Local Home Health Agencies

Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice

402 west chew streetAllentownPA18102
4 Star CMS Rating
82%
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
3
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
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
4
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
84
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
83
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
82
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
193
Number of completed surveys
28
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
94.8
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
99.8
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.9
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
97.5
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
71.1
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
69.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
97.9
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
78.1
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
83.5
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
80.3
How often patients got better at bathing
86.9
How often patients' breathing improved
89.4
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
71.8
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
24.5
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
8.9
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
91.6
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
334
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
422
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
79.15
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
86.24
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
81.94
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

10
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
470
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
2.13
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.94
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.14
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.87
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

0.89
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
631
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
Albrightsville, PA
18210
Alburtis, PA
18011
Allentown, PA
18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109
Ashland, PA
17921
Bangor, PA
18013
Barnesville, PA
18214
Bath, PA
18014
Bernville, PA
19506
Bethel, PA
19507
Bethlehem, PA
18015, 18016, 18017, 18018, 18020
Birdsboro, PA
19508
Blakeslee, PA
18610
Blandon, PA
19510
Boyertown, PA
19512
Breinigsville, PA
18031
Catasauqua, PA
18032
Center Valley, PA
18034
Coopersburg, PA
18036
Coplay, PA
18037
Cresco, PA
18326
East Stroudsburg, PA
18301, 18302
Easton, PA
18040, 18042, 18045
Emmaus, PA
18049
Fleetwood, PA
19522
Fogelsville, PA
18051
Germansville, PA
18053
Hamburg, PA
19526
Hazleton, PA
18202
Hellertown, PA
18055
Kempton, PA
19529
Kintnersville, PA
18930
Kunkletown, PA
18058
Kutztown, PA
19530
Lansford, PA
18232
Laurys Station, PA
18059
Leesport, PA
19533
Lehighton, PA
18235
Lenhartsville, PA
19534
Long Pond, PA
18334
Lyon Station, PA
19536
Macungie, PA
18062
McAdoo, PA
18237
Mertztown, PA
19539
Minersville, PA
17954
Mohnton, PA
19540
Mohrsville, PA
19541
Nazareth, PA
18064
New Berlinville, PA
19545
New Philadelphia, PA
17959
New Ringgold, PA
17960
New Tripoli, PA
18066
Northampton, PA
18067
Olyphant, PA
18447
Orefield, PA
18069
Orwigsburg, PA
17961
Palmerton, PA
18071
Pen Argyl, PA
18072
Pocono Summit, PA
18346
Pottsville, PA
17901
Quakertown, PA
18951
Reading, PA
19601, 19602, 19603, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610, 19611
Ringtown, PA
17967
Robesonia, PA
19551
Schuylkill Haven, PA
17972
Shenandoah, PA
17976
Slatedale, PA
18079
Slatington, PA
18080
Stockertown, PA
18083
Stroudsburg, PA
18360
Swiftwater, PA
18370
Tatamy, PA
18085
Temple, PA
19560
Tobyhanna, PA
18466
Topton, PA
19562
Tower City, PA
17980
Walnutport, PA
18088
Wernersville, PA
19565
Whitehall, PA
18052
Wilkes Barre, PA
18702
Wind Gap, PA
18091
Womelsdorf, PA
19567
Zionsville, PA
18092