Community Nursing Services (CNS) is a community-based, not-for-profit, full service home care corporation established in 1929. CNS is composed of five operating divisions including CNS VNA (Medicare certified home care), CNS Home Health Plus (private duty & insurance payor), CNS Child Care  Center, CNS Pharmacy, and CNS Community Hospice((Certified Hospice) which also includes pediatric hospice and related services as well as AIDS/HIV care.

CNS is the only CHAP accredited home health and hospice agency in a six-state regional area. CHAP was the first home care accrediting body in the nation to receive deemed status from the federal government. By approving CHAP for deemed status, the government certified that CHAP's Standards for Excellence met or exceeded the government's own standards for Medicare certification. Of the 9,000 home health agencies in the nation, there are only about 350 that are CHAP accredited.

The mission of CNS is to help clients realize their health goals through appropriate quality, cost effective home health care and related services. CNS also attends to the home care needs of low income individuals and families including the Medicaid population. Currently, CNS serves over thousands of patients annually making it one of the largest home care organizations in Utah.

We are proud to be a partner in the Utah Home Health Coalition (UHHC) whose 8 home health agencies provide serviced to all counties, cities and towns in Utah. In addition recently CNS helped establish the Idaho Coalition of Home Health Agencies (ICHHA). These two coalitions contract with nearly every third party payor in this region to provide home care and related services where and when they are needed.

Our Vision Statement

Community Nursing Services (CNS) will be the provider of choice for community and home health care services.

Our Mission

We will assist clients to attain health care goals, while maintaining independence and dignity, through appropriate home health care and supportive services. We will promote wellness in the community utilizing our experience, knowledge and resources.

Values and Philosophy

• Upholding our community-based, not for profit status.
• Seeking client’s and family’s active participation with an interdisciplinary home health care team in order to meet a full range of needs.
• Recognizing the vital role of each employee in accomplishing our mission.
• Providing quality home health services to all clients without regard to ability to pay, within the limits of our resources.
• Collaborating with other community agencies to identify and address unmet client needs.
• Influencing the development of national and local home health care policies.
• Utilizing volunteers on advisory committees, in support services, and in care programs.
• Fulfilling our mission through fiscal responsibility and prudent use of resources.
• Responding to the needs of our clients and environment as they change or emerge.