Touching lives and providing healthcare in your community
Home Care Services
Home Care Services of Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice is intermittent care – care provided several times a week or less for a short period of time – that requires special skills not ordinarily carried out by a lay person. Care may be provided more often if the medical condition of the patient requires it, but it is not private duty nursing. Care is provided by professionals and paraprofessionals. MORE
Rehabilitation Services
The Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice Rehabilitation Team helps patients regain their independence and achieve the goals they have set for mobility in the home. Upon returning home after a recent illness or operation, short term rehabilitation may be required to return to basic mobility and functioning. Rehabilitation therapists also educate family and caregivers on how to safely help you. MORE
Palliative Care
The Visiting Nurse Palliative Care is specialized medical care that focuses on reducing symptoms, pain, and stress caused by illness. It is appropriate at any stage of serious illness and can be provided alongside curative treatment. The goal of our Palliative Care is to improve quality of life for both patient and family. MORE
Hospice
Hospice is a form of care; it is not a place. Our hospice care is available to patients who have advanced diseases that are considered incurable. Hospice care is about living each day to its fullest and helps to make a patient’s last months and days as comfortable and fulfilling as possible…making every moment count. MORE
Community Health
Community Health is a central part of the Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice mission. Our commitment to community health covers wellness programs, community flu clinics, adult blood pressure clinics, support groups (diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and bereavement), health research, community partnerships, and governmental lobbying for home health initiatives. MORE
Agency Phone: (401) 682-2100 (24/7/365)
Referral/Intake Direct Line: (401) 293-3153
Referral/Intake Faxes:
(401) 682-2111 or (401) 682-2112
Portsmouth Office – 1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871
North Kingstown Office – 7260 Post Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852
Providence Office – 400 Reservoir Avenue, Providence, RI 02907
Swansea Office – 2135 GAR Highway, Suite 4, Swansea, MA 02777
Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice is committed to caring for our patients and supporting their families amid the outbreak of COVID-19 in our communities. Our emergency preparedness team, under the advisement of our medical director’s team, meets every day seven days a week to assess the needs of the agency and take a proactive approach in the ever-changing environment.In addition, our dedicated staff is providing services following strict CDC protocols and using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure everyone’s comfort and safety. Please feel free to reach out to our office at