Jill Tedesco
2023 Nurse of the Year Awards: Home Care, Northeast

Jill Tedesco, RN

Because Theresa is virtually housebound but needs infusions every eight weeks, she’s thankful for the professionalism and joy that Registered Nurse, Jill Tedesco provides. While previous trips to the infusion center would completely exhaust Theresa, now she’s able to relax in her own home while she and Jill laugh their way through her treatment. Read about their special relationship below. 

Nomination Letter 

Written by client, Theresa  

Jill is a marvelous combination of casual yet professional caregiver. She's here every eight weeks to do my infusions. There were a few times that I have been hospitalized right at my infusion time and once I was discharged, Jill was ever so accommodating in getting to me as soon as she could. She always puts me at ease and she's quite funny. I have a very good time when she's here. And as I’m virtually housebound it is a very welcome treat when she comes. 

I’ve had the misfortune of being hospitalized right around when I was supposed to have my infusions. Jill was very accommodating and even came out. To me on the Sunday when she could have had me wait to another day during the week. She's very warm and very thorough. She makes sure the hour that I'm hooked up to the IV is filled with nothing but a bunch of laughter. 

Having Jill come to my home means I don't have to go to the infusion center. Going to the infusion center makes it a very long tiring day for me to go there for just an hour and is a lot of work for my husband to take me. I don't get out of the house easily. It takes me at least an hour to prepare and do personal care at least with Jill. I'm able to just get dressed and be presentable and then I can be pooped and sit down relax.