Acts Home Health Agency in Ambler, PA - Home Health Agency

Acts Home Health Agency is a medicare certified home health care agency in Ambler, Pennsylvania. It is located in Ambler at 812 Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002. You can reach out to the office of Acts Home Health Agency via phone at (215) 542-9517. Acts Home Health Agency provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Voluntary Non Profit - Religious Affiliation.

Acts Home Health Agency is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this home health facility for your medical needs. The medicare CCN number for Acts Home Health Agency is 398265 and it was first certified by CMS in 2017 (7 years certified).

Name	Acts Home Health Agency
Location	812 Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, Pennsylvania
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	398265
Ownership Type	Voluntary Non Profit - Religious Affiliation
Service Area Zip Codes	18966, 19002, 19034, 19063, 19422, 19446

Home Healthcare Agencies may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Acts Home Health Agency from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1568831303
Organization Name	ACTS SIGNATURE COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
Doing Business As	ACTS HOME HEALTH AGENCY
Address	812 N Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, PA 19002
Phone Number	215-542-9517

Acts Home Health Agency is "Medicare-certified" which means that this home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements, however, home health agencies may vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their patients. The quality ratings gives you an indication of the care Acts Home Health Agency give to their patients incomparison to other home health agencies. This quality rating is based on process quality measures and patient outcome measures survey conducted by CMS.

Quality Rating:

Process Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show how often Acts Home Health Agency used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Acts Home Health Agency quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner	93.4	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	98.9	98.6
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling	100	99.6
How often the home health team checked patients for depression	98.4	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	95.6	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	91.4	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	71.7	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Acts Home Health Agency improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Acts Home Health Agency quality data is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality Measure	Provider	National Avg.
How often patients got better at walking or moving around	80.2	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	74	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	99.1	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	95	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	-	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	100	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	16.1	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	8.8	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	98.7	94

The patient experience of care survey collects patient (or their family or friend's) feedback about topics for which the patient is the best source of information. When choosing a home health agency, patients can use this information to find out what other patients thought about the care given by a certain home health agency.
Survey Results are not available for Acts Home Health Agency

Home Healthcare Agencies in Ambler, PA

Liberty At Home Location: 7002 Butler Pike, Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002 Ratings: Phone: (215) 643-6496
Acts Home Health Agency Location: 812 Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002 Ratings: Phone: (215) 542-9517

Home Health Care

Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF). The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.

Home Healthcare Agency Compare

Home Health Compare has information about the quality of care provided by "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" means the home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements. Home Health Compare can help you or your family or friends choose a quality home health agency that has the skilled home health services you need.

Home Health Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

NOTE: Medicare won't cover home health services provided by a home health agency that hasn't been Medicare-certified.