Local Home Health Agencies

American Home Care Express Inc

6421 north hamlin avenueLincolnwoodIL60712
4 Star CMS Rating
73%
Patient Recommended
3 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

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

3
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

84
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

5
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

87
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

4
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

83
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

3
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

78
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

73
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

43
Number of completed surveys

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

20
Response rate

Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey. Use the scores shown, if any, with caution as the number of surveys may be too low to accurately tell how an agency is doing.

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
99.2
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
100
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
100
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
82.4
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
84.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
99.1
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
82.8
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
87.4
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
87
How often patients got better at bathing
87
How often patients' breathing improved
n/a
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
78.7
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
17.2
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
7.1
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
96.4
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
n/a
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
391
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
483
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
80.95
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
87.71
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
84.07
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

9
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
148
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
6.08
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.61
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.66
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.74
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
879
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
Antioch, IL
60002
Chicago, IL
60609, 60610, 60612, 60613, 60614, 60615, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60626, 60628, 60629, 60630, 60632, 60639, 60640, 60641, 60642, 60644, 60645, 60647, 60651, 60656, 60659, 60660
Cicero, IL
60804
Des Plaines, IL
60018
Elgin, IL
60120
Elk Grove Village, IL
60007
Evanston, IL
60201, 60202, 60203
Fox Lake, IL
60020
Glenview, IL
60025
Grayslake, IL
60030
Gurnee, IL
60031
Justice, IL
60458
Lake Villa, IL
60046
Lansing, IL
60438
Lincolnwood, IL
60712
Maywood, IL
60153
McHenry, IL
60050
Melrose Park, IL
60160
Morton Grove, IL
60053
Mount Prospect, IL
60056
Mundelein, IL
60060
Niles, IL
60714
North Chicago, IL
60064
Oak Forest, IL
60452
Prospect Heights, IL
60070
Riverdale, IL
60827
Rockford, IL
61103, 61104, 61108
Round Lake, IL
60073
Schaumburg, IL
60194
Skokie, IL
60076
Wadsworth, IL
60083
Waukegan, IL
60085, 60087
Wilmette, IL
60091
Winthrop Harbor, IL
60096
Zion, IL
60099