Local Home Health Agencies

Suburban Home Health Care, Inc

1050 commonwealth avenue, suite 300BostonMA02115
5 Star CMS Rating
81%
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
96
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
5
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
91
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
5
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
90
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
86
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
228
Number of completed surveys
33
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
99.7
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
99.9
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
99.5
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
76.6
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
79.5
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
99.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
81
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
88.1
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
83.3
How often patients got better at bathing
77.3
How often patients' breathing improved
94.4
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
76.7
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
14
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
10.9
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
99.6
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.21
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
766
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
1,000
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
76.6
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
80.77
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
78.09
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
2
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

19
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
567
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
3.35
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.44
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.58
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.56
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

0.96
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
2,289
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
Andover, MA
01810
Arlington, MA
02474, 02476
Ashland, MA
01721
Auburndale, MA
02466
Babson Park, MA
02457
Belmont, MA
02478
Boston, MA
02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02215
Braintree, MA
02184
Brighton, MA
02135
Brockton, MA
02301
Brookline, MA
02445, 02446
Burlington, MA
01803
Cambridge, MA
02138, 02139, 02140, 02141
Canton, MA
02021
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
East Walpole, MA
02032
East Weymouth, MA
02189
Everett, MA
02149
Framingham, MA
01701, 01702
Franklin, MA
02038
Groton, MA
01450
Haverhill, MA
01830
Hudson, MA
01749
Hyde Park, MA
02136
Jamaica Plain, MA
02130
Lawrence, MA
01840, 01841
Lexington, MA
02420, 02421
Lincoln, MA
01773
Lowell, MA
01850
Lynn, MA
01901, 01902, 01904, 01905, 01910
Lynnfield, MA
01940
Malden, MA
02148
Marblehead, MA
01945
Marlborough, MA
01752
Mattapan, MA
02126
Medford, MA
02153, 02155
Melrose, MA
02176
Middleboro, MA
02344
Milton, MA
02186
Natick, MA
01760
Needham, MA
02492
Needham Heights, MA
02494
New Town, MA
02456
Newton, MA
02458
Newton Center, MA
02459
Newton Highlands, MA
02461
Newton Lower Falls, MA
02462
Newton Upper Falls, MA
02464
Newtonville, MA
02460
North Weymouth, MA
02191
Norwood, MA
02062
Peabody, MA
01960
Quincy, MA
02169, 02170, 02171, 02269
Randolph, MA
02368
Revere, MA
02151
Rockland, MA
02370
Roslindale, MA
02131
Roxbury, MA
02119
Roxbury Crossing, MA
02120
Salem, MA
01970
Saugus, MA
01906
Sharon, MA
02067
Somerville, MA
02143, 02144, 02145
South Boston, MA
02127
Stoughton, MA
02072
Sudbury, MA
01776
Swampscott, MA
01907
Wakefield, MA
01880
Waltham, MA
02451, 02453, 02454
Watertown, MA
02471, 02472
Wayland, MA
01778
Wellesley, MA
02482
Wellesley Hills, MA
02481
West Newton, MA
02465
West Roxbury, MA
02132
Weymouth, MA
02188
Winchester, MA
01890
Winthrop, MA
02152
Woburn, MA
01801