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Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Professional interests include: family issues

2160 S First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153

(773) 762-2435

Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN is a nurse in Maywood, IL specializing in family medicine. Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN is affiliated with Loyola Medicine.

Office Locations

Address:

2160 S First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153

Address:

3752 W 16th Street
Chicago, IL 60623

Some issues Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN can help you with:

Family Issues

The famed writer Leo Tolstoy once wrote, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Family issues are problems that occur amongst members of an immediate, extended, or adopted family. Many forms of family issues exist and can vary in intensity and in duration. Nearly every family will experience a negative family issue at some point.

Each family member can be affected by an issue in an individual and unique way, typically depending on age, maturity, and involvement. This means that family issues are often inequitable, with one or more family members bearing a disproportionate weight of the problem. A frequent example is parental divorce. While both parents may appreciate the immediate relief, divorce can rapidly threaten a developing child's sense of stability and self-confidence. Similarly, a mother who is subject to domestic abuse may conceal the issue in order to shield her children from her distress. In some cases, family issues are generational; a father may cause residual guilt or disagreements from his childhood to carry forward to his own son. While each family's experience is unique, common family issues can include:

Financial disputes
Divorce and separation
Abuse and violence
Narcissistic caretaker(s)
Death
Infidelity and relationship issues
Sibling rivalry
Religious and cultural conflicts
Lifestyle disagreements
Severe physical illness
Mental health issues
Neglect
Retirement and older adulthood
Unsafe or unstable household environment

Some family issues are inevitable – such as retirement and minor lifestyle disagreements – while others can be unexpected and dramatic. Unsafe household environments, abuse, and neglect can lead to severe trauma and intervention by social services or law enforcement.

Most common family issues can be addressed through therapy with one or more family members. Family therapy involves sessions led by a licensed mental health therapist. These sessions often include family discussion, resolution strategies, and other activities to promote family harmony. Another form of treatment for family issues is couples counseling, in which a couples counselor can help spouses communicate and employ problem-solving techniques to improve the strength of their relationship. For children, specialized child therapy can help children and adolescents manage and overcome family issues with age-appropriate methods.

Some people find individual therapy or counseling beneficial in resolving family issues, especially for those who are unable to attend family therapy with other family members. Therapists may encourage the creation of family boundaries. At an extreme, therapy may cause an adult to come to the conclusion that communication with a narcissistic parent must stop in order to preserve mental health and wellbeing.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	1086
inpatient care	1087

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	224
Hispanic	158
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	58
Less than 65	176

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	75
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

doctor visit	22
hospital care	1251
inpatient care	1239
outpatient care	12

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	132
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	27
Less than 65	101

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	75
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

doctor visit	52
hospital care	886
inpatient care	887

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	118
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	17
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	75
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

doctor visit	56
hospital care	1133
inpatient care	1134

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	152
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	34
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	75
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

doctor visit	77
hospital care	1145
inpatient care	1146

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	133
Hispanic	90
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	21
Less than 65	92

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	75
Dementia	27
Cancer	19

doctor visit	42
hospital care	898
inpatient care	899

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	133
Hispanic	86
Asian	22
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	23
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	75
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

doctor visit	67
hospital care	1368
inpatient care	1369

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN treated as a nurse in Maywood, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and outpatient care.

blood draw	36
doctor visit	54
hospital care	1110
inpatient care	1108
outpatient care	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Female	148
Male	149

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	89
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	130
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	59
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	18
75 to 84	79
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	130

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	9
Dementia	14

Education & Training

She is certified by the Nurse Practitioner, Family, American Nurses Credentialing Center and has a state license in Illinois.

Board Certification: Nurse Practitioner, Family, American Nurses Credentialing Center (2023)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Wanissa Ford, FNP, APRN is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Loyola Medicine

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Biography

Ms. Wanissa Ford specializes in family medicine and practices in Chicago, IL and Maywood, IL. Her clinical interests encompass family issues. Ms. Ford is affiliated with Loyola Medicine.

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