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"I need to find a physical therapist who can speak Russian for my husband. He was recently discharged from the hospital and he needs help with walking. We live in Brooklyn and my husband speaks only Russian. Can you help?"
What is our Russian Home Health Care Program?
At the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, we're proud of our long tradition of providing the full range of home health care services to New York City's Russian community. Our Russian Home Health Care Program customizes our comprehensive home health care and community-based services to the Russian population. We offer cultural sensitivity and respect to both the patient and his or her family members.
Russian-speaking home health care professionals.
At VNSNY, we have a large pool of Russian caregivers, including Russian-speaking nurses, home health aides and translators.
Our warm and caring home health care team includes:
Registered nurses
Rehabilitation therapists
Social workers
Home health aides
Volunteers
We have the capabilities and experience to provide:
- Skilled nursing care
- Physical, occupational and speech therapies
- Social work services
- Maternal/child health and pediatric care
- Home health aide services
- Hospice care
- Long-term care for the chronically disabled
- Case management
- Mental health services
- Specialized care for people with HIV/AIDS
- Oxygen, medical equipment and supplies
Our Russian program has many special features:
- Russian-speaking telephone hotline for referral and information
- Cultural sensitivity and respect provided to the patient and his or her family
- A VNSNY home health care team trained in Russian culture, values and customs
- Family-centered care-involvement of patient and extended family in treatment plan
- Nutritional diet plans specifically designed for Russians
- Patient forms and educational materials in Russian
- Partnership Program between VNSNY and key Russian organizations
- Referrals to Russian community resources
- A close alliance with Russian community agencies, physicians, hospitals, and managed-care organizations
Our Russian Home Health Care Program is available in:
- Bronx
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
- Nassau County
- Queens
- Staten Island
We work closely with Russian community agencies, physicians, hospitals, and managed care organizations throughout the greater New York City area and in Nassau County on Long Island.
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