VITAL CONNECTIONS is a Proprietary, Medicare Certified, home health care agency located in MCALLEN, TX. This agency has been certified to participate in Medicare programs since April 30, 2009 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 VITAL CONNECTIONS, 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 VITAL CONNECTIONS in MCALLEN, TX.
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.
Locations serviced by VITAL CONNECTIONS.
In 2016, VITAL CONNECTIONS charged a total of $582,313 to Medicare for a total of 200 (non-LUPA) home health episodes provided to 60 Medicare beneficiaries.
The report covers only calendar year 2016.
| Atrial Fibrillation | 12% | Alzheimer's | 37% |
| Asthma | 28% | Cancer | 5% |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 33% | Chronic Kidney Disease | 62% |
| COPD | 28% | Depression | 40% |
| Diabetes | 62% | Hyperlipidemia | 75% |
| Hypertension | n/a | Ischemic Heart Disease | 68% |
| Osteoporosis | 17% | RA / OA | 73% |
| Schizophrenia | 5% | Stroke | 12% |
| Total non-LUPA Episodes | 200 |
| Total LUPA Episodes | -1 |
| Skilled Nursing Visits | 11.6 |
| Physical Therapy Visits | 2.2 |
| Occupational Therapy | 0.2 |
| Speech Therapy | 0.0 |
| Home Health Aide | 3.4 |
| Medical-Social Visits | 0.0 |
| Medicare Beneficiaries | 60 |
| Average Age | 77 |
| Male | 37 |
| Female | 23 |
| White | 14 |
| Black | n/a |
| Asian | 0 |
| Hispanic | 45 |
| Other | n/a |
