Local Home Health Agencies

Elara Caring

1400 east touhy avenue suite 160Des PlainesIL60018
2 Star CMS Rating
63%
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
2
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating
3
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
2
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
79
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
2
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
75
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
2
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
77
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
63
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
121
Number of completed surveys
14
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
93.9
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
98.6
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.5
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
94.2
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
80.5
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
72
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
94.5
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
85.3
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
84.2
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
88.7
How often patients got better at bathing
85.2
How often patients' breathing improved
97.9
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
90.6
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
20.3
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
10.3
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
98.5
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.28
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
942
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
1,298
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
72.57
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
81.22
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
78.81
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

23
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
611
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
3.76
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.61
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.7
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.71
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

1.12
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1,869
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
Addison, IL
60101
Algonquin, IL
60102
Antioch, IL
60002
Arlington Heights, IL
60004, 60005
Barrington, IL
60010
Bartlett, IL
60103
Belvidere, IL
61008
Bensenville, IL
60106
Bloomingdale, IL
60108
Carol Stream, IL
60188
Cary, IL
60013
Chicago, IL
60611, 60613, 60614, 60618, 60620, 60623, 60625, 60626, 60628, 60630, 60631, 60634, 60639, 60640, 60641, 60643, 60644, 60645, 60646, 60647, 60651, 60656, 60657, 60659, 60660
Crystal Lake, IL
60012, 60014
Des Plaines, IL
60016, 60018
Dundee, IL
60118
Elgin, IL
60120, 60123
Elk Grove Village, IL
60007
Elmhurst, IL
60126
Elmwood Park, IL
60707
Evanston, IL
60201, 60202
Fox Lake, IL
60020
Fox River Grove, IL
60021
Gilberts, IL
60136
Glendale Heights, IL
60139
Glenview, IL
60026
Grayslake, IL
60030
Gurnee, IL
60031
Hampshire, IL
60140
Hanover Park, IL
60133
Harvard, IL
60033
Hebron, IL
60034
Highland Park, IL
60035
Hoffman Estates, IL
60169, 60192
Huntley, IL
60142
Ingleside, IL
60041
Island Lake, IL
60042
Lake Forest, IL
60045
Lake in the Hills, IL
60156
Lake Villa, IL
60046
Lake Zurich, IL
60047
Lemont, IL
60439
Libertyville, IL
60048
Marengo, IL
60152
McHenry, IL
60050, 60051
Melrose Park, IL
60160, 60164
Mount Prospect, IL
60056
New Lenox, IL
60451
Niles, IL
60714
North Chicago, IL
60064
Northbrook, IL
60062
Oak Park, IL
60302
Palatine, IL
60074
Park Ridge, IL
60068
Prospect Heights, IL
60070
Richmond, IL
60071
River Grove, IL
60171
Rolling Meadows, IL
60008
Roselle, IL
60172
Round Lake, IL
60073
Saint Charles, IL
60175
Schaumburg, IL
60173
Skokie, IL
60076
South Elgin, IL
60177
Spring Grove, IL
60081
Streamwood, IL
60107
Vernon Hills, IL
60061
Villa Park, IL
60181
Wauconda, IL
60084
Waukegan, IL
60085, 60087
West Chicago, IL
60185
Wheaton, IL
60189
Wheeling, IL
60090
Willowbrook, IL
60527
Wilmette, IL
60091
Wonder Lake, IL
60097
Wood Dale, IL
60191
Woodstock, IL
60098