AMERICARE IN HOME NURSING (FORT WASHINGTON, MD) Detailed Home Health Center Profile

Home Health Quality Measures

How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner

Here:	99.0%
State:	90.1%

How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs

This Home Health Center:	98.0%
Maryland:	90.8%

How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling

This Home Health Center:	100.0%
State:	93.7%

How often the home health team checked patients for depression

Here:	100.0%
Maryland:	97.8%

How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season

Here:	33.0%
Maryland:	73.4%

How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)

This Home Health Center:	29.0%
State:	73.3%

With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care

Here:	99.0%
State:	92.1%

How often the home health team checked patients for pain

Here:	99.0%
State:	99.0%

How often the home health team treated their patients' pain

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.0%

How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms

This Home Health Center:	100.0%
Maryland:	98.7%

How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (bed sores)

Here:	100.0%
State:	94.4%

How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care

Here:	100.0%
Maryland:	97.7%

How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (bed sores)

Here:	96.0%
Maryland:	99.2%

How often patients got better at walking or moving around

Here:	60.0%
Maryland:	57.6%

How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed

Here:	76.0%
Maryland:	56.8%

How often patients got better at bathing

Here:	70.0%
State:	65.8%

How often patients had less pain when moving around

Here:	69.0%
Maryland:	68.1%

How often patients' breathing improved

This Home Health Center:	83.0%
State:	71.0%

How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation

Here:	95.0%
Maryland:	89.5%

How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth

Here:	57.0%
Maryland:	49.9%

How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted

Here:	10.0%
State:	10.3%

How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital

Here:	27.0%
Maryland:	25.6%

Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way

This Home Health Center:	87.0%
State:	88.0%

Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them

This Home Health Center:	82.0%
State:	85.3%

Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them

Here:	83.0%
Maryland:	81.7%

Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)

Here:	86.0%
State:	83.9%

Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family

Here:	73.0%
State:	77.8%

AMERICARE IN HOME NURSING - FORT WASHINGTON, MD

Home Health Quality Measures

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