About Us

Visiting Nurse Service started as a nonprofit agency in 1947 to help others in need of skilled care to be able to remain at home--where they want to be. Since then, VNS has grown to become a national home health industry leader. Our affiliate organizations and products include:

Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates is headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Community offices are located in Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne counties. These offices also provide care in neighboring counties. With one phone call to VNS and Affiliates, you can arrange all the home health care you may need.

Summary of Services

Visiting Nurse Service

Skilled home health care by VNS is specialized care provided in the comfort of the patient's own home by professionals such as:

Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses
Physical, Occupational, Speech and Language
Therapists Home Health Aides
Licensed Social Workers
Registered Dieticians

Visiting Nurse Service can:

Help you or a loved one recover from an illness or hospital stay
Prevent unnecessary hospitalizations
Promote healthful living through education on diseases such as Diabetes or Congestive Heart Failure
Help patients maintain independence and avoid possible nursing home placements

Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service

Hospice care provides comprehensive end-of-life services to terminally ill patients and their families:

Pain and symptom management and emotional support
Care is provided wherever the patient lives

Advanced Infusion Service

Home IV therapy allows patients to receive state-of-the-art treatment in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.

Intravenous nutrition
Antibiotic therapies
Cardiac medications
Chemotherapy
And many other home-based, high-tech infusion therapies

VNS Personal Care Services

Home support services are ideal for people who need assistance with:

Personal grooming
Housekeeping
Meal preparation
Transportation for outpatient surgery
Private-duty nurses and companions
Helpers for parents of newborns

Visiting Nurse Service Equipment and Supplies

High-quality home medical equipment, oxygen services and medical supplies can make life easier for patients and their families, often increasing levels of independence and helping control costs. Includes:s. Includes:

On-time delivery
Courteous, well-trained staff
24-hour emergency serviceFree installation, instruction on proper use, efficient maintenance
Main showroom: 160 Opportunity Parkway, a block away from Akron General Medical Center, five minutes east of downtown Akron. Hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday
Other retail stores: in the lobby of Akron General Medical Center, 400 Wabash Avenue, Akron, and Complete Home Care, 930 Amherst Road NE, in Massillon.

Akron General Health System

VNS and Affiliates is also partnered with Akron General Health System to provide residents of northeast Ohio the best in health services along the continuum of care.

VNSA is focused on quality of care and is fully accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP).

#1 Home Care Place • Akron, OH 44320 • 330-745-1601 • 800-362-0031 • TTY: Ohio Relay Services 800-750-0750