Local Home Health Agencies

Visiting Nurse Association of Boston

150 mt vernon streetDorchesterMA02125
3 Star CMS Rating
77%
Patient Recommended
3 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
2
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
83
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
2
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
80
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
3
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
80
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
77
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
290
Number of completed surveys
20
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
90.6
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
98.2
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.3
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
97.1
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
85.8
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
88.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
95
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
79.4
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
80.9
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
79.6
How often patients got better at bathing
77.6
How often patients' breathing improved
95.8
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
76.5
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
17.6
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
12
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
97.1
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.15
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
4,359
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
5,380
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
81.02
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
85.63
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
84.62
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

191
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
4,387
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
4.35
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.13
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.63
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.72
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Worse Than National Rate

0.93
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
6,850
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
Allston, MA
02134
Boston, MA
02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02112, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02196, 02199, 02210, 02215
Brighton, MA
02135
Brookline, MA
02445, 02446
Cambridge, MA
02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142
Carlisle, MA
01741
Charlestown, MA
02129
Chelsea, MA
02150
Chestnut Hill, MA
02467
Dedham, MA
02026
Dorchester, MA
02121, 02122, 02125
Dorchester Center, MA
02124
East Boston, MA
02128
Everett, MA
02149
Hyde Park, MA
02136
Jamaica Plain, MA
02130
Leominster, MA
01453
Malden, MA
02148
Mattapan, MA
02126
Medford, MA
02153, 02155
Melrose, MA
02176
Milton, MA
02186
Needham, MA
02492
Quincy, MA
02169, 02170, 02171, 02269
Randolph, MA
02368
Readville, MA
02137
Revere, MA
02151
Roslindale, MA
02131
Roxbury, MA
02119
Roxbury Crossing, MA
02120
Somerville, MA
02143, 02144, 02145
South Boston, MA
02127
Springfield, MA
01108
Wellesley Hills, MA
02481
West Medford, MA
02156
West Roxbury, MA
02132
Westborough, MA
01581
Weymouth, MA
02188
Winthrop, MA
02152