Alliance Visiting Nurses

“Alliance Visiting Nurses dba VNA Alliance (VNAA) entered into a management services agreement with Concordia Community Support Services (CCSS) on 9/1/15. CCSS will perform management and policy functions and is committed to developing strong leadership so that VNAA can provide the highest quality of care from nursing and therapy to specialized services such as IV therapy, wound care, palliative care, and psychiatric care, all from the comfort of the patients' home. The management services are being provided so that VNAA can provide education and direct care to an aging population. CCSS will be responsible for appointment of the administrator for the agency and supervise all aspects of the operations of the home health program.”

“The members are Concordia Community Support Services, Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community, St Paul Homes, Meadville Medical Center, and Grove City Medical Center. Each member has a 20% membership of Alliance Visiting Nurses.”

“Each member of Alliance Visiting Nurses may elect or appoint a maximum of 3 (three) board members.”

“The Meadville Medical Center has certain reserve powers and decisions of the governing body related to those powers are subject to their approval.”

“The Form 990 is prepared and reviewed by the accounting department for Concordia Community Support Services, the entity holding the management agreement. The document is then reviewed by the CFO. The board is sent draft copies of the 990 prior to filing, in order to assess questions, comments, and feedback. Questions and comments are addressed accordingly. Upon board approval the final 990 is submitted to the taxing authorities. A copy of the final 990 is made available to all board members.”

“The corporate compliance officer attends at least 1 (one) board meeting a year. All officers, directors or trustees, and key employees are educated on compliance policies and procedures with the corporate compliance officer. Updates on corporate compliance are addressed in scheduled meetings during the year with all staff (including management). Specific corporate compliance goals and objectives are reviewed and evaluated on an ongoing basis during the year with the corporate compliance officer. Additionally, board members are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest prior to discussion on a topic where a conflict may exist. The Board will determine if a conflict exists and act accordingly, which may include the conflicted board member recusing himself/herself from discussion and any votes related to the matter. VNAA has launched a robust Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) program which has seen objective improvements in the data-driven analysis of hospitalization percentages and VNAA patient experience reporting via HH-CAHPS review.”

“The organization reviews national and state salary surveys for various non-profit organizations. Compensation is then appropriately determined based upon experience and comparison to the benchmarks. The personnel committee reviews the efforts and accomplishments of the Executive Director and recommends any adjustment to the board for approval. The Alliance Visiting Nurses board of directors has final authority/responsibility for approving any salary adjustment for the Executive Director. The Executive Director was reviewed during the fiscal year associated with this return.”

“Alliance Visiting Nurses publishes an annual report that summarizes the financial and operational accomplishments of the organization, which is forwarded to Alliance Visiting Nurses constituents and is available to the public upon request. The Alliance Visiting Nurses governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“All board members of Alliance Visiting Nurses serve on a purely volunteer basis.”

“Monies were distributed to the members during the year.”