Agency News

Helping hands: Nurse Family Partnership gives assistance to first-time moms10/28/2015By Patricia Doty Nurse Family Partnership is a life-changing program that combines compassion with science. Operating quietly within Home Nursing Agency are three dedicated nurses who have embraced this idea. Kim Bahnsen, Tammy Hughes and myself are Centre County’s stewards of the program. NFP is a nationally recognized, evidence-based community health program for soon-to-be new mothers. “All mothers have questions. ‘What is normal in pregnancy? How do

Home Nursing Agency was a vital part of the recent Caregivers edition of the Altoona Mirror, sharing the cover photo with local patient Joyce Rourke McNeal, her caregivers, and HNA occupational therapist Ann Scheeler. The piece also included an article by Bill McManus, Vice President of Home Health Resource, Private Duty Home Care, and Adult Day Services, about how to approach difficult conversations with loved ones who may need additional care.

The Agency’s Nurse-Family Partnership® program, including NFP Supervisor Lois Schultz and client Toccara Thomas Smith, were featured in a recent WTAJ broadcast sharing the program’s success of preparing children for school by equipping first-time mothers with the resources and confidence they need. Program helps new parents get kids ready for school By Christian Heilman | cheilman@wtajtv.com Some schools in our region want to make sure kids get started on the right path early.School administrators in Johnstown say some

A recent broadcast of WTAJ news shared the story of the Michael E. Ward family’s support of the Agency’s Nurse-Family Partnership program, along with a local family sharing how the program has helped them as new parents. Local family’s gift to help new families in need By Carolyn Donaldson | cdonaldson@wtajtv.com A program for first-time mothers that pairs them with a nurse for the first 2 years of their babies’ life received a special gift recently.