VNS Westchester
Nancy Hastings, BSN, RN, currently serves as the Director of Patient Services at Visiting Angels since November 2023. Previous experience includes working as a Registered Nurse and Cardio-Pulmonary Case Manager at Northwell Health from May 2019 to October 2022, where responsibilities included discharge planning, utilization management, and care coordination. Nancy also held positions as a Registered Nurse at UnitedHealth Group (January 2017 - May 2019) and as an Emergency Room Nurse at Northwell Health (February 2009 - June 2015). Earlier, Nancy worked as a Clinical Nurse at Trinity Health's St. Francis Hospital (April 2005 - April 2008) and at The Mount Sinai Hospital in the GI and Vascular Surgery Unit (October 2003 - December 2004). Educational qualifications include an MSN in Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner from Western Connecticut State University, an MPA in Health Care Administration from NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, a BS in Nursing from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, and a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania.
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VNS Westchester
VNS Westchester is the largest and only independent not-for-profit, Medicare-certified home healthcare agency in Westchester that also serves the Bronx, Dutchess, Putnam, and Rockland Counties. We help reduce the risk of emergency hospitalizations and the need for other institutional care through our exceptional skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health aides, social work and care coordination services. Our compassion and concern for our patients’ welfare gives families the peace of mind that their loved one is in good hands. We are accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program of the National League of Nursing), which indicates that we exceed nationally recognized standards of excellence. VNSW at Home, an affiliate of VNS Westchester, provides certified Home Health Aides on an hourly or live-in basis to help seniors and others in need of assistance with the tasks of daily living. Highly trained and deeply committed, our Home Health Aides provide companionship as well as personal care and household services. Our recently launched VNSW Community Care Navigation, Inc. provides comprehensive life planning, care navigation and wellness services in the comfort of your home in-person or virtually. Our staff work closely with individuals and/or family members to provide services that take into consideration their goals and wishes regarding physical and cognitive wellness, social and emotional needs, legal matters (e.g., advanced directives), occupational goals, and living environment. Through our Community Care Navigation Program, we can help adults who facing transitional life changes to provide them and their families a greater sense of well being and peace of mind.