Local Home Health Agencies

Excelcare Home Health

9933 lawler avenue, suite 521SkokieIL60077
3 Star CMS Rating
68%
Patient Recommended
2 Star Patient Rating

Services

Types of services offered to patients
Offers Nursing Care Services
Offers Home Health Aide Services
Offers Physical Therapy Services
Offers Occupational Therapy Services
Offers Speech Pathology Services
Offers Medical Social Services

Ratings

HHCAHPS Survey Result Star Ratings
3
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

3
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

83
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

3
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

81
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

3
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

81
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

2
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

70
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

68
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

43
Number of completed surveys

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

13
Response rate

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
92.4
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
93.4
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.7
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
99.1
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
58.6
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
35.2
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
96.4
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
52
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
63.9
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
63.5
How often patients got better at bathing
43.1
How often patients' breathing improved
n/a
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
68.7
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
18.8
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
8.2
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
72.2
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.06
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
274
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
401
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
68.33
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
79.04
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
74.33
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
2
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

10
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
148
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
6.76
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.78
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.77
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
5.07
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

0.9
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1,067
Number of episodes of care used to calculate how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally

Service Area

Areas Served by the Home Health Agency
Alsip, IL
60803
Antioch, IL
60002
Arlington Heights, IL
60005
Beecher, IL
60401
Belvidere, IL
61008
Blue Island, IL
60406
Bradley, IL
60915
Burbank, IL
60459
Calumet City, IL
60409
Chicago, IL
60605, 60608, 60609, 60610, 60611, 60612, 60613, 60614, 60615, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60625, 60626, 60628, 60629, 60630, 60634, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60639, 60640, 60641, 60643, 60644, 60645, 60646, 60647, 60649, 60651, 60652, 60653, 60655, 60656, 60657, 60659, 60660, 60661
Chicago Heights, IL
60411
Chicago Ridge, IL
60415
Country Club Hills, IL
60478
Crete, IL
60417
Crystal Lake, IL
60014
Des Plaines, IL
60016, 60018
Dolton, IL
60419
Downers Grove, IL
60516
Elk Grove Village, IL
60007
Elmhurst, IL
60126
Elmwood Park, IL
60707
Evanston, IL
60201, 60202
Evergreen Park, IL
60805
Flossmoor, IL
60422
Frankfort, IL
60423
Glenview, IL
60026
Glenwood, IL
60425
Grant Park, IL
60940
Gurnee, IL
60031
Hazel Crest, IL
60429
Hines, IL
60141
Homer Glen, IL
60491
Kankakee, IL
60901
La Grange, IL
60525
Lansing, IL
60438
Lincolnshire, IL
60069
Markham, IL
60428
Matteson, IL
60443
Melrose Park, IL
60160
Monee, IL
60449
Morton Grove, IL
60053
Mount Prospect, IL
60056
New Lenox, IL
60451
Niles, IL
60714
Oak Lawn, IL
60453
Orland Park, IL
60462
Palatine, IL
60074
Palos Heights, IL
60463
Park Forest, IL
60466
Pembroke Township, IL
60958
Peotone, IL
60468
Posen, IL
60469
Richton Park, IL
60471
Riverdale, IL
60827
Rockford, IL
61102
Rockton, IL
61072
Skokie, IL
60076
South Beloit, IL
61080
Steger, IL
60475
Summit Argo, IL
60501
Tinley Park, IL
60477, 60487
Waukegan, IL
60087
Westchester, IL
60154
Wilmette, IL
60091
Winnetka, IL
60093
Woodridge, IL
60517