Our team members are vital to the care we deliver. Meet Andrea, one of VitalCaring’s talented physical therapists in Florida. Physical therapy is a critical part of our home-based program. At VitalCaring, Andrea’s role is to deliver exemplary care while championing her patient’s recovery so that they can have a higher quality of life. We are so fortunate to have Andrea be a part of our team and witness the lives she changes daily.
Andrea is from a very small town in Pennsylvania called Stewartstown “that is barely on the map,” as she refers to it. After receiving her doctorate in physical therapy from the University of St. Augstine, Andrea went to work in the outpatient setting where she treated pediatric to geriatric patients with a myriad of acute and chronic conditions.
After working several years in outpatient therapy, she made the move to work in the home health setting with VitalCaring Group in March and so far ‘loves every second of it.’
As a busy mom and avid explorer, Andrea values the time working in this setting affords her with her family. “When I’m not busy being a mom, I love to read, paint, go to the beach, and do anything outdoors,” Andrea said.
A home-based rehabilitation treatment program affords patients many benefits, but also allows great learning experiences for those administering care. When asked what advice she would give to someone interested in pursuing a career in home-based care, Andrea stated, “Don’t hesitate to try something new – there is going to be so much to learn no matter what setting you go into – and the one-on-one care in home health is unmatched.”
The one-on-one treatment programs Andrea has been able to lead have allowed her to work closely with her patients and witness their confidence grow firsthand. “I love restoring a patient’s confidence in themselves following an exacerbation of symptoms or a fall – allowing the patient to gain trust in themselves and do things they didn’t think they were capable of any longer. It’s a beautiful thing.”
VitalCaring’s interdisciplinary team of clinicians and other healthcare professionals works closely together to coordinate care and services for our patients and their families. Our team is committed to providing the very best care to every patient at every encounter.
Working with the patients in their own home environment is gratifying for me to see real goals being met to better their health and well-being. I also love that I can spend greater amounts of time with each patient, giving them more education and instruction and more personalized care while still being able to retain a flexible work schedule.
In all of my experiences with nursing, providing care to our home bound patients with VitalCaring is my favorite! I feel blessed to help our patients navigate their health needs and witness positive outcomes through our team’s collaborative care.
What I love about working as a Care Transition Navigator (CTN), is the opportunity to work alongside different members of the patient’s care team to ensure smooth coordination of care between hospital setting and home. It is easy for patients to become overwhelmed with an illness or hospital visit. With VitalCaring I feel we make it easier on the patient by providing compassionate and quality care in the comfort of their own home.
Here at Vital Caring, we believe that family is very important and understand that caring for a loved one can be a heartbreaking experience and difficult to understand. That’s why the work we do is Vital to the families we provide care for. It comes with great responsibility and morality to ensure them comfort and a peace of mind knowing they are in great care at Vital Caring. I love my job here at Vital Caring because it gives me the opportunity to meet new people and be a blessing to those who are in need.
I have been in home health 13 years of my 16 years of nursing. I enjoy the flexibility of work, but more importantly I really enjoy being able to learn my patients on a deeper, more personal level. This gives me great opportunity to assist more with their needs and give educational instruction that can help improve overall health outcomes.
We have a great team of experienced home health care professionals that strive to bring home care to our patients at the highest level.
We are led by a respected team of innovators with proven track records of success. With their decades of combined experience in healthcare, they will guide VitalCaring to deliver distinctive quality and genuine caring at every encounter.
