Alliance Visiting Nurses

Organization Overview

Alliance Visiting Nurses, operating under the name VNA Alliance, is located in Meadville, PA. The organization was established in 1996. According to its NTEE Classification (P44) the organization is classified as: In-Home Assistance, under the broad grouping of Human Services and related organizations. As of 06/2021, VNA Alliance employed 99 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. VNA Alliance is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, VNA Alliance generated $8.3m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 7.7% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $6.2m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 5.2% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY & MANAGEMENT: PROVIDE COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES TO SENIORS, DISABLED AND ILL PERSONS IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. INCLUDES NURSING, THERAPY, HOME HEALTH AIDE, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK, AND RELATED SERVICES.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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VNA ALLIANCE IS AN INDEPENDENT, VOLUNTARY, NONPROFIT HOME HEALTH AGENCY LICENSED IN PENNSYLVANIA. ALL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, CREED, COLOR, AGE, ANCESTRY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, LIFESTYLE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, VETERAN'S STATUS OR HANDICAP. THE AGENCY STRIVES TO OPERATE IN A CHRISTIAN MANNER IN ALL INTERACTIONS WITH CONSUMERS, STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PROVISION OF CARE TO CONSUMERS RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS CONSUMERS' RIGHTS AND THE INHERENT WORTH AND DIGNITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. THE AGENCY SEEKS TO PROVIDE CARE TO ALL CONSUMERS IN NEED OF ITS SERVICES WHILE RECOGNIZING ITS GOAL TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL VIABILITY. SERVICE DELIVERY IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT QUALITY HEALTH CARE CAN BE DELIVERED USING EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES. DURING THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR, THE VNA ALLIANCE COMPLETED OVER 55,000 HOME HEALTH CARE VISITS AND MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS OF 478 PATIENTS-14% INCREASES IN EACH CATEGORY FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 06/30/2021, A TOTAL OF $1,590 IN SERVICES WAS RENDERED AS BENEVOLENT CARE. THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (PHE) POSED MANY CHALLENGES, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE YEAR. WE SAW A SHIFT IN HEALTHCARE. THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED NEW WAYS OF THINKING AND SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP TO CARRY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE. IN MARCH 2020, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED ITS EMERGENCY DISASTER PLAN. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM ACROSS THE CONTINUUM MET ROUTINELY TO CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE THE SITUATION REGARDING THE PHE AND EVER-CHANGING STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDANCE FOR THE SAFE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED OR KNOWN COVID-19 INFECTIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP ALL STAFF SAFE AND HEALTHY. AT TIMES, STAFFING BECAME A CHALLENGE WHEN STAFF NEEDED TO QUARANTINE DUE TO EXPOSURE OR TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. A STAFFING CONTINGENCY PLAN WAS PUT INTO PLACE SO THAT THE ORGANIZATION WOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION TO CARE FOR AS MANY PATIENTS AS POSSIBLE IN THE SAFEST OF WAYS. THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PHE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FOCUSED EDUCATION ON VARIOUS RELATED TOPICS. THESE TOPICS INCLUDED WHAT COVID-19 IS, HOW TO PREVENT THE SPREAD, HOW TO CARE FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, MITIGATION EFFORTS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION (THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED $25,267 OF PPE AND RELATED SUPPLIES THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEAR) AND OTHER INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES. THIS EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH VARYING PLATFORMS SUCH AS SECURE MESSAGING, AT VIRTUAL STAFF MEETINGS AND THROUGH THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, ELSEVIER. STAFF HAVE ALSO BEEN EDUCATED ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATIONS AS A TOOL TO HELP END THE PHE. A CORPORATE NURSING TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST WITH EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION RELATED TO THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS. THE VACCINATION WAS ADMINISTERED TO FELLOW CO-WORKERS, PATIENTS, RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AT NO CHARGE. THE VNA ALLIANCE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE REGION'S LARGEST COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC, WHERE 40,000 RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY RECEIVED TIMELY