Local Home Health Agencies

Life Source Home Health

1240 sw railroad avenue, ste 240aHammondLA70403
4 Star CMS Rating
75%
Patient Recommended
4 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
4
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating
4
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
4
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
87
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
5
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
87
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
4
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
85
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
75
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
115
Number of completed surveys
23
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
99.7
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
98.5
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
100
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
100
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
90.4
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
93.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
99.6
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
83.4
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
83.8
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
86.7
How often patients got better at bathing
84.4
How often patients' breathing improved
98.8
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
82.1
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
11.6
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
17.9
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
98.8
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
n/a
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
188
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
235
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
80
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
87.22
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
81.76
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

2
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
115
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
1.74
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.39
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.42
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.63
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

0.98
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
375
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
Abita Springs, LA
70420
Albany, LA
70711
Amite, LA
70422
Baker, LA
70714
Baton Rouge, LA
70801, 70802, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70811, 70812, 70814, 70815, 70816, 70817, 70818, 70819, 70820, 70836
Brusly, LA
70719
Chalmette, LA
70043
Covington, LA
70433, 70435
Darrow, LA
70725
Denham Springs, LA
70706, 70726
Destrehan, LA
70047
Donaldsonville, LA
70346
Ethel, LA
70730
Folsom, LA
70437
French Settlement, LA
70733
Geismar, LA
70734
Gonzales, LA
70737
Gramercy, LA
70052
Greensburg, LA
70441
Greenwell Springs, LA
70739
Gretna, LA
70053
Hammond, LA
70401, 70403
Harvey, LA
70058
Holden, LA
70744
Independence, LA
70443
Kenner, LA
70062, 70065
Kentwood, LA
70444
La Place, LA
70068
Livingston, LA
70754
Loranger, LA
70446
Madisonville, LA
70447
Mandeville, LA
70448, 70471
Metairie, LA
70001, 70002, 70003, 70006, 70033
New Orleans, LA
70113, 70114, 70117, 70118, 70121, 70123, 70126
Norco, LA
70079
Pine Grove, LA
70453
Plaquemine, LA
70764
Ponchatoula, LA
70454
Port Allen, LA
70767
Prairieville, LA
70769
Pride, LA
70770
Robert, LA
70455
Roseland, LA
70456
Saint Amant, LA
70774
Saint Gabriel, LA
70776
Saint Rose, LA
70087
Slidell, LA
70458, 70460, 70461
Sorrento, LA
70778
Springfield, LA
70462
Sunshine, LA
70780
Tickfaw, LA
70466
Violet, LA
70092
Walker, LA
70785
Watson, LA
70786
Westwego, LA
70094
White Castle, LA
70788
Zachary, LA
70791