Visiting Nurses Association

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Visiting Nurses Association

We provide in-home skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and non-medical support services. Find all your home health and hospice care needs in one place.

Providing a continuum of care in Douglas County and surrounding areas since 1969. As a non-profit organization, we are proud of our long standing commitment to the community as the first home health care and hospice provider in the county. We take pride in our history of service and continually seek to provide quality, comprehensive home health and hospice care. As you explore our website, you will notice that we provide a variety of programs not offered anywhere else in Douglas County.

05/22/2026

Our office will be closed on Monday (5/25) in observation of Memorial Day as we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and our freedom. Of course our clinicians will still be providing vital, compassionate care to our patients as needed, wherever they call home.

05/15/2026

May is Older Americans Month (OAM), a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends, and reaffirm commitment to serving older adults. We're proud to care for many older adults in our community and to help them improve their health, wellness, and maintain their independence.

The 2026 theme of OAM is Champion Your Health, which focuses on prevention, wellness, and personal responsibility as cornerstones of health aging. Our Home Health services not only help patients recover from injury, illness, and surgery, but also provide education to encourage healthy practices beyond their time receiving care from VNA. We hope to play our part in empowering older adults in our community to lead their healthiest lives!

05/12/2026

May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! It is the perfect time to show some extra appreciation for our awesome Speech-Language Pathologists! Our SLPs are a crucial part of our Home Health team and do so much to help our patients. They assist patients of all ages with speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders. Whether they're helping patients communicate effectively or swallow safely, our SLPs are making a difference in their patients' lives every day. Thank you to our SLPs and all of the SLPs in our community and beyond for all that you do!

05/06/2026

Happy National Nurses Day and start of National Nurses Week! Nurses are at the heart of our care and have been since the very beginning, when Douglas County Visiting Nurses was founded by an RN who recognized a need within the community for in-home care. RNs like Lyn Rothwell, our founder, and Marceil Lauppe, one of our first nurses and long-time Executive Director, set an exemplary standard for Visiting Nurses that many amazing nurses have upheld over the last 57 years. Thank you to all of our incredible nurses of the past and present for all you've done to care for our patients, for the lives you've touched, and for your commitment to making a difference every day!

Thank you to all of the nurses in our community and beyond for your vital contributions to the healthcare system and for your commitment to caring for others!

05/05/2026

We had a great time yesterday at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Sand Trap Classic Golf Tournament! Thank you to everyone at the Chamber for putting together a great event! We enjoyed visiting with some wonderful people and talking about our services at our sponsored hole, while our all-star golf team enjoyed playing their round on a beautiful day.

04/29/2026

April is National Volunteer Month and we are so incredibly grateful for all of the wonderful volunteers that help us carry out our mission! Our volunteers help with everything from putting together our new patient packets in the office to spending time with our Hospice patients in their homes. It is all important work that helps us care for our patients. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers for sharing your time and talents for the benefit of our patients!

04/14/2026

Happy Occupational Therapy Month to our incredible OT staff! This wonderful team of Occupational Therapists and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants does so much to help our patients get back to safely performing their daily activities following injury, illness, or surgery. They are a crucial part of our Home Health team and make a lasting difference in our patients' lives. Thank you to our occupation therapy staff for all you do!

04/03/2026

April is Occupational Therapy Month! Occupational Therapists help patients improve their ability to perform tasks and engage in activities that are most important to them. Thank you to our amazing OTs and COTAs for all they do for our patients as an important part of their rehabilitation following injury, illness, or surgery!

04/01/2026

Happy belated National Doctor's Day (March 30)! We may be a couple of days late, but we want to share our appreciation for the amazing physicians who help us care for our patients. Thank you for all that you do! We are grateful for these wonderful physicians and all physicians who care for those in our community and beyond.

03/24/2026

It’s National Social Work Month! We always appreciate our awesome social workers, but especially want to show appreciation during their special month! They have a significant impact on the lives of our patients and their families and are a vital part of our Home Health and Hospice services. They provide crucial support for our patients and their families, while also connecting them with other resources as needed. Be sure to share your appreciation with our social workers and any social workers you encounter for the wonderful work they do.

02/09/2026

Thank you so much to Cindy, Becky, Jonell, and the entire team at Chico's in Lawrence for their kindness and special gift for our Hospice patients! Their thoughtful gift of fun Valentine's Day goodie bags, along with cards signed by their customers, will mean so much to our Hospice patients. Thank you to Becky for leading the effort behind this wonderful donation and to the entire Chico's team for sharing the love with our patients!

Address

200 Maine Street , Suite C
Lawrence, KS
66044

Website

https://www.kansasvna.org/

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