Our Approach
Our Advanced Illness Management (AIM) Home-Based Palliative Care program focuses on patients who have difficulty leaving their homes due to chronic ongoing conditions.begin editing.
Our AIM team works together with a patient’s Primary Care Provider (PCP) as an added layer of support for people diagnosed with serious illness(es) and their caregiver(s).
Our Hospice Care and Advanced Illness Management (AIM) palliative care programs use qualified physicians to make sure that our sickest neighbors get the care they need where they need it.
The focus of palliative care is on relieving symptoms, stress and pain with a goal to enhance recovery alongside curative treatment. Hospice’s focus is on relieving symptoms, stress and pain at the end of life once curative treatment has stopped being pursued.
Both are built around the philosophy that our patients deserve comfort and holistic care regardless of their condition or what stage of life they are in. We do this by partnering with patients’ greater care teams and act as a quarterback to coordinate care so that all their needs are met.
We are also community-based, meaning we exist outside of hospital and office settings. We meet people where they are, whether it’s in their home, a loved one’s home or another facility. We go to see them where they live, which is extremely important considering many patients are homebound.
Among AIM Patients in 2022, We Saw:
67%
Reduction in Emergency Room Visits
69%
Reduction in Hospital Readmissions
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You can also call us at (314) 918-7171 Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm. When you call, please inform the operator you would like to make a referral.
Thank you to the Charless Foundation, a component of the St. Louis Community Foundation, for their generous support of the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater St Louis Advanced Illness Management Palliative Care Program.