VNA of Middlesex-East provides home health and hospice services in 62 Greater Boston communities. The agency also owns and operates the 9-bed Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Our home health services help patients stay safe and independent in their own home when recovering from illness or managing a chronic disease.

Our hospice services help those who have reached a point in a terminal illness where the focus is not on curing the illness but on providing care and comfort. This special kind of care respects a person's need for dignity and comfort during the final stages of life.

VNA of Middlesex-East is proud to be among the Home Care Elite*, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States ranked by an analysis of quality outcomes, quality improvement process, and financial performance. We also perform above state and national averages on all Medicare mandated outcomes of care. Click here to see our most current marks, including our rehospitalziation rate. This important measure reflects on our ability to keep our patients safe at home without repeat visits to the hospital. VNA of Middlesex-East consistently has the lowest rate in Massachusetts among all home care agencies.

VNA of Middlesex-East is pleased to announce that it was recently named as one of the Boston Globe's Top Places to Work for 2012. The agency ranked number 5 out of 40 chosen in the medium size employer category.

Return trips to the hospital by elderly patients is a national problem with almost 28% of Medicare beneficiaries discharged from a hospital rehospitalized within 30 days and 34% rehospitalized after 90 days.