Always There Family Home Health Services in Kingston, NY - Home Health Agency

Always There Family Home Health Services is a medicare certified home health care agency in Kingston, New York. It is located in Kingston at 918 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, New York 12401. You can reach out to the office of Always There Family Home Health Services via phone at (845) 339-6683. Always There Family Home Health Services provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Voluntary Non-profit - Private.

Always There Family Home Health Services 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 Always There Family Home Health Services is 337249 and it was first certified by CMS in 1988 (36 years certified).

Name	Always There Family Home Health Services
Location	918 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, New York
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	337249
Ownership Type	Voluntary Non-profit - Private
Service Area Zip Codes	10023, 12401, 12402, 12404, 12409, 12410, 12411, 12412, 12417, 12419, 12420, 12428, 12429, 12432, 12433, 12435, 12440, 12441, 12443, 12446, 12449, 12453, 12456, 12457, 12458, 12461, 12464, 12465, 12466, 12471, 12472, 12477, 12480, 12481, 12483, 12484, 12486, 12487, 12489, 12490, 12491, 12493, 12495, 12498, 12515, 12525, 12528, 12542, 12547, 12548, 12561, 12566, 12568, 12588, 12589, 12725, 12740

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

NPI Number	1124006291
Organization Name	ULSTER HOME CARE, INC
Doing Business As	ALWAYS THERE FAMILY HOME CARE
Address	918 Ulster Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone Number	845-339-6683

NPI Number	1154575397
Address	107 Greenkill Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone Number	845-339-6683

NPI Number	1497733562
Organization Name	ULSTER HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC
Doing Business As	ALWAYS THERE FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES
Address	918 Ulster Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone Number	845-339-6683

Always There Family Home Health Services 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 Always There Family Home Health Services 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 Always There Family Home Health Services used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Always There Family Home Health Services 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	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	99.5	98.6
How often the home health team checked patients’ risk of falling	99.6	99.6
How often the home health team checked patients for depression	98.2	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	75.3	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	81.4	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	87.7	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Always There Family Home Health Services improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Always There Family Home Health Services 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	80.8	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	82.9	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	83.4	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	83.9	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	93.8	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	73.6	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	18.9	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	9	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. The total number of patients who responded in this survey for Always There Family Home Health Services are 232.

Question Type:	Rating by Patients
Health team gave care in a professional way
Health team communicated well with them
Health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
How patients rated overall care from agency

The patient survey data of Always There Family Home Health Services is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team gave care in a professional way	83	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	79	85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them	79	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)	76	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	70	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Kingston, NY

Always There Family Home Health Services Location: 918 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, New York 12401 Ratings: Phone: (845) 339-6683

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.