Visiting Nurses Association

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Visiting Nurses Association

We provide in-home skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and non-medical support services. Find all your home health and hospice care needs in one place.

Providing a continuum of care in Douglas County and surrounding areas since 1969. As a non-profit organization, we are proud of our long standing commitment to the community as the first home health care and hospice provider in the county. We take pride in our history of service and continually seek to provide quality, comprehensive home health and hospice care. As you explore our website, you will notice that we provide a variety of programs not offered anywhere else in Douglas County.

02/09/2026

Thank you so much to Cindy, Becky, Jonell, and the entire team at Chico's in Lawrence for their kindness and special gift for our Hospice patients! Their thoughtful gift of fun Valentine's Day goodie bags, along with cards signed by their customers, will mean so much to our Hospice patients. Thank you to Becky for leading the effort behind this wonderful donation and to the entire Chico's team for sharing the love with our patients!

02/02/2026

Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association is 57 years old today! That's an incredible 57 years of improving quality of life through compassionate, in-home patient care! We wouldn't be here today if Lyn Rothwell hadn't recognized the need in our community for home care and enlisted Dr. Ralph Reed and the Honorable Fred Six to start a not-for-profit organization in 1969. Since then, incredible, dedicated staff members and tremendous community support have kept VNA going strong, but most importantly we're here because of all the patients who have trusted us over the years to provide care in their homes. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to VNA's 57 years of serving the community, with many more to come!

01/13/2026

Compassionate care means healing at home, dignity at the end of life, and support when it’s needed most. Your gift helps ensure no one in our community is left without care. Please consider donating today at https://kansasvna.org/donate

01/06/2026

Our staff had a great time meeting and welcoming Mark A. Wiles, MD to our team over breakfast this morning. Dr. Wiles shared some of his history, his experiences in healthcare, and how he came to work in hospice. Members of our team also introduced themselves and shared some of their stories as well. It was an excellent start to the day and to Dr. Wiles time as our Hospice Medical Director!

01/05/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Mark A. Wiles, MD to our team as Hospice Medical Director! Dr. Wiles has a wealth of experience with hospice and palliative medicine, including serving as a hospice medical director in Salina, Omaha, Topeka, and the Kansas City Metropolitan area. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Wiles to VNA!

12/31/2025

Thank you and congratulations to Richard F. Sosinski, MD! After more than 35 years of dedicated service to VNA and our Hospice patients, Dr. Sosinski is saying farewell to enjoy his retirement! Dr. Sosinski has been in the vital role of Hospice Medical Director for many years. We appreciate all he has done in that time. Thank you, Dr. Sosinski! We hope you enjoy your well-deserved retirement!

12/24/2025

Happy holidays from all of us at VNA! We hope you're able to enjoy time with those you love this holiday season!

12/18/2025

On December 7, 2025, we lost a very special member of the VNA family. Marceil Lauppe passed away at the age of 90.

Marceil was an extraordinary leader who gave so much to the Lawrence community, particularly through her decades of service with Visiting Nurses. Her name is truly synonymous with VNA, and her impact is woven throughout our 56-year history.

Marceil was with Visiting Nurses from the very beginning, serving as one of our first registered nurses. She spent a decade caring for patients in their homes before becoming Executive Director in 1980. During her leadership, she guided VNA through times of challenge and growth, overseeing several office moves, including our transition into the Community Health Facility, which remains our home today.

After 33 years of dedicated service, Marceil retired in May 2002, leaving behind a strong and enduring legacy. She continued to support and engage with VNA over the years, including participating in our 50th anniversary celebrations in 2019 and contributing to a commemorative video. In 2023, she was inducted into the Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association Hall of Fame in recognition of her lasting impact.
Marceil will be deeply missed, and we are forever grateful for her leadership, compassion, and unwavering commitment to Visiting Nurses.

A memorial service honoring Marceil’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at First United Methodist Church.

12/11/2025

Thank you to the members of the current Leadership Lawrence class who visited our office today as part of their Social Services Day to learn more about Visiting Nurses! Julie, our Chief Clinical Officer, talked about our services and answered some great questions from the class.

12/05/2025

Last week, while on their fall break, two Hayden Catholic High School students stopped by our office to generously donate some handmade rice hot (or cold) packs. These rice bags can be heated or chilled and used for pain relief. Items like these are greatly appreciated by our patients. Thank you to Lana and Annabelle for this generous donation and for taking time out of their fall break to deliver them!

12/02/2025

Giving Tuesday is here! It's the perfect time to support our project featured in the Giving for Good program through the Douglas County Community Foundation.

Donate today to help ensure we have enough grief support materials for everyone in our community who is looking for support following the loss of a loved one. These materials will help those suffering from loss navigate the complex grief process. Donate today and we can receive a 50% endowed match gift to help provide more materials for our grieving friends and neighbors.

Give here: https://dccfoundation.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/grant?grant_id=53778

Address

200 Maine Street , Suite C
Lawrence, KS
66044

Website

https://www.kansasvna.org/

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