Local Home Health Agencies

Vna Care Network

120 thomas streetWorcesterMA01608
4 Star CMS Rating
81%
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
3
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
84
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
4
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
83
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
84
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
81
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
300
Number of completed surveys
27
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
93.3
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
97
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.4
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
92.2
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
83.9
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
86.2
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
87.5
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
80.8
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
82.1
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
82.2
How often patients got better at bathing
84.2
How often patients' breathing improved
94.4
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
78.4
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
15.8
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
11.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
96.9
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.25
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
11,257
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
13,159
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
85.55
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
87.41
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
86.93
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

373
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
11,471
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
3.25
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.8
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.43
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.18
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

0.95
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
16,171
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
Abington, MA
02351
Acton, MA
01718, 01720
Amesbury, MA
01913
Andover, MA
01810
Arlington, MA
02474, 02476
Ashburnham, MA
01430
Ashby, MA
01431
Ashland, MA
01721
Athol, MA
01331
Auburn, MA
01501
Auburndale, MA
02466
Avon, MA
02322
Ayer, MA
01432
Baldwinville, MA
01436
Barre, MA
01005
Bedford, MA
01730
Bellingham, MA
02019
Belmont, MA
02478
Berlin, MA
01503
Beverly, MA
01915
Billerica, MA
01821
Blackstone, MA
01504
Bolton, MA
01740
Boxborough, MA
01719
Boxford, MA
01921
Boylston, MA
01505
Braintree, MA
02184
Brockton, MA
02301, 02302
Brookfield, MA
01506
Brookline, MA
02446
Bryantville, MA
02327
Burlington, MA
01803
Cambridge, MA
02139
Canton, MA
02021
Carlisle, MA
01741
Carver, MA
02330
Charlton, MA
01507
Charlton City, MA
01508
Chelmsford, MA
01824
Cherry Valley, MA
01611
Chestnut Hill, MA
02467
Clinton, MA
01510
Cohasset, MA
02025
Concord, MA
01742
Danvers, MA
01923
Dedham, MA
02026
Devens, MA
01434
Dorchester, MA
02122
Douglas, MA
01516
Dover, MA
02030
Dracut, MA
01826
Dudley, MA
01571
Dunstable, MA
01827
Duxbury, MA
02331, 02332
East Brookfield, MA
01515
East Walpole, MA
02032
East Weymouth, MA
02189
Essex, MA
01929
Everett, MA
02149
Fayville, MA
01745
Fiskdale, MA
01518
Fitchburg, MA
01420
Foxboro, MA
02035
Framingham, MA
01701, 01702
Franklin, MA
02038
Gardner, MA
01440
