Agency News

Altoona Mirror staff writer Walt Frank featured Home Nursing Agency’s 50th anniversary in a recent story. HNA celebrates milestone50 years of in-home care JUL 1, 2018 WALT FRANKStaff Writerwfrank@altoonamirror.com From its humble beginning in 1968 with six part-time nurses, Home Nursing Agency has grown into a trusted leader in the community health network, with nearly 1,000 employees serving more than 23,000 people throughout western and central Pennsylvania. Home Nursing Agency — then called Blair County Collaborating Home Nursing

Accidental overdoses continue to rise across our country, leaving families at a loss as to how to assist the children who are grieving. When Melody Ray, Volunteer Coordinator/Grief Specialist for Home Nursing Agency and Family Hospice and Palliative Care, sought resources to help local children and families cope with losing a loved one to an overdose, she came up short. The lack of resources prompted Melody to author a book, Someone I Love Died from a Drug

In observation of World AIDS Day on December 1st, Jerry Rice, AIDS Intervention Project Manager, and Donna Gority, AIDS Intervention Project Advisory Committee member, were featured guests on Central PA Live. Jerry and Donna shared about how the program began and encouraged viewers to be tested for HIV/AIDS, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Click here to view the segment.