Associated Home Health Nurses of America

About Us

Associated Home Health Nurses of America, Inc. (AHHNA) delivers quality, timely, cost-effective services to patients in the home. The company Consists of two divisions:

• Neighborhood Senior Care (click here for details) The number one choice for assisting you to get well or remain well and independent at home, providing personal care, homemaking and companion services.
• Temporary Staffing Services (click here for details) providing Temporary Staffing and Temp-to-Perm Placement services to the Home Health Industry.

Founded in 1992 by Marie J. Temmink, RN, PHN, the company provides services in the Southern California Area with emphasis on the Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties and is expanding into other areas where its services are required.

AHHNA’s primary goal is to nurture relationships based upon the utmost integrity and to deliver superior services to its clients.

AHHNA and its division employ over 250 dedicated caregivers and support staff experienced in a wide spectrum of services in the home care and home help industry.

Proprietary state of the art computer information & search systems react immediately to continuously changing client, market, employee and government requirements.

This guarantees the confidential delivery of services within established cost, quality and time parameters. and allows health care providers and caregivers to focus on what’s important: client care!

History:

AHHNA was founded in 1992. The concept was based on the Dutch "Wijkverpleging" or "Neighborhood" nursing.

1992	AHHNA opens office in downtown Long Beach, CA, and starts operations providing temporary staffing to Home Health Agencies. Its first clients were the VNA (Visiting Nurses Association) of Long Beach, St Mary's Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Pacific Hospital, UCLA, St Joseph Hospital, Orange County, etc.
1993	Receives "Business in Growth" Certification by the California State University, Long Beach.
1994	Receives a second "Business in Growth" Certification by CSULB. The company expands into larger quarters in the same downtown building.
1995	AHHNA expands its services to provide homemaker, companion, personal care assistance, and companion services to communities in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. SCAN Healthplan's Independent Living Power awards a contract to AHHNA to provide home care services to its clients. The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce bestowed AHHNA with the Industry Award honoring the Health Care Industry.
1996	AHHNA becomes a Continuing Education Provider by the Board of Registered Nursing, Sacramento, CA.
1997	AHHNA's Neighborhood Home Health Services division receives its license from the State of California, Department of Health Services, to provide the following services in addition to SKILLED NURSING: Occupational Therapy, Home Health Aide Services, Speech Therapy, Medical Social Services and Physical Therapy.
2001	AHHNA purchases the VNA building from St. Mary's Hospital to accommodate its vastly expanded home care operations, and locate its Neighborhood Senior Care division.
2003	AHHNA's operations are highlighted in a Corporate Presence article by the Long Beach Business Journal. (May).
2004	The company continues to operate Neighborhood Senior Care with a steadily growing customer base of private clients and insurance companies, and is expanding its services to other areas in Southern California.
2006	The company decided to discontinue Neighborhood Home Health Services of America (NHHSA) and instead direct its efforts to satisfy the growing demand for its fast growing Neighborhood Senior Care services.

Publications and Press:

The company and its mission have received numerous mentions in the local and national press. Here are a few excerpts:
Entreprenurse, Washington, DC -	"Home Healthcare Opportunity Knocks: Temmink Answers!" - 11/1992
Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA -	"Nursing service succeeds on speed" - 2/1/1993
Nurseweek, Washington, DC -	"Registry developing new niche in healthcare industry" - 5/22/1993
Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA -	"Nursing network brings care home" - 11/2/1999
Full page article in Long Beach’s history book on AHHNA’s mission and work in the Long Beach community. (ISBN: 1-886483-48-5) - 2000
Long Beach Business Journal , Long Beach, CA -	"Assisted Living Taking Care of an Aging Population" - 7/29/2001
Long Beach Business Journal , Long Beach, CA -	"Healthcare Industry News in Brief. 10th Anniversary of AHHNA" - 3/11/2002

ANHNA and its division can be reached 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at: