Athens-limestone Homecare in Athens, AL - Home Health Agency

Athens-limestone Homecare is a medicare certified home health care agency in Athens, Alabama. It is located in Athens at 725 West Market Street, Suite A, Athens, Alabama 35611. You can reach out to the office of Athens-limestone Homecare via phone at (256) 233-9533. Athens-limestone Homecare 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.

Athens-limestone Homecare 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 Athens-limestone Homecare is 17095 and it was first certified by CMS in 1992 (32 years certified).

Name	Athens-limestone Homecare
Location	725 West Market Street, Suite A, Athens, Alabama
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	17095
Ownership Type	Proprietary
Service Area Zip Codes	35610, 35611, 35612, 35613, 35614, 35615, 35620, 35647, 35648, 35652, 35671, 35739, 35749, 35756, 35773

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

NPI Number	1164468377
Organization Name	ATHENS LIMESTONE HEALTH SERVICES, LLC
Doing Business As	ATHENS LIMESTONE HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE
Address	661 Us Highway 72 W, Athens, AL 35611
Phone Number	256-233-9533

NPI Number	1730136698
Organization Name	ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOMECARE, LLC
Doing Business As	ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOMECARE
Address	725 W Market St, Suite A, Athens, AL 35611
Phone Number	256-233-9533

Athens-limestone Homecare 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 Athens-limestone Homecare 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 Athens-limestone Homecare used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Athens-limestone Homecare 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	99.8	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	99.9	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	99.9	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	88.6	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	90.2	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	99.8	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Athens-limestone Homecare improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Athens-limestone Homecare 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	86.5	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	90.4	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	88.2	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	86.7	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	95.5	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	85.4	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	15.5	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	14.2	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	99.5	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 Athens-limestone Homecare are 274.

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 Athens-limestone Homecare 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	91	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	90	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)	84	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	81	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Athens, AL

Athens-limestone Homecare Location: 725 West Market Street, Suite A, Athens, Alabama 35611 Ratings: Phone: (256) 233-9533

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.