VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF ERIE COUNTY

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Medicare Certified agency provider

NON-PROFIT ownership

Certified since 1966

Key Information

Years in Operation

60

Location & Directions

Address

2253 WEST GRANDVIEW BOULEVARD

ERIE, PA

Service Area

This agency serves patients in ERIE and surrounding areas in PA.

Patient Satisfaction

3/5
Would Recommend:76%
Rate 9-10:84%

Based on patient surveys

Quality Highlights

Based on CMS quality data

0.41% falls with injury

Low rate of falls with injury

Better than average

86% improved in mobility

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

86% improved in mobility

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

84% improved in bathing

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

81% improved managing meds

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

77% improved in breathing

Based on patient outcomes

Better than average

Quality data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Performance compared to national averages.

Patient Survey Results

Based on the HHCAHPS (Home Health Consumer Assessment) survey - patients share their experience with this agency.

Would Definitely Recommend
76%
Rated 9 or 10 (Excellent)
84%
Team Gave Professional Care
87%
Team Communicated Well
84%
Discussed Medicines & Safety
78%
Completed Surveys
326
26% response rate
About this survey: The HHCAHPS survey asks home health patients about their experience. Data comes from CMS and reflects patient experiences over the past year.

Services Offered

This home-health-agency offers a comprehensive range of care and support services to meet patients and families' needs.

Skilled Nursing Care

Home Health Aide Services

Physical Therapy

Speech-Language Pathology

Occupational Therapy

Medical Social Services

Note: For specific details about service availability, hours of operation, and how services are tailored to individual patient needs, please contact the home-health-agency directly.

Quality of Patient Care

Official quality performance data from CMS. Higher percentages indicate better performance unless noted otherwise.

Timely Initiation of Care90.2%
Flu Vaccination Rate62.6%
Improvement in Walking/Mobility85.8%
Improvement in Bathing84.1%
Improvement in Managing Medications80.5%
Improvement in Getting In/Out of Bed85.2%
Improvement in Breathing77.2%
Pressure Ulcer Rate0.4%

Lower is better

Falls with Major Injury0.4%

Lower is better

Discharge Function Score69.8%
Health Info Transfer to Provider83.8%
Health Info Transfer to Patient85.1%
Note: Quality measures are based on actual patient care data reported to CMS and reflect the agency's performance over the past reporting period.

Google Reviews

2.5
17 reviews
Val Crofoot

Val Crofoot

My Aunt was on Hospice for less than a week prior to her passing on 11-19-24. Laura and Alyssa were attentive, knowledgeable, professional, helpful kind to me and tender with my Aunt. Being a hospice volunteer myself for over 20 years, I had high expectations for the quality of care I wanted my Aunt to receive. They were both “there” for my Aunt, physically as well as for me, emotionally. I highly recommend VNS of LECOM.

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aaron fletcher

aaron fletcher

It is very hard for me to express how horrific our experience was with Lecom. We put our trust that they truly had our dads "quality of life" in their best interest. Instead we learned that they only had their own interests at heart. The nurses were as helpful as a paper bag blowing in the wind. And spent most of their time lying to us about medication and treatments instead of focusing their care on our dying father whose only wish was to not go in pain. If it was not for our families intervention on his behalf i believe he would have suffered far more. Please if you have a loved one who is considering their services i would strongly recommend using another agency.

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Erin beckes

Erin beckes

The left hand doesn't know what the right is doing. The nurse was supposed to come the day after my husband got out of the hospital- I called 3 days later & was told the nurse was coming that day a Friday.... never showed up till Monday & she said he wasn't on the schedule on Friday. The next week, the nurse called in sick & we were never notified until I messaged the other nurse from the previous week. I called Lecom because my husband has to have bloodwork every week especially the week of his cancer treatment- NEVER received a call back. Then a different nurse came & she kinked my husband's PICC line... thank God our kids are RN's and fixed it. I called again telling them we don't want that nurse coming again... NEVER received a call back & that nurse ended up being scheduled to come. That was the last straw & we fired them. They showed us they not only don't care but are extremely disorganized & my husband's health is way more important! I will add that there was a couple of good nurses and the way the office is ran is not their fault but overall - this place should NOT be in business! They have people's lives in their hands & that is terrifying for people who don't/can't advocate for themselves!

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Aslan Slawson

Aslan Slawson

A close friend of mine had surgery that ended with a colostomy. I had been going over and helping her by changing her colostomy as needed. No nurse taught my friend how to change the bag until after she needed help at 2:00am and when she called and spoke to the on -call nurse she was told, “we will not be sending anyone to help you because we don’t have people on nights to do that”. That is a complete lie and this came from the supervisor so if I were looking for nurses to come into my home and help my family or myself I would NEVER choose this operation!!! They are about money obviously and not the patient. They should be ashamed of themselves!

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Karen R. Lunger

Karen R. Lunger

I had home health care after having a TKR (total knee replacement). Michelle was wonderful in the information, direction, & guidance she gave me. She listened to my concerns & gave me great advice. She was honest about what I was going to experience and told me that doing my exercises was key in recouping in a timely manner. I am thrilled with the progress I have made in only 2 weeks.

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Reviews from Google Places for VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF ERIE COUNTY. These are real experiences shared by families and patients.