Community Nursing Services (CNS) is committed to elevating the skills of clinicians who help hospice patients and their families process the pain and heartache of loss.

As a selected partner with Caring Connections, a Hope and Comfort in Grief program, sponsored by the University of Utah College of Nursing in collaboration with Utah Department of Health and Human Services, CNS has set a goal to be well trained and well equipped to implement this evidence based model of care with certifying at least 30 clinicians in grief support group facilitation in 2024.

Community Nursing Services (CNS) was recognized by Homecare Homebase (HCHB), the leading software provided for home-based care, as a winner of one of its prestigious 2024 Client Success Awards.  These awards recognize HCHB customers who exemplify excellence in quality care, performance innovation and community impact.

Calendars are FILLING UP QUICKLY...if you haven't already secured your mobile vaccination clinic with CNS, DON'T WAIT, ACT NOW! Influenza accounted for over 50% of hospitalizations and deaths during the previous flu season.  The public health burden of this vaccine preventable disease continues to outpace all other respiratory viruses.

The CNS Layton Branch recently hosted a very special Senior Wish for a hospice patient named Diane. Diane was diagnosed with terminal cancer this past winter and began receiving compassionate hospice care from our team a few months later. One of her nurses spoke with Diane about our Senior Program, and asked if she would like to request a Wish. 

CNS hospice patient, Vivian, has always been a cat lover, but wasn’t able to have cats after she married her husband who had severe cat allergies. Still, Vivian's fondness for cats never faded. At the end of her life, she shared with CNS Social Worker, Lora Bell, her wish to spend time with a cat one last time.