Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island has established a Certified AIDS Home Care Program under its Long Term Home Health Care Program.

The Certified AIDS Home Care Program is a coordinated plan of care and services provided in a patient's home or in the home of a responsible relative or other adult, or in other  residential settings as approved by the Commissioner of Health in conjunction with the Commissioner of Social Services. 

The natural progression of AIDS can be episodic in nature, when home care can be the most appropriate service model.

Individuals may experience bouts of severe illness interspersed with periods of varying degrees of wellness during which the acute care provided by hospitals is inappropriate.  Others may experience chronic illness and deterioration that may require acute care only in the final stages of the disease.

Home Care in such instances promotes independence, improves the quality of life and enables people with AIDS to remain within familiar surroundings.  In addition, home care maintains the integrity of an individual's physical and emotional support system and allows for maximum involvement of loved ones.

Services Include: