WORTH COUNTY PHNS is a Government - Local, Medicare Certified, home health care agency located in NORTHWOOD, IA. This agency has been certified to participate in Medicare programs since May 28, 1970 but not given a rating because the number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report..
Updated: 01/25/2020 — See below for more information on WORTH COUNTY PHNS, including the services they offer, quality of care and patient experience.
1 Home health agencies can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities. The type of ownership may affect agency resources and how services are organized. Quality can vary in home health agencies within each of the different types of ownership.
2 Agencies that are Medicare Certified are able to participate in Medicare related programs.
List of services offered at WORTH COUNTY PHNS in NORTHWOOD, IA.
Care given or supervised by registered nurses. Nurses provide direct care; manage, observe, and evaluate a patient’s care; and teach the patient and his or her family caregiver.
Part time or intermittent services to help you with your daily living activities.
Locations serviced by WORTH COUNTY PHNS.
In 2016, WORTH COUNTY PHNS charged a total of $21,152 to Medicare for a total of 17 (non-LUPA) home health episodes provided to 17 Medicare beneficiaries.
The report covers only calendar year 2016.
| Atrial Fibrillation | 35% | Alzheimer's | 24% |
| Asthma | 12% | Cancer | 6% |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 24% | Chronic Kidney Disease | 65% |
| COPD | 24% | Depression | 29% |
| Diabetes | 18% | Hyperlipidemia | 59% |
| Hypertension | n/a | Ischemic Heart Disease | 71% |
| Osteoporosis | 12% | RA / OA | 65% |
| Schizophrenia | 12% | Stroke | 29% |
| Total non-LUPA Episodes | 17 |
| Total LUPA Episodes | -1 |
| Skilled Nursing Visits | 7.6 |
| Physical Therapy Visits | 1.6 |
| Occupational Therapy | 0.6 |
| Speech Therapy | 0.0 |
| Home Health Aide | 2.3 |
| Medical-Social Visits | 0.0 |
| Medicare Beneficiaries | 17 |
| Average Age | 80 |
| Male | n/a |
| Female | n/a |
| White | 17 |
| Black | 0 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Hispanic | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
