Nursingale Board Co-Chair Chris Thomas with emcee Joe Donlon. A client and her family enjoy time on the dance floor.
Nursingale maintains a balance between the number of clients with Medicaid and private insurance to ensure long-term stability. Nonprofit status allows the organization to sustain operations and special projects with grants from Foundations and donations from service clubs, corporations and many loyal donors.
Founding Board Chair, Chris Thomas’s son Eric had been receiving nursing care at home for more than 20 years. During that time they had worked with many different home-nursing agencies, some of which had closed. Frustrated, because she wanted her son cared for not only the right way, but for the right reasons, in 2005 Chris decided to support the formation of the only non-profit organization in Oregon providing in-home nursing care to medically fragile children.
Here’s a video about the program:
From Nursingale:
Vision
Our vision is to be the leader in providing expert home nursing care and comfort for the medically fragile and their families.
Values
Nursingale, as a non-profit, embraces a set of core values:
• Integrity and respect guide all of our actions.
• Teamwork and a positive work experience support high-value client care and staff satisfaction.
• Partnerships within our community maximize our services.
• Commitment to keeping families together is a driving force in all that we do.
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