documents
Varies by service
Eligibility
Some restrictions based on program requirements - call for information
Languages
English, Spanish
Service area
Mills County, Iowa Saunders County, Nebraska Washington County, Nebraska Pottawattamie County, Iowa Sarpy County, Nebraska Harrison County, Iowa Douglas County, Nebraska Cass County, Nebraska
Agency info
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
Provides health services to under-resourced individuals and families.