Local Home Health Agencies

St Luke's Home Health

240 union station plazaBethlehemPA18015
5 Star CMS Rating
80%
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
4
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
90
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
5
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
90
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
5
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
88
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)
80
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
343
Number of completed surveys
30
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
97.8
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
99.1
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
99.3
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
77
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
82.5
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
98.4
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
80
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
80
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
80.7
How often patients got better at bathing
80
How often patients' breathing improved
92.2
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
72.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
16.4
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
11.6
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
95.1
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.12
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
4,209
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
5,109
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
82.38
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
91.55
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
90.45
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

241
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
5,627
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
4.28
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.6
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.21
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.98
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

0.97
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
6,628
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
Pomona, NJ
08240
Albrightsville, PA
18210
Alburtis, PA
18011
Allentown, PA
18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109
Andreas, PA
18211
Aquashicola, PA
18012
Ashfield, PA
18212
Bally, PA
19503
Bangor, PA
18013
Bartonsville, PA
18321
Bath, PA
18014
Bethlehem, PA
18015, 18017, 18018, 18020
Bowmanstown, PA
18030
Breinigsville, PA
18031
Brodheadsville, PA
18322
Catasauqua, PA
18032
Center Valley, PA
18034
Coaldale, PA
18218
Coopersburg, PA
18036
Coplay, PA
18037
Danielsville, PA
18038
Durham, PA
18039
East Greenville, PA
18041
East Stroudsburg, PA
18301, 18302
Easton, PA
18040, 18042, 18045
Effort, PA
18330
Emmaus, PA
18049
Ferndale, PA
18921
Fogelsville, PA
18051
Germansville, PA
18053
Gilbert, PA
18331
Hellertown, PA
18055
Hereford, PA
18056
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229
Kintnersville, PA
18930
Kresgeville, PA
18333
Kunkletown, PA
18058
Lansford, PA
18232
Laurys Station, PA
18059
Lehighton, PA
18235
Macungie, PA
18062
Martins Creek, PA
18063
Milford Square, PA
18935
Mount Bethel, PA
18343
Nazareth, PA
18064
Neffs, PA
18065
Nesquehoning, PA
18240
New Ringgold, PA
17960
New Tripoli, PA
18066
Northampton, PA
18067
Old Zionsville, PA
18068
Orefield, PA
18069
Orwigsburg, PA
17961
Ottsville, PA
18942
Palmerton, PA
18071
Parryville, PA
18244
Pen Argyl, PA
18072
Pennsburg, PA
18073
Perkasie, PA
18944
Portland, PA
18351
Quakertown, PA
18951
Red Hill, PA
18076
Reeders, PA
18352
Revere, PA
18953
Richlandtown, PA
18955
Riegelsville, PA
18077
Saylorsburg, PA
18353
Schnecksville, PA
18078
Sciota, PA
18354
Sellersville, PA
18960
Slatedale, PA
18079
Slatington, PA
18080
Spinnerstown, PA
18968
Springtown, PA
18081
Stockertown, PA
18083
Stroudsburg, PA
18360
Summit Hill, PA
18250
Tamaqua, PA
18252
Tannersville, PA
18372
Tatamy, PA
18085
Treichlers, PA
18086
Trexlertown, PA
18087
Trumbauersville, PA
18970
Upper Black Eddy, PA
18972
Walnutport, PA
18088
Whitehall, PA
18052
Wind Gap, PA
18091
Zionsville, PA
18092