SACO — The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to HomeHealth Visiting Nurses to support the Agency’s Compassionate Care Program.
HomeHealth Visiting Nurses provides home-based skilled nursing, palliative care, rehabilitative therapies, Telehealth, and a full range of community health and wellness services to children and adults throughout York, Cumberland, and southern Oxford counties. Donations, such as those from the Sewall Foundation, enable HomeHealth Visiting Nurses to achieve its mission of providing essential health services to the most vulnerable patients throughout southern Maine. In 2014, HomeHealth Visiting Nurses provided more than $900,000 of charity and uncompensated care services.
The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation was established by Mrs. Elmina Brewster Sewall of Kennebunk in 1982. The Foundation strives to enhance the quality of life for those in Maine through the conservation of the natural environment and support for the well being of animals and humans. The Foundation seeks to inspire the generosity of others and empower those who share its vision to work together for healthy, vibrant communities.
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