CHEROKEE HOME HEALTH AGENCY is a Government - Local, Medicare Certified, home health care agency located in CHEROKEE, NC. This agency has been certified to participate in Medicare programs since November 24, 1980 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 CHEROKEE HOME HEALTH AGENCY, 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 CHEROKEE HOME HEALTH AGENCY in CHEROKEE, NC.
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.
Treatment of injury and disease by mechanical means, like heat, light, exercise, and massage.
This is the study of communication problems. Speech therapists assist with problems involving speech, language, and swallowing. Communication problems can be present at birth or develop after an injury or illness, like a stroke.
Part time or intermittent services to help you with your daily living activities.
In 2016, CHEROKEE HOME HEALTH AGENCY charged a total of $344,971 to Medicare for a total of 135 (non-LUPA) home health episodes provided to 67 Medicare beneficiaries.
The report covers only calendar year 2016.
| Atrial Fibrillation | 10% | Alzheimer's | 42% |
| Asthma | 36% | Cancer | 4% |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 46% | Chronic Kidney Disease | 73% |
| COPD | 34% | Depression | 33% |
| Diabetes | n/a | Hyperlipidemia | 45% |
| Hypertension | n/a | Ischemic Heart Disease | 54% |
| Osteoporosis | 13% | RA / OA | 28% |
| Schizophrenia | 6% | Stroke | 6% |
| Total non-LUPA Episodes | 135 |
| Total LUPA Episodes | 20 |
| Skilled Nursing Visits | 10.7 |
| Physical Therapy Visits | 3.3 |
| Occupational Therapy | 0.0 |
| Speech Therapy | 0.0 |
| Home Health Aide | 4.2 |
| Medical-Social Visits | 0.0 |
| Medicare Beneficiaries | 67 |
| Average Age | 71 |
| Male | 21 |
| Female | 46 |
| White | n/a |
| Black | 0 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Hispanic | 0 |
| Other | n/a |
