Visiting Nurse Association of Texas

Founded in 1934, Visiting Nurse Association of Texas is a charity based in Dallas, United States working on health, elderly care, poverty & hunger.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) is a nonprofit organisation founded in 1934 that provides health care in the home across North Texas. Its services include adult and pediatric hospice care, supportive palliative care, bereavement and grief support, and the VNA Meals on Wheels programme, which delivers hot meals and social contact to homebound seniors and disabled adults in Dallas County. VNA also runs care for patients with dementia, pet and music therapy, and community health worker outreach to help seniors age in place. Its services cover Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant, Van Zandt and Wise counties. VNA has offices in Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Kaufman and McKinney. The organisation reports that it is Texas's first hospice provider, with a hospice programme since 1978. It is developing Katherines House, a planned assisted living home for seriously ill patients in Dallas.