VISITING NURSE SERVICES OF IOWA HOME CARE (DES MOINES, IA) Detailed Home Health Center Profile

Home Health Quality Measures

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	92.1%

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

This Home Health Center:	99.0%
Iowa:	88.1%

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

This Home Health Center:	100.0%
State:	94.4%

How often the home health team checked patients for depression

This Home Health Center:	100.0%
State:	93.2%

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

Here:	87.0%
State:	78.1%

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

This Home Health Center:	87.0%
State:	74.9%

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

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	90.4%

How often the home health team checked patients for pain

This Home Health Center:	100.0%
Iowa:	96.0%

How often the home health team treated their patients' pain

Here:	100.0%
State:	95.9%

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

This Home Health Center:	100.0%
Iowa:	91.5%

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

Here:	92.0%
Iowa:	92.4%

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

This Home Health Center:	100.0%
State:	93.9%

How often patients got better at walking or moving around

Here:	66.0%
Iowa:	50.2%

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

Here:	54.0%
State:	51.4%

How often patients got better at bathing

Here:	83.0%
State:	60.7%

How often patients had less pain when moving around

Here:	74.0%
State:	62.7%

How often patients' breathing improved

Here:	77.0%
State:	58.1%

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

This Home Health Center:	45.0%
State:	41.2%

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

This Home Health Center:	4.0%
Iowa:	12.5%

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

Here:	34.0%
Iowa:	32.0%

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

This Home Health Center:	87.0%
Iowa:	88.7%

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

Here:	87.0%
Iowa:	86.2%

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

Here:	89.0%
State:	85.5%

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:	89.0%
Iowa:	86.4%

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

This Home Health Center:	88.0%
Iowa:	82.3%

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VISITING NURSE SERVICES OF IOWA HOME CARE - DES MOINES, IA

Home Health Quality Measures

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