Granite VNA News

Home health care and hospice agency Granite VNA announces Angela Arria as Vice President of Home Care. In this role, Arria will provide leadership and oversight of the agency’s Home Care program and paraprofessional services. In addition to managing the program’s clinical and fiscal operations, Arria will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all local, state and federal laws regarding Medicare Conditions of Participation, licensure and certification of agency staff and compliance with home care standards of care. 

“We are excited to welcome Angela to the Granite VNA team,” said Beth Slepian, MBA, PT, President/CEO. “Angela’s experience and background in health care operations, quality and executive-level facility management will be a tremendous asset to our Home Care team and our entire agency.”

Arria brings more than 20 years of experience in various health care settings, including large senior living facilities and rehabilitation centers, as well as post-acute home care and multi-location clinic operations. Prior to joining Granite VNA, Arria served as regional director of operations for ConvenientMD where she oversaw nine regional locations in New Hampshire; prior to ConvenientMD, she served as director of operations of post-acute care, immediate care and internal medicine divisions for Foundation Medical Partners in Nashua. She has also held leadership roles with Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Nashua and Benchmark Senior Living in Wellesley, Mass. 

"I am excited to join Granite VNA as the agency is well respected and has such a long and successful history serving the community,” said Arria. “It is both personally and professionally gratifying to be able to work for an organization with such a strong mission."

Arria is a licensed nursing home administrator, and holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration degree from New England College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University.  

Granite VNA provides home health and hospice care to residents of 82 communities throughout the Capital Region and central New Hampshire with offices in Concord, Laconia and Wolfeboro, and at Hospice House in Concord.