Local Home Health Agencies

Elara Caring

320 nevada street suite 201NewtonvilleMA02460
3 Star CMS Rating
75%
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
3
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating
3
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
83
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
2
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
80
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
3
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
79
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
3
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
77
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
75
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
293
Number of completed surveys
17
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
88.2
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
95.4
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
98.1
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
96.1
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
62.5
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
61.9
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
85.3
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
89.2
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
85.1
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
89.8
How often patients got better at bathing
90.6
How often patients' breathing improved
95
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
79
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
16.2
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
12.6
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
94.1
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.32
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
1,059
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
1,522
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
69.58
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
77.19
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
74.83
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
2
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

55
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
1,203
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
4.57
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.79
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.02
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.76
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

1.01
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
2,410
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
Abington, MA
02351
Acton, MA
01720
Agawam, MA
01001
Allston, MA
02134
Amherst, MA
01002
Andover, MA
01810
Arlington, MA
02474, 02476
Ashland, MA
01721
Athol, MA
01331
Attleboro, MA
02703
Auburn, MA
01501
Auburndale, MA
02466
Avon, MA
02322
Ayer, MA
01432
Barre, MA
01005
Bedford, MA
01730
Belchertown, MA
01007
Bellingham, MA
02019
Belmont, MA
02478
Berlin, MA
01503
Beverly, MA
01915
Billerica, MA
01821
Blackstone, MA
01504
Bondsville, MA
01009
Boston, MA
02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02215
Boxborough, MA
01719
Boylston, MA
01505
Braintree, MA
02184
Bridgewater, MA
02324
Brighton, MA
02135
Brimfield, MA
01010
Brockton, MA
02301, 02302
Brookfield, MA
01506
Brookline, MA
02445, 02446
Burlington, MA
01803
Cambridge, MA
02138, 02139, 02140, 02141
Canton, MA
02021
Charlestown, MA
02129
Charlton, MA
01507
Chelmsford, MA
01824
Chelsea, MA
02150
Cherry Valley, MA
01611
Chestnut Hill, MA
02467
Chicopee, MA
01013, 01014, 01020, 01021, 01022
Clinton, MA
01510
Concord, MA
01742
Danvers, MA
01923
Dedham, MA
02026
Dorchester, MA
02121, 02122, 02125
Dorchester Center, MA
02124
Douglas, MA
01516
Dracut, MA
01826
Dudley, MA
01571
East Boston, MA
02128
East Bridgewater, MA
02333
East Brookfield, MA
01515
East Longmeadow, MA
01028
East Taunton, MA
02718
Easthampton, MA
01027
Everett, MA
02149
Fall River, MA
02720, 02723
Feeding Hills, MA
01030
Fiskdale, MA
01518
Fitchburg, MA
01420
Florence, MA
01062
Foxboro, MA
02035
Framingham, MA
01701, 01702
Franklin, MA
02038
Gardner, MA
01440
Gilbertville, MA
01031
Grafton, MA
01519
Granby, MA
01033
Granville, MA
01034
Groton, MA
01450
Hadley, MA
01035
Hampden, MA
01036
Hanscom AFB, MA
01731
Harvard, MA
01451
Haverhill, MA
01830, 01832
Holden, MA
01520
Holland, MA
01521
Holliston, MA
01746
Holyoke, MA
01040
Hopedale, MA
01747
Hopkinton, MA
01748
Hudson, MA
01749
Hyde Park, MA
02136
Indian Orchard, MA
01151
Jamaica Plain, MA
02130
Lakeville, MA
02347
Lancaster, MA
01523
Lawrence, MA
01843
Leicester, MA
01524
Leominster, MA
01453
Lexington, MA
02420, 02421
Lincoln, MA
01773
Littleton, MA
01460
Longmeadow, MA
01106
Lowell, MA
01851, 01852, 01854
Ludlow, MA
01056
Lunenburg, MA
01462
Malden, MA
02148
Mansfield, MA
02048
Marlborough, MA
01752
Mattapan, MA
02126
Maynard, MA
01754
Medfield, MA
02052
Medford, MA
02155
Medway, MA
02053
Mendon, MA
01756
Middleboro, MA
02346
Milford, MA
01757
Millbury, MA
01527
Millis, MA
02054
Milton, MA
02186
Monson, MA
01057
Natick, MA
01760
Needham, MA
02492
New Bedford, MA
02740, 02744, 02745, 02746
Newton, MA
02458
Newton Center, MA
02459
Newton Highlands, MA
02461
Newton Lower Falls, MA
02462
Newtonville, MA
02460
North Andover, MA
01845
North Attleboro, MA
02760
North Brookfield, MA
01535
North Chelmsford, MA
01863
North Easton, MA
02356
North Grafton, MA
01536
North Oxford, MA
01537
North Weymouth, MA
02191
Northampton, MA
01060
Northborough, MA
01532
Northbridge, MA
01534
Norton, MA
02766
Norwood, MA
02062
Orange, MA
01364
Oxford, MA
01540
Palmer, MA
01069
Pembroke, MA
02359
Plainfield, MA
01070
Plainville, MA
02762
Quincy, MA
02169, 02170, 02171
Randolph, MA
02368
Raynham, MA
02767
Reading, MA
01867
Rehoboth, MA
02769
Revere, MA
02151
Rochdale, MA
01542
Rockland, MA
02370
Roslindale, MA
02131
Roxbury, MA
02119
Roxbury Crossing, MA
02120
Rutland, MA
01543
Seekonk, MA
02771
Sharon, MA
02067
Sherborn, MA
01770
Shrewsbury, MA
01545
Somerville, MA
02143, 02144, 02145
South Boston, MA
02127
South Hadley, MA
01075
South Weymouth, MA
02190
Southampton, MA
01073
Southborough, MA
01772
Southbridge, MA
01550
Southwick, MA
01077
Spencer, MA
01562
Springfield, MA
01103, 01104, 01105, 01107, 01108, 01109, 01118, 01119, 01128, 01129
Sterling, MA
01564
Stoughton, MA
02072
Stow, MA
01775
Sturbridge, MA
01566
Sudbury, MA
01776
Sutton, MA
01590
Swansea, MA
02777
Taunton, MA
02780
Tewksbury, MA
01876
Thorndike, MA
01079
Three Rivers, MA
01080
Townsend, MA
01469
Tyngsboro, MA
01879
Upton, MA
01568
Uxbridge, MA
01569
Waban, MA
02468
Wales, MA
01081
Walpole, MA
02081
Waltham, MA
02451, 02452, 02453
Ware, MA
01082
Warren, MA
01083
Watertown, MA
02472
Wayland, MA
01778
Webster, MA
01570
West Boylston, MA
01583
West Bridgewater, MA
02379
West Brookfield, MA
01585
West Roxbury, MA
02132
West Springfield, MA
01089
West Warren, MA
01092
Westborough, MA
01581
Westfield, MA
01085
Westford, MA
01886
Westminster, MA
01473
Westwood, MA
02090
Weymouth, MA
02188
Wheelwright, MA
01094
Whitinsville, MA
01588
Whitman, MA
02382
Wilbraham, MA
01095
Wilmington, MA
01887
Winchendon, MA
01475
Winchester, MA
01890
Worcester, MA
01601, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610
Wrentham, MA
02093