HOME HELPERS OF BLUFFTON is a Proprietary, Medicare Certified, home health care agency located in BLUFFTON, SC. This agency has been certified to participate in Medicare programs since October 29, 2014 but not given a rating because this measure currently does not have data or provider has been certified/recertified for less than 6 months..
Updated: 01/25/2020 — See below for more information on HOME HELPERS OF BLUFFTON, 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 HOME HELPERS OF BLUFFTON in BLUFFTON, SC.
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.
Services given to help you return to usual activities (like bathing, preparing meals, and housekeeping) after illness either on an inpatient or outpatient basis.
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.
Services to help you with social and emotional concerns related to your illness. This might include counseling or help in finding resources in your community.
Part time or intermittent services to help you with your daily living activities.
In 2016, HOME HELPERS OF BLUFFTON charged a total of $378,396 to Medicare for a total of 103 (non-LUPA) home health episodes provided to 77 Medicare beneficiaries.
The report covers only calendar year 2016.
| Atrial Fibrillation | 30% | Alzheimer's | 40% |
| Asthma | 30% | Cancer | 16% |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 38% | Chronic Kidney Disease | 43% |
| COPD | 31% | Depression | 35% |
| Diabetes | 23% | Hyperlipidemia | 56% |
| Hypertension | n/a | Ischemic Heart Disease | 40% |
| Osteoporosis | 13% | RA / OA | 65% |
| Schizophrenia | 3% | Stroke | 19% |
| Total non-LUPA Episodes | 103 |
| Total LUPA Episodes | -1 |
| Skilled Nursing Visits | 9.4 |
| Physical Therapy Visits | 4.4 |
| Occupational Therapy | 2.3 |
| Speech Therapy | 0.0 |
| Home Health Aide | 0.2 |
| Medical-Social Visits | 0.0 |
| Medicare Beneficiaries | 77 |
| Average Age | 79 |
| Male | 25 |
| Female | 52 |
| White | 67 |
| Black | n/a |
| Asian | 0 |
| Hispanic | n/a |
| Other | 0 |
