DIAKON HOME HEALTH - HAZLETON, PA

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Addresss:
1201B NORTH CHURCH STREET, SUITE 403
HAZLETON, PA, 18202
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (570) 459-6778

Type of Ownership: Voluntary Non Profit - Religious Affiliations
Offers Nursing Care Services: Yes
Offers Physical Therapy Services: Yes
Offers Occupational Therapy Services: Yes
Offers Speech Pathology Services: Yes
Offers Medical Social Services: Yes
Offers Home Health Aide Services: Yes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 0.01
Registered Professional Nurses : 0.24
Home Health Aides : 0.06
Social Workers : 0.02

Provided Services
Home Health Aide Services
Medical Social Services
Nursing Services
Nutritional Guidance Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Speech Therapy Services

Home Health Quality Measures

How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner
This Home Health Center:

95.0%
Pennsylvania:

90.9%
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
Here:

91.0%
State:

87.9%
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling
Here:

85.0%
State:

93.6%
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
This Home Health Center:

54.0%
State:

92.2%
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
Here:

40.0%
State:

69.7%
How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
Here:

68.0%
State:

66.1%
How often the home health team checked patients for pain
This Home Health Center:

95.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.2%
How often the home health team treated their patients’ pain
This Home Health Center:

78.0%
Pennsylvania:

95.4%
How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

78.0%
Pennsylvania:

95.1%
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
Here:

25.0%
Pennsylvania:

27.0%
Percentage of patients who had to be admitted to the hospital
Here:

25.0%
State:

27.6%
Percentage of patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care
Here:

23.0%
State:

21.9%
Percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care ends
This Home Health Center:

56.0%
Pennsylvania:

69.2%

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