Better Care Home Health, Inc in Des Plaines, IL - Home Health Agency

Better Care Home Health, Inc is a medicare certified home health care agency in Des Plaines, Illinois. It is located in Des Plaines at 2340 S River Road Suite 114, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. You can reach out to the office of Better Care Home Health, Inc via phone at (800) 518-8943. Better Care 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.

Better Care 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 Better Care Home Health, Inc is 148227 and it was first certified by CMS in 2011 (13 years certified).

Name	Better Care Home Health, Inc
Location	2340 S River Road Suite 114, Des Plaines, Illinois
Certified By	Medicare
Services Offered	Nursing Care Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Pathology Medical Social Services Home Health Aide
Medicare ID	148227
Ownership Type	Proprietary
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Home Healthcare Agencies may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Better Care 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	1639859697
Organization Name	ASCENDANT HOME HEALTH INC
Address	2340 S River Rd Ste 106, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone Number	847-510-4106

Better Care 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 Better Care 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 Better Care Home Health, Inc used best practices when caring for its patients (process measures). Better Care 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	99.4	95.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs	99.6	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	99.6	97.4
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season.	86	78.7
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot).	64.4	82.2
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor’s orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care	99.3	96.4

Patient Outcome Quality Measures:

The below quality measures show whether patients with Better Care Home Health, Inc improved in certain important areas of care (patient outcome). Better Care 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	81.8	79.6
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed	76.3	81.1
How often patients got better at bathing	86.8	82.3
How often patients’ breathing improved	88.6	82.8
How often patients’ wounds improved or healed after an operation	81.9	92.3
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth	74.2	75
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital	19	15.4
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted	14	13
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely	98.2	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 Better Care Home Health, Inc are 67. 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 Better Care 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 Better Care 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	82	88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them	76	85
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them	84	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)	78	84
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family	56	78

Home Healthcare Agencies in Des Plaines, IL

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Advanced Home Health Services, Inc Location: 380 E Northwest Highway, Ste 350, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 Ratings: Phone: (847) 803-6993
Associates Home Health, Inc Location: 2200 E Devon Ave, Ste 255, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 Ratings: Phone: (847) 375-6900

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.