Local Home Health Agencies

Pulse Home Health Care

19295 north 3rd street, suite 14CovingtonLA70433
5 Star CMS Rating
82%
Patient Recommended
5 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
5
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating
5
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
93
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
5
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
89
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
4
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
86
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
5
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
91
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
82
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
348
Number of completed surveys
26
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
99.6
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
99.3
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
94.3
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
74.3
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
83.1
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
76.8
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
77.5
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
82.5
How often patients got better at bathing
72.3
How often patients' breathing improved
93
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
78
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
14.9
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
13.2
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
99.9
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
487
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
707
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
68.88
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
73.99
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
70.85
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
3
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Worse Than National Rate

12
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
286
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
4.2
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.68
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.66
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.94
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

1.04
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1,690
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
Ama, LA
70031
Amite, LA
70422
Angie, LA
70426
Arabi, LA
70032
Belle Chasse, LA
70037
Bogalusa, LA
70427, 70429
Boutte, LA
70039
Bush, LA
70431
Chalmette, LA
70043
Covington, LA
70433, 70435
Destrehan, LA
70047
Fluker, LA
70436
Folsom, LA
70437
Franklinton, LA
70438
Greensburg, LA
70441
Gretna, LA
70053, 70056
Hahnville, LA
70057
Hammond, LA
70401, 70403, 70404
Harvey, LA
70058
Holden, LA
70744
Independence, LA
70443
Kenner, LA
70062, 70065
Kentwood, LA
70444
La Place, LA
70068, 70069
Lacombe, LA
70445
Lafitte, LA
70067
Livingston, LA
70754
Loranger, LA
70446
Luling, LA
70070
Madisonville, LA
70447
Mandeville, LA
70448, 70470, 70471
Marrero, LA
70072
Meraux, LA
70075
Metairie, LA
70001, 70002, 70003, 70004, 70005, 70006
Mount Hermon, LA
70450
Natalbany, LA
70451
New Orleans, LA
70112, 70113, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70117, 70118, 70119, 70121, 70122, 70123, 70124, 70125, 70126, 70127, 70128, 70129, 70130, 70131
Pearl River, LA
70452
Ponchatoula, LA
70454
Reserve, LA
70084
Robert, LA
70455
Roseland, LA
70456
Saint Bernard, LA
70085
Saint Rose, LA
70087
Slidell, LA
70458, 70460, 70461
Springfield, LA
70462
Tickfaw, LA
70466
Varnado, LA
70467
Violet, LA
70092
Westwego, LA
70094