To gain a better understanding of the quality of health care professionals we employ, it’s important to first understand the differences between nurse registries and home health agencies.
VNA of Florida is a Medicare-certified, home health agency. Both home health agencies and nurse registries provide home health care services. However, home health agencies are required by Florida law to employ their caregivers, whereas nurse registries use independent contractors.
Why is this important?
Because nurse registries do not have employees, they do not carry workers compensation insurance, nor do they carry liability or malpractice Insurance. By law, registries are not permitted to monitor, supervise, manage or train the aides, therapists, or nurses that are contracted to work for them. Independent contractors working for nurse registries are also not bonded for criminal acts, such as theft.
Because VNA of Florida is a home health agency, our caregivers are VNA employees. All our nurses, therapists, and aides must be licensed or certified, pass a drug screening, and pass a Level II background check prior to being hired. Our caregivers are also covered by our workers compensation insurance.
The VNA of Florida only hires employees with top-notch skills that are vetted with tests, interviews, local, state, and federal background checks, finger-printing, and ongoing competency evaluations.
Our professional and experienced staff works hand-in-hand with each patient’s physician to provide highly customized care. Our home visits can range from one hour to 24-hours, depending on the client’s unique needs. Our services are often covered by Medicare and health insurance, however further services are available for private pay. For more information on methods of payment, visit our FAQs page