title: Suburban home care. Cost, financing, and delivery.
abstract: For 74 years the Norwell Visiting Nurse Association has provided home health care, public health, and community services to the 27,000 residents of Norwell and Scituate, in Massachusetts. This article explores the history of this nurse-managed, nonprofit, free-standing visiting nurse association.
authors.affiliation: Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, Massachusetts 02061.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Perfetti
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005376:Financial Management / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D013383:Suburban Population