Visiting Nurses Home Care

What Visiting Nurses Home Care does

Visiting Nurses Home Care, operating under the legal name Albany Med Health System Visiting Nurses, is the home health and staffing division of the Albany Med Health System, a regional healthcare network in upstate New York. The organization, founded in 1880 and integrated into Albany Med in 2024, operates from two Albany, NY offices (35 and 28 Colvin Ave.) and employs 501–1,000 staff delivering three integrated service lines: (1) Visiting Nurses Home Health, a referral-based skilled nursing line offering wound care, pulmonary care, diabetes management, rehabilitation, and transition assistance in patient homes; (2) Visiting Nurses Home Care, a non-referral personal care line providing bathing, toileting, dressing, housekeeping, meal preparation, companionship, and vital signs monitoring directly to patients; and (3) Staffing Alliance, an internal travel nursing agency supplying 1–13 week contract RNs, LPNs, surgical and ultrasound technologists, and X-ray technicians to the system's four hospitals (Albany Medical Center, Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital).

The business model operates through two distinct go-to-market channels: a referral-based pathway in which healthcare professionals initiate skilled nursing episodes, and a direct-to-consumer pathway for personal care services that bypasses the referral requirement. Revenue is generated through healthcare services reimbursements (insurance, Medicare, Medicaid) for clinical care and through professional services contracts for the Staffing Alliance. The affiliated VNA Foundation, a nonprofit entity, supplements operations with charitable funding for hardship cases. The organization maintains a presence on the Albany Med Health System's digital properties and social channels, and is led by President Samantha DiCicco, RN, with an executive team covering clinical operations, education/quality, finance, and HR.

Technically, the organization lists telehealth as its core technology capability, supporting remote patient engagement in the home health service line. No proprietary AI/ML, software platform, or differentiated technology assets are documented; the operation is fundamentally a labor-intensive, clinically delivered service. The competitive position rests on system integration (captive referral and staffing relationships with four hospitals), 140+ years of brand history in the Capital Region, and regulatory barriers inherent to Medicare-certified home health and licensed clinical staffing in New York State.

Name

Visiting Nurses Home Care

Legal name

Albany Med Health System Visiting Nurses

Website

https://vnhc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Visiting Nurses Home Care is the home health and staffing division of the Albany Med Health System, delivering referral-based skilled nursing, non-referral personal care, and internal travel nursing staffing across the Capital Region of New York since 1880.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Home Health Care Services (6216)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Home Health (Medicare-Certified) Agencies (HLAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Care / Non-Medical Home Care (Private Duty) (HLAFAEAB), Medicare-Certified Skilled Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABACAA), Medical & Healthcare Travel Housing (Travel Nurses, Locums, Patient/Family) (THAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Home health services
• Skilled nursing care
• Personal care assistance
• Travel nursing staffing
• Post-acute care

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Home Healthcare Services: Provides nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aide, dietician, and social work services for patients in their homes. Services include wound care, pulmonary care, diabetes management, rehabilitation, and transition assistance.
2. Personal Care Services: Non-referral personal care services including assistance with bathing, toileting, dressing, housekeeping, meal preparation, colostomy care assistance, and temperature and blood pressure monitoring. Companionship and socialization services also available.
3. Travel Nursing Staffing: Internal travel nursing agency providing staffing support to Albany Med Health System hospitals. Contracts typically run for one to 13 weeks for RNs, LPNs, surgical and ultrasound technologists, and X-ray technicians.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Visiting Nurses Home Care provides in-home skilled nursing, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), home health aide, dietician, and social work services on a referral basis, alongside non-referral personal care services such as bathing, dressing, meal preparation, housekeeping, and companionship. It also operates an internal travel nursing staffing agency (Staffing Alliance) that places clinicians across the four hospitals of the Albany Med Health System.

Product overview

Visiting Nurses Home Care operates as a unified home health services division within the Albany Med Health System, offering three integrated service lines: VNA Home Health (referral-based skilled clinical care including wound care, pulmonary care, diabetes management, and rehabilitation), Visiting Nurses Home Care (non-referral personal care including bathing, dressing, housekeeping, and companionship), and the Staffing Alliance (internal travel nursing agency supporting the System's four hospitals). The organization has a rich history dating back to 1880 and provides comprehensive in-home health services across the Capital Region of New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visiting Nurses Home Health (VNA Home Health)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Albany Med Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisiting Nurses is a member of the Albany Med Health System, providing nursing, therapy, home health aide, dietician, and social work services for patients in their homes, as well as staffing support for the System's four hospitals.
• Albany Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides staffing support and home healthcare services as part of the Albany Med Health System.
• Columbia Memorial HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides staffing support as part of the Albany Med Health System.
• Glens Falls HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides staffing support as part of the Albany Med Health System.
• Saratoga HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides staffing support as part of the Albany Med Health System.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bayada Home Health Care: One of the largest private U.S. home health providers offering skilled nursing, personal care, and therapy services across multiple states. Directly comparable to Visiting Nurses in service mix, referral-led GTM, and clinical home health focus.
• Aveanna Healthcare: Large home health and private-duty nursing provider serving medically complex patients across the U.S. Closely comparable to Visiting Nurses' skilled nursing and private-duty personal care service lines.
• Amedisys: National home health and hospice operator providing skilled nursing and therapy services in patient homes. Closest public-market comparable to Visiting Nurses' Medicare-certified skilled home health line.
• AMN Healthcare: Leading U.S. healthcare staffing company placing travel nurses, LPNs, and allied health professionals into hospitals. Closest public-market comparable to Visiting Nurses' Staffing Alliance internal travel nursing line.
• Enhabit Inc. Public home health and hospice provider spun off from Encompass Health, operating skilled nursing and therapy services across a multi-state footprint. Directly comparable on referral-based skilled home health services and Medicare reimbursement exposure.
• Help at Home: Leading personal care and home services provider focused on Medicaid-eligible seniors needing in-home ADL support. Directly comparable to Visiting Nurses' non-referral personal care/companionship line.

Broad incumbents

• LHC Group (Optum): National home health, hospice, and home-based care operator now part of UnitedHealth/Optum. Comparable as a larger-scale skilled home health peer with similar referral and Medicare-driven model.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Diversified home and community-based health services provider including home health, hospice, and pharmacy. Comparable as a broader-incumbent peer spanning home health, pharmacy, and clinical staffing services.
• Compassus: National home health, hospice, and palliative care provider. Comparable as a larger, multi-state home health and hospice operator with overlapping skilled nursing and therapy service lines.

Regional players

• St. Peter's Health Partners: Regional health system in the Capital Region of New York operating hospitals and home care services. Comparable as a competing regional home health/hospital referral peer in the same Albany-area geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AlbanyMed
• YouTubeyoutube.com/albanymedicalcenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlbanyMed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/albany-medical-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/AlbanyMed

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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