Quality of Care

The quality of patient care rating provides an indicator of how THOMPSON HOME HEALTH, A PART OF THE ELARA CARING N performaned compared to other agencies. These measures were selected to give a general overview of agency performance on measures that apply to most people.

Values displayed are in percentages (%)

Pain and treating symptoms

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· Patients had less pain when moving around 70.1 84.1 81.4
· Patients’ breathing improved 68.3 81.5 80.5
· Patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation 89.8 93.3 91.6

Preventing harm

· Began their patients’ care in a timely manner 97.2 98.3 95.3
· Taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs 98.8 98.9 98.5
· Checked patients’ risk of falling 100.0 99.8 99.6
· Checked patients for depression n/a 98.2 97.5
· Made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season 47.4 77.6 78.9
· Made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot) 35.0 81.3 81.9
· For patients with diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care 94.8 98.4 97.6
· Patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth 72.8 75.4 70.7

Daily activities

· Patients got better at walking or moving around 83.6 80.4 78.2
· Patients got better at getting in and out of bed 70.8 80.5 78.5
· Patients got better at bathing 84.7 84.5 80.3

Preventing unplanned hospital care

· Patients receiving home health care needed any urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room - without being admitted to the hospital 20.7 14.3 12.8
· How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital 14.8 16.3 15.6
· Patients, who have had a recent hospital stay, had to be re-admitted to the hospital n/a n/a n/a
· Patients, who have had a recent hospital stay, received care in the hospital emergency room without being re-admitted to the hospital n/a n/a n/a

Patient Experience

The purpose of the patient experience survey is to gather information from patients (or their family or friends) about their experiences with a home health agency. These results tell you what patients said about their recent home health care experiences at THOMPSON HOME HEALTH, A PART OF THE ELARA CARING N.

Values displayed are in percentages (%)

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How often the home health team gave care in a professional way 86 91 88
How well did the home health team communicate with patients 84 89 85
Did the home health team discuss medicines, pain, and home safety with patients 82 88 83
How do patients rate the overall care from the home health agency 81 88 84
Would patients recommend the home health agency to friends and family 72 83 78
Based on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home Health Care Survey.

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