Local Home Health Agencies

Amedisys Home Health Care

67 hunt street, suite 102AgawamMA01001
5 Star CMS Rating
86%
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
91
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
4
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
88
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
5
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
89
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
86
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
398
Number of completed surveys
34
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
99.7
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
100
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.8
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
86.5
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
90.1
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
91.3
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
99
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
88.6
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
88.5
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
92.5
How often patients got better at bathing
88.5
How often patients' breathing improved
95.3
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
88.1
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
16.3
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
12.2
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
99.3
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.19
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
1,944
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
2,474
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
78.58
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
84.67
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
83.27
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

55
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
1,689
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
3.26
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.41
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.76
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.17
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
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
3,593
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
Adams, MA
01220
Agawam, MA
01001
Amherst, MA
01002
Ashfield, MA
01330
Becket, MA
01223
Belchertown, MA
01007
Bernardston, MA
01337
Blandford, MA
01008
Bondsville, MA
01009
Brimfield, MA
01010
Buckland, MA
01338
Charlemont, MA
01339
Cheshire, MA
01225
Chester, MA
01011
Chicopee, MA
01013, 01014, 01020, 01021, 01022
Colrain, MA
01340
Dalton, MA
01226
Deerfield, MA
01342
East Longmeadow, MA
01028
Easthampton, MA
01027
Erving, MA
01344
Feeding Hills, MA
01030
Florence, MA
01062
Gill, MA
01354
Granby, MA
01033
Granville, MA
01034
Great Barrington, MA
01230
Greenfield, MA
01301
Hadley, MA
01035
Hampden, MA
01036
Hatfield, MA
01038
Haydenville, MA
01039
Heath, MA
01346
Hinsdale, MA
01235
Holyoke, MA
01040, 01041
Housatonic, MA
01236
Huntington, MA
01050
Indian Orchard, MA
01151
Lanesborough, MA
01237
Lee, MA
01238
Leeds, MA
01053
Lenox, MA
01240
Leverett, MA
01054
Longmeadow, MA
01106, 01116
Ludlow, MA
01056
Middlefield, MA
01243
Mill River, MA
01244
Millers Falls, MA
01349
Monroe Bridge, MA
01350
Monson, MA
01057
Montague, MA
01351
Monterey, MA
01245
North Adams, MA
01247
North Hatfield, MA
01066
Northampton, MA
01060, 01061
Northfield, MA
01360
Otis, MA
01253
Palmer, MA
01069
Pittsfield, MA
01201
Plainfield, MA
01070
Richmond, MA
01254
Rowe, MA
01367
Russell, MA
01071
Sandisfield, MA
01255
Savoy, MA
01256
Sheffield, MA
01257
Shelburne Falls, MA
01370
South Deerfield, MA
01373
South Hadley, MA
01075
Southampton, MA
01073
Southfield, MA
01259
Southwick, MA
01077
Springfield, MA
01103, 01104, 01105, 01107, 01108, 01109, 01118, 01119, 01128, 01129
Stockbridge, MA
01262
Sunderland, MA
01375
Thorndike, MA
01079
Three Rivers, MA
01080
Turners Falls, MA
01376
Tyringham, MA
01264
Wales, MA
01081
Ware, MA
01082
Wendell, MA
01379
Wendell Depot, MA
01380
West Springfield, MA
01089, 01090
West Stockbridge, MA
01266
Westfield, MA
01085
Whately, MA
01093
Wilbraham, MA
01095
Williamsburg, MA
01096
Williamstown, MA
01267
Windsor, MA
01270
Woronoco, MA
01097
Worthington, MA
01098