Local Home Health Agencies

First Choice Health Services, Inc

1508 bloomingdale roadGlendale HeightsIL60139
5 Star CMS Rating
91%
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

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 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.

94
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.

95
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 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.

96
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.

5
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.

94
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.

91
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.

58
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.

24
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
91.8
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
99.6
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.5
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
98.7
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
52.2
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
66.1
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
96.7
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
42.5
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
52.4
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
38.2
How often patients got better at bathing
37.1
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.
42.9
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
n/a
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
n/a
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.
92
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
21
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
62
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
33.87
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
39.67
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
29.19
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
3
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Worse Than National Rate

n/a
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

13
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

n/a
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

n/a
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

n/a
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

n/a
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate

The number of patient episodes for this measure is too small to report.

4
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Not Available

0.76
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1,274
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
Aurora, IL
60506
Bellwood, IL
60104
Berwyn, IL
60402
Broadview, IL
60155
Calumet City, IL
60409
Carol Stream, IL
60188
Chicago, IL
60601, 60604, 60605, 60608, 60609, 60610, 60612, 60614, 60615, 60616, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60623, 60624, 60625, 60628, 60629, 60631, 60632, 60634, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60639, 60640, 60641, 60643, 60644, 60646, 60647, 60649, 60651, 60652, 60653, 60657, 60659, 60660
Chicago Heights, IL
60411
Cicero, IL
60804
Dolton, IL
60419
Downers Grove, IL
60515
Elmhurst, IL
60126
Elmwood Park, IL
60707
Evanston, IL
60203
Evergreen Park, IL
60805
Glenview, IL
60025
Hampshire, IL
60140
Hanover Park, IL
60133
Harvey, IL
60426
Harwood Heights, IL
60706
Hazel Crest, IL
60429
Maywood, IL
60153
Midlothian, IL
60445
Mount Prospect, IL
60056
North Chicago, IL
60064
Oak Lawn, IL
60453
Oak Park, IL
60302
Palos Hills, IL
60465
Schiller Park, IL
60176
South Holland, IL
60473
Summit Argo, IL
60501
Waukegan, IL
60085
Westmont, IL
60559
Woodridge, IL
60517