Home Health Agencies
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If you or your relatives are suffering from an illness or recuperating after some serious injuries there is hardly any place more comfortable and wholesome to stay at than your own home. In such cases home health agency is the best choice as it allows you stay close to the people you love and enjoy familiar surroundings. Such services are also extremely helpful for seniors who are not capable of living alone or need some special treatment.
Medicare-certified services that a Home Health Agency provides
- Nursing Care Services
- Physical Therapy Services
- Occupational Therapy Services
- Speech Pathology Services
- Medical Social Services
- Home Health Aide Services
*(Select Medicare-certified service that a home health agency provides)
Home Health Agencies by quality measure
- Home health agencies with the best percentage of patients...
- ...who get better at walking or moving around
- ...who get better at getting in and out of bed
- ...whose bladder control improves
- ...who have less pain when moving around
- ...who get better at bathing
- ...who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth)
- ...who are short of breath less often
- ...who had to be admitted to the hospital
- ...who need urgent, unplanned medical care
- ...who stay at home after an episode of home health care ends
- ...who need unplanned medical care related to a wound that is new, is worse, or has become infected
- ...whose wounds improved or healed after an operation
*(Select measure to view corresponding percentage values for a home health agencies)