Georgetown, MA
01833
Gilbertville, MA
01031
Gloucester, MA
01930
Grafton, MA
01519
Groton, MA
01450
Groveland, MA
01834
Halifax, MA
02338
Hamilton, MA
01936
Hanover, MA
02339
Hanson, MA
02341
Hardwick, MA
01037
Harvard, MA
01451
Hathorne, MA
01937
Haverhill, MA
01830, 01832, 01835
Hingham, MA
02043
Holbrook, MA
02343
Holden, MA
01520
Holliston, MA
01746
Hopedale, MA
01747
Hopkinton, MA
01748
Hubbardston, MA
01452
Hudson, MA
01749
Hull, MA
02045
Ipswich, MA
01938
Jefferson, MA
01522
Kingston, MA
02364
Lancaster, MA
01523
Lawrence, MA
01840, 01841, 01843
Leicester, MA
01524
Leominster, MA
01453
Lexington, MA
02420, 02421
Lincoln, MA
01773
Linwood, MA
01525
Littleton, MA
01460
Lowell, MA
01850, 01851, 01852, 01853, 01854
Lunenburg, MA
01462
Lynn, MA
01901, 01902, 01903, 01904, 01905
Lynnfield, MA
01940
Manchaug, MA
01526
Manchester, MA
01944
Mansfield, MA
02048
Marblehead, MA
01945
Marlborough, MA
01752
Marshfield, MA
02050
Mattapan, MA
02126
Maynard, MA
01754
Medfield, MA
02052
Medway, MA
02053
Mendon, MA
01756
Merrimac, MA
01860
Methuen, MA
01844
Middleton, MA
01949
Milford, MA
01757
Millbury, MA
01527
Millis, MA
02054
Millville, MA
01529
Nahant, MA
01908
Natick, MA
01760
Needham, MA
02492
Needham Heights, MA
02494
New Braintree, MA
01531
Newbury, MA
01951
Newburyport, MA
01950
Newton, MA
02458
Newton Center, MA
02459
Newton Highlands, MA
02461
Newton Lower Falls, MA
02462
Newton Upper Falls, MA
02464
Newtonville, MA
02460
Norfolk, MA
02056
North Andover, MA
01845
North Attleboro, MA
02760
North Billerica, MA
01862
North Brookfield, MA
01535
North Chelmsford, MA
01863
North Easton, MA
02356
North Grafton, MA
01536
North Oxford, MA
01537
North Reading, MA
01864
North Uxbridge, MA
01538
North Weymouth, MA
02191
Northborough, MA
01532
Northbridge, MA
01534
Norwell, MA
02061
Norwood, MA
02062
Oakham, MA
01068
Oxford, MA
01540
Paxton, MA
01612
Peabody, MA
01960
Pembroke, MA
02359
Pepperell, MA
01463
Petersham, MA
01366
Plainville, MA
02762
Plymouth, MA
02360, 02361
Plympton, MA
02367
Prides Crossing, MA
01965
Princeton, MA
01541
Quincy, MA
02169
Randolph, MA
02368
Reading, MA
01867
Rochdale, MA
01542
Rockland, MA
02370
Rockport, MA
01966
Rowley, MA
01969
Rutland, MA
01543
Salem, MA
01970
Salisbury, MA
01952
Saugus, MA
01906
Scituate, MA
02066
Sharon, MA
02067
Sherborn, MA
01770
Shirley, MA
01464
Shrewsbury, MA
01545
South Barre, MA
01074
South Easton, MA
02375
South Grafton, MA
01560
South Hamilton, MA
01982
South Lancaster, MA
01561
South Weymouth, MA
02190
Southborough, MA
01772
Southbridge, MA
01550
Spencer, MA
01562
Sterling, MA
01564
Still River, MA
01467
Stoneham, MA
02180
Stoughton, MA
02072
Stow, MA
01775
Sturbridge, MA
01566
Sudbury, MA
01776
Sutton, MA
01590
Swampscott, MA
01907
Templeton, MA
01468
Tewksbury, MA
01876
Topsfield, MA
01983
Townsend, MA
01469
Tyngsboro, MA
01879
Upton, MA
01568
Uxbridge, MA
01569
Waban, MA
02468
Wakefield, MA
01880
Walpole, MA
02081
Waltham, MA
02451, 02452, 02453, 02454
Ware, MA
01082
Warren, MA
01083
Watertown, MA
02471, 02472
Waverley, MA
02479
Wayland, MA
01778
Webster, MA
01570
Wellesley, MA
02482
Wellesley Hills, MA
02481
Wenham, MA
01984
West Boylston, MA
01583
West Brookfield, MA
01585
West Newbury, MA
01985
West Newton, MA
02465
West Townsend, MA
01474
West Warren, MA
01092
Westborough, MA
01581
Westford, MA
01886
Westminster, MA
01473
Weston, MA
02493
Westwood, MA
02090
Weymouth, MA
02188
Wheelwright, MA
01094
Whitinsville, MA
01588
Whitman, MA
02382
Wilmington, MA
01887
Winchendon, MA
01475
Winchester, MA
01890
Woburn, MA
01801
Worcester, MA
01601, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610
Wrentham, MA
02093