VACCINATIONS. MANY OF OUR RNS BALANCED THEIR DAILY COMMITMENTS TO THEIR VNA ALLIANCE JOB WHILE ALSO PROVIDING HOURS OF ADDITIONAL SKILLED SUPPORT TO THE VACCINATION CLINIC. IN THE SPRING OF 2021, THE VNA ALLIANCE WAS ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PROVIDE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY THERAPY TO OUR MOST ILL RESIDENTS STRUGGLING WITH COVID-19. SEVERAL OF OUR RNS PROVIDED 100 OF HOURS OF SKILLED SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL CLINIC WHICH REDUCED THE BURDEN TO OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL'S ICU UNIT BY EFFECTIVELY MITIGATING THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE IN MANY OF THE TREATED CASES. VNA ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A WEALTH OF COMMUNITY SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND VARIOUS GROUPS IN MERCER, CRAWFORD, VENANGO AND PARTS OF ERIE, LAWRENCE AND BUTLER COUNTIES. CARE IS PROVIDED IN A HOLISTIC, COMPREHENSIVE MANNER THAT HELPS CONSUMERS ACHIEVE THEIR DESIRED QUALITY OF LIFE AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES. SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH RESPONSIVE CONSUMER CARE, CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND EDUCATION. WORKING AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM, STAFF RESPECT AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER. CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IS INTEGRAL TO ALL AGENCY FUNCTIONS WITH EMPHASIS ON EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE. ASSISTING PATIENTS IN LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST HAS BEEN THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR MISSION. THE VNA ALLIANCE'S REHABILITATION TEAM OF PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS MAXIMIZED MOVEMENT, MANAGED PAIN MORE EFFECTIVELY AND ADDRESSED SPECIFIC CARE NEEDS FOR THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS ACROSS OUR SERVICE AREA. REDUCING MUSCLE SPASMS AND STRAINS, PROVIDING JOINT PROTECTION AND OFFERING ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO MOVE, SWALLOW, SPEAK AND FUNCTION MORE EFFECTIVELY RESULTED IN TANGIBLE, QUALITY OF LIFE ENHANCEMENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. FOR MANY YEARS, CMS HAS VALIDATED QUALITY IN THE HOME HEALTH INDUSTRY. THE HOME HEALTH CARE STAR REPORT ALLOWS CONSUMERS A CLEAR AND CONCISE ANALYSIS OF AGENCY EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN A VARIETY OF CATEGORIES. IN A SAMPLING OF OVER 2,800 INDIVIDUAL CASES, THE VNAA EXCELS IN STAR AND CARE COMPARE PROCESS AND OUTCOME METRICS, OUT PACING OUR PEERS IN ALL QUALITY INDICATORS RELATED TO FUNCTIONALITY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, DYSPNEA, SURGICAL WOUNDS AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT-WHILE PLACING THE VNA ALLIANCE IN THE TOP 10% OF ALL HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION. WHEN COMPARING NATIONAL PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS FOR THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, PATIENTS CARED FOR BY THE VNA ALLIANCE WERE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE A FALL WITH A SERIOUS INJURY, LESS LIKELY TO SEEK EMERGENT CARE DUE TO IMPROPER MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, AND LESS LIKELY TO BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A URINARY TRACT INFECTION. ALSO, PATIENTS AT THE VNA ALLIANCE WERE MORE LIKELY TO RATE THEIR CARE QUALITY A 9 OR 10, WITH 10 BEING THE BEST HOME HEALTH CARE POSSIBLE! VNA ALLIANCE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPONSOR TWO GOLF OUTINGS DURING THE TAX YEAR FOR WESBURY FOUNDATION, ONE IN JULY 2020 AND THE SECOND IN MAY 2021. THE EVENT IS NORMALLY HELD IN JUNE, BUT THE 2020 EVENT WAS POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC SO BOTH SPONSORSHIPS FELL IN THE FISCAL YEAR. THEY ALSO SPONSORED THE ROLLING FIELDS ELDER CARE HERITAGE STRONG VIRTUAL GOLF CLASSIC IN AUG 2020, THE TITUSVILLE AREA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION GOLF SCRAMBLE IN MARCH 2021, THE MEADVILLE BASEBALL TEAM PARTNER SPONSORSHIP IN MARCH 2021, THE KIWANIS CLUB OF GREENVILLE GOLF OUTING IN JUNE 2021, AND THE ACTIVE AGING FOUNDATION GOLF SCRAMBLE IN JUNE 2021. OTHER DONATIONS WERE TO THE SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AS PART OF OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND PROGRAM. DONATIONS ARE GIVEN TO A CHARITY OF EMPLOYEE'S CHOICE WHEN A QUALIFYING EVENT OCCURS, SUCH AS A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. THE COST TO THE AGENCY FOR THESE SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS ARE A TOTAL OF $2,752 AND BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Timothy Dunn
Executive Director
$108,686
Brian Mailliard
Board Chairman
$0
Joe Palmiero
Vice Chair
$0
Tracy Meure
Secretary/treasurer
$0
Tammy Young
Board Member
$0
Philip Pandolph
Board Member
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$0
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$0
Total Program Service Revenue$8,296,189
Investment income $3,742
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$435
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $8,299,496

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