Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. in Shreveport, LA - Home Health Agency

Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. is a medicare certified home health care agency in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is located in Shreveport at 7591 Fern Avenue, Suite 1503, Shreveport, Louisiana 71105. You can reach out to the office of Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. via phone at (318) 747-6180. Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. provide healthcare services in Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide. It has the following ownership type - Proprietary.

Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. 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 Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. is 197247 and it was first certified by CMS in 1989 (35 years certified).

Name	Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc.
Location	7591 Fern Avenue, Suite 1503, Shreveport, Louisiana
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	197247
Ownership Type	Proprietary
Service Area Zip Codes	71006, 71007, 71018, 71023, 71027, 71032, 71033, 71037, 71047, 71055, 71064, 71067, 71068, 71078, 71082, 71101, 71104, 71105, 71106, 71107, 71108, 71109, 71110, 71111, 71112, 71115, 71118, 71119, 71129

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

NPI Number	1447242482
Organization Name	ARK-LA-TEX HOME HEALTH INC.
Address	7591 Fern Ave, Ste 1503, Shreveport, LA 71105
Phone Number	318-747-6180

Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. 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 Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. 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 Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. 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	88.5	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	97.3	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	87.2	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	87.9	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	91.7	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	93.2	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. 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	81.7	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	81.7	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	86.6	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	79.8	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	80.7	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	12.1	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	9.3	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	68.4	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 Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. are 74. Since fewer than 100 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 Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. is doing.

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 Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. 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	94	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	91	85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them	90	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)	92	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	86	78

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Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc. Location: 7591 Fern Avenue, Suite 1503, Shreveport, Louisiana 71105 Ratings: Phone: (318) 747-6180

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.